UNIC Series of Open Entrepreneurship Courses 2026/2027

Are you ready to develop the entrepreneurial mindset needed to navigate today’s dynamic job market?

The UNIC Series of Open Entrepreneurship Courses “Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation Nexus” (GEIN) is your gateway to hands-on experience, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cutting-edge knowledge.

Expand your Entrepreneurship horizon through open online courses across different UNIC universities. Together, they offer you the flexibility to explore technology-based, social, and emerging forms of entrepreneurship — fully online, across Europe.

These courses are open to Bachelor, Master, and PhD students from all UNIC partner universities.

You can visit one course or choose several courses. You will receive a UNIC certificate for participation and if applicable ECTS, by arrangement with your home faculty.

Technology Entrepreneurship (at Ruhr University Bochum)

Open for 5 UNIC Students – Starting October 2026

Term: Winter Semester 2026/2027

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Bröring, Dr. Vivian Peuker-Steinhäuser, Lev Kalishchuk

Format: Fully online, including final assessment (remote option for UNIC students abroad)

What you’ll learn:

• Transform technology-based ideas into viable business models.
• Fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship
• Trend analysis & customer journey mapping
• Technology evaluation & patent data analysis
• Business model design with canvas & value proposition

✔ Recognize the potential of new technologies
✔ Develop and evaluate innovation-driven business models
✔ Gain hands-on experience with patent and market data

More Information: Technology Entrepreneurship (MSc) – WiWi-Fakultät der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Registration open: https://campus.unic.eu/public/courses

Social Entrepreneurship (at University of Zagreb)

Online course with weekly virtual classes

Starting: 22.02.2027, End date: 05.06.2027

Dive into the world of social entrepreneurship and innovation. This course gives you the tools to design, finance, and evaluate sustainable social enterprises.

Content highlights:

• Social change & the role of entrepreneurs
• Design thinking for social innovation
• Recognizing market opportunities for impact
• Financing models: crowdfunding, impact investing, venture philanthropy
• Measuring social impact with tools like SROI and scorecards
• Business Model Canvas for social enterprises

✔ Learn to design sustainable social business models

✔ Collaborate in teams on real-world projects

✔ Gain both theoretical knowledge and applied skills

Assessment: 60% individual test + 40% team project

More information: Social Entrepreneuship - EFZG - Ekonomski fakultet Zagreb

Registration: https://campus.unic.eu/public/courses

Academy of Entrepreneurship (at University of Lodz)

Flexible online format

 Originally designed for University of Lodz students, this academy is now open to all! In collaboration with the Siostry ADiHD (ADHD Sisters) — alumnae who started their first business as students — you’ll get unique insights into the entrepreneurial journey.

What you’ll find:

• Inspirational video lectures and training materials
• Real stories from student entrepreneurs
• Practical tips for building your own venture

✔ Accessible to everyone
✔ Learn at your own pace
✔ Get inspired by real-world examples

More information: ACADEMY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT UNILODZ

Registration open: https://campus.unic.eu/public/courses

Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technologies (at University of Oulu)

Flexible online format – 2026/27 academic year

The self-paced course is available twice between 1) 26.10.2026 - 31.12.2026 and 2) 15.03.2027 - 09.05.2027

Explore entrepreneurship in the context of blockchain and emerging technologies. This course combines entrepreneurial skills with applied business case studies.

Structure:

• Part I: Introduction to blockchain as a business enabler
• Part II: Business case analysis methods
• Part III: Applied blockchain-enabled business case study

✔ Learn how to analyze and model business opportunities
✔ Develop problem-solving skills in real tech-driven contexts
✔ Gain practical experience with ecosystemic business modeling tools

Assessment: Written case analysis report (graded 1–5 / Fail)

Link: BO00AI27 Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technologies | Opinto-opas 2026-2027 

Registration open: UNIC Oulu Course Registration | University of Oulu

Entrepreneurial Competencies for Landscape Restoration (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and Commonland)

Flexible online format – 2026/27 academic year

Explore the vital importance of healthy ecosystems and landscapes for business, and to explore the contribution business and management thinking can bring to large-scale landscape restoration. This online course combines entrepreneurial skills with Sustainable Landscape Restoration.

Structure:

• Module 1: Introduction to landscape restoration
• Module 2: Entrepreneurial mindset
• Module 3: 4 returns Landscape Business Model canvas
• Module 4: Business model discovery process
• Module 5: Problem discovery and validation – part 1
• Module 6: Problem discovery and validation – part 2
• Module 7: Solution development and validation
• Module 8: Investment readiness level – business view
• Module 9: Investment readiness level – landscape view
• Module 10: Final reflection

✔ Learn how to develop entrepreneurial skills regardless of your background as a landscape practitioner
✔ Develop on interventions that create value for landscapes
✔ Gain experience within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, for example as a policy maker or impact investor

Assessment: Written case analysis assessments

Link: Entrepreneurial Competencies for Landscape Restoration

Registration open: via Coursera

How to Join?

The registrations for courses 1, 2 and 3 run via the UNIC Virtual Campus → Portal → search for “open online courses”. For course 4 and 5 please register via specific pages named above

For 1, 2 and 3:

• After the acceptance of participation, enroll via the respective university’s Moodle/learning platform.
• Receive a UNIC certificate! Please contact your home faculty to clarify if an additional ECTS recognition is possible.
• Seize this chance to build your entrepreneurial mindset and connect with peers across Europe.

Apply now and become part of the next generation of innovators!

The series is part of UNIC Thematic Line 5 – Entrepreneurial Learning for Innovation.

Contact for general questions: GEIN coordination, Vivian Peuker-Steinhäuser, Faculty of Economics, Ruhr University Bochum. E-Mail: Vivian.PeukerSteinhaeuser@ruhr-uni-bochum.de