MBA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Online
DURATION
18 up to 36 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 2,198 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* Price starts from, includes up to 67% discount on tuition fees. For a personalized offer contact the University.
Introduction
Your degree, your way:
IU design their programmes and courses to be as flexible and innovative as possible—without sacrificing quality. IU delivers specialist expertise and innovative learning materials as well as focusing on excellent student services and professional advice. Their programmes are characterized by the effective transfer of subject-specific knowledge and soft skills to prepare graduates for the international business world. The distance learning materials will allow you to gain an accredited degree from wherever you are and work around your job or personal commitments.
Become a business expert with an MBA specialising in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
If you are looking for independence, giving shape to both big and small ideas, market opportunities and constant challenges, an MBA specialising in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is the right choice for you. Innovation and entrepreneurship are key drivers of economic growth and prosperity. This specialisation will help you realise your business ideas as well as qualify you to take responsibility in a variety of fields. It is for enterprising students who are looking to become autonomous or corporate entrepreneurs themselves. In today’s competitive world, a business graduate with an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset and thinking is highly sought after. This specialisation will provide key resources needed in various fields to support your idea-driven mind and help realise your visions.
Why IU?
- Germany’s largest University: With over 100,000 students from more than 153 countries
- Digital, Flexible, 100% online: IU offers outstanding, innovative digital learning materials and a great online environment for success in your studies wherever you are with online classes and exams 24/7.
- Fully Accredited Degree: All IU's degrees benefit from German state accreditation and are internationally recognized in major jurisdictions such as the EU, US and UK
- Study at a 5-star rated University from QS: IU is the first German university that achieved a 5-star rating for Online Learning from QS
- International Focus, Practical Orientation: 94% of their graduates have a job within six months of graduation.
- Scholarships available: Depending on your situation, motivation, and background, IU offers scholarships that can reduce your tuition fees by up to 67%.
Succeed globally with IU
With IU, you can open doors to career opportunities all around the world. Their state-accredited programmes will equip you with industry-relevant knowledge and in-demand skills so you can stand out in the global job market. Studying at IU also gives you access to their exclusive online career services and events and connects you to their global network of academic partners so you can study in the US, Canada, or Australia.
A short overview of your study
- Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Credits: 90 ECTS
- Start of study: Anytime (no fixed start date or enrolment deadlines)
- Study duration: Standard period of study: 18 months. Different time models are possible
- Study model: Online study including online exams 24/7
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Career Opportunities
Career Relevance
This specialisation prepares our graduates to use creativity and entrepreneurial skills at a well-established company. Additionally, you will be able to lead various kinds of projects from their early stages right up to their completion. As a graduate, you will also have the ability to build businesses up from scratch, elevate your user base, conduct experiments or work as growth hackers. IU's MBA specialising in Innovation & Entrepreneurship can lead to jobs such as CEO, Business Owner, Business Intelligence Analyst, and Project Manager amongst many others.
Consultant
As a Consultant, you are an expert at analysing the situation, assessing the needs and targets of your client, and offering confident advice. You will service companies in various industries, collaborating with them to develop a strategy and follow a plan for growth, guiding them on how to introduce change, position themselves in the market, improve their management, or make decisions surrounding the investment. As a consultant, your responsibilities include helping innovators take the initiative and put their ideas into action through methods like service design, lean start-up, and design thinking. If you are employed in a consultancy, you keep the goals of your employer in mind but ensure that your client makes decisions that get them the answers they need.
Business owner
Be your own boss. Start with your ideas and build them from the ground up in the way that works for you. As a business owner, you will be able to make the final call on the business plans and products, delegate to other employees based on their strengths, and be the face of your own company as it reaches success.
Admissions
Curriculum
Get the skills you need to help your ideas take shape as a successful business with modules such as entrepreneurial ecosystems and innovation and design lab. You will also be given all the necessary tools to run your business successfully once it takes off with leadership, corporate finance and managerial economics to name a few.
Course Overview
1st semester
- Leadership
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Finance
- International Marketing
- Managerial Economics
- Performance Measurement
2nd semester
- Strategic Management
- Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
- Operations and Information Management
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Innovation and Design Lab
3rd semester
- Capstone Project Thesis & Defence
Time model
You can complete your MBA study in one and a half or three years. Study over a longer period of time means a reduced weekly workload. Study over three years is particularly suitable for those who already have a large workload or those who would like to reduce the monthly costs.
Rankings
Accreditations, Rankings, and Memberships
 | AccreditationIU International University of Applied Sciences has received system accreditation from EQAR, FIBAA, the German Accreditation Council, the German Council of Science and Humanities, and WES Canada. This means their courses, faculty and teaching material all match the rigorous standards that have been set for them and they can now accredit their own programmes. |
 | Cambridge Assessment International Education / High School Diploma A-LevelsIU is the first online university partner of Cambridge International's high school diploma A-Levels. Students now have a chance to earn a high school diploma while studying for a bachelor’s degree – with no additional cost. The A-Levels is a unique 12-month course with a 150-hour workload, which you take alongside your bachelor courses. The A-Levels concludes with an exam that can be retaken an infinite number of times. |
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| Awards and RankingsIU is the first German university to get 99/100 on the QS Stars Report, but they also topped 6 out of 25 categories in Germany’s largest university ranking by CHE. Recently IU’s online MBA programmes ranked 26th in Europe in the prestigious QS Online MBA Rankings, an impressive achievement and recognition on the international stage. |
 | MembershipsIU is a member of the Business Graduate’s Association, Online Learning Consortium, AASCB, and UNESCO's Global Education Coalition. These memberships give them connections to other institutions, companies, and NGOs as well as top-tier degree programmes and lifelong learning development courses. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, IU helps students in need to continue their education and pursue lifelong learning. |
Global Recognition and Academic Partners
Global RecognitionAs IU is recognised by WES Canada and U.S., their degrees can be converted into points according to local academic standards in the Canadian Immigration Point System and American Immigration Assessment Scheme. In April 2023, IU became the first German university to be a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), the only public authority in India that ascertains foreign institutions. This means that their on-campus programmes are recognised by employers across India and other Commonwealth Nations. |
Academic PartnersThrough partnerships with academic institutions from all around the world, IU offers a more affordable way for students to study and live abroad. The IU Study Abroad Alliance lets students start a degree online at IU and complete it at a partner university in the US, Canada, Australia or Europe, where career opportunities are aplenty. |
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Online Scholarship Initiative: Save up to 67%!
Get your European degree from the largest universities for online studies in Germany — without sacrificing your job or family commitments!
With over 20 years of experience and over 100,000 worldwide students, IU offers scholarships from 25% up to 67%.
Distance learning at IU International University of Applied Sciences offers students the opportunity to develop on a personal and professional level and advance their careers through flexible, practice-oriented study.
You can start your education whenever you want - studies and exams are available to you 24/7.
(Be aware that IU scholarships are not available to students from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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