Overview
Entrepreneurship does not stop at borders. The Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship elective takes your venture thinking beyond Cambridge and into a live international ecosystem, giving you the chance to explore how entrepreneurs build, test and scale ideas in a different country and culture.
You will travel to an international innovation hub for a 3-and-a-half day experience, during which you will:
- work with Cambridge Judge faculty and local founders, investors and ecosystem leaders to understand how policy, culture, regulation and infrastructure shape entrepreneurial opportunities
- visit incubators, startups and innovation hubs, seeing first hand how ventures are launched and grown in a different market
- take part in interactive workshops, group projects and cultural immersion activities, designed to stretch your thinking and challenge your assumptions about how and where innovation happens
Increase in global entrepreneurship activity over the last 2 decades (World Bank Entrepreneurship Database 8th edition)
What to expect
This international elective is built for a cohort that is already highly international and diverse. It is an opportunity to:
- develop your cross‑cultural competence, communication and leadership, enabling you to navigate new business environments with confidence
- deepen your global perspective and market awareness, identifying opportunities and constraints beyond your home context
- strengthen your entrepreneurial mindset by working in a high-intensity, unfamiliar setting where you must adapt quickly and think creatively
- build on your experiential learning and applied theory, enabling you to deepen your insight into entrepreneurial ecosystems and strategic thinking
- enrich your global networking and exposure to international founders, investors and innovation hubs
Who is it for
For MSt in Entrepreneurship students who want to test their ideas against a global backdrop, build international networks and experience innovation in action, Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers a powerful extension of the programme’s core curriculum.
Planning and support for the international elective
- There will be an additional fee to undertake this elective and students should expect to cover the costs of travel, accommodation and meals.
- To ensure the elective is as inclusive as possible, we plan it well in advance and can provide official documentation confirming your enrolment and participation in the MSt in Entrepreneurship to support your visa application where needed. However, as with attendance in Cambridge, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the correct immigration permission to travel to and attend the elective in the host country.
- Students who are unable to join the trip will be able to choose from our existing portfolio of electives so that no one is academically disadvantaged.
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FAQs
No – you’ll mainly study online with interactive teaching groups, so you can complete the programme from anywhere in the world. You just need to ensure you’re available to come to Cambridge for the residentials, as these are compulsory. Attendance at webinars is not compulsory, but strongly encouraged.
Two years.
Our programme begins in September each year.
We encourage you to! Most of our students work on their venture or full-time (in the UK or overseas) while studying for the MSt; the programme is part-time and designed to fit around other commitments.