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Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing

Graduate School of Business

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Direction
Prof. Alicia Rodríguez Márquez, Prof. María Jesús Nieto Sánchez
Language
Spanish
Attendance
On-campus
Credits
60
Campus
Getafe
Applications

 Open 

☛  Places available: 40

Departments
"Conde de Campomanes" Institute of Entrepreneurship and Family Business

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    This Master offers specialised advanced training in the field of entrepreneurship and business venturing. The purpose of the Master is to offer the best training for the identification of business opportunities and the development and practice of successful business projects. 

    Likewise, the master pretends encourage and promote entrepreurship and business activity, with the academic world thus contributing to social and economic development.

    The Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing is aimed at all those who wish to be:

    • Entrepreneurs wishing to develop their business initiatives and business ideas by themselves.
    • “Intrapreneurship” or corporate entrepreneurs  seeking an active role in any company, setting up new business projects, new divisions, launch of new product lines, or any business initiative.
    • Social entrepreneurs interested in setting up business projects with a social purpose.
    • Business Consultants or Advisers.
    • Professionals in public and private entrepreneurial organisations.
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    │COLLABORATORS

    Logotipos de los colaboradores del máster
     

    Reasons to study master in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing

     

     

     

     

    │MASTER IN NUMBERS

    • ☛ 1st European university to obtain the ACEEU dual accreditation (Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial & Engaged Universities) and the second worldwide
    • ☛ 1st AACSB Accredited Spanish Public University
    • ☛ Included among the 5 best specialized masters (Ranking El Mundo 2018)
    • ☛ 1 year official program
    • ☛ More than 70% of the students are foreigners
    • ☛ Small groups: up to 40 students per class
    • ☛ Wide network of collaborators with more than 60 startups and organizations dedicated to entrepreneurship
    • ☛ Own scholarships (up to 50% of enrollment) and aids from Fundación Carolina

     

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  • CURRICULUM
  • FACULTY

    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid has extensive experience in promoting and encouraging entrepreneurial spirit and providing training in business venturing.  The Master's in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing has a broad selection of specialist teachers and lecturers for each of the subjects taught in the program.

    Our teaching staff numbers well known experts in their different fields from both the academic and the professional spheres.
    We also have a considerable number of entrepreneurs collaborating in the different programme activities.

    UC3M FACULTY

    • CERVIÑO, JULIO
      Department of Business Administration
      Associate Professor
      Phd in Business and Economics - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
      Brief CV
    • FELIU REY, JORGE
      Department of Private Law
      Associate Professor
      PhD in Law - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Brief CV
    • GARCÍA MANDALONIZ, MARTA
      Department of Private Law
      Associate Professor
      PhD in Law - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Vicedecana de Derecho y Administración de Empresas
      Brief CV
    • GONZÁLEZ CUÉLLAR, MARÍA LUISA
      Department of Public State Law
      Full Professor of Financial and Taxation Law
      PhD in Law - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Vice-President for Students, Social Responsibility and Equality - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Brief CV
    • LILLO, ROSA
      Department of Statistics
      Full Professor of Statistics and Operations Research
      PhD in Mathematics - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
      Brief CV
    • MOLINA LÓPEZ, JOSÉ MANUEL
      Department of Computer Science and Engineering
      Full Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
      PhD in Telecommunications Engineer - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
      Brief CV
    • NIETO, MARÍA JESÚS
      Department of Mechanical Engineering
      Full Professor of Business Organization
      PhD in Economics - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Deputy Director of Instituto de Iniciativas Empresariales y Empresa Familiar “Conde Campomanes”
      Brief CV
    • NÚÑEZ-NICKEL, MANUEL
      Department of Business Administration
      Full Professor of Accounting and Finance
      PhD in Economics - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Brief CV
    • PARASKEVOPOULOU, EVITA
      Department of Business Administration
      Associate Professor
      PhD in Science, Technology and Innovation - Manchester Business School (University of Manchester, Reino Unido)
      Brief CV
    • REVILLA TORREJÓN, ANTONIO
      Department of Mechanical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Business Organization
      PhD in Business Management - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Master of Science in Social Research Methods - London School of Economics
      Brief CV
    • RODRÍGUEZ MÁRQUEZ, ALICIA
      Department of Mechanical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Business Organization
      PhD in Business Management - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Master in International Advocacy Practice - Universidad de Murcia
      Vice Dean of Student Orientation - Facultad CCSSyJJ - UC3M
      Lawyer - Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Málaga
      Brief CV
    • RODRÍGUEZ DE LAS HERAS, TERESA
      Department of Private Law
      Associate Professor
      PhD in Law, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Vicerrectora adjunta de Relaciones Internacionales y Cooperación
      Brief CV
    • SANTAMARÍA, LUIS
      Department of Business Administration
      Associate Professor
      PhD in Business Management - Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
      Brief CV

