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Master'sInnovation and Entrepreneurship

You will come to understand how organisations can grow through innovation processes as well as understand the challenges that entrepreneurs face when starting their business in a changing environment.

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    • Something for you?

    • This specialisation focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship beyond organisational borders.
    • You will learn about the processes to identify ideas for innovation, manage innovation and business development projects, develop a business plan or analyse business models and strategic scenarios.
    • This Master's takes a broad, multidisciplinary view, examining the interactions of firms within the context of their business ecosystems.
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    What will you learn

    In the Master's specialisation in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, you will learn to understand how organisations can grow through innovation processes and what kind of people are needed in the company to accomplish this. It enables you to understand the challenges that innovative entrepreneurs face in their businesses, whether a start-up, large company or SME. It deals with the commercialisation of new ideas, high-tech innovations, business development and tapping into new markets. You will learn how an entrepreneurial orientation helps companies to position themselves in a business ecosystem. We will help you develop a creative mind-set and innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities.

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    Future career opportunities

    Our graduates are practice-minded and academically trained, which makes them well suited for a job as:

    • Business development manager
    • Innovation manager
    • Agent of change
    • Start your own business

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    Research

    To indicate the type of research in this specialisation, a few examples:

    • How organisations can grow through innovation processes?
    • What kind of people are needed in the company to accomplish innovation processes?
    • How to set up an innovation process in an established firm?
    • What are consumer perceptions of service innovations?

    Factsheet

    Main language
    English
    Study duration
    1 years (60 EC)
    Starting months
    September
    Contact hours
    5-10
    Programme format
    Full time
    Degree
    Master of Science, specialisation of Business Administration
    Faculty

    Nijmegen School of Management

    CROHO code
    60644

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    If you are going to follow this Master's programme, you will pay an annual tuition fee. There are different tuition rates. The amount depends on your personal situation.

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