Objectives 

Whether you chose to study Autonomous Systems, Financial Technologies, or Data Science and Emotion AI, in addition to your technical courses you will be enrolled in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) specialisation programme at EIT Digital (worth 30 ECTS).

During your two-year Master school, the I&E minor will not only help you understand the current business challenges in the digital technology world, but will also give you all the necessary skills to ideate, innovate and create, either as an employee, or as a doctoral researcher, or as an entrepreneur.


Subjects

In the first year, the courses are split between three main blocs: 

1st semester (9 ECTS): 

  • I&E Basics
    • Technology ideation
    • Online course: Technology delta and barriers
  • Business Intelligence 1
    • Data Science for Business
  • Mini Business Development Lab
    • Project Management

2nd semester (11 ECTS):

  • I&E Complementary
    • Strategy
    • Internationalisation
  • Business Intelligence 2
    • Marketing
  • Business Development Lab
    • Finance
    • IP/Legal
    • Final entrepreneurship project

Mandatory summer school, a.k.a. I&E venture creation (4 ECTS)

In the second year, you will undertake the I&E Study (6 ECTS), which will bring together all of the entrepreneurship skills you acquired in the first year and develop an innovative idea from the business challenge identification, through research and hypothesis, to strategic business solutions and recommendations. You will be expected to prepare both an academic report, as well as an entrepreneurship pitch.

Description of I&E minor courses at M1/Entry level
Description of I&E minor courses at M2/Exit level