Language
  • English
Format
  • Full time
Start date
  • February
  • September
Location
  • Maastricht
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International Business - Entrepreneurship & Business Development

This specialisation equips students with entrepreneurial insights, blending digitalisation and sustainability to drive new ventures. It prepares you to lead in dynamic environments and develop the strategic thinking needed to launch and grow businesses.

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SBE Master Students

Why this programme

Entrepreneurship & Business Development is about seizing the day, taking advantage of opportunities when they're presented. Why wait until graduation to start gaining valuable experience in management? During the Entrepreneurship & Business Development programme, you’ll gain knowledge of strategy, organisation and finance tailored to the unique setting of new and small businesses operating under uncertainty and resource constraints.

UM SBE Master students in a classroom at the Tapijn Kazerne

Student profile

Entrepreneurship & Business Development is all about being engaged. You should be open-minded, interactive and communicative. At the same time, an entrepreneur or business developer should be a good listener, ready to hear new ideas and perspectives in order to make more informed decisions. Entrepreneurial experience is a plus but not required. Our students actually come from a variety of academic and experiential backgrounds, which adds to the skills and experience. If you are practical, ambitious, willing to take strategic risks, and interested in setting up and/or running your own business, apply to Entrepreneurship & Business Development now and get in the game!

Dual Degree programme

The Dual Degree programme at the School of Business and Economics allows you to study at two universities and earn two master's degrees! You can participate at the beginning of the academic year in September, studying part of your master's degree at an institution abroad and part at the SBE. Once you have met all the requirements of both master's programmes, you will receive a degree from each university. Almost all Dual Degree programs can be completed with little or no study delay and with minimal additional costs. The Dual Degree programme has carefully selected partner universities that are highly respected, research-oriented and preferably accredited by both EQUIS and AACSB. 

Dual Degree students at SBE

Global Innovation Challenge 

The Global Innovation Challenge (GIC) offers MSc. International Business students a new opportunity to study in an international environment and gain practical experience with companies. The School of Business and Economics offers this excellence program as a project-based course in which international master's students work as external consultants on a business challenge of a particular company or business unit that requires innovation and transformational approaches. This Global Innovation Challenge is part of the IBS network and is aimed at enhancing students' innovation and creativity skills, knowledge in transformation, change management and creating business solutions with global impact. nsformation, change management and creating business solutions with global impact.

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