Business Development and Entrepreneurship
Master
Only through passionate entrepreneurship and ground-breaking innovation can our economy thrive and our society tackle its pressing problems. We need leaders who can recognize and develop winning innovative solutions and implement them in new and existing businesses.
This Master's programme gives you the practical abilities, networks, and strong academic foundations you need to promote entrepreneurship in new businesses and existing organisations alike. In the Master in Business Development and Entrepreneurship you focus on:
- Boosting entrepreneurial behavior and formulating strategy, both in the context of new ventures, as well as existing organizations;Applying rigorous scientific methods in your own academic research as well as in consulting projects with real companies;
- Developing and validating new venture ideas and business propositions;
- Creating the right ecosystem environment for new ventures and innovative businesses to thrive in;
- Applying entrepreneurial marketing methods, such as co-creation with customers and design thinking;
- Planning how to finance new ventures, innovation and business development projects.
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English
Title
Master of Science
Duration
1 year
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Numerus Fixus
No Numerus Fixus
Without numerus fixus.
Tuition fee 2024/2025
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,530
Admission
Application requirements
For detailed information about admission and application please visit:
https://www.uu.nl/en/masters/business-development-and-entrepreneurship/admission-and-application
Language requirements
- 176
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
- 180
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
- 6.5
- IELTS overall band
- 93
- TOEFL internet based
Check when you can start and what you have to pay!
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| € 2,530 | |
Non-EU/EEAThe non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA. |
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InstitutionalThe institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level. |
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| € 2,601 | |
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| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
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| 1 Sep '25 | 1 Jun '25 | 1 Apr '25 |
| 1 Sep '26 | 1 Jun '26 | 1 Apr '26 |
| 1 Sep '27 | 1 Jun '27 | 1 Apr '27 |
Scholarships
You can check if you're eligible for scholarships that apply to this course.
Full Faculty Scholarship
Utrecht Sylff Scholarship
Erasmus+ Master Loan Scheme
NL Scholarship
The NL Scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or master’s in the Netherlands.
Contact
Main addressHeidelberglaan 8
3584 CS Utrecht
030 - 2533550
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