Study Digital Entrepreneurship
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Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit? The Digital Entrepreneurship master’s program is an innovative program designed for aspiring entrepreneurs in the fields of digitalization, technology, and innovation. We’ll prepare you for the world of startups!
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Content
What is the Digital Entrepreneurship (MDE) degree programme about?
You would like to...
- Start a business or take over a family business?
- Join innovative companies as an expert?
- Work with digital products and services?
- Develop your entrepreneurial skills?
- Work on a business idea?
- Stay ahead of emerging trends?
- Do you demonstrate team spirit and a passion for what you do?
- Are you open to new technologies and innovative solutions?
Services offered by the OTH Regensburg Start-up Center
Consulting & Support
The OTH Start-up Center supports dedicated founders and those interested in business succession and self-employment—from the initial idea to successful implementation.
Our wide range of consulting and support services guides students, alumni, and academic staff at OTH Regensburg through every stage of the startup process.
Networking & Professional Development
Our range of entrepreneurship events includes courses, workshops, and training programs focused on startup skills and personal development.
Participate in startup competitions and entrepreneurship-related events, and become an active participant in the regional startup ecosystem in and around Regensburg.
Space for Ideas
The MakerSpace and the co-working spaces at the Prüfening campus provide space to further develop your ideas. Across more than 700 square meters and in over five workshops, aspiring entrepreneurs exchange ideas, learn from one another, and work together on their projects.
Start-up Lab
Unique opportunities arise from the ability to blend physical product ideas with digital and virtual concepts. As a makerspace featuring workshops, coworking spaces, and seminar and design thinking facilities, the Start-up Lab offers ample space for developing ideas::
- Work on mock-ups, design studies, or functional prototyping
- You can try things out, experiment, discover, and develop
- The Start-up Lab promotes networking among those interested in starting a business
The following funding programs or financial support options enable you to implement your project-based startup ideas in the Master’s in Digital Entrepreneurship.
Career opportunities
Starting a business, business succession, or an expert in future business strategies, technology, and digital innovation in companies
This master’s program will thoroughly prepare you for the challenges of entrepreneurship. You can fulfill your potential by founding a startup or work as an expert in companies of any industry and size.
Structure and modules
How is the degree programme structured?
The first two semesters focus on the DigitalEntrepreneurship modules, the elective field MINT and Business as well as the Digital Innovation Business Lab and Opportunity Workshop. The third semester is used to write the master's thesis.
Studies and organisational matters
So that everything runs smoothly
Where do the lectures and internships take place? What else do I need to know? You can find answers to these and other questions here.
Application info
This programme is taught in German and requires advanced German language proficiency (DSH2/C2). For more information about the admission requirements and application process, please switch to the German language version of this website.
1. Please register in the OTH Regensburg application portal. It is not necessary to register with “Hochschulstart” for this degree programme.
2. The application process is entirely online. Please complete the online application and upload all required application documents.
3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. These documents must be submitted by the end of the deadline.
4. You will automatically receive email notifications via the application portal when your application status changes.
5. After your application has been processed, you will receive an e-mail with further information from the Admissions and Organisation Office of the OTH Regensburg as confirmation of receipt.
6. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will receive an e-mail with further information after the examination committee has checked the documents. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline.
7. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".
1. Please register in the application portal of OTH Regensburg .
2. You can now select the programme you want to apply for. Please go through the steps of the application, read the information carefully and upload the required documents when prompted. If you are applying for a higher semester, the most important documents are your university entrance qualification (for details please also check the tab „International“), certificates of language proficiency, official transcripts of records showing the courses you already completed, as well as a completed and signed application for credit recognition. Additional documents will be pointed out in the application portal.
Important!
You should only apply for a higher semester if you have already completed at least one semester in a similar university degree in terms of academic level (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) and field of study. If you are currently enrolled in your first semester at university, you should not apply for a higher semester because you will most likely not receive your exam results before our application deadline (we do not accept any documents after the deadline).
