MSc Technology-based Entrepreneurship
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Stockholm, Sweden
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
SEK 342,000 / per year
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
Introduction
The master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship provides students with the skills to drive innovation at large corporations or create and grow their entrepreneurial ventures. It combines a strong focus on technology with expertise in entrepreneurship, innovation and venturing. Graduates have a unique skill-set in innovation and management and a value-creating mindset adept for dynamic careers.
Technology-based Entrepreneurship at KTH
Today's dynamic economy requires people with entrepreneurial capacity – individuals who can seize opportunities, take the initiative, and solve problems creatively. This new programme will foster future change leaders that will not only steer large, global corporations and organisations but also leaders who will create and grow new and innovative ventures that will create value by solving customers' and society's problems in non-traditional and sustainable ways.
The master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship provides you with the frameworks and skills needed to develop companies in a dynamic global business environment successfully. The programme equips you with a specialist understanding of technology-based entrepreneurial management. It's about designing the systems and organisations that create, capture and deliver value based on products and services. The programme focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation and venturing within a predominately technical context. You will understand the dynamics of innovation and entrepreneurship through advanced-level academic courses on entrepreneurial business and management, concentrating on the specific technological and business conditions within selected technology application areas (for example, ICT, life sciences, manufacturing and services). Challenges and opportunities in essential aspects such as sustainability, globalisation and diversity are discussed throughout the programme.
This programme is ideal for students that aim to launch successful technology-based ventures in large organisations or new entities. Students with bachelor's degrees in all fields, from construction management to media, will benefit from this integrated business curriculum. It is designed for students pursuing careers in various roles, such as corporate ventures, venture capital, technology development and commercialisation, product and project management, start-up leadership, and other broad management roles.
In the programme's first semester, you will learn fundamental knowledge about entrepreneurship, finding challenges, and capturing and developing ideas to solve problems. In the second semester, you will gain knowledge and skills to execute and grow a company. The second year starts with a course in research methodology and a field project focusing on challenge-based entrepreneurship that will give you the opportunity to work closely with the more practical project together within the Stockholm entrepreneurship ecosystem. For the final semester, you will conduct a master's degree project.
The programme has an international panel of professors and experts who advise the programme leadership on content issues and provide control and external validation regarding the field and final master's degree projects. Additionally, Sweden is a leading nation in technology and innovation, and this programme is developed in close collaboration with the Technology Entrepreneurship Lab at KTH, providing significant opportunities for students.
This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The School of Industrial Engineering and Management (at KTH) offers the programme mainly at KTH Campus in Stockholm.
Admissions
Curriculum
The two-year master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship consists of three terms of courses and one final term dedicated to the master's degree project. Each term consist of approximately 30 ECTS credits. The courses presented on this page apply to studies starting in autumn 2024.
Year one
Mandatory courses
- Technology-based Entrepreneurship (ME2620) 7.5 credits
- Business Opportunity Development (ME2621) 7.5 credits
- Innovative Business Models (ME2622) 7.5 credits
- Technology-based Venture Realization (ME2623) 7.5 credits
- Managing Firm Growth (ME2624) 7.5 credits
Year two
Mandatory courses
Autumn 2025
ME2625 Challenge-driven technology-based entrepreneurship, 15hp
Spring 2026
Master´s thesis, 30cr
A minimum of 3 the conditionally electvice courses must be taken during year 1-2.
Mandatory courses
- Research Methods in Industrial Engineering and Management (ME2003) 7.5 credits
Program Outcome
Sustainable development
Graduates from KTH have the knowledge and tools for moving society in a more sustainable direction, as sustainable development is an integral part of all programmes. The three key sustainable development goals addressed by the master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship are:
- Sustainable development goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Sustainable development goal 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Sustainable development goal 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
The programme helps to improve employment opportunities, particularly for young people who have business ideas by teaching and coaching students in creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and how to identify business opportunities. To promote sustainable industrialisation, this programme provides knowledge in the field of industrial dynamics with an emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship aiming towards technical creativity. Moreover, students will get an opportunity to learn about the responsible consumption of natural resources and production by the application of creative ideas, entrepreneurial approaches and innovative management.
