Master degree
12 months
Application deadlines: 1 April
Full-time
Intakes: September
International tuition: €15,500
Domestic tuition: €2,083
Program overview
During the programme you take a thorough look at new ventures, as well as entrepreneurial activities within existing organisations (both start-ups, scale-ups, and corporate organizations).
You will learn about developing, validating, and financing new ventures and activities. Also you will explore the managerial, collaborative and social aspects related to assessing and bringing to life new business ideas.
All this theory comes to practice when you:
Solve real-life challenges
Explore and validate your own business idea
Choose an internship and gain relevant experience
Study options
This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
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.
Career opportunities
This programme is suitable for all students who think they may (one day) want to be:
Founder of their own venture
Manager aiming to create an entrepreneurial culture
Manager aiming to boost innovation
Policymaker aiming to create conditions to stimulate entrepreneurship
Project leader in innovation projects