For many universities worldwide. August and September mark the beginning of a new series of classes. If you are looking for university-based programs for your clients or places to find or conduct research in the family enterprise field, there is no better resource than the FFI website. The FFI Directory of Educational Programs lists more than 150 venues world wide for family enterprise education.

Family enterprise education is a relatively new development as is research in the family enterprise field, roughly coinciding with the debut publication of FBR in 1988 and with the opening of the first centers in the early 1990’s. Here are some highlights, past and present, of the family enterprise education world.

• Oldest family business education programs: OSU and Kennesaw State University
  
• Commitment to research through its Research Scholar's Program: Grand Valley State University Family Owned Business Institute
  
• Site of the US Chapter for FBN: Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center
  
• Major business school programs with family enterprise components: INSEAD, London Business School, Harvard Graduate School of Business, ESADE, Universidad of Monterrey
  
• Universities offering undergraduate programs in family enterprise: Stetson University
  
• FFI collaborator for BOK courses in Asia: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  
• Home base for FBR editor: Concordia University Montreal
  
• University issuing degree to the winner of this year’s best dissertation award: Bond University Australia
  

You can view all the centers on our website.

Of course, there is much more that could be said here and we’ve probably missed your favorite program! So join us on LinkedIn and spread the word on education for family enterprises and research-based studies for the field worldwide.