To assess whether you have already completed creditable work, you should first read the study and examination regulations of the programme you wish to study, in particular which courses and modules are included in the curriculum. Further details of course content can be found in the programme’s module handbook. You can find these documents on the OTH Regensburg programme website. If you believe that you have already completed courses that are equivalent in terms of content and workload to courses from the programme’s curriculum at OTH Regensburg, you can make a proposal for recognition to the Admissions Board by listing these courses in the application for credit recognition. You also need to submit transcripts of records. Please combine these with course or module descriptions from your previous university. Instead of uploading the complete module handbooks, you should only upload the module descriptions of the courses you have completed. If the courses were taken at OTH Regensburg, module descriptions are not required. If you would be interested in studying the programme in the first semester as well, you should apply separately for the first semester (different deadlines or requirements may apply).
3. Please check the OTH Regensburg application portal regularly for updates on your status or missing documents. If necessary, you can upload any missing documents before the application deadline.
4. As soon as your application has been processed by the Admissions Office, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with additional information. Please note that receiving a confirmation e-mail does not imply that you will also receive admission.
5. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will receive an e-mail with further information after the examination committee has checked the documents. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline.
6. The examination committee decides on the crediting of academic achievements and whether a placement in a higher semester is possible. This placement is based on the creditable achievements and not on the semesters completed. Please note that there may also be admission restrictions in the admission procedure for higher semesters.
7. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".
DEGREE CERTIFICATES
To apply for this Master degree programme, please submit copies of your original foreign certificates, as well as translations into German or English. We require both the university entrance qualification (i.e. the higher secondary certificate or similar), as well as the complete Bachelor's certificate with all subjects, the final grade and the grading scale. Detailed information can be found in the admission requirements.
GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS
German language skills on level DSH 2 are required. You have to upload your German language certificate either when applying or when enrolling via the online portal.
If you are attending a preparatory German language course at the University of Regensburg, please upload your enrolment certificate with your application and submit your DSH certificate later.
If you are taking the DSH or another German language exam at the University of Regensburg in March or September, please upload your exam registration when you enrol.
These certificates are accepted as an alternative to the DSH 2 certificate:
- TestDaF: TDN 4 in all sections of the exam
- Studienkolleg: Feststellungsprüfung „Deutsch“
- DSD: Level II with C1 in all sections of the exam
- Goethe: C2
- telc: telc Deutsch C2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule
- ÖSD: C2
- UNIcert® Deutsch III
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
We do not work with commercial recruitment agencies. Guarantees of enrolment given by such agencies are not to be trusted.
Please read all texts and, if available, linked documents directly under Application Info!
If you need a visa to study in Germany, you should look into the visa procedure and (if necessary) register on the waitlist as soon as possible. Depending on your country, receiving a visa appointment can take a long time. On the other hand, our admission letters are only valid for one semester and admission cannot be deferred.
You can find more information for prospective international students (e.g. details about the recognition of certificates and visas) on the web pages of the International Office.
Admission and enrolment
After the Master Commission has checked your documents, you will receive an admission or rejection notice by e-mail.
If you receive admission, you can immediately accept the place of study online in the application portal and upload the enrolment documents.
Enrolment generally takes place in August for a winter semester or in February for a summer semester.
Important information for online enrolment
Semester fee
The application for enrolment ("Antrag auf Immatrikulation") will include information about the current semester fee and the transfer details.
Documents
The following documents must normally be uploaded for online enrolment at the university:
- Signed application for enrolment ("Antrag auf Immatrikulation") along with other documents required, depending on the individual case. You will receive this by e-mail.
- Signed(declaration of consent regarding data protection (“Einwilligungserklärung zum Datenschutz”). You will receive this together with the application for enrolment.
- Copy of valid identity card/passport
- Digital notification of health insurance (M10), see the following notes "I would like to enrol. What do I have to do?"