Entrepreneurship Essentials

Are you interested in the topic of entrepreneurship? Do you dream of starting your own business? Do you have an idea but don’t know where to begin? 
This course is for you! In this seminar, you will learn the relevant know-how and the toolbox required to start a business. Step by step, we’ll cover how to develop and validate ideas, use key tools, and take action. You will create your own business idea, develop a business model and present it in a final pitch. Discover your potential, find inspiration, and take the first step towards your future! 

Language: English
Credit Points: 6
Proactive seminar held on Tuesdays, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., starting April 14th, 2026

creditable for Zertifkat Entrepreneurship & Business

Tuesday from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

14.04.2026

21.04.2026

05.05.2026

19.05.2026

02.06.2026

16.06.2026

30.06.2026

14.07.2026

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Student2Startup

Students act as business consultants for startups and work on the tasks assigned by the startups in small teams as part of this mod-ule. Each team meets a real, practical challenge given by a startup from everyday business (e.g., developing an international-ization strategy / market entry strategy / product pricing, etc.) and presents the results at the final session in the form of a pitch and a handout. Each student team is supported during the work-shop by an experienced mentor from the business world.

- Kick-off on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from 03:00 – 06:00 p.m.
- Interim presentation on Wednesday, June 03, 2026 from 04:00 – 06.00 p.m.
- Final presentation on Wednesday, July 15,2026 from 04:00 - 06:00 p.m.

Language: English 

Credit Points: 3

Das Seminar ist anrechenbar auf das Zertifkat Entrepreneurship & Business

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Prototyping Day(s): How to Develop and Test a User-Centered Product

This two-day workshop will be based on a variety of product examples and will introduce close to reality best practise. You will be taken on a customer journey, learn about product development processes and many basic related methods. Language: English

Credit Points: 2

Friyday 08.05.2026 & 12.06.2026

from 1:00 - 5:00 pm

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SEA:start Anders Gründen – Dein Einstieg in Social Innovation

Das Programm SEA:start ist ein zweitägiger Intensivworkshop für Studierende und Young Professionals aller Disziplinen. SEA:start richtet sich an engagierte Persönlichkeiten, die bereit sind, sich den gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen unternehmerisch zu stellen. In vier aufeinander aufbauenden praxisnahen Modulen lernen die Teilnehmenden auf eine interaktive und inspirierende Weise das Thema “Social Entrepreneurship” kennen und entdecken ihre sozialunternehmerischen Fähigkeiten. Damit wird ein inter-disziplinärer Freiraum für sozialinnovative Denkansätze geschaffen. Kurssprache: Deutsch

Credit Points: 2

Das Seminar ist anrechenbar auf das Zertifkat Entrepreneurship & Business

Do. 02.07.2026 und

Fr.03.07.2026

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Gründen im Nebenerwerb

Du möchtest eine Geschäftsidee austesten? Du überlegst, Dich während Deines Studiums mit einem Kleingewerbe oder im Rahmen einer freiberuflichen Tätigkeit selbständig zu machen? Wie Du eine Selbständigkeit im Nebenerwerb anmeldest, wie sich Freiberufler, Freelance und Kleinunternehmer unterscheiden und was dabei alles zu beachten ist, erfährst Du im Online-Seminar in Kooperation mit der IHK Reutlingen.

Kurssprache: Deutsch

Do.09.07.2026

14:00 - 16:00 Uhr

Praxisnahe Veranstaltungen zum Ausprobieren verschiedener Themen rund um die Produktentwicklung im Innovationslabor. Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich. Zum Selbermachen, mit Produktbeispielen, Anschauungsmaterial und Demonstrationen. Immer Freitag nachmittags 14:00 – 17:00 Uhr. 

All courses are offered in German or English or bilingual - language according to participants' needs. Anmeldung über Ilias. Rückfragen an andreas.kraussspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Startup:Yourself – Leadership Talent Academy Batch #5

The Startup:Yourself – Leadership Talent Academy (LTA) helps you to find out whether you are a leader and provides you with valuable qualifications for a future leadership role in science, industry or as an entrepreneur. In workshops and individual coaching sessions, the LTA program focuses on personal strengths, people and leadership skills. Three workshop modules (Fri, 3pm - Sunday, 5pm) and up to 8 hrs. of individual coaching sessions. Find more info here. 

20.-22.03.26

24.-26.04.26

12.-14.06.26

Startup:Yourself – Leadership Talent Academy Batch #6

The Startup:Yourself – Leadership Talent Academy (LTA) helps you to find out whether you are a leader and provides you with valuable qualifications for a future leadership role in science, industry or as an entrepreneur. In workshops and individual coaching sessions, the LTA program focuses on personal strengths, people and leadership skills. Three workshop modules (Fri, 3pm - Sunday, 5pm) and up to 8 hrs. of individual coaching sessions. Find more info here. 

25.-27.09.26

16.-18.10.26

20.-22.11.26

Let's Talk About Careers: From Academia to Entrepreneurship
This special edition of “Let’s Talk About Careers” is jointly organized by the Graduate Academy and the Startup Center and focuses on academic entrepreneurship. Our guests will share their personal stories of how they moved from an academic background to founding their own ventures. ​With this event, we aim to support doctoral researchers and postdocs in their individual career orientation and to highlight entrepreneurship as a viable and inspiring career path beyond academia.

​Our Guest Speakers:
Dr. Christian Ebert, Co-Founder and CEO of the Startup Cabuu with an academic background in Computer science and computational linguistics. https://www.cabuu.app/

​Dr. Maike Kaufman, Founding Member of Polybot, a research-driven startup project in the field of machine learning and robotics. https://polybot.eu/
Where: Amazon Research & Development Center, Friedrich-Miescher-Straße 4, 72076 Tübingen

Startup:con Tübingen #15 

Startup BW Elevator Pitch – Regional Cup Tübingen

Am 26. März um 17:30 Uhr findet die Startup:con Tübingen #15 als regionaler Vorentscheid des landesweiten Startup BW Elevator Pitch statt. Startups und Gründungsteams pitchen ihre Idee in drei Minuten vor Jury und Publikum, um sich für das Landesfinale zu qualifizieren und Preisgelder zu gewinnen.

Für Startups:
Sichtbarkeit, Feedback von Expertinnen und Experten, Geldpreise und für das Gewinnerteam der Einzug ins Landesfinale am 16. Juli beim Käpsele Innovation Festival in Freiburg.

Für das Publikum:
Aktiv mitentscheiden: Neben der Jurybewertung stimmt das Publikum ab und vergibt den Publikumspreis.

Startup Center Meetup 

Whether you're a researcher, student, or any other member of the university, this event is the perfect chance to learn more about founding a startup and how we can support you e.g. with funding grants. Enjoy free drinks and pizza while you can take the opportunity to network in a casual setting (in English).