Entrepreneurship prof. dr. Jo Seldeslachts Faculty of Economics and Business

Content – Career prospects Profound insight in the nature and particularities of entrepreneurship, both in terms of concepts/models and in practical elaboration (business plan exercise) Profound insights into the growth challenges of entrepreneurial / intrapreneurial ventures, with an emphasis on knowledge intensive entrepreneurship Career prospects This major prepares you to start building your own venture. Ample career possibilities (broad background in Economics / Management): Managerial positions in smaller and larger companies (CxOs) Consultancy Research units of firms, financial institutions and professional federations Public administration Faculty of Economics and Business

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Major Entrepreneurship (MBE / TEW) Students take the following courses (24 ECTS): The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS) Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 ECTS) Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS) Entrepreneurial Finance (3 ECTS) Strategic IP Management (3 ECTS) Intrapreneurship (3 ECTS) Faculty of Economics and Business

Minor Entrepreneurship (MBE/TEW) Students choose courses from the same list of courses (12 ECTS): The Foundations of Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS) Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (6 ECTS) Entrepreneurial Finance (3 ECTS) Organising for Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS) Strategic IP Management (3 ECTS) Intrapreneurship (3 ECTS) Students following the Entrepreneurship Major have to choose a Minor in a different field. Recommended: Strategy and Innovation; International Business Faculty of Economics and Business

Major / Minor Entrepreneurship All FEB Bachelor’s degree holders can take this major Faculty of Economics and Business

Courses – General information Courses are taught in English: English language skills are essential for most career perspectives Allows international student intake (MBE major) Organization of the courses: Requires active participation by students: interactive and rewarding Courses combine theory and applications Courses involve (team) projects / assignments in which theory is applied to business cases / industries (e.g. real life case discussions) New business development: multidisciplinary teams work on the development of a full business plan during two semesters Most courses evaluate students on a combination of papers / presentations, an individual exam and take into account active class participations Faculty of Economics and Business

Master’s thesis Entrepreneurship Individually written thesis, about 15000 words Scientifically founded analysis of subject matter within the domain Extensive list of topics with research questions and recommended scientific readings Helps students to start the thesis quickly Transparent allocation based on ‘best match’ topic, student, and coach / supervisor But substantial room for development of (sensible and interesting) own topics Theses are expected / recommended to be written in English To foster English language skills To allow presenting the thesis to a foreign audience To allow benefitting from the guidance by our growing staff of foreign PhD-students MSI department will provide info sessions on academic research methods: statistical analysis (STATA) and case study methodology Faculty of Economics and Business