Program Structure

In the first year, you will acquire a solid foundation in economic and management theory, analytical tools, and other methodologies to understand:

• technology evolution and markets for technology
• innovation processes within and outside firms
• intellectual property rights and competition
• how innovative entrepreneurs may obtain financing
• how to develop, experiment with and choose among alternative strategies
• how firms use technology and innovation to position themselves strategically

The courses touch on many different areas: microeconomics, management, strategy, organization theory, law, history, data management and data visualization, econometrics.

In the second year, you can customize your study plan based on your interests. You can choose among four different majors to look more deeply into such areas as: digital platforms, supply chain management, big data and information systems, green management and sustainability, entrepreneurship and business planning, the circular economy, the sharing economy, organizing innovation within and outside the firm.

1 Innovation specific elective chosen out of:

• Data Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
• Collaborative Strategies for Innovation
• Innovation in the Sharing Economy: The role of platforms and business models 
• Innovation in Services
  

Majors

• Green Management and Sustainability (major A)
• Technology and Innovation Management (major B)
• IT Consulting (major C)
• Big Data and Business Analytics (major D)
  
  

Free Track

• 3 electives

Study Abroad Programs

• Double Degrees with:
  CBS Copenhagen Business School (Copenhagen, Denmark) 
  NHH Norwegian School of Economics (Bergen, Norway)
  RSM Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
  Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon, Portugal)
  WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna, Austria)
• Exchange Programs
  
  

Internship (compulsory)
Foreign languages (two languages)
Enhancing Experience - Curricular Supplementary Activities
Thesis