1. Academic Bachelor's degree Applicants from various academic backgrounds may be eligible for admission to the programme, as long as they can indicate a history of having completed enough relevant courses. Completed academic BSc, BA or LLB degree (or higher) from a research university. An academic working standard, including experience in academic writing. Course requirements: at least 5 EC Sound knowledge of research methodology, including sufficient analytical and statistical skills. Course requirements: at least 12 EC in Research skills (qualitative and quantitative) at 3rd year Bachelor's level. Experience with entrepreneurship; demonstrated with completed courses in Entrepreneurship (at least 6 credits on 3rd year bachelor level) and/or entrepreneurial experience as (co) founder or (co) owner (at least 6 months, in the past 3 year). Applicants need to upload a writing sample in English, their official course list and course descriptions of all the required courses. Please note that specific entry requirements apply to Chinese students and African students. In the online application, applicants need to upload a writing sample in English, their official course list (and, if available, their Bachelor's diploma) and course descriptions of all the required courses. 2. English language proficiency We require evidence of English language proficiency: TOEFL IBT: 92 points overall and 22 points for each sub-score (TOEFL institution code: 9011) IELTS (Academic test): 6,5 Overall and 6,0 for each sub-score Cambridge Assessment English Certificate in Advanced English: 170 Points Overall and in each skill Certificate of Proficiency in English: 170 Points Overall and in each skill 3. Motivation and initiative Applicants are expected to have the intrinsic motivation to test and build upon knowledge gained in the programme. Coursework is designed in keeping with this expectation and demands personal initiative and an active contribution on the part of the student. Students are expected to describe their motivations in a letter that must be included with the online application. In addition, we would like to receive a sample of the applicant's academic writing (English or Dutch, max 1500 words, including references) in the online application. 4. GPA We will assess your application in its entirety, but we are looking for students with good results in their Bachelor’s degree. Please mention your GPA calculation in your online application.