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Identical coursesPostgraduate in Technovation: Teams & Start-ups (Ghent) (56 ECTS)
Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community
After admission procedure
Participants must have at least a bachelor's degree.
Students are admitted to this postgraduate programme after an application and selection procedure: https://www.technovation.be/application.
On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen (Leuven)
- EIT-KIC Master in Energy (Leuven)
- European Master of Sustainable Food Systems Engineering, Technology and Business (Gent)
- Master handelsingenieur (Leuven)
- Master handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: biosysteemtechniek (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: katalytische technologie (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbeheer (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbouwkunde (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: milieutechnologie (Leuven)
- Master in de biowetenschappen: land- en tuinbouwkunde (Geel)
- Master in de biowetenschappen: voedingsindustrie (Geel)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: biochemie (Gent, Leuven)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: bouwkunde (Brugge, Gent, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: bouwkunde (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie (Gent, Leuven, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica (Brugge, Geel, Gent, Leuven, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT (Brugge, Geel, Gent, Leuven, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: energie (Brugge, Geel, Gent)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: energie (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: kunststofverwerking (Brugge)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: nucleaire technologie (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: artificiële intelligentie (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: biomedische technologie (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: energie (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: mobiliteit en supply chain (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: wiskundige ingenieurstechnieken (Leuven)
- Master in de nanowetenschappen, nanotechnologie en nano-engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Biochemical Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- Master of Biomedical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Bioscience Engineering: Agro- and Ecosystems Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Bioscience Engineering: Cellular and Genetic Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Bioscience Engineering: Human Health Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Business Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Chemical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Chemical Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- Master of Civil Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Civil Engineering Technology (Gent)
- Master of Electrical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- Master of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- Master of Energy Engineering Technology (Diepenbeek)
- Master of Engineering: Computer Science (Leuven)
- Master of Engineering: Energy (Leuven)
- Master of Management Engineering (Brussel)
- Master of Materials Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Mathematical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Mechanical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Mobility and Supply Chain Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Nanoengineering (Leuven)
Additional information
The application deadline for the first round is 15 April.
The deadline for the second round is 31 August (to fill up remaining places).
We advise you to apply as soon as possible since most teams will already be full before the second round.
More information is to be found on the website of this programme: www.technovation.be.
Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community
Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.
You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.
Diploma requirements
Participants must have at least a bachelor's degree.Students are admitted to this postgraduate programme after an application and selection procedure: https://www.technovation.be/application.
Language requirements
All applicants must prove their proficiency in English. The English proficiency test scores accepted by KU Leuven are:• TOEFL iBT certificate: minimum overall score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based);
• IELTS Academic certificate: minimum overall score of 6,5;
• Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE) certificate.
The following applicants are exempted from submitting an English proficiency certificate:
Applicants who have obtained a previous diploma (secondary or higher education) taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Additional information
The application deadline for the first round is 15 April.
The deadline for the second round is 31 August (to fill up remaining places).
We advise you to apply as soon as possible since most teams will already be full before the second round.
More information is to be found on the website of this programme: www.technovation.be.
Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community
After admission procedure
On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:
- Bachelor handelsingenieur (Brussel, Leuven)
- Bachelor handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de biowetenschappen (Geel)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen (Brugge, Geel, Gent, Leuven, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen (Diepenbeek)
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur (Leuven)
- Bachelor of Business Engineering (Brussel)
- Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- EIT-KIC Master in Energy (Leuven)
- European Master of Sustainable Food Systems Engineering, Technology and Business (Gent)
- Master handelsingenieur (Leuven)
- Master handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: biosysteemtechniek (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: katalytische technologie (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbeheer (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbouwkunde (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding (Leuven)
- Master in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: milieutechnologie (Leuven)
- Master in de biowetenschappen: land- en tuinbouwkunde (Geel)
- Master in de biowetenschappen: voedingsindustrie (Geel)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: biochemie (Gent, Leuven)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: bouwkunde (Brugge, Gent, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: bouwkunde (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie (Gent, Leuven, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica (Brugge, Geel, Gent, Leuven, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT (Brugge, Geel, Gent, Leuven, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: energie (Brugge, Geel, Gent)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: energie (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: kunststofverwerking (Brugge)
- Master in de industriële wetenschappen: nucleaire technologie (Diepenbeek)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: artificiële intelligentie (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: biomedische technologie (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: energie (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: mobiliteit en supply chain (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde (Leuven)
- Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: wiskundige ingenieurstechnieken (Leuven)
- Master in de nanowetenschappen, nanotechnologie en nano-engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Biochemical Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- Master of Biomedical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Bioscience Engineering: Agro- and Ecosystems Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Bioscience Engineering: Cellular and Genetic Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Bioscience Engineering: Human Health Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Business Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Chemical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Chemical Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- Master of Civil Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Civil Engineering Technology (Gent)
- Master of Electrical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- Master of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (Leuven)
- Master of Energy Engineering Technology (Diepenbeek)
- Master of Engineering: Computer Science (Leuven)
- Master of Engineering: Energy (Leuven)
- Master of Management Engineering (Brussel)
- Master of Materials Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Mathematical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Mechanical Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Mobility and Supply Chain Engineering (Leuven)
- Master of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Nanoengineering (Leuven)
Candidates should apply through the following webpage: https://iiw.kuleuven.be/studeren/opleidingen/techinvent/application .
After an abridged programme
On the basis of the following degrees, or similar degrees, obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community:
- After successfully completing the abridged programme: Bachelor in de bio-ingenieurswetenschappen (na toelating) (
Leuven, 60 sp. )
, the following degrees are accepted:
- Bachelor in de biochemie en de biotechnologie (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de biologie (Kortrijk, Leuven)
- Bachelor in de biomedische wetenschappen (Kortrijk, Leuven)
- Bachelor in de biowetenschappen (Geel)
- Bachelor in de chemie (Kortrijk, Leuven)
- Bachelor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de fysica (Leuven) (Minor bio-chemische wetenschappen)
- Bachelor in de geneeskunde (Kortrijk, Leuven)
- Bachelor in de geografie (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de geologie (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de geowetenschappen (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen (Gent, Leuven, Sint-Katelijne-Waver) (Afstudeerrichting chemie)
- Bachelor in de industriële wetenschappen (Diepenbeek) (Afstudeerrichting chemie)
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de lichamelijke opvoeding en de bewegingswetenschappen (Leuven)
- Bachelor in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie (Brugge, Leuven)
- Bachelor in de wiskunde (Leuven) (Minor fysica en sterrenkunde)
Candidates should apply through the following webpage: https://iiw.kuleuven.be/studeren/opleidingen/techinvent/application .
Additional information
The application deadline for the first round is 15 April 2023.
The deadline for the second round is 31 August 2023 (to fill up remaining places).
We advise you to apply as soon as possible since most teams will already be full before the second round.
More information is to be found on the website of this programme: https://iiw.kuleuven.be/studeren/opleidingen/techinvent.
Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community
Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.
You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.
Diploma requirements
You can enroll for the programme if your application is approved and if - at the start of the programme - you meet one of the admission requirements below:• Obtained a Master of Science degree in Bioengineering Technology, Bioscience Engineering, Engineering Science, Engineering Technology or Business Engineering.
• Obtained a degree that gives admission to one of the Master’s programmes above.
• Finished a bridging or preparatory programme that gives admission to one of the Master’s programmes above.
Language requirements
All applicants must prove their proficiency in English. The English proficiency test scores accepted by KU Leuven are:• TOEFL iBT certificate: minimum overall score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based);
• IELTS Academic certificate: minimum overall score of 6,5;
• Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE) certificate.
The following applicants are exempted from submitting an English proficiency certificate:
Applicants who have obtained a previous diploma (secondary or higher education) taught in English in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
More information can be found here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/admissions/lang/lang-test.
Additional information
The application deadline for the first round is 15 April 2023.
The deadline for the second round is 31 August 2023 (to fill up remaining places).
We advise you to apply as soon as possible since most teams will already be full before the second round.
More information is to be found on the website of this programme: https://iiw.kuleuven.be/studeren/opleidingen/techinvent.
