PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
PERIOD 1 (SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER)
PERIOD 2 (NOVEMBER/DECEMBER)
PERIOD 3 (JANUARY)
COURSES
TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAB
Encompassing 18 EC in total, the Technology Entrepreneurship Lab modules are the core of the minor programme. Here you apply the lessons learned in the science-business domain of your interest.
3.. 2.. 1.. TAKE-OFF!
The course starts with the search for an idea that is based on the use of a scientific discovery or a new technology. Several activities are focused on finding an opportunity and a suitable team.
You may start the programme with a specific idea. That is great, but certainly not a prerequisite. When you apply, we ask you to think about your interests. This is the starting point of every entrepreneurial adventure.
FROM IDEA TO BUSINESS
During the 5-month programme, you will gradually develop your opportunity. Masterclasses provide relevant insights, skills and tools that are immediately applied onto your business opportunity.
Technology Entrepreneurship Lab is organized in 3 modules:
EXPLORE: Evaluate science-based business opportunities.
DEVELOP: Build a network, product and business model.
EXPLOIT: Engage partners, investors or customers.
RESULTS
After each period you will present the applied concepts, actions and outcomes in a concise report. In addition you will pitch the results of your team in front of a panel of experts.
At the end of period 3 you will pitch your journey in a finale event. What have you learned? Is your idea worth investing in? Whatever conclusion you make, you will have to defend this in front of a panel of experienced entrepreneurs and investors.
Entrepreneurship is risky by nature and its results are unforeseeable. It does not matter whether you fail or succeed. Assessment is based on understanding and application of key concepts and on what you learned through research and interaction with the outside world.
More information on the VU study guide (links will follow soon):
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Technology Entrepreneurship Lab: EXPLORE (X_42003)
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Technology Entrepreneurship Lab: DEVELOP (X_42001)
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Technology Entrepreneurship Lab: EXPLOIT (X_42002)
Theories of
TECHNOLOGY VENTURE CREATION
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
What exactly shapes the formation of new technology entrepreneurs, their teams and their ventures? This is the question that we explore in this course.
In this course we study the characteristics of technology entrepreneurs and their environment. We also look at how entrepreneurs discover and explore opportunities and business concepts. We explore questions such as:
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What makes an entrepreneurial team?
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How do technology entrepreneurs find opportunities?
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When are technologies interesting to pursue from a business perspective?
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How are business concepts shaped and validated?
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How do universities nurture and support technology entrepreneurship?
COURSE CONTENTS
Insights are created and put into perspective by critically reflecting and discussing relevant literature in an interactive setting. The acquired knowledge is applied by analyzing and discussing relevant case studies related to technology entrepreneurship.
The course equips the student with the necessary perspectives and knowledge to explore technology based business opportunities, providing a critical stepping stone to the module Technology Entrepreneurship Lab: Explore (X_42003).
More information on the VU study guide (link will follow soon):
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Theories of Technology Venture Creation (X_420569)
OPEN INNOVATION IN SCIENCE
In this 6 EC course, you will gain insights into the theory and application of Open Innovation.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
What is the value of partners in bringing technology to the market? How can you use external and internal ideas, as well as internal and external paths to market?
This course teaches you how scientific knowledge is developed, distributed, applied and marketed in a complex network of stakeholders. You will learn how to apply Open Innovation principles and take on inherent Open Innovation challenges in a science-based entrepreneurial context.
COURSE CONTENTS
Theories, trends and practice of OI through literature study which will be presented and discussed in class. These materials are the subject of a final written exam.
Several cases will be presented with the purpose of demonstrating the dilemmas that open innovation practices inevitably lead to.
More information on the VU study guide (link will follow soon):
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Open Innovation in Science (X_430583)
