Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the field of (technology) entrepreneurship. On the one hand, this course provides a bird’s eye view of the entrepreneurial process in which (technological) opportunities are transformed into value-creating economic activities. On the other, it equips students with a profound understanding of the entrepreneurial decision-making process as well as the role, analytics, and process of operational business-plan writing.

This course is intended as a ‘hands-on’ practical module on business models. It offers students an opportunity to develop and apply specific entrepreneurial skills and mindset that are important for becoming an entrepreneur and/or joining an incubator program.

This course aims to equip students with an understanding of the main concepts, methods, and techniques of design thinking. This is an iterative and problem-solving process of discovery, ideation, and experimentation that employs design-based techniques to gain insight and yield innovative solutions for any type of organizational or business challenge. It is a new efficient approach for dealing with the accelerating pressures for growth and innovation faced by so many organizations today. Design thinking techniques learned in this course are critical for idea generation, problem solving, new product development, prototyping, and management of innovation projects by companies in every industry.

This course aims to equip students with an understanding of the main issues in the adoption and diffusion of innovation, an awareness of the key steps in new products and services development, as well as an appreciation of the relevant skills and resources required to effectively manage innovation processes at both strategic and operational levels. The course introduces students to a variety of approaches based on real-world examples and experiences of leading international innovative firms.

The primary objective of this course is to introduce theories, knowledge, and tools for the financing of new and growing ventures. Successful venture growth requires the ability to evaluate ongoing financial performance and prepare financial plans to anticipate funding needs and build venture value. A second objective is to become familiar with the importance of venture capital for entrepreneurs, and how venture capitalists and entrepreneurs can build effective relationships with each other.

The aim of this module is to give students a real-world entrepreneurial experience. Throughout the semester, groups of students will have the chance to explore the world of startups first-hand by shadowing and/or interviewing entrepreneurs, providing consulting services to startups to address real-life issues, or creating their own startup. Participants are expected to acquire entrepreneurial knowledge and behaviors that support creative solutions and new value development. Moreover, by undertaking this module, students will strengthen their cooperative and collaborative working skills and competencies, whilst raising awareness and appreciation of intercultural and interdisciplinary diversity and differences.

The aim of this module is to equip you with the background knowledge on strategic positioning and the more practical aspects of business planning.
You will look at a variety of frameworks for assessing entrepreneurs, products, markets, and industries with a view to understanding the importance of thorough market analysis and research prior to planning a new venture.

The aim of this module is to develop students’ understanding of sustainability, and map out the relationship between sustainability and global business. The world is going through a variety of environmental and social crises, most notably the climate crises, and in the module the focus is on the different ways in which global business contributes to these crises (and can contribute to the solutions for these crises), as well as what sorts of consequences these crises have or may have on global business. Various theoretical approaches will be utilized throughout the module, and the students will engage in practical applications of these theories and concepts.

The aims of this module are to equip students with a working knowledge of the accounting and commercial skills required both to monitor and evaluate company performance, and to understand the financial consequences of business decisions, particularly for relatively small and young firms and to be able to critically assess alternatives.

The aim of this module is to equip students with a knowledge of the various types of intellectual property, searching intellectual property databases, the legal basis of intellectual property rights, the application process for obtaining intellectual property and its importance to the innovation process and the entrepreneur.

The aims of this module are to introduce the topic of family business, to examine the role that family businesses play in economies, to consider the different ownership and governance structures of family firms, to explore the drivers and processes that are unique to family firms, and to develop an understanding of the strengths and inherent weaknesses of this type of firm, and the impact this can have on business strategy, and on outcomes such as entrepreneurial activity and sustainability.

The aim of this module is to equip students with skills and knowledge to enable them to understand the digital financial industry. This module aims to teach students about digital transformations in finance, including financial technology (fintech), financial services, crowdfunding, and peer-to-peer lending. Throughout the module, the module leader(s) will use state of art case study illustrations and advances in digital finance research, as well as expose practices from leading digital financial services and companies.

The aims of this module are to familiarise students to the importance and practices of market research and analysis, and to equip them with skills to design, perform and present effective and creative market research projects powered by modern digital technologies.

Capstone Project: 4-to 6-month internship or work experience anywhere in the world. Alternatively, students can opt for a consulting project or a desk-based research.