Are you looking for something practical? Do you have a start-up or do you always have many business ideas? Or do you want to experience setting up a real start-up? This minor offers you the opportunity to set up a real start-up. You get professional coaching and gain important skills through practical workshops.
What will you learn in this minor?
In addition, you gain theoretical knowledge on entrepreneurship. This programme started in 2007 and has already brought to life hundreds of start-ups. Check www.startupandrunning.nl for an overview of current and former start-ups from this minor.
"This is a great minor! Setting up my start-up, AcaBoo, is an interesting experience. The team is still fully dedicated and AcaBoo is making huge progress. The new skills and knowledge I gained during the minor are extremely useful in pursuing my entrepreneurial career."
Mikel Palokaj, CEO @ AcaBoo, acaboo.com, minor 2017/2018
The minor Entrepreneurship contains 30 EC and has to be completed in one semester. It includes the following courses:
| Semester 1 | |
| Period 1 | Cases in Entrepreneurship (6 EC) |
| Period 2 | Startup Psychology (6 EC) |
| Period 1, 2 & 3 | Entrepreneurship in Practice (18 EC) |
You can find detailed course descriptions in the Course Catalogue of the minor.
Important: this minor starts with an off-campus ‘start-up camp’ in the beginning of September, guided by industry experts, in which you will form start-up teams and choose an idea to further develop into a real start-up. Extra costs are applicable to this start-up camp. You can find more information about the costs in the Course Cataloge.
Please note: the Minor Entrepreneurship is a full-time program. You are advised NOT to choose the Minor Entrepreneurship if you can't fully commit to the program.
Due to the large interest in the minor Entrepreneurship, there are no more spots available at the moment. Taking into account the extensive waitlist, the minor application for the academic year 2019/2020 is closed.
We recommend you to visit the minor website for an overview of all other minors available at the UvA. In addition, we advise you to contact your study advisers to discuss your study programme.
For more general information about taking a minor, visit the student website about minors at UvA Economics and Business. Or you can contact the Education Desk.
| Mode | Full-time |
|---|---|
| Credits | 30 ECTS, 5 months |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Starts in | September |