The program educates students on how to facilitate innovation within an organization. Innovation is a crucial ingredient for sustainable value creation. The program starts with the process of idea generation, extends to questions of organizing and financing innovation, and ends with different ways of profiting from it. The teaching portfolio is further strengthened with workshops developing soft skills, focusing on career and personal development.
The Innovation School is a program for students who are curious about innovation. The program combines a modern academic study program with a study trip and an internship in Germany. The partner portfolio consists of companies from a wide range of industries. It includes start-ups, venture capitalists, hidden champions from the "Mittelstand", but also large companies with well-known brands.
The program consists of four parts starting in Spring 2025. First, the Spring term starts with a blocked week on personal and professional development - including the application trainings for the internship and intercultural communication (week 3). This part prepares students for the application process with the participating companies, for potential cultural challenges during the stay in Germany, and for their future career (in an innovative environment) in more general. The Spring term also includes another blocked week focusing on an introduction to innovation management (dates to be determined).
Second, the study week in Munich will be devoted to Innovation Management. The third part is an eight week long internship in a German company. Finally, the program concludes with a weekend workshop in Frankfurt.