Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (MSc)

Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (MSc), 1TEMM9

The Certificate Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (CTEM) program helps students to enlarge their knowledge and improve their practice-based experience in the area of business management and technology entrepreneurship. All TU/e master, EngD and PhD students can enroll in the program. The certificate is awarded jointly by the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences and the TU/e Innovation Lab.

Learning Goals

The CTEM program helps students to:

- Broaden their knowledge by gaining insight into technology entrepreneurship and strategic, tactic and operational aspects of management of product development.

- Understand and interpret the role of technology entrepreneurship and business management in large established organizations, small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises and start‐ups.

- Be able to operate successfully in a corporate environment by means of the acquired business knowledge and skills.

Workload

The workload of the certificate program consists of 25 ECTS, of which 10 ECTS (see component 3) have to be followed on top of the regular MSc or PhD program.

The certificate program consists of three components and starts twice a year.

Courses Certificate program Technology Entrepreneurship and Management

Component 1 (5 ECTS):

Course code Course name
1ZM120 Technology Entrepreneurship                                                                                         

Component 2 (10 ECTS):

Electives in the field of technology entrepreneurship and management, choose two of the following courses: 

Course code Course name
0EM160 Innovation and intellectual property rights (last examination year: 2024-2025)
0HM220 Network society
0LM150 Entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility
1CM15 Project & process management
1CM22 Integrated finance & operations management (last examination year 2023-2024)
1ZM40 Strategy and technology management
1ZM65 System dynamics
1ZM70 Financial decision making in and around technology ventures
1ZM90 Managing & organizing open innovation
1ZM120 Entrepreneurial marketing

Component 3 (10 ECTS):

Course code Course name
1ZM150 Innovation space project: innovation and entrepreneurship processes

More information about the courses can be found on the Osiris Course catalogue (e.g. content and quartiles)

Pass/Fail

The certificate program is successfully completed when the student passes each element of the program with a grade of 6 or higher, or by meeting the specified requirements.

When finishing your master, the certificate can be requested at the education administration with proof of the certificate enrollment, proof of having requested your master's degree, and a study progress document. Email ieis.csa@tue.nl with name and ID number and the mentioned documents. 

The successfully completed certificate will be signed by the Dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences.

More information during the kick-off meeting

Interested in obtaining your Certificate Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (CTEM)? Send an e-mail to ctem@tue.nl with your questions and/or motivation to enroll in the program. Based on this e-mail we will invite you for the kick-off meeting that takes place at the beginning of each semester (September and February).

Enrollment

  • Complete the registration form ESA & submit the form to the Education and Student Affairs Center (ESA)

  • Subscribe for the CTEM program via Osiris (1TEMM9)

More information

For specific questions, you can contact Annelies Bobelyn via the contact form below

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