International Entrepreneurship Lab
From March 24 – 27th, you will meet researchers and students from Kristiania University College and University of Potsdam to innovate together.
The four days interactive on-site workshop will be a booster for your personal network. The workshop will give you insights into how Design Thinking method can be applied to the business modeling process. You will work in interdisciplinary teams on concrete startup or spin off ideas out of academia, learn how to understand customer problems and develop solutions.
Key Information
- Dates: Online workshop Kick-Off March 16, and on-site March 24 – 27
- Who can participate: PhD students, post docs, academic staff and master students from our joint ecosystem (Kristiania and Potsdam) can apply for participation
- Locations: Kristiania University College at Urtegata 9, 0187 Oslo and Loftet at Kongens gate 22, 0153 Oslo
- Application deadline: EXTENDED until 15th of March. First come, first serve.
- Registration: Sign up here. Please remember to read the code of conduct carefully before registering.
- Language: English
Experience to work in a startup with workshop-life-balance!
This workshop is all about human-centered business modeling and innovation-based projects! You'll meet 40-50 participants of our joint ecosystem (Kristiania University College and University of Potsdam). You will get to know in which team you will be working at our workshop kick-off, a week before the Lab!
You'll learn more about:
- Business Model development meets Design Thinking
- Learn from five real-life innovation-based startup ideas out of academia
- Experiential learning in small interdisciplinary, intercultural teams
Code of conduct
Full participation in the workshop is mandatory
In this 4 ½-day workshop, you will work in small teams and learn how to develop ideas that you can take away for your own projects. Therefore, full participation in the workshop is mandatory, where you and your team mates are encouraged to active participation.
It is your responsibility to let us know if you are not present
Completion of the mandatory participation (minimum 80% of the event time) will make you eligible of the official Certificate of the International Entrepreneurship Lab (IEL) workshop, signed by Kristiania University College and University of Potsdam.

EXIST-Potentiale: Entrepreneurship Education Manager
EXIST-Potentiale: Entrepreneurship Education Manager
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