Object – Purpose
Skills directly related to innovation include specialized knowledge and cognitive skills, the so-called ‘soft skills’, such as social, emotional and behavioral skills, as well as special skills associated with entrepreneurship and leadership. Although some of these skills are cultivated from an early age through the formal curriculum in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), others must be acquired through other forms of formal education. The growing recognition of the importance of these broader skills has led many OECD countries to adjust their education systems in order to equip young people with the skills required to meet the challenges of innovation in the workplace and in society at large.
In this context, the MSc “Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship” aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of participants to take advantage of unexplored opportunities and innovate in an existing organization, in a family business or in their own business venture as aspiring entrepreneurs. This is an innovative programme by Greek and international standards, designed according to best practices of similar programmes offered abroad, and including attracting topics for the contemporary labour market, such as Innovation Management, New Venture Creation, Digital Transformation, Design Thinking, etc.
ECTS credit points
The total number of ECTS credits required for obtaining the Master’s Degree Programme in “Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship” is 90.
Characterization of the Postgraduate Program
Master of Science (MSc)
UNESCO ISCED-2011 classification
Based on the Level of Studies: 7
Classification according to the UNESCO Code ISCED-2013
Based on the fields of Education and Training: 0413 Management and administration
Language of instruction
The language of instruction of the programme, as well as of the Master’s Thesis, is English.
Duration of the programme
The minimum period of study for the completion of the programme is one and a half (1 ½) academic years, i.e. three (3) academic semesters.
QUALITY POLICY *
QUALITY INDICATORS *
*The above files are currently available in Greek.
Upon successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
- Understand the basic principles of innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Analyze organizational processes to enhance innovation.
- Manage the innovation process efficiently and effectively.
- Identify the steps required from the conception of the idea to the creation of innovation and the entry into the market.
- Understand the concepts of “business model” and “open innovation” and design successful business models for their own ideas.
- Think creatively about contemporary business issues.
The Post-graduate programme accepts graduates or higher institution diplomas of related disciplines holding a B2 certification in the English language. The programme is offered in English.
The knowledge of an extra foreign language except the language of the programme and good computer-Internet skills would be useful for the successful participation in the programme.
Note:
Holders of a degree or diploma of higher education means graduates of Greek Universities or Polytechnics or Higher School of Fine Arts or Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education or Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI) or those who hold academically equivalent first cycle degrees from recognized foreign educational institutions with the degrees awarded by the Greek Higher Educational Institutions, in accordance with the provisions of article 304 of Law No. 4957/2022 (Government Gazette 141/21.07.2022, vol.)
Marking:
For the evaluation of the application to the Postgraduate Studies Programme, it will be examined whether the candidate’s institution of study is or may be included in the National Register of Recognised Higher Education Institutions of Foreign Countries and whether the candidate’s degree is or may be included in the National Register of Types of Degrees of Recognised Institutions of Foreign Countries.
The Hellenic Open University, if the degree is included in the list of article 307 of Law No. 4957/2022, must request a “Certificate of Place of Study”, which is issued and sent by the foreign university. If the place of study or part of the studies is confirmed as the Greek territory, the degree is not recognized, unless the part of the studies that took place in the Greek territory is in a public higher education institution or in a recognized foreign educational institution within the meaning of paragraph b) of article 299 of Law No. 4957/2022.
Certification of English language competency at level B2
English competency (level B2) is proven according to article 10, Presidential Decree 85/2022 “Determination of qualifications for appointment in the public sector (Qualification-Department)” (Α΄ 232), in combination with Part C΄ and namely “LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES ” of no. 20/01.02.2023 “Amendment of no. 94/20.6.2022 of the decision of the SUPREME COUNCIL FOR CIVIL PERSONNEL SELECTION (ASEP)”Procedure for determining the fixed parts of the content of staff selection announcements based on predetermined and objective criteria (Articles 28 – 30 of Law 4765/2021 ) (B’ 3614)” (B’ 594).
Language Certificates
The table below shows the language certificates -level (B2) of English Competency that are accepted as well as the issuing body.
