The “Educating Entrepreneurs for the World" initiative was started by Patrick Molle, the President of the EM Lyon Business School in 2003. It is part of EM Lyon's vision that entrepreneurship can bring economic and social wealth into societies and whole countries. The initiative is part of a broader set of activities to train and support students allowing them to act as entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs or entrepreneur managers in different geographical and cultural contexts. The educators' team is part of the EM Lyon's Strategy & Organisation Pedagogy and Research Unit.