Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Source: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/entrepreneurship-and-innovation-masters-programme-one-year-EAGEI Parent: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/study/study-opportunities-lund-university/masters-degree-studies
Master's programme • 1 year • 60 credits
In this programme you will start a startup based on your own idea or a research-based innovation. With a “Do Stuff” approach, your startup is at the centre of your learning. Supported by individual mentoring, startup coaching and links to the startup scene, you learn by doing.
Start
Autumn 2026
Duration
1 year
Level
Master's
Language
English
Place of study
Lund
- Overview
- Teaching and learning
- Career prospects
Overview
Entrepreneurs and innovators are crucial in a world defined by rapid change, uncertainty, emerging technologies, and climate challenges. Individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset are more important than ever. This programme prepares you to navigate that fast-changing, uncertain world. You’ll build the entrepreneurial mindset and practical skills needed to spot opportunities, respond to uncertainty, and drive innovation – whether by launching a startup or innovating within organisations.
The programme design is twofold: supporting the entrepreneurial process of your startup while attending to your individual learning journey – equipping you to grow as founders and entrepreneurial leaders. You’ll develop core skills needed to build, test and develop a startup.
The programme begins with cutting-edge, research-based insights into the entrepreneurial process and opportunity recognition. Throughout the autumn semester, you will learn methods to test feasibility, desirability, and viability of your startup, design business models, explore team dynamics, reflect on yourself as an entrepreneurial leader, crunch your startup’s numbers, and seek out sources of finance. In the spring, you will design and run real-life experiments to validate your idea and build pitch decks. At the same time, you’ll explore a research-based problem on a contemporary issue within entrepreneurship.
Mentorship programme
As a student in the programme you also participate in our mentorship programme. Each student is matched with a dedicated mentor. Mentors are experienced entrepreneurs, industry leaders, professionals and alumni from the programme. Your mentor is there to support you in your entrepreneurial journey. We ask mentors and mentees to meet at least every three weeks. Mentors also join us in the programme to give feedback during presentations and assignment.
International Master Class
Students with exceptional study results during the first semester at this programme, may compete for seats at the International Master Class programme. The International Master Class is a highly competitive opportunity to go on an exchange semester after finishing your Master’s studies.
Teaching and learning
Pedagogical approach
The programme is built on an action-oriented approach that cycles between action, theory, and reflection. We believe entrepreneurship is best learned through practice, but also from stepping back, reflecting on experience, and connecting it to relevant theories.
Mentorship
You are matched one-to-one with a mentor who supports your individual learning journey and development. Our mentors are experienced entrepreneurs, leaders, and alumni.
Community
You’ll join a close-knit, motivated community where students support each other and share the entrepreneurial journey in an open, high-energy environment.
Startup scene
Embedded in the local startup scene, you’re invited to activities hosted by incubators and innovation support organisations, giving you access to the people, knowledge, and networks that support startups.
LUSEM Startup Hub
Students are encouraged to base themselves at the Startup Hub, a community and open workspace for those interested in startups, located at the heart of the school.
Sustainability
Social and environmental sustainability is woven throughout the programme, ensuring you create value not only for your customers and users, but also for people and the planet.
Spark Lund
Spark Lund is a student-to-student coaching service for early startup ideas, run by students who support peers across the university. You are welcome to join the team.
Career prospects
The need for people who can think creatively, act entrepreneurially, and deliver results in uncertain environments has never been greater. Graduates of this programme are equipped to launch their own ventures, join early-stage startups, drive innovation inside larger organisations, and support other startups by working in incubators and similar support environments.
You’ll be prepared for roles where opportunity recognition, problem-solving, experimentation, and leadership are essential. Many graduates pursue careers in venture finance, business development, innovation management, corporate entrepreneurship, product development, venture architecture, continue working within the broader startup and innovation ecosystem, as well as in leadership roles within NGOs.
Some graduates also continue with their startup projects after graduation. Our alumni research shows that many remain engaged in entrepreneurial activity, either as their primary focus or as part of a hybrid career path.