    EXTERNAL FACULTY

    • ARAGÓN GÓMEZ, CRISTINA
      Department of Business Law (UNED)
      PhD Assistant Professor
      PhD in Labour Law - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
    • CAÑIBANO,  ALMUDENA
      Doctora en Employment Relations and Organizational Behaviour-London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)
      Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources (ESCP Europe Business School)
    • CASTELLANOS, JOSÉ MANUEL
      Managing partner of Think Creative
      Director of Global Needs and Delivery of the BBVA Innovation Unit (until 2011)
      Bachelor of Business Administration, CUNEF
    • CERANTOLA, NICOLA
      Mechanical engineer - Università degli Studi di Padova (Italia)
      Founder and director of Ecologing
      Speaker, teacher, author and consultant at international level
      Creator of the Ecocanvas methodology
    • CUESTA, ÁLVARO
      Lawyer and technology entrepreneur
      Degree in Law
      Founder and CEO of Sonar Ventures
      President of the Young Council of the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Madrid
    • EZQUER, FERMÍN
      Degree in Economics and Business Administration
      Co-founder, Global Managing and Director
      THINK CREATIVE
    • FERNÁNDEZ, MAURO
      Business Development Director of Lyra
      Co-founder of Gremyo y Lyra
      Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Degree in Political Science and Administration - Universidad Santiago de Compostela
    • GARCÍA GARCÍA, ÁNGEL
      Business Administration and Management - Universidad Calos III de Madrid
      Master in Human Resources Management - Centro de Estudios Garrigues de Madrid
      Founder and CEO of Playea.es
      Founder and CEO of ShuffleU
      Training Consultant in Dosabrazos
    • GÓMEZ MARTÍN, ÁLVARO
      Operating Partners en LANAI - Business Angels Group
      Country manager de ELOGIA (Agencia de Marketing Digital)
      Double Bachelor's Degree in Law and Business Administration -  UC3M
    • LAMARQUE KRIEG, LUIS
      Lawyer
      Founding Partner of Tax Advisers Lamarque y Krieg
      Master's degree in taxation - Centro de Estudios Financieros
    • LÁZARO UCEDA, GABRIEL
      Industrial Engineer - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
      Certificate in Global Business Leadership. GlobalNxt University
      Senior Manager
      QUEST GLOBAL
    • LLADRÓ​, MARÍA
      Economist
      Certified CTT Consultant, Barrett Values Centre
      Consultant associated with Transform Action. Mediator
      Columnist of El Mundo Comunidad Valenciana
    • MAGARIÑO, VÍCTOR
      MBA, Escuela de Negocios EDEA (Madrid)
      Director of Marketing and Sales
      COMUNYCARSE, S.L.
    • PARODI, JUAN
      Director of Projects and Partnerships at Impact Hub Madrid
      Degree in Political Science and International Relations - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina
      Master in Marketing Digital - ESIC
    • POSTIGO, PABLO
      Computer Science Engineer
      Co-Founder and CEO of Frontity.com
    • ROSA, JAVIER
      EMBA, PDD, PMP
      Industrial Engineer
      Founder and CEO of Q&L and F2M-Tweels
      Manager in BQ
    • SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA, JAVIER​
      Graduate in Business Administration - Universidad Calos III de Madrid
      Founding Partner and Director of Grupo Meraki 91
      Director of Madrid Innovation Driven Ecosystem (2019-2020)
      Co-Founder and CEO of Crowd Centaurs
    • VEGA, MONTSERRAT
      Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Business Administration-UCM
      Consultant and financial advisor
      Professor of accounting and finance at UC3M and EOI.
    • VERA, ANÍBAL​
      Co-founder and director of OWL Partners
      Graduate in Business Administration
      Master in Entrepreneurship and Business Venturing - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
    • VOS SAZ, ANTONIO
      PhD in Business Management - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
      Founder of Asociación Empresarial “Parque Tecnológico Leganés Industrial”
      CFO Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
  • ADMISSION
    • ADMISSION

