Schools of the University of Lisbon offer shared curricular units in entrepreneurship and innovation
Aimed at undergraduate, master's and doctoral students at ULisboa who are looking to develop new skills and new entrepreneurial ideas, the programme offers free enrolment in curricular units from various ULisboa schools, with the award of credits.
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How to sign up
- Students must fill out a specific form on Fénix or at the Academic Services of their School of origin;
- The Academic Services of your School of origin will then send your form to the school of destination, which will confirm the existence of a vacancy and enrol you on Fénix;
- The attendance of classes, the timetable, the system of absences and the student’s assessment are processed in accordance with the regulations and pedagogical and assessment practices in place at the destination School.
Course units available
1st cycle – BS degree
1st semester:
This CU brings together students from various areas of science and technology to discover the world of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, with a focus on the future of the labour market, and the importance of the entrepreneurial mindset for professional success.
Schedule: Monday 10am -12pm | 5.30pm - 7.30pm | Thursday 10am - 12pm
Timetable: available soon
This CU introduces students to methods and practices for managing entrepreneurial projects, starting from the concept and its conceptualisation, through contextualisation and elaboration, to its completion. These methods are geared specifically towards the cultural sector and creative industries.
Schedule:
Class 1: Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Class 2 schedule: Monday and Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Timetable: available soon
Entrepreneurship, IE
Teaching and learning about Entrepreneurship all in one! This CU enables students to create an innovative and collaborative project in the field of education and training. What are the main aspects to consider? Idea, format, objectives, representation, marketing and budget.
Timetable: Wednesday 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Calendar: 12 September 2026 to 5 February 2027
2nd semester:
Entrepreneurship for Sustainability, ISEG
This module enables students to identify and validate business ideas and models that focus on sustainability issues (environmental, social and corporate), by developing a business model and presenting it via a pitch.
Timetable:
Class 11: Mon (10:00–12:00) and Wed (9:00–11:00)
Class 12: Tue (9:00–11:00) and Fri (8:30–10:30)
Class 13: Wed (9:00–11:00) and Fri (10:30–12:30)
Class 14: Thu (10:00–12:00) and Fri (8:30–10:30)
Class 15: Monday (10:00–12:00) and Tuesday (10:00–12:00)
Calendar: 25 January 2027 to 28 April 2027
Entrepreneurship & Innovation, FMH
This CU aims to train and raise students' awareness about the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation as the driving forces of the economy, providing students with the tools and skills that will enable them to set up their own business in the future.
3-credit module lasting 3 hours (1 lecture + 1 tutorial)
Timetable: Tuesdays or Thursdays
Calendar: 25 January 2027 to 7 May 2027 – (13-week courses)
Science Entrepreneurship, FC
This CU is open to all of the 2nd cycle fields of study , where raising awareness about the importance of linking scientific knowledge to the world and society is the key factor.
Schedule: Monday 10am - 12pm or Wednesday 10am - 12pm or Wednesday 5pm - 7pm
Timetable: available soon
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, ISCSP
Come and propose an entrepreneurial idea and draw up a business model canvas. Who knows? Maybe you'll become an entrepreneur!
Timetable: available soon
Calendar: available soon
Entrepreneurial Finance, ISEG
Timetable: Mondays and Wednesdays (3.00 pm – 5.00 pm)
Calendar: 9 March to 22 April
Design Management and Entrepreneurship, FBA
This course aims to increase students' competitive potential as market players: To provide students with a correct perception of the market and an informed reflection on the role of design in the economy, and to introduce them to management strategies and tools.
Timetable: Tuesdays (2pm - 4.30pm)
Calendar: available soon
This CU introduces students to methods and practices for managing entrepreneurial projects, starting from the concept and its conceptualisation, through contextualisation and elaboration, to its completion. These methods are geared specifically towards the cultural sector and creative industries.
Timetable:
Class 3: Tuesday and Friday 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Calendar: available soon
2nd cycle - MS and Integrated MS degree
1st semester:
Entrepreneurship, ISEG
This CU presents the tools needed to identify, test and mature business ideas developed through the methods of business plans and business model canvas.Timetable: Wednesday (9.30am – 11.30am) (9.00pm – 11.00pm)
Calendar: available soon
Social Entrepreneurship, ISEG
This CU introduces the concepts of social entrepreneur and social entrepreneurship, the definition of types of entrepreneurships, and social ideas for social opportunities.
Timetable: Tuesdays (1pm - 4pm)
Calendar: available soon
Project Management and Entrepreneurship, FMH
The PME CU aims for students to acquire the techniques and tools for managing business models and designing products and services. With this CU, students will learn to respond to the constant challenges facing society in a sustainable, integrated and involved way.
Timetable: Classes of 3 to 4 hours (a total of 35 hours) operating within the following schedule - Fridays 1.30pm - 5.30pm or 5.30pm - 10pm (with a half-hour dinner break), Saturdays 9.00am - 1.00pm or 1.30pm - 4.30pm.
Calendar: available soon
Note: The CU is conditional upon the opening of the Master's programme in Ergonomics.
Technology-Based Entrepreneurship, IST
This CU focuses on the interaction between technology, engineering, social/frugal innovation, and aims to create and distribute goods, services, replicable models and programmes that respond to the social needs of vulnerable individuals and communities around the world.
Timetable: available soon
Calendar: available soon
2nd semester:
A CU focused on helping students elaborate their projects in a context that allows them to bring society closer to their areas of study, with topics such as the analysis of the financial perspective and sources of funding gaining prominence throughout the semester.
Timetable: Monday (4pm - 6pm)
Calendar: available soon
Technology-Based Entrepreneurship, IST
This CU focuses on the interaction between technology, engineering, social/frugal innovation, and aims to create and distribute goods, services, replicable models and programmes that respond to the social needs of vulnerable individuals and communities around the world.
Timetable: available soon
Calendar: available soon
Note: Students will be able to apply for the E.Awards, a prize for the best innovation and entrepreneurship projects in IST Técnico Lisboa. More information
Product and Process Innovation, FBA
Consolidation of the principles of Design as an Innovation methodology - what it is, how it is practised, different levels and contexts of application. Acquisition of knowledge in creative and supportive methodologies in the Design process, as well as operational skills by using Design as an Innovation tool.
Timetable: available soon
Calendar: available soon
Entrepreneurship, ISEG
Timetable: Thursdays (6pm - 8pm)
Calendar: available soon
3rd Cycle - Phd
1st semester:
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, FC
This CU teaches students how to frame doctoral projects in a context that brings society closer to the students' areas of study and to explore different approaches to future funding.
Timetable: available soon
Calendar: available soon
2nd semester:
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, FC
This CU teaches students how to frame doctoral projects in a context that brings society closer to the students' areas of study and to explore different approaches to future funding.
Timetable: available soon
Calendar: available soon
The University of Lisbon encourages interdisciplinarity, favouring student mobility between the various Schools (Rectoral Dispatch No. 17/2022).
Training in entrepreneurship and innovation is provided and encouraged for all students at the University of Lisbon. Whenever the curricula of study cycles include the possibility for students to attend elective courses in scientific areas different from the core of that study cycle, spots will be made available in entrepreneurship and innovation courses for internal mobility and enrollment by students from any school of the University of Lisbon (Rector's Dispatch No. 161/2022).