Innovation Management

As part of this two-year Master's programme in Sustainable Business and Innovation, students learn about sustainability challenges and the technological and other options that businesses can use to work in a more environmentally and socially friendly manner. By reviewing the academic literature and theory, real-life examples, and business case studies, students acquire insight into the behaviour of organisations, including processes of organisational change and innovation. Businesses increasingly face significant challenges and opportunities from environmental issues such as climate change, energy, and water and social issues such as labor and human rights, corruption, and transparency. Stakeholders in these businesses – including governments, shareholders, business customers, local communities, consumers, employees, and NGOs – are demanding that companies become more focused on sustainability for themselves and the communities they impact. Graduates from this programme understand how to help business and organisations in their journey toward making societies more sustainable. The course content is framed by life-cycle thinking, systems thinking, and long-term thinking.

Instruction modes

case study, group discussion, group assignment, lecture, individual assignment, literature study, oral presentation, research, research project, research proposal, practicum, project, seminar, internship, tutorial, working group, self evaluation, self study

Accreditation: NVAO

Erasmus Mundus program: This is an Erasmus Mundus program.

Admission requirements

The minimum capacities that are required in prior education concern: * some general insight in sustainability issues and/or innovation (from a social-science or natural science perspective); * research skills; * a basic level of knowledge in natural sciences.

Other requirements

1. minimum kennis (ISPAC: overige vereisten) The minimum capacities that are required in prior education concern: * some general insight in sustainability issues and/or innovation (from a social-science or natural science perspective); * research skills; * a basic level of knowledge in natural sciences.