Certification of English competency at level B2 can be proved as follows:
- AIM Awards Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (B2) (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)
- AIM Qualifications Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (B2) (Anglia Advanced) (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)
- Ascentis Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEF B2)
- Assessment Board for Language Examinations: Level B2 (ABLE B2) Hellenic American University (Nashua, New Hampshire, USA)
- BULATS English Language Test, overall score 60-74, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY or CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH (For certificates issued by 19.11.2019)
- BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE – VANTAGE (BEC VANTAGE) University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) or CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH
- BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE PRELIMINARY CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-170
- BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE VANTAGE CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-179
- CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED ENGLISH CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-179
- FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY or CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH
- FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-179
- CERTIFICATE IN INTEGRATED SKILLS IN ENGLISH ISE II TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON
- CITY & GUILDS LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (reading, writing and listening) – COMMUNICATOR – and CITY & GUILDS LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (Spoken) – COMMUNICATOR – (They are cumulatively submitted to demonstrate good language proficiency)
- CITY & GUILDS CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL ESOL – COMMUNICATOR – and CITY & GUILDS CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL SPOKEN ESOL – COMMUNICATOR – (They are cumulatively submitted to demonstrate good language proficiency)
- (ECCE)- CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY IN ENGLISH MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE or Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments – CaMLA or Michigan Language Assessment)
- EDI Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International JETSET Level 5 (CEF B2)
- ESB Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International All Modes (Council of Europe Level B2)
- INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM (IELTS) from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) or CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH – The British Council – IDP Education Australia IELTS Australia (with score 5,5- 6,5)
- GA Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International – CEFR: B2
- GA Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Classic B2)
- B2- LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Communicator B2) and Β2– LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Communicator B2) (They are cumulatively submitted to demonstrate good language proficiency)
- LanguageCert Test of English (LTE) – LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading) (LanguageCert Test of English B2)
- LONDON TESTS OF ENGLISH LEVEL 3 – UPPER INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATION- EDEXCEL
- EDEXCEL LEVEL I CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (CEF B2)
- LRN Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEF B2)
- ΜΕΤ – MICHIGAN ENGLISH TEST (Listening, Reading, Speaking) score from 157 -189 from Michigan Language Assessment or CAMBRIDGE MICHIGAN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS-CaMLA
- ΜΕΤ – MICHIGAN ENGLISH TEST (Listening, Reading ή Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing) score from 53- 63 του Michigan Language Assessment
- MICHIGAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT BATTERY (MELAB) score 80-90, CAMBRIDGE MICHIGAN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS or MICHIGAN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
- Michigan State University – Certificate of English Language Competency (MSU – CELC): CEF B2
- NOCN Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (B2)
- NYLC –NEW YORK LANGUAGE CENTER CERTIFICATE Level B2
- OCNLR Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEFR B2)
- OCNW Certificate in ESOL International at Level 1 (Common European Framework equivalent level B2) (by 31/8/2009)
- Open College Network West Midlands Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEFR B2)
- PEARSON EDI Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEF B2)
- PEARSON LCCI LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (CEFR B2)
- PEARSON TEST OF ENGLISH GENERAL LEVEL 3 UPPER- INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATION – EDEXCEL
- PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL I CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (CEF B2) (ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE)
- PEARSON LCCI EFB LEVEL 3 (Units: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, in case one of those is graded as “Pass”)
- PEARSON LCCI EFB LEVEL 2 (Units: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, “Distinction” or “Credit”)
- PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST, CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-170
- TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION (TOEIC) EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE/ CHAUNCEY, USA, score 505 – 780
- Test of Interactive English, B2 Level (ACELS)
- Test of Interactive English, Β2 Level (Gatehouse Awards)
- Test of Interactive English, B2 + Level (ACELS)
- VTCT (ITEC) Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (B2)
- National Foreign Language Exam System (KPG) equivalent level of Law 2740/1999, as replaced by paragraph 19, Article 13, of Law 3149/2003.
English competency (level B2) is also proven with certificates of other institutions (not limited to universities) of an equivalent level, irrespective of their legal form, provided they are certified or recognized by the competent authority of the country concerned for conducting examinations and issuing certificates of proficiency in English at the appropriate level. These certificates must be accompanied by a proof document from the issuing body that both the issuing body and the language certificate competency are certified by the competent national authority and also and that the certification also concerns the evaluation of basic communication skills (written language production, oral language production, written language comprehension and oral language comprehension).
If there is no certification or recognition body in the country concerned, a certificate from the relevant Ministry or Embassy of Greece is required, confirming that the certificates issued by the above bodies to third parties for whom English is not a native language are accepted in public services of that country as valid evidence of English at the appropriate level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The competent regulatory authority for Great Britain is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).
General notes:
- Advanced level foreign language certificates also prove knowledge of a lower (required) level of the foreign language.
