COURSE ORGANIZATION
The program develops over 2 years, and is organized as follows:
Scientific specialization (M1 and M2)
Students allocate 50% of their time to developing scientific expertise in any field taught within the school and the partner institutions (chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, mechanics, optics, etc.)
Entrepreneurial education
M1 (1st year): acquiring the basics
- Management basics(corporate finance, marketing, strategy): 90h
- From technology and science to opportunities: 30h
- Introduction to Design thinking an rapid prototyping: 40h
- Introduction to technology ventures: 40h
- Code workshop: 30h
- Big Data and Machine Learning workshop: 40h
- Early stage startup internship: 3 to 5 month
M2 (2nd year): Project development and getting ready to be an entrepreneur
- Learn2launch @ UC Berkeley : immersion in the Silicon Valley startup method and ecosystem: 200h
- Seedtrack module “Building the foundations of a solid business case” (addressable market, value proposition design, etc.): 30h
- Personal development, becoming a leader (decision making, leadership, negotiation, early stage management)): 40h
- Vertical skills (legal, creativity, early-stage management): 90h
- Strategic thinking for the entrepreneur: 70h
- Business assignment: “Entrepreneur in Residence”: 30h
- “Internship: 5 to 7 months, on the startup project or in a Venture Capital firm