ECU News Service and Sarah Gray Bar
18 minutes ago
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Committed to expanding educational opportunities that meet the needs of all learners, East Carolina University and the Defense Business Institute (IDB) are collaborating to provide specialized training to the nation's top decision makers. It offers.
IDB Programming provides military, government, and industry leaders with customized continuing education and leadership development opportunities. For more than 25 years, this nonprofit education organization has offered executive education courses, online training programs, and custom-designed programs to equip leaders with enhanced knowledge, skills, and tools for success.
said retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark Faulkner, ECU alumnus and IDB chairman. “Leaders in the U.S. military deeply value and recognize the importance of being lifelong learners. The IDB is an organization that provides a wide range of services from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and other organizations to the Department of Defense ( We have provided executive and advanced education to thousands of graduates who have gone on to serve at the highest levels of leadership in the DOD. We help shape these leaders and prepare them to compete and win. I'm very proud to be able to contribute to making this even better.”
Executive and Advanced programs are offered through ECU's Office of Continuing and Professional Education and in consultation with ECU's Office of National Security and Industrial Initiatives.
“We want to partner with organizations that share similar goals and objectives and strive for continued excellence, and ECU is clearly at the top of that list,” Faulkner said. .
Dr Sharon Painter, ECU's Acting Director of Research and Engagement, said: “We are grateful to be in a position to support IDB’s important mission while advancing ECU’s mission. Through innovative teaching, research, and creative activities, we are committed to providing access to all learners. Through this partnership, we will help bring those opportunities to the people making the decisions that matter.”
Through the requests of individual organizations, IDB programs are built to address specific needs and educational gaps. The program is also created by his IDB staff based on experience in the Department of Defense and industrial fields.
IDB training covers a wide range of topics including leadership, strategic planning, competitive logistics, innovation, risk management, data fluency, artificial intelligence, problem solving, critical thinking, and more. The program's faculty are subject matter experts and are comprised of professors, experts, and other experts from UNC System universities, industry, and the public and private sectors, including the Department of Defense.
IDB leaders say this unique program will also foster collaboration between public and private sector organizations and academia to address common objectives and challenges. Various government agencies, military departments and industry are brought together in an academic environment to share experiences and best practices and generate innovative ideas to achieve sustainable solutions.
This type of collaborative, solution-driven approach is the essence of the ECU partnership, Painter said. “We are excited about the possibilities this partnership brings. By combining our strengths, we aim to create an environment for innovation, education and collaboration that transcends traditional boundaries.” she said.
ECU's Office of Research, Economic Development and Collaboration will work closely with IDB leaders to further expand partnerships and develop new educational opportunities to meet the ever-changing needs of industry, defense and professionals. Masu.
For more information about the Institute for Defense and Business and the programs it offers, visit IDB.org.
