Master's in Entrepreneurship

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Norway with the main campus in Trondheim and smaller campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund. The largest university in Norway, NTNU has over 8,000 employees and thousands of students. NTNU is a young institution with a long history. The university, in its current form, was established in 1996 by the merger of six research and higher education institutions in Trondheim. The university's root goes back to 1760, with the foundation of Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy), which in 1767 became the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. NTNU has a main profile in science and technology, a variety of programmes of professional study, and great academic breadth that also includes the humanities, social sciences, economics, medicine, health sciences, educational science, architecture, entrepreneurship, art disciplines and artistic activities.

NTNU School of Entrepreneurship (NSE) is a two-year master degree programme with a focus on business development and technology-based entrepreneurship. The programme combines academic insight with hands-on experience. The students are working in interdisciplinary teams of three to five. Through three semesters they have to develop a business idea of their choice to ensure its commercial success. NSE´s vision is to educate the best business developers in the world. NSE offers students a strong infrastructure and range of resources enabling them to successfully launch their businesses. All students have their workspace in our incubator at NTNU and all projects are supported by a dedicated mentor with senior management or entrepreneurial experience. In addition, projects take advantage of contacts and relationships through NSE´s extensive network. Through our strategic location at NTNU, students have access to pre-seed funding and prototype facilities in NTNU workshops and laboratories. We have adopted an unofficial slogan, "Not because it´s easy". The NSE culture and environment is designed to challenge our students by providing new experiences that take them outside their comfort zone. NSE students do not seek the easy way out, but rather want to push their limits to higher levels of performance. The programme is highly competitive and selective. Each year NSE receives hundreds of applicants from all academic disciplines. Annually, approximately 35 students are accepted based on an overall evaluation of academic results, motivation and work experience.