Ventspils University of Applied Sciences
BA in Start-up Management

Ventspils, Latvia

DEGREE TYPE

DURATION

4 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

* for EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation citizens, other citizens who have an embassy in Latvia. 30/06: for all other nationalities

Key Summary

About: The BA in Start-up Management at Ventspils University of Applied Sciences teaches entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and emotional intelligence through hands-on learning. Students build companies in year one, apply skills via team self-study, discussion panels, mentor sessions. Curriculum includes financial management, marketing, business modelling, data analysis, leadership, product/MVP development, and content/personal branding. Students can earn during study, attend industry conferences and hackathons, and prove skills in bachelor exams, practical tests.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue Business Manager, Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Project Manager, Innovation Manager and other startup or leadership roles requiring strategy, innovation and sustainable business.

The aim of the BA in Start-up Management is to train versatile, ambitious business management leaders with proven experience and future competencies capable of creating innovative solutions and sustainable businesses, as well as adapting to the dynamic business environment and technology trends.

Tasks

To provide knowledge and practical skills in entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, and the development of emotional intelligence.
To ensure practice-based learning. (Student teams will build their own companies in the 1st year.)
To apply non-traditional knowledge acquisition through team self-study, in combination with discussion panels and hands-on activities to stimulate interest and motivation for in-depth learning in a practical way within the company.
To provide each student individual mentor sessions to develop a student's personal growth plan and skills.
To provide knowledge and practical skills in financial management, marketing, business modeling, communication skills, economics, accounting, data analysis and interpretation, service design, leadership, product development, minimal viable product development, content creation and media, personal branding.
To ensure that there is a possibility to make money in the study process without paying attention to extra-curricular activities.
To provide attendance at industry conferences, hackathons, and their organization to get to know the industry, understand business relationships, and presentation skills.
To prove the knowledge acquired during the studies in the bachelor's examination and practical tests of real enterprise problem-solving.