Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
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Start of studies for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Welcome to the MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at the Department of Informatics. We are looking forward to welcome you on Tuesday 13 August 2024. There is a joint program for all Master's students at the department  13 - 15 August.

Welcome!

Welcome to the MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (MSc ENT) programme at the University of Oslo. We look all very much forward to meeting you in person and to work with you over the next 22 months.

The MSc ENT program teaches ambitious students with a technical-scientific background to successfully develop and commercialize new products and services, in both large complex organizations as well as in start-up companies. In the program, you will study topics where, by design, most of you have neither previous experience nor educational background.  Moreover, the field is highly interdisciplinary where effective working in and leading teams is an important success factor. As such, the master’s program is rather different from all other master’s programs offered by the Department of informatics.

While this may sound overwhelming at first, fear not.  Since the starting point is so different, the structure and operational mode of the program is also rather different. Except for one elective course in the first semester, all courses are compulsory to ensure consistent and necessary learning. Group work is an integrated component in all courses except in your final master’s thesis, and attendance is mandatory in all lectures throughout the program. Finally, the subjects are taught by lecturers with a combined academic and practitioner background, and training is reinforced through semester-long projects.

To ensure a good introduction to the programme both professionally and socially, the programme starts with the annual MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Kick-off Week from 19-23 August.  A general introduction to all new master’s students at the Department of informatics will be given during the introductory week from August 13-15. During these three days, in addition to getting valuable information, you must choose your one elective course as explained below. It is important that you study the alternatives in advance and actively participate in the introductory week sessions.

Jens Petter Falck
Associate Professor,
Senior Adviser,
Programme Leader

Below please find some practical information to help you preparing for your studies.

Until we meet on August 13, enjoy the summer. 

Kind regards,

Jens Petter

To do's at the beginning of the semester

  •  From 13-15 August, you will attend the Introductory week for master's students.
    • On the first day, there is a mandatory orientation meeting with your academic department, where you will receive important information about your program and meet your buddy group. Wednesday and Thursday's program is for all new master's students at the department.
  • 15 August is deadline for choosing courses.
    • Important! You don't need to do anything before the orientation meeting, but it's recommended to look through recommended courses in advance. Read more about selecting courses below.

Program for introductory week

Ingen kommende arrangementer

Important dates

Selecting courses 2024

For the first semester you will take four mandatory courses and choose one elective course (10 ECTS). This is the only elective course in the two-year program and it must be from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

Read more about the programme structure

Social activities

There will also be social events throughout the orientation week, so you can get to know your fellow students and research groups better.

The events will be published here closer to the start of the semester.

Contact Information