Innovation management and entrepreneurship // University of Oldenburg

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Successfully shaping social transformation processes

Would you like to know how innovations can be used to earn money and create social benefits? This module teaches you how to plan and manage technical and social innovations. Firstly, you will look at how innovations are created and what tasks are associated with entrepreneurship. With your new know-how, you will be able to identify specific starting points to promote innovation-oriented action in organisations. You will be able to bring intrapreneurship to life in a company and successfully manage innovation processes.

Lecturer

Prof Dr Klaus Fichter

Professor of Innovation Management and Sustainability
University of Oldenburg
Director of the Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability, Berlin

Mentor

Florian Grubitzsch

Your gain in expertise

The module teaches participants ...

essential expertise on the various types of innovation and the forms of innovation cooperation.

Knowledge of the influencing factors of innovation management and the importance of an "innovation system".

Characteristics of an innovation-friendly organisation and the special features of managing innovation processes.

central characteristics and tasks of innovative entrepreneurship.

Methods and tools for business model development and various forms of start-up financing.

Knowledge of the "Sustainable Business Canvas" and sustainable business models as well as the contents of a business plan.

Further education at a glance

University certificate

Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS)

Dates

The module starts on 14 October
and ends on 9 March 2027

On-site workshops
11/12 December and 19/20 February

Time required and scope

5-8 hours per week, 10 credit points

Teaching format

Online plus two compact workshops at the weekend

Prerequisites

None

Costs

1,200 euros for students (1,500 euros for guest students) plus university fee

Who is the programme aimed at?

The further education programme is aimed at self-employed persons and employees, managers, specialists and innopreneurs who would like to receive targeted training in innovation management and entrepreneurship.

The module can be taken as certified further education and as part of the part-time Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship degree programme. It concludes with a Certificate of Advanced Studies. This certificate is fully recognised for the MBA programme. So you can start your studies without enrolment!