Corporate university

A corporate university (CU) is any educational entity that is a strategic tool designed to assist its parent organization in achieving its mission by conducting activities that cultivate individual and organizational learning, knowledge, and wisdom. Perhaps the best-known corporate university is Hamburger University operated by McDonald's Corporation in Chicago. CUs are a growing trend in corporations. In 1993, corporate universities existed in only 400 companies. By 2001, this number had increased to 2,000, including Walt Disney, Boeing, and Motorola.

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