Master in Entrepreneurship: Application & Admissions –

For our Master in Entrepreneurship Program, we seek Bachelor graduates with a degree in a business-related field of study and graduates from STEM or other subjects who demonstrate an appropriate background in an entrepreneurship-related area, e.g. through electives, their thesis, or practical exposure.

It is possible to apply with your current Transcript of Records from your Bachelor's studies, should you not have received your Bachelor's degree yet. Please include a document that indicates courses that are not included in the transcript that you are currently taking or will take in the future.

We recommend having 20 weeks (800 hours) of practical experience which has to be completed in a business-related role.

This program is open to candidates with a maximum of four years of post-graduate work experience.

You can submit internship certificates or a letter from HR, which include your name, start and end date, your title, and a short description of your duties and responsibilities. The document should be issued on official company stationery, with a stamp and signature.

Missing practical experience can be completed by August 31, 2023. Please contact the Admissions Team in case of questions.

You are welcome to submit one of the following by the 31st of May, 2023:

• TOEFL iBT (internet-based) test with an overall score of at least 100 (WHU Code: 0682) 
  • A score of 105 is recommended due to the requirements of some of our partner universities for the semester abroad
• IELTS (academic) with an overall score of at least 7.0
  • A score of 7.5 is recommended due to the requirements of some of our partner universities for the semester abroad
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) of at least Grade C
• Cambridge Certificate of Advance in English (CAE) of Grade A

We also accept the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition that you can take online.

Proof of English proficiency is not required if your first language is English, or your Bachelor program was completed entirely in English. In this case, proof from your university is required.

PLEASE NOTE: Our Admission Managers will prioritize complete applicants. Those who apply with all required documents, including TOEFL/IELTS will be reviewed first.

Applicants can apply for the program without the TOEFL/IELTS; however, it is up to the Admission Managers to decide if they would like to proceed with the application without such scores. You would only receive a conditional study offer if you successfully complete the WHU Admissions Process without receiving a TOEFL/IELTS. The offer would be unconditional upon submitting your required TOEFL/IELTS official score.

Master in Entrepreneurship applicants are not required to submit a GMAT/GRE/TM-BASE.

Instead, applicants are required to hand in a pitch deck with a maximum of 10 slides.

As an orientation on how to create a pitch, the 10 slides should cover the following topics: Title, Problem/Opportunity, Value Proposition, “Underlying Magic”, Business Model, Go-To-Market Plan, Competitive Analysis, Management Team, Financial Projections and Key Metrics, Current Status.

For more information on how to create a pitch deck, we can recommend the books The Art of the Start 2.0 by Guy Kawasaki and Get Backed by Evan Baehr and Evan Loomis.

As international experience, we accept internships abroad, language courses, semesters abroad, summer schools, or high school exchange years in non-German speaking countries. This requirement is only for citizens of German-speaking areas, such as Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

This requirement can be completed until the beginning of your studies with WHU. If you were not able to gain international experience, e.g. due to the pandemic, please contact our admissions team. We will discuss your options so that you can still start your studies with us.