Master's Programs

Master’s
in Impact Entrepreneurship
& Innovation

Transform the future

An entrepreneurial journey with impact

The world is addressing grand challenges through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an urgent call for action that provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

If you want to tackle some of these grand challenges and create real impact, the Master’s in Impact Entrepreneurship & Innovation will help you with the needed attitude and mindset change, offering a project-based and action-oriented program.

Are you ready to become an agent of change so you can transform the world in responsible and inclusive ways?

This Master’s program is offered in partnership with

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

The program

SEMESTER 1	JAN	SEMESTER 2	JUN	SEMESTER 3
Mandatory Courses	Debrief on projects and track choice	Mandatory Courses	Debrief on projects	Work Project
Electives Courses		Electives Courses		Regular Seminars, Networking Events, Nova SBE Career Fairs, Conferences
Career Development Program: Mastering Your Career		Skills Accelerator Modules
Mentoring Program		Regular Seminars, Networking Events, Nova SBE Career Fairs, Conferences
Skills Accelerator Modules
Regular Seminars, Networking Events, Nova SBE Career Fairs, Conferences

Entrepreneurship or Innovation: Select your journey

Entrepreneurship and innovation are two interrelated concepts, but they also have important differences in terms of practices, frameworks, and mindsets. In order to support different interests and talents among our students, students in the second and third semesters will be able to focus either on Entrepreneurship or Innovation.

The main differentiator will be the mandatory core course "Entrepreneurship Project" - where 2 sections will be offered one focusing on entrepreneurship, the other on innovation - and the Work Project.

At the end of the first semester, students will choose (based on the recommendation of their professors and advisors) whether they want to focus on entrepreneurship or innovation. These two tracks leverage Nova SBE's resources - the Haddad Entrepreneurship Institute and the Innovation Ecosystem and provide students opportunities to explore ways to create impact (social and/or environmental).

Students who want to follow the Entrepreneurship Track, will either continue working on the project they developed during the first semester, or they will have to join the Entrepreneurship bootcamp (offered in January) to develop a new project. This choice will be based on the recommendation of their faculty and advisors.

Students who choose to follow the Innovation Track will have the possibility to either pilot their idea from the first semester (based on the recommendation of their professor and the Innovation Ecosystem team) in a company, or they will be able to work with innovation projects in partnership with companies in the Nova SBE ecosystem.

Within the Innovation Track, if students want to make significant difference in healthcare and well-being, there is the possibility of choosing the Health Innovation specialization, which leverages on medical scientific knowledge (lectured at Nova Medical School), value-based healthcare, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Mandatory Courses

1st semester:

Entrepreneurial Journey
Entrepreneurship with Impact
Opportunity Identification
New Venture Management
Innovation for Impact
Applied Research Method

2nd semester:

Entrepreneurial Project (Entrepreneurship focus / Innovation focus)
Metrics that Matter
Data Science for Impact

3rd & 4th semesters - exclusively for the Health Innovation specialization students:

Value-Based Healthcare
Medicine 4.0 (lectured by Nova Medical School)

Electives

Electives allow you to customize your degree and build the foundations for your future career. You will get the chance to learn alongside students from other academic backgrounds, embracing diversity. Delivered in practical, strategic, and academic formats, electives are taught by the school’s faculty, who offer vital insight on the latest areas of research and business trends.

You can check the full list of electives here.

What else will you be exploring?

Nova SBE Discovery Week

The Nova SBE Discovery Week is an unforgettable experience where you will have the opportunity to explore the school, learn more about your program, and meet other Master’s students. You will also have the chance to start thinking about your career and get familiar with the Nova SBE community (alumni, corporate partners, knowledge centers, staff, and faculty). You will be encouraged to consider your personal goals and preferences, discover your strengths, and the areas you would like to develop while gathering valuable insight into the professional choices that lay ahead.

Career Development Program

You may already have career goals, or perhaps you are still considering what route, role, and environment will best suit you. Whether you already know how you plan to impact the world or whether you are still trying to decide, know that Nova SBE has a program that will guide you all the way through.

Careers @ Nova SBE Team has a comprehensive program to give you the necessary tools to make your job search more effective from day one and transform your uncertainties into bold aspirations that can make a difference.
Skills Accelerator Modules
The Skills Accelerator is a group of modules that aims to develop and enhance skills you gain through your journey at Nova SBE.
The Skills Accelerator is composed by 4 areas and students must complete 1 module in each area, according to their Master’s program.

Digital - Technology for business: concepts, tools and software.
Ethics - The concept of ethics and its importance in life (personal and professional). Exposure to ethical challenges and practical discussions on how to address them.
Market Links - Activities career and job market related. Organized by Careers office, student clubs, or faculty. Depending on the module selected, corporate partners and other companies are invited to participate. Competencies you might acquire and/or accelerate: self-awareness, collaboration, teamwork effectiveness, critical thinking and problem-solving, job market knowledge, Alumni networking
Leadership - Leadership concepts and tips: self-leadership and leading others.
Study Trips
In today’s world, leaders must understand and foster diversity as the main driver of human potential in organizations. Therefore, the school organizes several study trips under the Corporate Links/Internationalization modules from which you may choose to:
Network with peers and faculty from leading institutions in world capitals such as Brussels, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf,
Geneva, London, Madrid, New York, San Francisco and Zürich
Visit innovative, successful companies and their business leaders, and consequently extend your understanding of how business cultures differ around the world
Work Project

Designed to address market demands, our innovative learning processes combine in-class and in-company formats to underline the importance of learning by doing. This allows students to become highly trained and prepared graduates who are viewed as potential candidates with a differentiated competitive advantage. Students must complete a Master’s work project, which is the equivalent of a Master’s thesis.

This project will be based on the students’ ideas to tackle grand challenges, either it’s their own social venture or an innovative solution to implement within an existing organization.

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