- Foreign Language Teaching Certification does not prove the competence in a foreign language. In order to prove their competence in the foreign language, candidates who hold the relevant certification must provide the foreign language certificates as provided for in this Annex where applicable
- All foreign language degrees must be accompanied by their official translation into the Greek language, except the above English language proficiency certificates, which are accepted without requiring any translation and validation.
The Postgraduate Programme “MSc in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship” is structured in three (3) academic semesters and includes six (6) compulsory Thematic Modules (TM), four (4) elective Thematic Modules (TM) and a Postgraduate Dissertation (MSc Dissertation). The minimum period of study is one and a half (1 ½) academic year. The award of the Postgraduate Degree requires either the successful completion of six (6) Thematic Modules and the elaboration of an MSc Dissertation, or the successful completion of nine (9) Thematic Modules.
| 1stSemester |
| IME50 |
Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice |
(Υ¹, 10 ECTS) |
| IME51 |
Strategic Innovation Management |
(Υ, 10 ECTS) |
| IME52 |
New Venture Creation and Business Planning |
(Υ, 10 ECTS) |
| 2nd Semester |
| IME53 |
New Product Development |
(Υ, 10 ECTS) |
| IME54 |
Managing Innovative Projects |
(Υ, 10 ECTS) |
| IME55 |
Technology Commercialization |
(Υ, 10 ECTS) |
| 3rd Semester |
| IME60 |
Design Thinking |
(Ε², 10 ECTS) |
| IME61 |
Digital Transformation |
(Ε, 10 ECTS) |
| IME62 |
Sustainable Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
(Ε, 10 ECTS) |
| IME63 |
The Human Factor in Innovation |
(Ε, 10 ECTS) |
| IMEDE |
MSc Dissertation |
(Ε, 30 ECTS) |
| Notes: |
| C¹: Compulsory |
| E²: Elective |
Guidelines for the selection of Thematic Modules
You may choose from one (1) up to three (3) Thematic Modules (TMs) per semester (30 ECTS).
The choice of TMs follows the structure of the programme.
Registration in TMs should first exhaust the TMs of the previous semester before registering in the TMs of the next semester.
For example, in the first semester, if you wish to select one (1) TM, you must register in IME50. If you wish to select two (2) TMs you must register in IME50 and in IME51. If you wish to select three (3) TMs you must register in IME50, IME51 and IME52.
In the third semester, you can select either three (3) of the offered TMs or complete an MSc Dissertation (30 ECTS).
The successful completion of six (6) TMs is a necessary precondition for the elaboration of the MSc Dissertation (IMEDE).
The oral defense of the MSc Dissertation can only take place after the successful completion of all Thematic Modules of the Programme.
The award of the Postgraduate Degree requires either the successful completion of six (6) Thematic Modules and the elaboration of an MSc Dissertation, or the successful completion of nine (9) Thematic Modules.
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMME OF STUDIES
KONSTANTELOU ANASTASIΑ, Associate Professor
Specialization: Innovation Management
e-mail: konstantelou.anastasia@ac.eap.gr
| ΙΜΕ50 |
KONSTANTELOU ANASTASIΑ |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ51 |
KONSTANTELOU ANASTASIΑ |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ52 |
DELIGIANNI IOANNA |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ53 |
TSONGAS MARKOS |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ54 |
TSINOPOULOS CHRISTOS |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ55 |
KONSTANTELOU ANASTASIΑ |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ60 |
NEKTARIOS KEFALOGIANNIS |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ61 |
TSINOPOULOS CHRISTOS |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ62 |
AIKATERINI KOKKINOU |
CV |
| ΙΜΕ63 |
KONSTANTELOU ANASTASIΑ |
CV |
Financial contribution for admitted students until the academic year 2023-2024:
The financial contribution for students to the Programme is as follows: The cost of each Module is €300 and the cost of the Master Thesis is €1,200.
The total financial contribution for students who choose six (6) Modules and the Master Thesis is: €3,000.
The total financial contribution for students who choose nine (9) Modules is: €2,700.
Financial contribution for students commencing from the academic year 2024-2025:
The financial contribution for students to the Programme is as follows: The cost of each Module is €350 and the cost of the Master Thesis is €1,050.
The total financial contribution for students who choose six (6) Modules and the Master Thesis is: €3,150.
The total financial contribution for students who choose nine (9) Modules is: €3,150.
Student Registry Department:
Τel.: 2610367315 E-mail: ime@eap.gr
Student service desk:
Τel.: +30 2610 367600 E-mail: info@eap.gr