      Application

      The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:

      Requirements

      In order to register for the course, a university degree qualifying students for access to a master's degree or equivalent in the country of issue is required. Students with qualifications issued by countries which are not members of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) will not be required to validate their degrees, although the University will check that they have an equivalent level to official Spanish university qualifications.

      Graduates of any academic qualification are eligible to register on the master's degree course, irrespective of their area of specialisation. Given that business activity and the entrepreneurial phenomenon cover any area of society, qualifications from any branch of knowledge are considered appropriate: engineers, humanists, jurists, economists, journalists, architects, scientific experts etc. Students coming from degrees far from Economics and Business and who have not had additional training related to subjects such as Introduction to Business and/or Fundamentals of Business Management  must take Formative Complements.

       

      FORMATIVE COMPLEMENTS

      Students coming from degrees far from Economics and Business and who have not had additional training related to subjects such as Introduction to Business and/or Fundamentals of Business Management must take 6 ECTS credits in the Formative Complements called Introduction to Business Activity.

      The dates and schedules of the Formative Complements can be consulted here.

       

      Admission criteria

      Admission to the programme will be based on the decision of the academic committee which will assess each candidate’s potential, taking into account their motivation and the merits of the documentation accompanying their application:

      ADMISSION CRITERIA %
      Title of degree and transcripts* 35%
      Interest and motivation of the candidate to suit the objectives of the program 30%
      Training and activities evidencing knowledge** 10%
      Professional experience 10%
      Complementary training 10%
      English and other languages 5%

      * Where appropriate, postgraduate qualifications and academic record.

      ** In the case of candidates from degrees not similar to the program content.

      Language requirements

      Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

      students with foreign university degrees

      Once admitted to the Master’s, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.

      More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.

      If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.

    • ENROLLMENT

      TUITION FEES*

      Reservation fee: €800

      • it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
      • the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

      60 ECTS in the first academic year:

      • EU students: €7,800 (€130/ECTS credit)
      • Non EU students: €11,700 (€195/ECTS credit)

      ✎│Tuition fees
       

      NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.

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      * Current fees for the 23/24 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 24/25 academic year.

      Additional information

      • You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
      • When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
      • The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
      • Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
        No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

      ✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

      ✎│ECTS credits recognition

  • SCHOLARSHIPS

    UC3M SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025

    CALL AM01-24/25 *

    For the academic year 2024-2025 a call has been published for a maximum of 5 scholarships for payment of the net enrolment fees for students accepted into the Master’s, with the following provision:

    • 5 scholarships of € 4,500, € 3,000 or €1,500

    To apply, you must have completed the application for admission to the Master’s.
     

    Application deadline: May 31, 2024
     

    Partial resolutions:

    • first partial resolution: published on 8/3/2024
    • second partial resolution: from April 27, 2024
    • third partial resolution: from June 20, 2024

    * The number of grants and amounts specified in the call, may vary depending on the conditions of the candidates who apply to them, can be even deserted as assessed by the Selection Committee for each program.

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    📚 │ Scholarships

    💻 │ UC3M e-bulletin (BOEL) in Spanish

    FUNDACIÓN CAROLINA EDUCATION PROGRAM CLOSED

    CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS 2024/2025

    Fundación Carolina has opened its call for scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year, aimed exclusively at students from Latin American countries that are members of the Ibero-American Community of Nations or Portugal to complete their education in Spanish universities and study centers.

    • Number of scholarships: 2 study grants
    • Deadline to apply for the scholarship: March 14, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. (Spanish time)

    [+] information
     

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    General information on scholarships

    For more information on specific scholarships of interest awarded by UC3M and by other agencies or organisations.

    🎓 │ Scholarships to study a University Master

  • PRACTICAL INFORMATION
  • COLLABORATIONS

    Collaborators with the Master's course

    10ENTREPRENEURS
    It offers intensive programs for entrepreneurs to launch or expand their business in the United States, connecting with investors, customers and partners at the lowest possible cost.
     

