Centers of Excellence

Connecting the Academic Experience to the Global Business Community

Advancing the Leeds Academic Experience

The Centers of Excellence at Leeds School of Business enhance the student academic experience through experiential learning, academic research, community engagement and industry exposure.

Connecting academic programs to the global business community, our Centers of Excellence help students translate, integrate and transfer classroom concepts into real-world insights.

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How our Centers of Excellence enhance the Leeds academic experience

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Promote thought leadership and intellectual innovation

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Enrich and advance business education by providing real-world context to the classroom

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Cultivate relationships and engagement with industry leaders and organizations

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Advance student job placement through innovative programs

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Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As the bridges to our communities, the Centers of Excellence play a critical role in the greater conversation of diversity, equity and inclusion. Some of our current actions include:

  • Connect diverse judges and speakers to Leeds events and classes
  • Listen to diverse students to make our Center activities more relevant and inclusive
  • Lift up diverse voices in our communication channels
  • Cultivate supportive relationships with the diverse business community
  • Support our diverse entrepreneurs and business owners via our mentoring and support programming
  • Provide our stories, images and examples for our classrooms that include diverse representation