- Dates
- Requirements and selection
- Tuition fees
- Scholarships and funding
Dates
Autumn Semester 2026
Closed for applications.
Lund - Full time 100%
Apply now
Start
31 August 2026
31 Aug 2026
End
6 June 2027
6 Jun 2027
Form
Normal learning
Pace
Full time
Language
English
City
Lund
Apply now
Good to know about applying for international Master's programmes
Most international Master's programmes require you to submit programme-specific documents as part of your application. Make sure to check the requirements carefully.
Requirements and selection
Prerequisites
An undergraduate degree (BA/BSc). English course 6 (advanced proficiency)
Selection criteria
Selection will be based on academic merits from previous university studies and a Statement of Purpose in which applicants state their reasons for applying to the programme.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens
Citizens of countries outside:
- The European Union (EU)
- The European Economic Area (EEA) and
- Switzerland
are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each \ semester.
Tuition fees, payments and exemptions
Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 150,000 \ First payment: SEK 75,000
Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.
No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland
There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.
Scholarships and funding
Lund University Global Scholarship Programme
The Lund University Global Scholarship programme is a merit-based and selective scholarship targeted at top academic students from countries outside the EU/EEA.
Lund University Global Scholarship
African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Scholarship
Within the framework of the Lund University Global Scholarship programme, the University also offers the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Scholarship targeted at top academic students from selected African research universities.
Swedish Institute Scholarship: Global professionals
The Swedish Institute offers scholarships to international students from certain countries who are applying for select Master's programmes in Sweden.
Scholarship information on the Swedish Institute website
Country-specific scholarships and funding options
Lund University has agreements with scholarship organisations and funding bodies in different countries, which may allow applicants to apply for funding or scholarships in their home countries for their studies at Lund University. Most agreements are intended for Master’s applicants, although certain opportunities may also be available to Bachelor’s students.
External scholarships
In addition to scholarships offered by Lund University or through its partner agreements, there are external opportunities. On the page below, you’ll find examples of organisations that may provide financial support for international students from specific countries.
Scholarship for the Master's Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Through the generous donation from the Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship, a full tuition fee scholarship is available for students applying for the Master's Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Apply for the scholarship through the LU Global Scholarship application
Overview
Entrepreneurs and innovators are crucial in a world defined by rapid change, uncertainty, emerging technologies, and climate challenges. Individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset are more important than ever. This programme prepares you to navigate that fast-changing, uncertain world. You’ll build the entrepreneurial mindset and practical skills needed to spot opportunities, respond to uncertainty, and drive innovation – whether by launching a startup or innovating within organisations.
The programme design is twofold: supporting the entrepreneurial process of your startup while attending to your individual learning journey – equipping you to grow as founders and entrepreneurial leaders. You’ll develop core skills needed to build, test and develop a startup.
The programme begins with cutting-edge, research-based insights into the entrepreneurial process and opportunity recognition. Throughout the autumn semester, you will learn methods to test feasibility, desirability, and viability of your startup, design business models, explore team dynamics, reflect on yourself as an entrepreneurial leader, crunch your startup’s numbers, and seek out sources of finance. In the spring, you will design and run real-life experiments to validate your idea and build pitch decks. At the same time, you’ll explore a research-based problem on a contemporary issue within entrepreneurship.
Mentorship programme
As a student in the programme you also participate in our mentorship programme. Each student is matched with a dedicated mentor. Mentors are experienced entrepreneurs, industry leaders, professionals and alumni from the programme. Your mentor is there to support you in your entrepreneurial journey. We ask mentors and mentees to meet at least every three weeks. Mentors also join us in the programme to give feedback during presentations and assignment.
International Master Class
Students with exceptional study results during the first semester at this programme, may compete for seats at the International Master Class programme. The International Master Class is a highly competitive opportunity to go on an exchange semester after finishing your Master’s studies.
