WPI, Emmanuel College and 90 new members of the goSwoop family

Today was yet another exciting day for goSwoop!

This afternoon it was confirmed that two new institutions Worcester Polytechnic Institute (video) and Emmanuel College had signed on as goSwoop’s newest partners. The count of partner institutions is officially eleven and there are many more coming soon!

Equally exciting is having 90 new team members added to the goSwoop family! Let me explain. goSwoop is one of several companies selected to take part in a rigorous semester-long project course called GB301 at Bentley College. The 90 new members of the goSwoop team are mostly comprised of third year undergraduate students at Bentley. This evening Cort, Fayaz and I presented to three class sections to provide them with a general background about goSwoop.

Their primary responsibilities throughout the semester will be to conduct research about the international education market and work in groups to develop business plans that offer suggestions on how they believe goSwoop can be improved. The course is broken down into three different sections – finance, marketing and operations, each of which is lead by a different professor. All of the professors involved with the course bring invaluable experiences to the classroom for students to use as a resource. We will be updating you frequently on the progress of the GB301 class and we are looking forward to collaborating with the students.

The overall goal we established for the three classes is to help develop solutions for goSwoop to increase its international student and university user base. At the end of the semester each group will be responsible for presenting the ideas they have developed and will be responsible for submitting a final business plan. The group with the best business plan will receive a $500 reward for their efforts.