Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

ESMT Berlin

Entrepreneurship

About Programme

The Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE) is designed for ambitious minds ready to create, disrupt, and bring ideas to life.

In the program, you will experience the full innovation journey: learning how to identify opportunities, design and test innovative ideas and turn them into real solutions. Whether your goal is to launch a startup or shape innovation within an established organization, the MIE equips you with the mindset, knowledge, and network to make it happen.

Through hands-on projects, mentorship from founders, corporate partners, industry experts, and access to Berlin’s vibrant innovation ecosystem, you will develop the practical skills, business foundations, and trusted network to create meaningful value for business and society.

Applications for the MIE starting September 2027 are now open.

Programme Audience

You are a great fit for the Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship if you:

are a young professional in your twenties with 0-3 years of postgraduate work experience (applicants with up to five years of postgraduate work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis)

are eager to get hands-on experience, build your network and prepare for a career in innovation. You might even have your own startup idea that you want to develop.

are interested in joining the world of innovation and entrepreneurship either as a startup founder, venture capitalist, innovation consultant or corporate innovator

are a technologist who wants to learn how to turn new tools and tech into viable businesses and develop the skills to assess, analyze, and take calculated risks

are a creative mind who thinks in opportunities and see ideas everywhere

Programme Benefits

A hands-on curriculum guiding you through every stage of innovation – from ideation and validation to scaling and implementation.

Two flexible paths that let you focus on startup entrepreneurship or corporate innovation, with the freedom to switch or combine both as your goals evolve.

Built-in opportunities for practical experience through the Ideation Bootcamp, Incubation I and Incubation II programs, Corporate Innovation Project (CIP), DEEP Tech Innovation Program, Social Impact Project, and 3- to 6-month internships.

Build your own MIE journey with up to 50% customizable program content, electives across all MSc programs, an optional Finance & Investment Certificate , and access to Bloomberg, Amazon and SAP’s self-guided certificate courses.

Skill-building electives that can help you strengthen your business network, including clinics in negotiation and communication, and a Corporate Impact Lab where you can connect with top-level corporate leaders, directors, and senior partners.

Access to Berlin’s thriving startup ecosystem through ESMT’s Institute for DEEP Tech Innovation .

World-class faculty who actively shape innovation and entrepreneurship through research, executive education, and as advisors in global companies.

Testimonials

"Where else can you learn how to build a business by actually building one, with no real financial consequences if things go sideways? Try, fail fast, learn."

Valentina Vergara Stange, Chile

Class of 2027

"At ESMT, learning isn't confined to classrooms: It thrives through dynamic student initiatives and inspiring conferences hosted right on campus."

Louis Desbonnet, France.

Class of 2024

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