Teaching and learning
Pedagogical approach
The programme is built on an action-oriented approach that cycles between action, theory, and reflection. We believe entrepreneurship is best learned through practice, but also from stepping back, reflecting on experience, and connecting it to relevant theories.
Mentorship
You are matched one-to-one with a mentor who supports your individual learning journey and development. Our mentors are experienced entrepreneurs, leaders, and alumni.
Community
You’ll join a close-knit, motivated community where students support each other and share the entrepreneurial journey in an open, high-energy environment.
Startup scene
Embedded in the local startup scene, you’re invited to activities hosted by incubators and innovation support organisations, giving you access to the people, knowledge, and networks that support startups.
LUSEM Startup Hub
Students are encouraged to base themselves at the Startup Hub, a community and open workspace for those interested in startups, located at the heart of the school.
Sustainability
Social and environmental sustainability is woven throughout the programme, ensuring you create value not only for your customers and users, but also for people and the planet.
Spark Lund
Spark Lund is a student-to-student coaching service for early startup ideas, run by students who support peers across the university. You are welcome to join the team.
Career prospects
The need for people who can think creatively, act entrepreneurially, and deliver results in uncertain environments has never been greater. Graduates of this programme are equipped to launch their own ventures, join early-stage startups, drive innovation inside larger organisations, and support other startups by working in incubators and similar support environments.
You’ll be prepared for roles where opportunity recognition, problem-solving, experimentation, and leadership are essential. Many graduates pursue careers in venture finance, business development, innovation management, corporate entrepreneurship, product development, venture architecture, continue working within the broader startup and innovation ecosystem, as well as in leadership roles within NGOs.
Some graduates also continue with their startup projects after graduation. Our alumni research shows that many remain engaged in entrepreneurial activity, either as their primary focus or as part of a hybrid career path.
Dates
Autumn Semester 2026
Closed for applications.
Lund - Full time 100%
Apply now
Start
31 August 2026
31 Aug 2026
End
6 June 2027
6 Jun 2027
Form
Normal learning
Pace
Full time
Language
English
City
Lund
Apply now
Good to know about applying for international Master's programmes
Most international Master's programmes require you to submit programme-specific documents as part of your application. Make sure to check the requirements carefully.
Requirements and selection
Prerequisites
An undergraduate degree (BA/BSc). English course 6 (advanced proficiency)
Selection criteria
Selection will be based on academic merits from previous university studies and a Statement of Purpose in which applicants state their reasons for applying to the programme.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens
Citizens of countries outside:
- The European Union (EU)
- The European Economic Area (EEA) and
- Switzerland
are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each \ semester.
Tuition fees, payments and exemptions
Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 150,000 \ First payment: SEK 75,000
Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.
No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland
There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.
Scholarships and funding
Lund University Global Scholarship Programme
The Lund University Global Scholarship programme is a merit-based and selective scholarship targeted at top academic students from countries outside the EU/EEA.
Lund University Global Scholarship
African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Scholarship
Within the framework of the Lund University Global Scholarship programme, the University also offers the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Scholarship targeted at top academic students from selected African research universities.
Swedish Institute Scholarship: Global professionals
The Swedish Institute offers scholarships to international students from certain countries who are applying for select Master's programmes in Sweden.
Scholarship information on the Swedish Institute website
Country-specific scholarships and funding options
Lund University has agreements with scholarship organisations and funding bodies in different countries, which may allow applicants to apply for funding or scholarships in their home countries for their studies at Lund University. Most agreements are intended for Master’s applicants, although certain opportunities may also be available to Bachelor’s students.
External scholarships
In addition to scholarships offered by Lund University or through its partner agreements, there are external opportunities. On the page below, you’ll find examples of organisations that may provide financial support for international students from specific countries.
Scholarship for the Master's Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Through the generous donation from the Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship, a full tuition fee scholarship is available for students applying for the Master's Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Apply for the scholarship through the LU Global Scholarship application
Contact us
Master coordinator Entrepreneurship
Email: entrepreneurship@fek.lu.se