JUMP – from Vision to Impact
Power up your future skills! With the new Minor/LAO in Innovation & Entrepreneurship (30 ECTS), Master’s students from all disciplines can enhance their profile of key future skills in an interdisciplinary setting.
Develop an interdisciplinary, adaptive understanding of innovation to translate insights from your respective subject contexts into impact-oriented solutions and to act responsibly in various professional fields. Whether as a manager in the corporate world, the innovation economy, the public or non-profit sector, or even as the founder of your own start-up, act as a visionary and develop innovations with a real impact.
Over the course of three semesters, you will explore innovation and entrepreneurship from both academic and practical perspectives in an interdisciplinary setting. The program combines foundational knowledge, hands-on experience and interdisciplinary teamwork, supported by experts from academia, industry, and the innovation ecosystem.
Program Goals
Throughout the program, themes such as mindset, leadership, collaboration, and methods like value-based reflections and discussions connect the different modules and create a coherent learning journey. Learn more about the program goals here.
You will progress through a sequence of learning experiences:
| Foundation Modules | introduce key concepts, methods, and frameworks of innovation and entrepreneurship. More |
| XP Labs | stand for “Experience Labs” and provide practice-oriented learning environments where students apply tools, experiment with ideas in a hands-on setting. More |
| Challenge Project | serves as the capstone of the minor: interdisciplinary teams work on real-world challenges and develop innovative solutions. |
| Crosslisted Modules | allow students to explore innovation-related topics across different faculties and tailor the minor to their individual interests. More |
Community & Network
Beyond the classroom, students can join a vibrant innovation community. Events, workshops, and networking opportunities connect participants with peers, academics, entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry partners from the wider innovation and startup ecosystem.
Participation is voluntary, but strongly encouraged.
Important Date/s
| Kick-off Event Minor and Start of Module "Foundations of Innovation" |
1 Sept 2026, 6:00 – 8:30 pm |
"Students need to experience innovation, not just study it.
The Minor Innovation & Entrepreneurship enables students to turn ideas into impact and shape the future by working across disciplines and connceting with role models, experts, and industry partners from Zurich’s vibrant innovation ecosystem."
Maria Olivares, Head of Innovation UZH
