Executive MBA in Innovation & Business Creation

Language: English
Location: Munich
Duration: Regular Track, 4 Semesters & Fast Track, 3 Semesters
Start: Regular Track, October & Fast Track, April
Cost: 39,000 EUR
ECTS: 90
The Executive MBA in Innovation & Business Creation program at the TUM School of Management, designed in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM, equips you with the skills, tools, and mindset needed to lead innovation and drive business creation — whether as an intrapreneur shaping the future of your organization or an entrepreneur launching a venture of your own.

Designed for corporate innovators, aspiring entrepreneurs, and visionary business leaders, this program immerses you in a high-impact learning journey where real-world projects, cutting-edge methods, and an entrepreneurial ecosystem converge.

Recognize and seize opportunities: Master the skills to develop and innovate products, services, and business models.

An integral part of the learning experience this program will provide you is the possibility to work in your own innovation or business creation project following our structured business design process. Through the project work your way of thinking will be challenged and your mental agility will be trained.

Two tracks to match your career goals — The program offers two tracks to align with different career paths and schedules

– The Regular Track, starting in October, offers a comprehensive learning experience over three module semesters plus a master’s thesis — ideal for professionals seeking to deepen their expertise while continuing their careers.
– The Fast Track, starting in April, offers an accelerated format with two module semesters plus a master’s thesis — designed for founders, career changers, and professionals eager to fast-track their learning journey.

This program offers you unique advantages through its collaboration with UnternehmerTUM and its integration within the TUM School of Management. You will gain access to UnternehmerTUM’s entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem and benefit from TUM’s renowned academic excellence as a University of Excellence. Furthermore, the program is part of the TUM School of Management’s portfolio, which holds the prestigious Triple Crown accreditation (AMBA, AACSB, and EQUIS).

This is the time to join a community of innovative leaders who are shaping and seizing op-
portunities to make a positive impact in society.

Quick Info

Visit our info sessions, download the brochure or book a consultation for your individual questions.

Curriculum

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Learning Modules

The learning modules provide a comprehensive theoretical framework for management skills. These are seamlessly integrated into the practice-oriented program. This includes case studies, simulation games, classroom discussions, and hands-on teamwork. The program also features guest speakers who offer real-world insights. Course modules typically last three to four days, take place once a month, and always include a weekend.

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Project
Modules

The project modules enable you to put theory into practice, systematically evaluate opportunities, and develop and implement a concrete innovation or startup project. A group of experienced entrepreneurs, innovation experts, business angels, and academics will support and guide you throughout the process.

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International Experience

The international experience during your Executive MBA program offers you exciting opportunities to explore other countries from a business perspective. As part of a selection of predefined destinations, you have the chance to complete your international experience at a location of your choice—potentially together with participants from the other two Executive MBA programs.

You are free to choose the destination based on your learning goals and schedule. Depending on your preference, you may travel in either the first or second half of the year. For more information about the available destinations, please contact our program management team.

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Master’s Thesis

The master’s thesis is the final component of the Executive MBA program and must be completed within a six-month period. You are free to choose a topic or project of your interest, which can be directly related to your current professional practice—allowing both you and your organization to benefit from it.

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UNTERNEHMERTUM

As Europe’s first leading start-up hub, awarded by the Financial Times ranking in 2024 and “2025, UnternehmerTUM drives tech ventures forward — from the first idea to market “leadership. Established in 2002 by entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, UnternehmerTUM created an open B2B start-up platform with over 400 employees and more than 300 corporate partners.

Since its establishment, UnternehmerTUM has been promoting future-forward start-ups, “such as Celonis, Konux, and Isar Aerospace, from the first idea to IPO. Beyond this, UnternehmerTUM employs and refines innovative learning approaches to develop an active and impactful educational community.

Yearly, UnternehmerTUM empowers thousands of talents, supporting the development of multiple start-up and prototyping projects and empowers more than 3,000 participants every year who develop more than 200 start-up and prototyping projects.
UnternehmerTum

Ambassadors

  • Zama Nkosi

    Networking truly enhanced my Executive MBA experience by introducing me to fellow classmates with different backgrounds and languages. The diverse people you get to network with during your Executive MBA enriches the discussions inside as well as outside the class environment. This program allowed me to broaden my network and tap into the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Munich and make valuable connections.

    Zama Nkosi
    Class of 2015
  • Andreas Heeg

    Theory and practice turned out to be very well-connected, especially during the team project. It changed the way I communicate with my customers today and how I listen to market needs between the lines. Other big learnings came from my peers. With a broad variety of industrial backgrounds everyone brought in a different practical view on the topics discussed.

    Andreas Heeg
    Class of 2021
  • Marc Erras

    When you join this Executive MBA program, you become part of a group of interesting people from various backgrounds, who all want to improve as professionals. Working side by side with these experienced and accomplished individuals has taught me things such as: new ways of approaching problems, paths of execution entirely different from mine, insights, and advice from sources I never had access to. The side effect: a reliable personal network, that would have taken years to build up.

    Marc Erras
    Class of 2018
  • Catharina van Delden

    The program helped me to make our whole business concept way more scalable. We successfully developed our company from a consulting business to a technology driven business.

    Catharina van Delden
    Class of 2010
  • Maiara Sabioni

    It is quite challenging to balance a full-time job, family life and studies. However the part-time program offered a schedule that fitted my routine, with classes once a month from Thursday to Sunday and a reasonable timeframe to deliver the modules’ assignments. The course content was a good mix between theory and practice.

    Maiara Sabioni
    Class of 2021
  • Carola Epple

    I would absolutely go for this program again! Many of the approaches and ideas were immediately useful in my corporate job. Before the Executive MBA, I thought of myself as an intrapreneur. Actually, I never had serious plans to found my own business. This seed was planted in Garching, and the plant is growing: What initially started as my final thesis topic within the program led to founding the medtech start-up Lab E GmbH.

    Carola Epple
    Class of 2018

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Info Sessions

Upcoming dates will follow.
  • 22

    May | 2025
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

    Virtual Info Session | Executive MBA in Innovation & Business Creation

    Our virtual info session offers you a detailed presentation of our Executive MBA in Innovation & Business Creation program.
  • 12

    Jun | 2025
    5:30 PM – 9:30 PM

    On-Site Evening Info Session

    During the event, our EMBA program managers will tell you everything you need to know about our three Executive MBA programs. Location: Leopoldstraße 139, 80804 Munich Agenda:
    • Registration
    • Presentation of the Executive MBA programs by our program managers
    • Taster lecture
    • Networking and breakout sessions with our program managers
  • 18

    Jun | 2025
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

    Virtual Info Session | Executive MBA in Innovation & Business Creation

    Our virtual info session offers you a detailed presentation of our Executive MBA in Innovation & Business Creation program.
  • 24

    Jun | 2025
    5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

    On-Site Info Session | Executive MBA in Innovation & Business Creation

    In this session we will provide information about the content and structure of the Executive MBA in Innovation & Business Creation.
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  • Your contact person

    Simon Kratzer
    Program Manager UnternehmerTum
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    Melissa Siciliano
    Program Manager
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