In addition to its proximity to research-intensive, international companies (STMicroelectronics, Hewlett Packard...) and scientific organizations (the micro and nanotechnology innovation centre Minatec, the French Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique ...), this program also comes from a top quality international teaching team made up of academics and professionals, thus creating an atmosphere supportive of teaching, learning, creative thinking and research.

The program’s main objective is to provide a multidisciplinary approach to the field of Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
 
The program corresponds to the realities of the global management environment by offering highly-specialized courses in the field of both innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship as well as courses relating to general management and business, thus extending the intellectual understanding of Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship.

Program organization

Students that have done the first semester in Beijing will integrate the Grenoble program in second semester with the Grenoble students. Following the taught part of the program, students must complete a professional dissertation on a topic of their choice related to the program content. This may be done whilst the student is doing an internship or in full-time employment.

 Program Calendar 
    

*Content subject to change.  

At the end of the taught part of the program each student will be required to complete a graduating thesis (The Final Management Project/Professional Dissertation) of approximately 20,000 words in length, under the guidance of a GGSB tutor .

To successfully complete the Final Management Project/Professional Dissertation, you are required to address a particular research question or knowledge gap in the field of your study.

This should be business oriented and coherent with your program’s objectives. A student may choose to write his/her Final Management Project on a topic grounded in his/her internship experience.

Testimonial Managing Business & Innovation Networks

“Studying in two different countries during my bachelor’s cemented my motivation to continue my studies in an international environment. I applied for the M.Sc. in Innovation, Strategy & Entrepreneurship at Grenoble Graduate School of Business due to the school’s good reputation in the area of innovation management and the program’s strong international exposure.
After studying the fundamentals of innovation management during the first semester we were given the opportunity to deepen our knowledge in this field by attending a course in “Managing Business & Innovation Networks”. This class was a great chance to apply the knowledge gained through previous courses and showed me that networks not only play a vital role in our private lives, but an even more important part in the corporate world. I was astonished to learn about firms’ external possibilities to leverage their own resources and capabilities. I also enjoyed the interactive teaching methods which allowed students to co-design the lectures and created a unique learning experience. “

Timm Schneider, Intake September 2010

Live Business Case

 
During this program participants will have the opportunity to become a real life business developer by exploring a Live Business Case provided by companies working in partnerships with the MSc Innovation Strategy Entrepreneurship program. Students will work in groups and will delve deeply into their cases during the seven months from October to June under the supervision of a GGSB coach

Expectations and Objectives for MSc Innovation Strategy Entrepreneurship students

The Live Business Case are launched by a briefing given by the company.
Live Business Case will cover:

• Looking at innovation, entrepreneurship and management issues from an integrated, holistic perspective,
• Provide students with a final opportunity to apply learning from the material, courses and lectures that they have studied.

At the conclusion of the Live Business Case, students will be able to:

• Build a company analysis,
• Select and apply a methodology, and make useful and efficient recommendations.
  
• Understand the Business Development process
  
• Provide critical analysis
  
• Make strategic decisions
  
• Work in a small multicultural group under time constraints
  
• Produce compelling written and oral presentations
  
• Demonstrate communication, negotiation and leadership skills

At the end of 7 months of the Live Business Case, each group will produce a written report and make an oral presentation to the Jury (company tutor, school tutor and program director) and the other groups from the program

Student Testimonial

"As our Live Business Case is based on the electric car and since we are doing it with Schneider it was nice to be able to actually go to the company to see the ways in which they work.

We were shown different scenarios based on the electric car in a practical example. They had set up an area in which an artificial house and parking lot was situated.

This gave us a greater view on how the charging of the electric car would actually take place, something that we had been working on as part of our case study."

Faisal Al Shaykh, MSc Innovation, 2009 Intake
 

Managerial Creativity : a method of self management by the students

This course/ work shop is an introduction to all group assignments to be carried out all through the year. In order to help you to be efficient when working in small groups, you need to know not only your personal strengths and improvement points but also those of your class. By discovering them during this course, you'll be able to imagine together how to leverage the strengths of your class and how to manage the improvement points. You have to manage the classroom as a company so we'll appoint the different representatives in charge of taking care of the main aspects of the construction of the class as a performing team: event manager, class representative, time keeper, project leader, MSC community leader, Alumni communication and coordination manager. Then, these representatives and their team will draft their action plan for the coming year.

Foreign Languages

Foreign language skills are essential in business today and the program is taught in English but provides the possibility to learn a foreign language at the same time. No prior knowledge of French is required to attend the program. Non-French speakers may study French, native and fluent French speakers will have the possibility to choose from Spanish or Chinese. The language component is not compulsory.