    APTENT
    It is a social enterprise that is committed to technological innovation and social innovation to make the world more accessible to everyone. It puts technology at the service of people, believes in universal accessibility, is committed to the community, promotes quality employment and integrates people at risk of social exclusion into the workplace.
     

    ASEARCO​
    The association of entrepreneurs in Arganda del Rey and ASEARCO region. It has 600 members, mainly SMEs and freelancers from all sectors of activity. With almost 40 years of existence has become one of the major players of the business growth in the region and in an inclusive organization that responds to the needs and problems of the associated companies. Also, hundreds of companies have been created thanks to the advice that ASEARCO provides entrepreneurs.
     

    BARRELTOPÍA
    Brand of natural cosmetics for lovers of the sea, the mountains, travel and sport.
     

    BUFETE DE MARKETING
    Consultancy that carries out strategic and market research projects, with proven experience in the design, development and implementation of tools for market analysis.
     

    BYLD
    Creation of handmade startups, combining agility and culture with the size and resources of the corporation
     

    CEL (CENTRO ESPAÑOL DE LOGÍSTICA)
    Association of national and international reference for supply chain management in Spain. It provides value to its members through knowledge and innovation in logistics management and acts as a benchmark in the sector. It participates in the dissemination and constant diffusion of know-how, innovation and best practices.
     

    CHINESPAIN
    Platform of Spanish tourist experiences adapted to the tastes of Chinese tourists.
     

    CITET (CENTRO DE INNOVACIÓN PARA LA LOGÍSTICA Y EL TRANSPORTE DE MERCANCÍAS)
    Innovative business organization that promotes and facilitates technological innovation in logistics and transportation. It promotes transversal innovation projects and initiatives, accompanies entrepreneurship projects and carries out the dissemination and transfer of technological and environmental knowledge.
     

    COCOPIFOOD
    CocopíFood is the first food delivery service between private individuals with which we are revolutionizing everyday food. Marketplace + Food Delivery. We are the "Uber" of food or the "Deliveroo" of private individuals.
     

    CREA - ROBÓTICA EDUCATIVA
    Company specialized in the organization of courses based on educational robotics and 3D printing, creation of teaching content and training of trainers.
     

    DEL BARRIO ESTUDIO
    Design and manufacture of high quality leather goods.
     

    DOS ABRAZOS
    An educational project that helps people coexist in the workplace.
     

    ECOLOGING
    Social enterprise that promotes the transition to a new resilient and regenerative economic model through education, creation, dissemination and application of knowledge. 
     

    ELTENEDOR
    Leading website in the online booking sector in Spain and France. It offers a restaurant booking service with interesting promotions and discounts; and restaurants can benefit from an efficient booking management service.
     

    EMPRENDE CONMIGO
    Consulting for Hispanic entrepreneurs seeking to access the global market. It has an international network of investors in Denmark, Dubai, Singapore, Spain, the United States and Latin America.
     

    ENTRE TRÁMITES
    Advice for SMEs, freelancers, entrepreneurs and foreigners with personalized service at affordable prices. Team of specialists to help with immigration procedures, incorporation of companies, accounting, taxes and much more.
     

    REPSOL FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS' FUND
    Repsol, one of the largest global energy, promotes the Entrepreneur's Fund through its Repsol Foundation. This initiative is part of the Repsol Group's strategy for encouraging sustainability in current energy models.
     

    FINUTIVE
    Technological tool that helps SMEs to manage their finances, improving their financial relationship with banks, customers and suppliers.
     

    FOOD IN THE BOX
    International gastronomy business founded by a former student of this master's degree (first year of the course). A new way of visiting  a different country every month through its cuisine, with  new gastronomic experiences (products + recipes to make at home)

    FRONTITY
    Frontity offers the easiest alternative to create instant websites by combining WordPress and React. Open Source and free.
     

    FRUITBULL​
    First online application that allows you to know the price of fruits and vegetables in real time, to decide with security and updated information the optimal time of harvesting and buying and selling.
     

    FUNDACIÓN AMAS SOCIAL​
    Organization dedicated to the care of people with disabilities and their families with the aim of enabling them to develop their life project, promoting their full inclusion in society.
     

