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DurationPostgraduate Programme in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering - Foundations (Leuven et al) (29 ECTS)
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:
- 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 are eligible to apply for admission if they have obtained one of the above-mentioned Master’s degrees OR if they meet the following conditions:
• have obtained a degree that gives access to the programmes above;
• being at most 32 credits away from obtaining your degree in one of the above-mentioned Master's programmes.
Students satisfying the admission requirements can apply:
• Register through www.innoverendondernemen.be
• Upload CV and cover letter
• Interview at the invitation of the programme
• Decision based on all information
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
Candidates are eligible to apply for admission if they have obtained one of the following Master’s degrees:• Master of Science in Bioengineering Technology (all)
• Master of Bioscience engineering (all)
• Master of Science in Engineering Science (all)
• Master of Science in Engineering Technology (all)
• Master of Science in Business Engineering (all)
OR if they meet the following conditions:
• have obtained a degree that gives access to the programmes above;
• being at most 32 credits away from obtaining your degree in one of the above-mentioned Master's programmes.
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.
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:
- 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 are eligible to apply for admission if they have obtained one of the above-mentioned Master’s degrees OR if they meet the following conditions:
• have obtained a degree that gives access to the programmes above;
• being at most 32 credits away from obtaining your degree in one of the above-mentioned Master's programmes.
Students satisfying the admission requirements can apply:
• Register through www.innoverendondernemen.be
• Upload CV and cover letter
• Interview at the invitation of the programme
• Decision based on all information
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
Candidates are eligible to apply for admission if they have obtained one of the following Master’s degrees:• Master of Science in Bioengineering Technology (all)
• Master of Bioscience engineering (all)
• Master of Science in Engineering Science (all)
• Master of Science in Engineering Technology (all)
• Master of Science in Business Engineering (all)
OR if they meet the following conditions:
• have obtained a degree that gives access to the programmes above;
• being at most 32 credits away from obtaining your degree in one of the above-mentioned Master's programmes.
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.
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Innovation Project
The innovation project is mandatory and consists of 20 ECTS credits.
20 ECTS Innovation Project - Foundations 
T5ZIN2 staff- W.Van Petegem (coordinator)
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- W.Van Petegem (coordinator)
Innovation Project – Foundations (20 ECTS) T5tIN2 staff staff
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Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills
In consultation with the coach and with the approval of the faculty, the student chooses courses for a minimum of 3 credits from an interuniversity course list. The list contains courses related to innovative, entrepreneurial and professional skills of all participating universities. The list also includes a number of courses that our faculty arranges especially for the postgraduate programme, which are further described below.
6 ECTS Professional and Cross-Cultural Skills in Engineering 
PRCSEN staff- W.Van Petegem (coordinator)
staff
- W.Van Petegem (coordinator)
Professional and Cross-Cultural Skills in Engineering (6 ECTS) prcsen staff staff
3 ECTS Strategy, Leadership & Human Resources STLEHU staff- G.Waeyenbergh (coordinator)
staff
- G.Waeyenbergh (coordinator)
Strategy, Leadership & Human Resources: Lectures (2 ECTS) hSTLEH staff staff
Strategy, Leadership & Human Resources: Workshops (1 ECTS) wSTLEH staff staff
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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Project Supporting Courses
The student completes the rest of the individual course package with broadening or deepening courses from the offer of the participating universities.
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