Executive Education
Smith Executive Education draws upon decades of excellence in business to meet the needs of individuals and organizations for their training and upskilling. The same faculty who teach and lead our internationally recognized degree programs lend their expertise to developing custom programs for commercial, non-profit and government organizations of all sizes and developing workshops, short courses and certificates for individuals. Join our community of partners and learners today.
Opportunities for Individuals
In a constantly evolving world, we help busy working professionals develop their skills in areas like AI’s impact on business, risk management, digital marketing, workplace negotiations, and strategy. Whether through live webinars, in-person training or self-paced online modules, we offer a diverse range of learning experiences to fit your needs in high-value subject areas that will give you the edge you need to stay relevant and at the forefront of emerging business topics.
Cut through the hype and learn how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be applied in multiple business domains.
Finance and risk professionals build the background and tools they need to understand the latest scientific thinking and models related to climate change in this course.
In this professional certificate program, you'll learn how to maximize the ROI of your digital marketing campaigns using the latest tools and data insights.
Custom Programs for Organizations
Provide your leaders with a rigorous development experience using innovative tools, new frameworks, and powerful ideas through a partnership with Smith. Our Office of Executive Education designs and delivers custom educational experiences and training programs to help public and private sector organizations solve complex problems and develop new capabilities. We design everything we produce in close collaboration with our clients- with your enterprise, people, and business challenges in mind. We aim to create a partnership that yields transformational learning experiences for your organization and its people.
Past Partners Include:
- Lockheed Martin
- Black & Decker
- CSX
- University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Randstad
- PWC
- Marriott
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Institutes of Health
“The UMD team always brings unique perspectives to our classes that offer our participants an incredibly valuable ‘outsider’ view of our industry and current marketplace trends.”
Program Administrator
Lockheed Martin