University Minor Entrepreneurship

An ambitious and intensive English minor program for all bachelor students (incl. exchange students) of the University of Groningen who:

• Have passed their first year.

• Want to learn the principles of entrepreneurship, and want to develop entrepreneurialskills.

• Do not study at the Faculty of Economics and Business or Industrial Engineering and Management at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

This minor is a complete 30 ECTS package. This means that students can only follow the full package (30 ECTS) and that it is not allowed to only follow one or a few courses of the program.

Why choose this minor?

In today's world, the role of entrepreneurship extends beyond traditional business creation. Entrepreneurship has become an essential skill for all academic disciplines. Whether you want to start your own business, or you want to work in an existing profit or non-profit organization, you need to be able to recognise opportunities.

This minor is the right choice for you if you want to acquire scientific knowledge, skills and attitudes that are necessary to successfully recognise and realise opportunities. You learn what entrepreneurship is, and you will develop your entrepreneurial skills. In doing so, you work together with students from different academic backgrounds. Finally, you get to develop your own business idea which you will pitch to an expert jury.

What does the programme look like?

The minor Entrepreneurship is taught by experts from the Faculty of Economics and Business. The programme consists of a package of five courses of 30 ECTS in total.

During the minor, you will develop an empirically well-founded solution to a practical business development challenge, together with the students of the (faculty) minor Innovation & Entrepreneurship . Together with these students, you will work in multidisciplinary project groups. The source of your group's business development challenge could be your own entrepreneurial idea, but also an opportunity delivered by an existing company.

You can find an overview of the programme below.

Who can participate?

The university minor Entrepreneurship is open to all bachelor students of the University of Groningen who have passed their first year and want to participate in a 30 ECTS minor program. The minor is not open to students who study at the Faculty of Economics and Business, or who study Industrial Engineering and Management at the Faculty of Science and Engineering. These students can apply for the (faculty) minor Innovation & Entrepreneurship .

How to register?

You register for the minor via Progress from the date of the annual University Minor Fair. The minor can be found at Enrolments --> Minors --> Economics and Business. There are a limited number of places available, first come first served! After registering for the minor, you will be automatically enrolled for the relevant courses of the minor in Progress.

For more information regarding registration for university minors, check the registration procedure website of the university minors.

More information?

Please contact the coordinator of the minor, Simon Fokkema (t.s.fokkema rug.nl).