Masters in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Ghent, Belgium
Master degree
DURATION
10 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 May 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 20,950 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-EU applicants, we advise to apply by the end of April
** the fee includes the accommodation costs for the Silicon Valley Disruption tour
Key Summary
Programme Description:
The Masters in Innovation & Entrepreneurship (September–June, 60 ECTS) blends theory and practice across innovation, creativity, and venture development. You’ll work on live cases, innovation projects, and join company visits. The built-in Start-Up Accelerator offers mentoring, coaching, and investor connections. You’ll also access the Student Entrepreneurship Fund and electives to tailor your learning journey.
Programme Highlights:
• Duration & Credits: Full-time, 10 months, 60 ECTS
• Format: Lectures, projects, company visits, teamwork
• Core Content: Innovation management, entrepreneurship, business modelling, venture finance, leadership
• Electives Options: Choose areas to specialise based on career goals
• Action Learning: Start-Up Accelerator, Venture Explore & Connect, Innovation Challenge, venture or corporate innovation project, mentoring, Student Entrepreneurship Fund
• Personal Development: presentation skills, leadership, entrepreneurial mindset
• Career Acceleration Track: Optional internship up to 6 months after graduation
Double degree with Darla Moore School of Business – University of South Carolina (United States) is available
Career Prospects
Graduates launch their own startups or take roles in innovation, product management, venture capital, and consulting. Many join corporate innovation departments or high-growth scale-ups.
- Woman Entrepreneur: Are you a woman with an outstanding academic record who shows leadership potential? Interested and invested in contributing to the field of innovation and entrepreneurship, eager to start your own company? If so – and if you pass the admissions test in the first round with a great overall performance.
- GMAT/GRE Excellence scholarship: Get up to 50% off your tuition fee if you have outstanding GMAT (> 700) or GRE (> 164 quantitative and > 163 verbal) scores.
- Academic Merit scholarship: Provide us with proof of your excellent academic track record and get a scholarship of up to 50%. To qualify for this scholarship, you need study results equal to great or greatest distinction at Bachelor level for Belgian degrees or study results within top 20% of class at Bachelor level for non-Belgian degrees.
- Equal opportunity scholarship: We value social diversity and we encourage individual commitment. For this partial scholarship, of up to 50%, you need to either represent diversity (eg, be a first-generation university student, belong to a minority group, or an underprivileged community) or actively promote diversity and inclusion, by engaging in long-term initiatives that have a clear social impact.
- Financial need scholarship: This scholarship is combinable. To apply, you will need a realistic financial plan and proof of financial need (previous scholarship or grant). The scholarship allocation and amount are decided on a case-by-case basis. We thank Duvel Moortgat for sponsoring this scholarship.
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions you’ll find in the exam.