Certificate in Women entrepreneurship policy Maastricht School of Management

The Women entrepreneurship policy programme is designed for:

• Executives with responsibility for gender policy and/or women entrepreneurship policy
• Consultants and lecturers working in areas related to gender policy and/or women entrepreneurship policy

Admission requirements

Applicants should have the ability to function academically and professionally at Bachelor level. Because it is an interactive programme, candidates should have an adequate level of spoken and written English to be able to follow the program and to actively participate. If it turns out and applicant does not have the sufficient level of English, a certificate will not be awarded.

Course topics

Topics included in this programme are:

• The role of (women and youth) entrepreneurship institutionalisation
• Introduction into the women and youth empowerment and entrepreneurship policy framework:
  • Formulating the national entrepreneurship strategy
  • Optimizing the regulatory environment
  • Enhancing entrepreneurship education and skills development
  • Facilitating technology exchange and innovation
  • Improving access to finance
  • Promoting awareness and networking

Teaching methods

This short course involves an interactive learning approach, in which the participant is stimulated to move beyond his/her own organization or sector. Learnings take place through:

• Classroom interactive lecturing
• Self-study
• In-class group assignments to reflect on the learning
• Individual assignment, presentation and discussion
• Guest lectures

At the end of this programme you:

• Have a conceptual and practical understanding of women and youth empowerment and entrepreneurship policy
• Have acquired deeper insight into underlying concepts, mechanisms and dynamics
• Have learned how the entrepreneurship policy framework can be applied to your situation
• Gain experience from other participants coming from all parts over the world