The program is designed for students aiming at pursuing an entrepreneurial career. It allows them to initiate and carry out genuine entrepreneurial projects.
The program consists of two main tracks: Entrepreneurship (tech) and Intrapreneurship. It offers an unique opportunity to turn students` technology business ideas into successful start-ups (Entrepreneurship (tech)) yet to develop leaders and professionals inside the innovative ventures (Intrapreneurship).
Admission requirements: Candidates are required to hold a Bachelor`s or Master`s degree in any subject area, all applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency at B+ level
Admission tests: Examination in the field of entrepreneurship and interview in English language with program coordinator (option – via Skype)
Admission procedure: Written online application. International applicants may find additional information concerning admission at the official website of SPbPU english.spbstu.ru
Duration of program: 2 years
Tuition fee: 286000 rubles a year for international students
Master degree program: “Technology leadership and entrepreneurship (International educational program)”
Area of study: “Launching and managing knowledge-intensive production ventures”
Award: Master of science (MSc)
Mode of study: Full time
Language: English
Track №1 – Entrepreneurship (tech)
Track №2 – Intrapreneurship
Modules | Credits |
1. Venture campus group project (Global Entrepreneurship) | 5 |
2. Entrepreneurial thinking and competences | 7 |
3. Opportunities recognition and technologies of the future | 12 |
4. Innovation product new business REAL PROJECT (in partnership with CompMechLab) | 6 |
5. Commercializing advanced technology and innovation product management | 10 |
6. IP-management and master research | 10 |
7. Internship REAL PROJECT (in partnership with BIOCAD) | 6 |
8. Track choice: track “Entrepreneurship (tech) - new venture co-creation education” Design thinking and business models Value creation, differentiation and sales Managing new venture growth and venture capital Social and sustainable innovation Entrepreneurial marketing or track “Intrapreneurship” Innovation management and open innovations Project management Finance and venture capital Innovation supply chain management Marketing of innovations | 22 |
9. Internationalization REAL PROJECT | 7 |
10. Master research work on thesis planning | 5 |
11. Master thesis | 30 |
We are ready to teach you how to think and act like an innovative entrepreneur or how to be an intrapreneur in high-technology ventures.
Taking into consideration the emergence of new technologies and constantly changing of our environment which leads to uncertainty, there is a huge need for people with entrepreneurial skills who can answer these challenges. Companies are looking for employees who can generate new ideas easily, ready to learn fast and to adapt easily for everyday changing situation.
This program gives you the unique opportunity to start and develop your own business while study at the university with the support of the best experts in technology entrepreneurship. If you don’t have business ideas at the beginning of the master program, you have an alternative to learn how to be intrapreneur and to work within already existed business.
1 semester
The first term is a broad view on what you will do during your master. Firstly we provide some courses for personal development. You will know how to be a leader and find your own way in the world. Every educational module is reflection of studying philosophy “Learning by doing”. All students will get a possibility to work in a team on a real project to present it in the end of the semester.
2 semester
Starting from the second term we divided program into 2 tracks: Entrepreneurship (tech) and Intrapreneurship. Now you may continue working on your own idea or start learning about intrapreneurship. During the whole semester students from Track №2 will have internship in the already existed project. Students from Track №1 will work on their own projects.
3 semester
Running into the third semester you have to make decision which track is more convenient for you. Both tracks are focused on co-creationeducation. You continue working on your business project or developing existed project. All students will learn how to internationalize the business and make it successful in global market.
4 semester
The final term is time of working hard on your master thesis. Your master thesis can be a business plan of your venture, a consultancy plan for a company or research work on Entrepreneurship.
• Russia – CompMechLab (Russia`s leading engineering center)
• Russia – BIOCAD (Russia’s leading innovative biotechnology company)
• Russia – Russian-German Center for innovation and entrepreneurship “Polytech Strascheg”, Technopark and Business incubator
• Germany — Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship, Munich University of Applied Sciences
• Germany — Technical University of Berlin
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Graduate School of Technology Entrepreneurship
Russia, 195251, St. Petersburg, Polytechnicheskaya str., 29AF,
Scientific-research building, G. 3.10
+7-812-5916528
+7-921-9995295 (Program coordinator: Vladimir Shchegolev)