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Team and Start-up Project
Each team student takes 2 team projects of 22 credits. Each start-up student takes 2 start-up projects of 22 credits.
22 ECTS Team Project - Part 1 
T5ZT12 staff- K.Lodewyckx (coordinator)
- N.
- V.De Smedt (cooperator)
- N.Dehertoghe (cooperator)
- J.Kenis (cooperator)
- W.Lutin (cooperator)
- W.Meynendonckx (cooperator)
- J.Vanhamel (cooperator)
- M.Vanierschot (cooperator)
staff
- K.Lodewyckx (coordinator)
- N.
- V.De Smedt (cooperator)
- N.Dehertoghe (cooperator)
- J.Kenis (cooperator)
- W.Lutin (cooperator)
- W.Meynendonckx (cooperator)
- J.Vanhamel (cooperator)
- M.Vanierschot (cooperator)
Team Project - Part 1 (22 ECTS) T5tT12 staff- N.
- V.De Smedt (cooperator)
- N.Dehertoghe (cooperator)
- J.Kenis (cooperator)
- W.Lutin (cooperator)
- W.Meynendonckx (cooperator)
- J.Vanhamel (cooperator)
- M.Vanierschot (cooperator)
staff
- N.
- V.De Smedt (cooperator)
- N.Dehertoghe (cooperator)
- J.Kenis (cooperator)
- W.Lutin (cooperator)
- W.Meynendonckx (cooperator)
- J.Vanhamel (cooperator)
- M.Vanierschot (cooperator)
22 ECTS Team Project - Part 2 
T5ZT22 staff- K.Lodewyckx (coordinator)
- N.
- V.De Smedt (cooperator)
- N.Dehertoghe (cooperator)
- J.Kenis (cooperator)
- W.Lutin (cooperator)
- W.Meynendonckx (cooperator)
- J.Vanhamel (cooperator)
- M.Vanierschot (cooperator)
staff
- K.Lodewyckx (coordinator)
- N.
- V.De Smedt (cooperator)
- N.Dehertoghe (cooperator)
- J.Kenis (cooperator)
- W.Lutin (cooperator)
- W.Meynendonckx (cooperator)
- J.Vanhamel (cooperator)
- M.Vanierschot (cooperator)
Team Project - Part 2 (22 ECTS) T5tT22 staff- N.
- V.De Smedt (cooperator)
- N.Dehertoghe (cooperator)
- J.Kenis (cooperator)
- W.Lutin (cooperator)
- W.Meynendonckx (cooperator)
- J.Vanhamel (cooperator)
- M.Vanierschot (cooperator)
staff
- N.
- V.De Smedt (cooperator)
- N.Dehertoghe (cooperator)
- J.Kenis (cooperator)
- W.Lutin (cooperator)
- W.Meynendonckx (cooperator)
- J.Vanhamel (cooperator)
- M.Vanierschot (cooperator)
22 ECTS Start-up Project - Part 1 T5ZS12 staff staff
- K.Lodewyckx (coordinator)
- N.
- M.Van Aken (cooperator)
Start-up Project - Part 1 (22 ECTS) T5tS12 staff- N.
- M.Van Aken (cooperator)
staff
- N.
- M.Van Aken (cooperator)
22 ECTS Start-up Project - Part 2 T5ZS22 staff staff
- K.Lodewyckx (coordinator)
- N.
- M.Van Aken (cooperator)
Start-up Project - Part 2 (22 ECTS) T5tS22 staff- N.
- M.Van Aken (cooperator)
staff
- N.
- M.Van Aken (cooperator)
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Technovation Hub Academy
The course in this group ‘Technovation Hub Academy (6 ECTS)’ is mandatory.
6 ECTS Technovation Hub Academy T5ZTH2 staff staff
- W.Van Petegem (coordinator)
- N.
- S.Biermans (cooperator)
Technovation Hub Academy (6 ECTS) T5pTH2 staff- N.
- S.Biermans (cooperator)
staff
- N.
- S.Biermans (cooperator)
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Optional Courses
The student takes a minimum of 6 credits from the different programmes of the KU Leuven. The student submits the selection of courses to the coach who has to approve it.
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