Lightning Bites: Entrepreneurship Education: Spreading entrepreneurship across all 21 RUB faculties

Entrepreneurial mindsets and skills are essential for driving innovation and economic growth. However, integrating entrepreneurship education across all 21 faculties of the RUB is a major challenge. To address this, we have developed the Technology Entrepreneurship Module, a scalable platform that delivers entrepreneurship content to students from different academic backgrounds. This module ensures that all students gain access to fundamental entrepreneurship knowledge and develop the necessary skills to apply it in their respective fields.

Through this initiative, students who complete two selected faculty-specific modules (10 ECTS) as well as the 5 ECTS Technology Entrepreneurship Module will be eligible for the RUB Entrepreneurship Certificate. This certificate serves as an official recognition of their entrepreneurial skills, enhancing their career prospects and their ability to innovate within their disciplines.

Vivian Peuker Steinhäuser talked about how the Technology Entrepreneurship Module helps to answer questions such as “How do we turn breakthrough technological ideas into successful ventures?” “Do crises always have to be the catalyst for innovation?” “What methods can help to align new technologies with market needs?” The module combines technology and innovation management methodologies with real-world case studies, delivered through engaging video seminars. Students will learn the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship, the process of turning ideas into viable business models, and strategic tools for technology assessment and planning.