Erdin Beshimov

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Erdin Beshimov
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NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States of America.
OccupationCEO,MIT BOOTCAMPS.
OrganizationMIT Bootcamps
Parent(s)
  • Bakyt Beshimov (father)

Erdin Beshimov is the Founder of the MIT educational boot camps program, MIT Bootcamps.[1] He also co-founded and was the Founding Director of the MIT digital learning and credentialing initiative, MITx MicroMasters.[2]

MIT massive open online courses

Erdin Beshimov is the producer of MIT's first massive open online course on entrepreneurship: "Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your customer?"[3][4][5] The MOOC was offered on edX, an online educational program created by Harvard and MIT, and has since been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish, and Turkish.[6][7][8].

MIT Bootcamps

As Founder of MIT Bootcamps, Erdin Beshimov pioneered the combination of a massive open online course and an on-campus boot camp into a blended educational program.[9][10][11][12]

Emigration to the United States

Erdin Beshimov's family emigrated to the United States for political asylum. His father, Bakyt Beshimov,[13], was a prominent opposition politician, party leader and diplomat in Kyrgyzstan. After several assignation attempts on the father, the family moved to the United States.[14]

Awards

As student at MIT, Erdin Beshimov co-founded the MIT Entrepreneurship Review.[15] The publication bridged the gap between academic research on entrepreneurship and technology innovation and popular media for entrepreneurs.[16][17] The publication also published interviews with industry luminaries.[18] The founding team was awarded the Patrick J. McGovern, Jr '59 Entrepreneurship Award for contribution to the study and practice of entrepreneurship at MIT.[19][20]

Interesting

Erdin Beshimov is the first person from Kyrgyzstan to graduate from Harvard University.[21].

References

  1. ↑ Hannon, Kerry (June 7, 2019). "Short-Term Programs for Long-Term Success" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ↑ "Sanjay Sarma, Grasp, Penguin Random House, 2020".
  3. ↑ "Erdin Beshimov". edX.
  4. ↑ "MIT Bootcamps".
  5. ↑ "MITx 15.390x Course: Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your customer?". March 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "edX'in Türkçe verilen ilk girişimcilik derslerine kaydolan öğrenci sayısı bini geçti". Webrazzi. February 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Urfa'da henüz Oxford yok ama M.I.T açıldı | GAZETE VATAN". www.gazetevatan.com.
  8. ↑ "Herkes ABD'ye gidemez diye Turkcell MIT'yi 'eve' getirdi". aksam.com.tr.
  9. ↑ Craig, Ryan (September 11, 2018). A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College. BenBella Books. ISBN 9781946885579 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ BostInno
  11. ↑ "From MOOC to bootcamp to MIT". MIT News.
  12. ↑ "50 startups, five days, one bootcamp to change the world". MIT News.
  13. ↑ "ЖКнын депутаты Бакыт Бешимов: "ТУН СҮЙҮҮМӨ КИЙИН ЖОЛУККАНЫМА ӨКҮНДҮМ"". www.super.kg.
  14. ↑ "Another Opposition Leader Escapes the Bakiyev Regime". Jamestown.
  15. ↑ "MIT To Publish Entrepreneurial Review | Worcester Business Journal".
  16. ↑ Says, Ayo Otaiku (October 8, 2009). "Xconomy: MIT Plans New Online Publication About Entrepreneurship". Xconomy.
  17. ↑ "MIT students launch new MIT Entrepreneurship Review". www.businesswire.com. March 1, 2010.
  18. ↑ "A Conversation With Tom Perkins, The Godfather Of Venture Capital". HuffPost. October 20, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Awards". The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
  20. ↑ "OVS | Video Detail". ttv.mit.edu.
  21. ↑ "Бакыт БЕШИМОВ: Мне нравится философия битлов - "МСН" - новости Кыргызстана". msn.kg.

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