Sustainable development
Graduates from KTH have the knowledge and tools for moving society in a more sustainable direction, as sustainable development is an integral part of all programmes. The three key sustainable development goals addressed by the master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship are:
- Sustainable development goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Sustainable development goal 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Sustainable development goal 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
The programme helps to improve employment opportunities, particularly for young people who have business ideas by teaching and coaching students in creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and how to identify business opportunities. To promote sustainable industrialisation, this programme provides knowledge in the field of industrial dynamics with an emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship aiming towards technical creativity. Moreover, students will get an opportunity to learn about the responsible consumption of natural resources and production by the application of creative ideas, entrepreneurial approaches and innovative management.
- Innovation Manager
- Customer Success Manager
- Management Consultant, Founder
- Digital Marketer
- Business Intelligence Developer
- Development Engineer
- Digital Strategy Consultant
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- Product Development Manager
- Project Manager.
Scholarships and Funding
KTH offers four different scholarship opportunities for master's studies. The KTH Scholarship covers the tuition fee of a one or two year master’s programme. The KTH One-Year Scholarship is aimed at current KTH master's programme students and covers the tuition fee of the second year of studies. The KTH Joint Programme Scholarship is aimed at students in certain joint programmes and covers the tuition fee for the study period spent at KTH. The KTH India Scholarship is aimed specifically at students from India.
- KTH Scholarship
- KTH One-Year Scholarship
- KTH Joint Programme Scholarship
- KTH India Scholarship
Swedish Institute
The Swedish Institute (SI) offers a number of scholarships for students from targeted countries coming to Sweden.
KTH associated scholarship organisations
KTH cooperates with the following organisations providing scholarship opportunities for prospective KTH students.
- COLFUTURO (Programa Crédito Beca) for students from Colombia
- LPDP (Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education) for students from Indonesia
- FUNED for students from Mexico
Scholarship portals
IEFA database
The IEFA database offer a comprehensive scholarships search, grant listing and international student loan programmes.
Studyportals
The Studyportals scholarship database lists over 1,000 scholarship and grants for students worldwide applying for studies in the EU.
Scholars4dev
Scholarships for Development is a database of scholarships open to students from developing countries.
WeMakeScholars
WeMakeScholars helps students from India secure education loans from banks and NBFCs. They also lists more than 26,000 international scholarships from different trusts, foundations and govt. bodies.
Deferment of student loans in the United States
KTH is an accredited institution at the US Department of Education and holds a Title IV 'Deferment Only' status (OPE ID 03274300). US students may defer payments on existing federal student loan accounts while enrolled in a master’s programme at KTH. The 'Deferment Only' status does not allow students to take out federal student loans for enrolment at KTH. However, the accreditation facilitates grant and loan opportunities for US students as many private student loan institutions in the US use this designation as a requirement to grant new loans. Students who wish to defer payments must contact their lending institution in the US.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The master's programme in Technology-based Entrepreneurship represents one of the most important engines of value and new-wealth creation in the contemporary economy. We developed this programme for you who want to kick-start a new personal venture or who are looking to pursue a fast-track career in innovative companies. As most corporations today realise that they need to be more innovative and entrepreneurial, this programme prepares you to meet this demand.
This programme is based on the success of the one-year master's programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. Graduates from that programme work in companies such as Ericsson, H&M, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PayPal, PWC, Salesforce, SEB, Telia, as well as start-ups like Detectify, Furhat Robotics, FunRock, Connected Senses and MAD Foundation.
After graduation
Innovation Manager, Customer Success Manager, Management Consultant, Founder, Digital Marketer, Business Intelligence Developer, Development Engineer, Digital Strategy Consultant, Sales and Marketing Manager, Product Development Manager, Project Manager.