Laureate CEO Talks Entrepreneurship with Students at Beijing Normal University

Douglas Becker, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Laureate Education, Inc., spoke last week at a forum organized by Beijing Normal University, one of the oldest and most renowned institutions of higher education in China.

Mr. Becker encouraged the students in attendance to develop the entrepreneurial skills they will need to be successful in a rapidly-changing, interconnected world. Additionally, Mr. Becker presented the results of Laureate’s “University of the Future” global survey of more than 20,000 students, done in partnership with Zogby Analytics, which revealed that students want their education to be more accessible, flexible and job-focused.