Entrepreneurship

Discover if entrepreneurship is the thing for you

Curious of your own abilities as an entrepreneur or entrepreneurial employee and want to find out how to develop these skills? The UvA Student Career CentreExternal link offers formative individual consultations to discover what suits you best.

Getting started as an entrepreneur

Do you have a clear vision for the foundation of a business? Then head on over to the ACE Incubator, the Amsterdam’s university business incubator. The ACE programmes are predominantly geared towards STEM students, but hose with a different educational background are also welcome. Possibilities to request financing can also be found here.

Social entrepreneurship with student association Enactus

You can also join Enactus. This network of students, teaching staff and business professionals seeks to find solutions to social, economic and ecological problems in Amsterdam through entrepreneurship. You can find out more on Enactus UvAExternal link’s website

Education in entrepreneurship

Do you want to further immerse yourself in entrepreneurship and develop your entrepreneurial skills and knowledge? The UvA and the Amsterdam Centre for Entrepreneurship offer education on this subject.

Minor in Entrepreneurship

Do you want to learn more about entrepreneurship during your studies? The UvA offers a minor in entrepreneurship.

• In this minor you found a business together with other students, see startupandrunning.nlExternal link for examples of businesses that came into being through the minor.
• For more information regarding the minor, see the course catalogueExternal link.

Master’s in Entrepreneurship

Do you want to specialise in entrepreneurship after your bachelor’s? The UvA offers a Master’s in Entrepreneurship. With this in mind, pay close attention to the entrance requirements.

• You learn to analyse entrepreneurial behaviour and entrepreneurship from a broad, scientific perspective.
• You develop the mentality and skills that entrepreneurship demands.
• Find out more about the Master’s in EntrepreneurshipExternal link

Rules and regulations for non-EU/EEA students

There are specific rules for non-EU/EEA studentsExternal link who want to work self-employed in addition to their studies. Go to uva.nl/work to find more information.