 
The students following the MSc Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneur generally wish to prepare for careers as:

• R&D Managers
• Project Managers
• B to B Product Managers
• Business engineers
• Business developers

Or in the following fields:

• Biotech
• Hi-Tech IT
• Start-ups

In  multinational companies, in small and family business, or in Institutions : 

Student Testimonial

“After having some technical job experience, I decided to look for a business-oriented master that could give me practical management tools, without radically changing the direction of my career. I came straight to Grenoble because it was the only program that met ALL of the following: it’s dedicated to Innovation and Entrepreneurship, it’s taught in a well ranked school, it’s located in a renowned “innovation eco-system” and it gives the opportunity to learn a different language than English.
I really liked the fact that our professors had strong links with the local industry (Starzik, Airstar, HP, Xerox, Minatec, etc.) and/or with the global academic community, which allowed us to be at the edge of knowledge in many topics, especially in innovation.
My next venture is to contribute to the innovation and startup scene in my home country, for which I feel I have the proper toolkit now. Finally, and even though the program is rather new, the class profiles make you expect to see some high-flyers coming out of Grenoble, which will strengthen the meaning of the program even more.”
Agustín Pelaez Gaviria

Internships

MSc in  Innovation Strategy Entrepreneurship students  from last intake  spend their internships in prestigious international companies:

• Alejandro: Global Strategy for Mammography  at GE Healthcare in France
• Orlando : Product & Project Management at Procter & Gamble in Belgium
• Miguel: Marketing at Rio Tinto in France
• Fabian : Sales and Strategy at Bombardier Transportations in Switzerland
• Andrea  Marketing at Groupe SEB in  France
• Philipp : Intern in the automotive industry, wants to do a social work in Latin America or Africa next year.
• Faisal  : Business Development at Tenesol in  United Kingdom
• Jorunn  : HR consultant at Niscayah Norge – Security and Investigations in  Norway.

Student Testimonial

"As a Global Product Marketing analyst, I am involved in the design, implementation and management and of every marketing element for the Mammography portfolio at GE Healthcare.  In this role, I have the opportunity to collaborate with both engineering and clinical departments to ensure a good product design and an effective strategy for market launch.
As a former student of MSc in Innovation and Technology Management, I have the opportunity to be part of the scientific research, technological development and business implementation as a whole product's process to stimulate innovation."
Alejandro Valenzuela Martinez

 
This program accommodates individuals with both technical and non technical Bachelor’s degrees who are seeking graduate education to advance into managerial and leadership roles in the technology-based economy.
 
It is designed for recent graduate students with a bachelor’s degree as well as managers or entrepreneurs willing to develop and manage technological and business opportunities.
 
 
Entry requirements
 

• A Bachelor or License-level, undergraduate degree
• No past work experience necessary
• Fluency in English (TOEFL, PTE, IELTS or CPE):
  • TOEFL: computer-based: 240 / IBT: 94 (minimum score of 22 in each band) / paper based : 587
  • IELTS: 6,5 with a minimum of 6.0 in all areas (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)
  • Cambridge Profiency Exam : A,B,C
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) with a minimum of 63.
  • TOEIC is not accepted
• GMAT could be required. Target Score 550 (GMAT Institution code 0365). If you are required to take the GMAT you will be notified after the admissions board meets.
  

 Application deadlines
 
To apply for this program candidates must complete the online application and include scanned copies of all original supporting documents (in English, or certified translation if in an another language):
 

• Diploma (Bachelor-Level)
• University Transcripts (front / back with scale): certified copies of all documents must be sent by regular mail directly from the institution
• CV / Resumé
• Internationally recognized passport picture
• Scan of passport
• Copy of TOEFL, PTE, Cambridge Proficiency Exam or IELTS score report (if not already sent directly to the school)
  TOEFL Institution code: 8973

Admission is subject to the number of available places. The number of participants will be limited and students will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.

To ensure GGSB is the right fit for you and you are the right fit to GGSB, candidates may be requested to participate in an interview. You will be notified if an interview is necessary after the admission board meets.

Fees for September 2012

 
These fees do not include books.
An Administrative fee of 200€ is charged for student services in Year 1 and a further 200€ for Student Card renewal in Year 2.
 
Policy concerning the refund of tuition fees.
 
Help in funding your MSc through grants or preferential loans is available: click here.

Please note: GGSB students are not eligible for CROUS scholarships.