OU/EDI, the only multi-year, professional level program of its type in the U.S.,
provides professional economic developers with up-to-date knowledge and tools
necessary to
succeed in today's constantly changing economic development marketplace.
OU/EDI Practicums offer practical advice to participants - One of the unique training aspects of OU/EDI’s week-long program is an afternoon practicum which allows participants to get out of a classroom environment and tour actual economic development projects in the host city.
OU/EDI’s newest course offering: Entrepreneurial Development -
Entrepreneurs help to create jobs and stimulate the economy.
In an effort to instill the entrepreneurial spirit in business-minded individuals as early as possible, entrepreneurship classes are being added to high school and college curriculums across the country.
More than 3,200 economic development professionals have graduated from the institute which manages 600 new enrollments annually. 