Master in Entrepreneurship (M.Sc.)

Welcome Weeks – Your entry into entrepreneurial life

Start your studies at HHL right away with the Welcome Weeks and immerse yourself in the #hhlspirit. Get to know your international fellow students, make your first contacts with founders and build your personal network from day one. This community will not only accompany you through your studies, but also into your future as an entrepreneur.

Your toolbox for your start-up

Here you will gather the methodological tools and entrepreneurial mindset to steer your ideas in the right direction. You will familiarise yourself with key business basics and sharpen your awareness of economic interrelationships and sustainable action. Reflection, leadership and communication are just as much a part of your timetable as economic basics. The following courses are therefore integrated into the programs:

Your idea becomes a validated business model

In this phase, things get concrete: You will learn how to recognise trends and develop business models from them. You build your first prototypes, test your market presence and find out how to grow your project with a smart strategy and the right financing models. Optionally, you can choose supplementary modules that are precisely tailored to your start-up goal.

Test your ideas in practice

Your learning experience comes to life here: Whether in the incubator, in the start-up or during your semester abroad – you put your entrepreneurial thinking into practice. Work with founders on real challenges and expand your international network. Gain valuable experience for your own start-up.

Options:

• Work in an incubator and learn from experienced founders.
• Support a startup and contribute your ideas.
• Gain international experience at one of our 140+ partner universities.
• Take part in an international study trip.

From business plan to market entry

This is not about business games. In the 12-week business plan seminar, you will work on your real start-up project. From the idea to investor readiness, you will develop a viable business model, sharpen your pitch deck and prepare intensively for the next steps. With sparring from experienced founders, VC partners and experts, you will create a resilient plan for your startup – ready for implementation.

Highlights:

• Development of your business plan
• Pitch training and feedback rounds
• Preparation for financing rounds
• Support from HHL startup programs and international network

Master’s thesis or business plan – your final project

At the end of your journey at HHL, you decide: will you write an academic Master’s thesis or develop your business plan to market maturity based on hypotheses? Both paths will help you to deepen your knowledge and sharpen your strategy. You will take the next step towards your future and set up a company both theoretically and practically.

During your studies, you will build up a resilient network: You will meet successful founders, business angels and representatives of leading venture capital funds. This not only creates valuable contacts, but also real partnerships that can take your startup to the next level.

Individual founder coaching sessions and personal mentoring give you the sparring you need to sharpen your business model. Our experts support you in recognizing market potential, optimally preparing you for meetings with investors and mastering the next financing rounds.

If you do not want to start your own business straight after graduating, you are still ideally positioned: The HHL Career Development Team will provide you with personalised support for your entry into startups, venture capital firms, consulting or the innovation departments of large companies. At networking events such as Career Day, the Startup Career Fair, Fin Nights or Digital Nights, you will make contacts early on – for example with companies such as McKinsey, Zalando, Roland Berger, Bosch or Mister Spex. Young startups such as Kale & Me or Scaleon are also regular participants. During company visits, you will also meet employers such as SAP, Porsche, Puma or eBay – directly on site. Whether it’s a startup, a consultancy or a corporate innovation: We help you to find your own path.

The tuition fees for the entire program amount to EUR 37,500. We offer a tuition fee discount if you submit your complete application by the following Early Bird deadlines*:

• Early Bird 1: November 30 – Discount: EUR 4,500
• Early Bird 2: January 31 – Discount: EUR 3,000
• Early Bird 3: March 31 – Discount: EUR 1,500

This covers all tuition and examination costs and includes the tuition fees for the semester abroad at one of our partner universities. Of course, you do not have to pay the fees all at once. You pay your tuition fees in four instalments – spread over two years. For further information, see our payment terms.

Note: Your tuition fees are tax-deductible as anticipated income-related expenses. Check out our brochure (in German) on this for tips. Please contact your tax consultant for more information.

*In order to receive the early bird discount, you will need to submit your application by the above deadlines, as well as submit all missing documents and successfully pass the HHL admissions interview until January 31 (Early Bird 1), March 31 (Early Bird 2) or June 30 (Early Bird 3).

We are happy to support you in financing your studies. There are various financing options available to you. We also offer scholarships for particularly committed and outstanding applicants. How do you get a scholarship? Impress us not only with your excellent academic achievements, but also with your personality.

Scholarship Overview

Pay your tuition fees in installments!

After admission, you pay a deposit of EUR 3,000 . The remaining amounts are divided into four installments and are due on October 1 and March 1 of each academic year.