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Learn how to build a sustainable new venture and start your own business.

Sustainable Venture Creation in the Amsterdam Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

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In this course you will learn more about how to start your own business with an international team. Run by the School of Business and Economics, it is the right opportunity to study sustainable venture creation.

Two aspects play an important role here: sustainable entrepreneurship and the life cycle of the small firm. You will be supported by an excellent team, consisting of academic professors and guest speakers who have applied their knowledge to real world situations.

Please note: final course details, dates, and tuition fees for the Summer 2027 programme will be published on this website by the end of November.

Course overview

  • Course dates: TBA for 2027
  • Attendance: In-person
  • Form of tuition: (Guest) lectures, tutorials, excursions
  • Form of assessment: Group assignment, essay
  • See course curriculum

Course level

  • Level: Advanced bachelor's
  • English language requirement: B2 level or higher (equivalent to IELTS 6.5)
  • See entry requirements

Workload

  • Credits: Equivalent to 3 ECTS
  • Contact hours: 40
  • Self-study hours: 40

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  • To be confirmed for 2027
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