    GENYUS SCHOOL
    A movement that promotes educational, social and cultural change, supporting today's children and youth, so that, through education in Entrepreneurship, Social Skills and Personal Development, they can build tomorrow's future.
     

    HEATCONV
    Start-up whose mission is to design, manufacture and market small-sized electronic devices that generate electrical energy based on the capture of infrared radiation.
     

    HERITAE
    Legaltech startup that digitizes inheritances. It offers integral and digital solutions to manage inheritances in a comprehensive way.
     

    HUB MADRID
    An innovative coworking project which inspires, connects and promotes social innovators.
     

    INROBICS
    Startup that offers a new rehabilitation model using artificial intelligence integrated into social robots with the aim of helping people with functional or neurological limitations to improve their quality of life.
     

    LIBEEN
    Startup dedicated to Smarthousing that offers rental alternatives to home buying.
     

    LIIGHT
    Liight is an app that motivates people to be more sustainable through gamification and smartcity systems.
     

    LYRA
    Digital Agency, specialized in eCommerce and web, with the aim of improving your customers' experience and optimizing business channels.
     

    NÉMICA
    Consultant integrated by young bankers and consultants who seek to professionalize the purchase and sale of small companies and to dynamize the business network by offering the latest market solutions.
     

    OWL PARTNERS
    Independent financial and asset management and advice with exclusive services for members of your business club.
     

    POLAR DEVELOPMENTS S.L.
    It develops and markets deployment systems for portable photovoltaic generators, with space technology that allows the generation of electric energy in any place, and with a fast time of installation and uninstallation.
     

    PARQUE CIENTÍFICO DE LA UC3M
    The biggest scientific, technological and tertiary park in Spain. It provides a space for developing "clusters" and technological companies, in particular those concerned with R+D+i. Its aim is innovation and endeavours to promote economic development, and improve employment opportunities and business competitiveness
     

    SAMAIPATA VENTURES
    It is a venture capital firm with offices in Madrid and London (also in Paris soon!) specializing in seed markets and digital brands in Southern Europe, France and the UK.
     

    SONAR VENTURES
    This company launches internet companies. They use lean startup tools and trend analysis in order to develop scalable businesses. They adapt efficient business models to the Spanish and Latin American market and act as local agents (partners) in the global startup ecosystem.
     

    START_UC3M
    Start UC3M is the first Association of Entrepreneurs of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. It is working to encourage entrepreneurship at the UC3M.
     

    THINK CREATIVE
    This business model and organisational improvement consultancy has offices in Madrid, Mexico and New York. We share a way of thinking, a specific way of doing things consistent with addressing any challenge from a number of directions, without confining itself to categories, classifications or predetermined labels, going beyond "best practice" and traditional models.
     

    TRANSFORM ACTION
    Global partner of Barret Values Centre. It is an organization dedicated to identifying values from where leaders operate, the values that govern team management and the culture of organizations.
     

    UTW
    Unmanned Technical Works – UTW – ofrece soluciones, asesoría y servicios tecnológicos para diversos sectores en el ámbito de utilización de sistemas aéreos no tripulados (UAS), también conocidos como RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) y comúnmente denominados “Drones”.
     

    VIVERO DE CARABANCHEL
    This is the biggest in Madrid City Council’s business Incubator Network aimed at self employed workers, professionals, microbusiness, cooperatives and employment companies which are developing the start up of a business project or social economy enterprise who wish to receive direct services.
     

    VIVERO DE PUENTE DE VALLECAS
    Assists young textile sector companies starting up in the world of business, facilitating their initial steps. It is managed by the Association of Garment Businesses of Madrid (ASECOM)
     

    XTRATEGY
    Digital consultant born from a passion for technology and business. We challenge the traditional way of doing things and through innovation, creativity and optimization we make complete transformations of companies.
     

    Activities

    ALTERNATIVA EMPRENDER (Entrepreneurial Alternative)

    Event organized by the Master jointly other partners. It offers lectures, workshops, and an space to connect with people from different backgrounds and profiles to develop a business project.

    In addition, it includes a competition of business ideas "IDEAE", in which you can present your business idea to a jury and get attractive prizes.

    Visit: www.alternativaemprender.com