Together the five of us have established SSES, our joint school devoted to offering our students education, training and inspiration in applied entrepreneurship. So, if you are a student of ours: a special welcome! If not, check out our events and seminars.

Courses

Our courses are designed by, and recognised as internal courses, at all five member schools. This means that you will study the art of applied entrepreneurship in interdisciplinary groups with students from different backgrounds and that gained ECTS-credits may be counted towards your degree.

The courses are split into three categories: core courses, context courses and skills courses.

Core courses follow the four stages of the venture creation process, from pre-idea to managing a growing business. Even though they are independent from one another, they are designed to be taken one after another, starting with Ideation, followed by Business Model Innovation, Execution and finally Growth.

Context courses look at a subject in the context of a specific area or industry, such as design, biotech and developing countries. They are open to students from all backgrounds, but if you have an interest in a specific topic or a desire to gain a level of specialisation this will be an advantage when undertaking these courses.

Skills courses aim to teach practical techniques covering a variety of skill sets, such as negotiation and financing. The aim is for you to have the skill, experience and understanding to hit the ground running once you leave the classroom.

See the academic year overview here.

Current and upcoming courses

Ideation – Creating a Business Idea

21 Jan, 2013 - 06 Mar, 2013

Every business idea has to start somewhere. Ideation helps you visualise a business opportunity by creatively identifying market demands and analysing competitors.

Execution – Running Your Own Company

21 Jan, 2013 - 06 Mar, 2013

Taking a venture from the drawing board to the marketplace is what Execution is all about. We challenge you to have your first sale, customer or user before examination.

Finance for Start-ups

22 Jan, 2013 - 07 Mar, 2013

How to finance start-ups is a main concern for entrepreneurs. Finance for Start-ups helps you understand and use the most common tools and techniques used in entrepreneurial finance.

Negotiations for Start-ups

22 Jan, 2013 - 12 Mar, 2013

Whether you like or not, as an entrepreneur you will end up in daily negotiation situations. This course aims at providing you with a personalised and powerful framework for dealing with those kinds of situations.

Entrepreneurship and Gender

06 Mar, 2013 - 08 Mar, 2013

The entrepreneurial landscape seems to differ a lot for men and women. Entrepreneurship and Gender examines why, how and what this means for practicing entrepreneurs.

From Science to Business - Concepts in Biotechnology

02 Apr, 2013 - 23 May, 2013

The biotech-industry is like no other industry. This course provides biotech-entrepreneurs with knowledge to commercialise and run a business within their specific field.

Business Model Innovation

03 Apr, 2013 - 22 May, 2013

Once your business is up and running, you will no doubt want to grow it into a successful operation that can adapt with an ever-changing world. Business Model Innovation offers you the opportunity to develop a unique skill-set that has helped many of the world’s leading enterprises.

Social Entrepreneurship

09 Apr, 2013 - 23 May, 2013

Entrepreneurship can be really tricky. Social entrepreneurship even more so. In this course we challenge you to use the methods of entrepreneurship to tackle and solve the wicked problems of the world.

Growth – Managing Your Firm

15 Apr, 2013 - 22 May, 2013

Running an expanding business demands a whole lot from any entrepreneur. Growth shares skills and insights needed to manage entrepreneurial firms under those challenging but exciting conditions.

Entrepreneurship: Contemporary Topics

20 May, 2013 - 22 May, 2013

Entrepreneurship as a field of research is developing rapidly. This course ensures you have a solid understanding for the most current topics in entrepreneurship research.