Station 4 - Entrepreneurial Skills Practical Approaches
Summer semester 2025
Startup Lab
This module covers the development and implementation of a start-up. Students go through the process of founding a company: customer feedback is obtained on a business model, a sales and marketing concept is drawn up and a financial plan is developed. Students also deal with the internal and external communication of their start-up and the associated personnel structure. The students acquire the theoretical legal foundations that are required for a start-up. By presenting and testing a prototype, direct customer feedback is obtained and market entry is prepared.
Winter semester 2025/2026
Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Project Management University Diploma
As part of the 4EU+ European University Alliance, partner universities Sorbonne, Milan, Paris, Warsaw, Copenhagen and Heidelberg are offering a diploma on "Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Project Management". The diploma is designed for recently graduated students who want to use their expertise and energy for an innovative project and who want to learn how to work in a team and be introduced to a multidisciplinary approach. The program that takes place for one academic year conveys entrepreneurial and project management skills in order to work for a big company, to join a start-up or to be involved into the development of an association or an organization committed into e.g. social economy or ecological transition. Participants will acquire 5 ECTS points.
Innovation School: Real Challenges, Real Solutions
The 'Innovation School' is a practical module that enables students to tackle real challenges from industry and develop innovative solutions. Instead of pursuing their own start-up ideas, participants focus on working on challenges set by companies or research institutions. They apply innovation methods such as design thinking or lean startup to develop and test practical prototypes. The close cooperation with experts from industry enables a direct exchange and the application of the acquired knowledge in a real context. At the end of the module, students present the solutions they have developed to a jury of experts. The aim is to give participants the opportunity to test their innovation skills in a real-life environment and gain valuable experience for their professional future. The 'Innovation School' is aimed at students from all disciplines who want to develop innovative solutions to current problems and are interested in working with companies.