Fact Sheet
Conducting business in an entrepreneurial way and having the capacity for innovation are the most important competitive factors in many sectors. Today, the existing economic structures are altered through innovation. Companies failing to rise to this challenge disappear from the market place. The ability to seize entrepreneurial opportunities will become a key qualification for executives and managers. The specialization in Entrepreneurship & Innovation communicates the appropriate skills and techniques teaching entrepreneurial thinking and acting. It is particularly at the interface between economics and technology that there lies a great deal of unexplored potential.
Partners
- Vienna University of Economics and Business,
WU Executive Academy
- Vienna University of Technology
Accreditation
Focus
- Sources of Innovation
- Strategies of Innovation
- Marketing of Innovation
- Organization of Innovation
- Financing and Controlling of Innovation
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
Duration
- 18 months plus master thesis
- Part-time
Target Group
- Executives, who have positioned themselves as innovation leaders, or who wish to do so in the future
- Engineers, scientists and specialists in product marketing or product controlling with managerial experience
- High-potentials aiming at preparing themselves for an innovation-orientated managerial function
- Aspiring and current entrepreneurs with a technological background
Academic Directors
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke
Prof. Dr. Sabine Theresia Köszegi
Location
Vienna
(Please note that the first module block includes an outdoor teambuilding seminar and therefore will be located outside Vienna. Additional lodging and travel expenses are not covered by the program fee.)
Language
English
Final Degree
"Master of Business Administration" (MBA) awarded jointly by the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the Vienna University of Technology.
Program Start
Fall 2012
Tuition Fee
- EUR 27,500 (including course materials, catering during the modules).
- Lodging and travel expenses are not covered by the program fee.
- The program fee is exempt from VAT according to § 6 paragraph 12 Austrian Value Added Tax Law.
Early Bird Bonus
Applications for the Professional MBA Entrepreneurship & Innovation submitted prior to March 31, 2012 are eligible for a 3% discount (EUR 825,-) of the total program fee.
Employees and self-employed persons save up to 50% of the program fee
Up to 50% of the total program fee are fully tax deductible and will be refunded if the respective program is job-related. For detailed information please click here.
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Further Information
Brochure Download: A detailed program brochure is available for download at the top of this page.
General information on the Professional MBA program is available here.
Information on the WU Vienna and the WU Executive Academy is available here.