Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The MIE focuses on teaching students from all over the world how to create sustainable solutions for society. Sustainability is firmly embedded in the MIE program:

• We value social entrepreneurship
• In many courses sustainability is at the core. e.g. we teach about ethics on new digital technologies such as Artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual reality, 5G,…
• During the Global Leadership skills track (see below), you will have to work on an Action Learning Project (ALP), realising some of the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals).

The AACSB and NVAO accreditations awarded to Antwerp Management School clearly demonstrate AMS’ permanent attention to quality education. AMS is also listed in the Financial Times Rankings, Our EMBA has a top position in this ranking: ranked nr° 45 worldwide.The FT ranking positions our full-time master's programs in the TOP 20 worldwide for international mobility.

AMS takes into account the principles of responsible management education as presented by PRME.
Our master's programs are highly ranked in Eduniversal Rankings en QS World University Rankings. In the QS World University Rankings, you can find our programs in the top 10 Best value for money.

Eduniversal Master Ranking 2022:
N°15 in Entrepreneurship

This program was one of the first in his kind worldwide and improved every year in the rankings. Now it is among the best 30 entrepreneurship master's programs in the world.

After successful completion of the program, you will receive an official and internationally accredited Master of Science (MSc) degree issued by Antwerp Management School ; ‘Master in Management: Innovation and Entrepreneurship'.

You will be part of a very international program. It will be a global experience with students and faculty from many different nationalities and a unique opportunity to expand your international network. You will learn how to cope with different cultures and the complexities of international business communications. 

You'll embark on a 3-week project with students from Politechnico in Milan. First you will visit Milan and take part in the Innovation Sprint collaborating with students at Politecnico. Then you will welcome and host them in Antwerp to complete the sprint!
At the end of the year, you'll visit New York to see the start-up ecosystem on a big city scale and learn how to
enter this international innovation landscape.

The Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship has already brought forth 120 start-ups. From start-up to great and successful enterprise. From medical products, to coffeebars, from fashion, to apps, the founders all followed the same program.

Twikit (Scale-up of the year 2018), Bao Living, Poppy, Board of Innovation, Captain Kombucha, Jakhals, Loop, Zetapulse, Sealjobs, Getintheloop, and many more...

Get inspired!

Thanks to a partnership between AMS and NSX, a spin-off of UAntwerp, you, as a MIE student, have access to top technology. NSX conducts research and valorization of the innovative Normalized Systems technology.

NSX designs particularly fine-grained modular software based on this technology. This software makes changes (and therefore innovations) quickly possible. As a MIE student you can participate in the Start-Up Sprint Competition, which will lift your start-up to a higher level. The winning students will receive effective support from NSX worth 20.000 euros.

The program is designed to empower, challenge and support young professionals in creating an incredible advantage for their international career.

Did you know 92% of the MIE alumni find a job within 3 months after graduation?

MIE alumni typically work for

1. cool innovative companies as business developer, innovation manager, growth hacker, …
2. set-up their own start-up
3. go into innovation consultancy
4. get more responsibility in further growing/developing/revamping the family business or 5/ support entrepreneurs in policy, legal or investor type of jobs

Career Management Services

Throughout the academic year, several activities will be organized at AMS by the Career Management Services which can inspire and help you in making a good career decision, including job interview trainings, career fairs, networking events, case evenings. Individual and peer coaching is offered to help you explore your talents, interests and needs, relate these to what companies offer in terms of jobs and career opportunities, and prepare yourself for job interviews and assessments. 

Graduates from this program start working in a variety of companies and industries either driving innovation in a corporation, accelerating in leading innovation firms or revamping the family business. Companies include Google, Ecover, EY, Salesforce, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Unilever, AB Inbev, Nestlé, Too Good To Go, LEGO, Deloitte, and Showpad.

Or graduates found their own start-up: Twikit (Scale-up of the year 2018), Bao Living, Poppy, Board of Innovation, Captain Kombucha, Jakhals, Loop Earplugs, Zetapulse, Sealjobs, Getintheloop, and many more.

Download the career report of this master's program

Graduates from the MIE program who want to develop a start-up can use our building: AMS provides a free working place and a place where you can meet clients.

Antwerp is a creative city for investors and entrepreneurs, always open for new ideas and concepts. The City of Antwerp and its business partners are undertaking many initiatives to encourage innovative entrepreneurship and attract new investments. Some examples:

• StartupVillage, a temporary hub for digital growth businesses
• City of Things, transformation of Antwerp into a ‘living lab’
• The Beacon, with a physical anchor in the innovation hub
  

Antwerp has a very lively, active and fast growing and internationally connected start-up scene.

Antwerp is also world famous for its port, fashion, diamond and much more.