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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Your future

The Entrepreneurship & Business Development programme works with several organisations that can help you with your career, your thesis and the student company.

  • The Centre for Entrepreneurship organises business plan competitions and round-table discussions with entrepreneurs, and invites well-known entrepreneurs to speak.
  • The UM SME Portal gathers issues from small businesses used as case studies and company projects within the programme.
  • Department’s researchers are connected to the European Council of Small Businesses and with EIM, a research institute focusing on small businesses.
  • The UM Holding and UM faculties offer advice on your thesis or student company, including buying shares and advice on patenting issues.
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Career prospects

As a graduate, you can look for work in:

  • business start-ups
  • taking over family businesses
  • management functions in SMEs
  • public research institutes
  • venture capital firms and banks
  • consultancy firms
  • PhD research into entrepreneurship and related topics

You could also decide to go for an MBA in Maastricht: