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Makers of Tomorrow

A pragmatic introduction to entrepreneurship

They gain exciting insights into entrepreneurship and learn about the basic methods and topics of entrepreneurship. Students and employees of participating universities learn in digital self-study from founders from Germany and Silicon Valley which obstacles and hurdles they had to overcome and how they managed to do so.

Everything important at a glance

  • Who can participate: Students, researchers and staff from all departments.
  • Participation requirements: None
  • Format: digital self-study program
  • Duration: ~ 10-15 hours for learning modules and assignments

In 10 modules, topics such as entrepreneurial mindset, idea generation, market development, business model development and financing & networking are presented through videos and advanced assignments. You will get interesting insights into different start-up stories, its successes and hurdles. You will also learn exciting methods and practical tips on how to turn innovative ideas into valuable products of tomorrow.

Among others, founders such as Sebastian Thrun (Kitty Hawk Corporation, Udacity), Lea-Sophie-Cramer (Amorelie), Alexander Ljung and Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss (SoundCloud) present their founder stories and experiences.

Your advantages

  • In inspiring start-up stories, you will gain insights into the challenges and approaches of successful founders.
  • You will receive valuable methods, tips and tools that will help you generate effective ideas, develop products and work the market.
  • Through practice-oriented topics and methods, you will get a pragmatic introduction to entrepreneurship and be inspired to take action yourself.
  • In independent learning units you can deal with the different topics as required.
  • Upon completion of all modules included you will receive a certificate of participation.

Registration and procedure

Participation is possible after registration on Makers of Tomorrow. You will receive the access key after sending a mail request to cettu-dortmundde. The access codes will be sent by mail.

The course is open to all fields of study, degrees and semesters - explicitly no prior knowledge is required!

Those who complete all ten modules, including the assignments, will receive a certificate and exclusive access to the Makers of Tomorrow alumni community, with many other events and networking opportunities.

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