International Entrepreneurship Lab (IEL)
Experience to work in a startup with workshop-life-balance!
On-site April 7 – 10 2025
Register now!
Application deadline February 28.
In short:
4- days interactive on-site workshop in Oslo (April 7 – 10)
Online workshop kick-off April 2
- In cooperation with Potsdam University
- Business Model development meets Design Thinking
- Learn from 6 real-life innovation-based startup ideas out of academia
- 60 participants of our joint ecosystem (PhD students, Post Docs, academic staff, Master students)
- Experiential learning in small interdisciplinary, intercultural teams
In details:
Dates: Online workshop Kick-Off April 2 | On-Site April 7 – 10
Place: Kirkegata 23-25 (Kvadraturen)
From April 7 – 10, you will meet researchers and students from Kristiania University of Applied Sciences and University of Potsdam to innovate together. This workshop is all about human-centered business modeling and innovation-based projects! You will get to know in which team you will be working at our workshop kick-off, a week before the Lab!
The 4- 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.
In addition to inspiring guests from our shared startup ecosystem, you will meet experts from Norway and Germany, and likeminded individuals who are as passionate about research and entrepreneurship as you are. This workshop also offers workshop-life balance induced with networking opportunities, and social gatherings in the heart of Oslo!
The participation fee, worth over 800€ per participant is an opportunity jointly provide by Potsdam Transfer and Kristiania University of Applied Sciences.
There is a limited number of participation slots!
Code of conduct
Registration deadline February 28. Click here to register.
(Remember to carefully read the code of conduct prior to registering)
Tentative program
Tentative program
Contact Information
Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi
Anita Knappe
Entrepreneurship Education ManagerE-Mail: anita.knappe@uni-potsdam.de
Phone: +49 (0)331 977-36 38 65
How to get around
Gardermoen Airport - Oslo Central
There are two options of traveling between Gardermoen Airport and Oslo Central:- Take the Airport Express Train (Flytoget) from Oslo Airport to Oslo Central (19 minutes). Same on return.
- Take the Regional Train VY from Oslo Airport to Oslo Central (23 minutes). Same on return.
Oslo Central – Workshop Location (Kirkegata 23, 0159 Oslo)
- Walk from Oslo Central to Workshop Location, (7 minutes). Same on return.
