Launch your venture or career while obtaining a master
The first start-up program offering a double university Master.
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The challenge
To start up or work when studying, should not be an impossible mission.
The solution is the GES program, where students have space, time, and a global network. So they can focus on building or working in a startup while obtaining a Master’s from two US and EU leading universities.
With the GES Master in Start up Creation and Entrepreneurship attend one semester in the United States at Georgetown University and one in Europe, at the University of Genoa. At the end you will obtain a master from both Universities.
Study in the US and the EU
Learn from the best
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Grow in the start up world
+200h of mentoring
Solve any doubt specific to your business in the open or 1:1 sessions with US and EU founders and experts.
+1000h to work
Focus full time on growing your business while having ~1.30 hours of tailored classes a day.
+10k equity-free funding
Get early funding and keep building without losing a day. (Only on selective startups).
+1 year of free office
Don't worry about office costs you can stay in Genoa for free after you’ve finished your master.
Demo day
Present your start-up to a crowd of angels and VCs to get funding at the course end.
WHY CHOOSE OUR MASTER?
In a globalized world, it is essential to navigate the European and American markets. The hybrid and practical approach taken by the University of Genoa and Georgetown University makes students ready to succeed in the EU and US, and so the ideal choice for anyone interested in the start up industry.
Global network
Large network of US or EU experts and companies with a global mindset.
Jump start
Mentors, tools, and resources for you to be part of the startup world before any other students, without risks.
Enter the market
Strategies and practical tips for successfully launching and penetrating the market with a new product.
Work Focused
Spend the majority of your time on your idea or gaining team experience.
Trust is in the numbers
Become a successful founder or VC
$200M+
Raised By Georgetown Entrepreneurship center students in the last 6 years.
7x
Georgetown students have won 7 times the Global VC investment competition (undergraduate/MBA).
98%
Of Georgetown business students seeking employment received an offer within 3 months of graduation.
Meet your professors & mentors
Some of the 80 investors present at our demo day
Present to our investors
What our students and mentors say
Laura Laringe, Founder at ReLi
Accelerator startup
The 1:1 mentoring is the key point of this program, share your experience with mentors that can help you specifically with the problems you are having.
Nicholas Lapite, Founder at Genesys Technologies
Accelerator startup
My experience with Genoa Entrepreneurship School has been invaluable to me and I highly recommend it to any entrepreneur or everyone who will start a business.
Luis Riva Medina, CEO and co-founder at Luma
Accelerator startup
It was a great opportunity to meet other co-founders, each with their own way of thinking and approaching problems.
Max Boender, Founder and CEO at Myneral Labs
Accelerator startup
Thanks to the program i learned how to position a product on the market and how i can make it clear to people what i do. One of the best things is definitely the city of Genoa, which is fantastic and where i have met many international founders whit whom i can grow my network and have friends for a long time!
CJ Gooderham, Associate Analyst
Mentor Accelerator
You inspired me with your creative business solutions and I look forward to seeing you make the world a better place through risk taking and entrepreneurship
Dr. Maxwell Ampong, Investment Strategist
Mentor Accelerator
There’s so much value packed within these founders and the startups. Great initiative!
Marton Gaspar, BeADiscoveryExpert.com
Mentor Accelerator
It was great to have met and mentored such inspiring founders. I hope you’ll get your ideas built and let them help your customers
Francisco Ruiz, Partner at Metyis
Mentor Accelerator
Great job! It has been a pleasure to participate as lecturer and mentor in this acceleration program
Admission requirements
Academic background
You must have completed a bachelor's degree by September 2023.
Work experience
You must have completed at least one internship experience.
English proficiency
You must have achieved an IELTS score of at least 6.5 or equivalent.
Bonus point
You have studied or worked in a foreign country.
You hold a degree in technology or design.
You have a start up, VC, or scale up experience.
You have previously founded a start up.
Course overview & tuition fee
80% focus on your work & workshop
10% classes
10% mentors
108
Hours of lectures
in 24 weeks; 3 times per week.
72
Hours of mentors
in 24 weeks; 3 times per week.
24
Hours of guests
in 24 weeks; once a week.
192
Hours of workshops
in 24 weeks; 4 times a week.
Courses are designed to complement your start-up venture.
Your coursework will directly grow your venture and your venture will directly help your coursework!
Semesters overview
Georgetown
September 4, December 2
English
Application opening: 1 November 2022; Closing: 18 June 2023
Genoa
January 8, April 30
English
Application opening: 1 November 2022; Closing: 18 June 2023
Tuition: 20.000 €
(for both semesters)
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Entering Summer 2023
Class Profile
We're selecting the 20 brightest students to be part of our special program starting in Sep 2023.
Received up to date
+300 Applications
Admitting
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Application open until
18/06/2023
Where our applicants come from
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