Start your business,
get your degree
Fully accredited yet unconventional Bachelor of Science, where you start your business from day one.
Apply by 31st of January to get Early Bird Fee;
More information in the FAQ.
Program Starts on 1st of September 2025;
Study in the Netherlands;
Earn your degree with your startup
Program made for entrepreneurs,
by entrepreneurs
Embark on an exciting learning adventure with our Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship & Innovation program, where you blend your academic pursuits with your entrepreneurial dreams effortlessly.
Best environment for growth
Accelerate your business and personal growth in a dynamic setting, tapping into tailored support from a global network of entrepreneurs and investors.
Start your business from day 1
Don’t waste time. Launch your business from day one while maximizing your studies to turn your education into real-world success.
Extraordinary education
Immerse yourself in small classrooms focused on practical, hands-on learnings that are led by entrepreneurial teachers and field experts.
Located in impact-startup hub
Thrive in TITAAN: the biggest impact innovation campus of Europe in The Hague. Surround yourself with like-minded peers within a vibrant atmosphere of impactful endeavors.
Want to become an entrepeneur?
Stay flexible, and try-out being an entrepreneur before commiting.
Based out of The Hague’s vibrant startup campus, Titaan, we provide hands-on opportunities to try learning our way, through classes, hackathons, open days, try-out sessions, and mentorship calls led by industry experts and experienced founders.
Want to become an entrepeneur?
Stay flexible, and try-out being an entrepreneur before commiting.
Based out of The Hague’s vibrant startup campus, Titaan, we provide hands-on opportunities to try learning our way, through classes, hackathons, open days, try-out sessions, and mentorship calls led by industry experts and experienced founders.
Goodbye exams,
hello results!
Learn entrepreneurship by doing it
Throughout your four-year journey at Unknown University of Applied Science, you’ll engage in weekly workshops alongside personalized coaching and team mentoring for your business endeavors. Every lesson from these workshops can be promptly applied to your ongoing projects or entrepreneurial ventures. Here’s a glimpse of the courses you’ll undertake each year.
- Agile Working
- Highly Effective Entrepreneurship
- Impact entrepreneurship
- Trendwatching
- Anthropology
- Effectuation
- Value creation
- Design thinking
- Incubator
- Lean startup
- Brilliance of Failure
- Business Model Innovation
- Finance for Entrepreneurs
- Branding
- Lean Pricing
- Preventing Legal Mistakes
- Growth Hacking
- Intrapreneurship
- Future Tech
- Service Innovation Design
- Innovation Design
- Scaling a Startup
- Understand and Understood
- Present your Startup
- Alternative Finance
- Sales
- Art of Leadership
- Hiring and Firing
- Predicting
- Predicting Irrationality
- Systems Thinking
- Future Proofing
- Ready to Rise
- Aptitude Test
2 days study,
5 days startup
Combine working on your business and studying
With a focus on blending studies with real-world application, our program is tailored to nurture the founders of tomorrow, ensuring that you graduate not only with a degree but with a thriving business ready to make its mark in the world.
2 days study,
5 days startup
Combine working on your business and studying
With a focus on blending studies with real-world application, our program is tailored to nurture the founders of tomorrow, ensuring that you graduate not only with a degree but with a thriving business ready to make its mark in the world.
No startup idea?
No problem!
Meet our students who built their business
Throughout your four-year journey at Unknown University of Applied Science, you’ll engage in weekly workshops alongside personalized coaching and team mentoring for your business endeavors. Every lesson from these workshops can be promptly applied to your ongoing projects or entrepreneurial ventures. Here’s a glimpse of the courses you’ll undertake each year.
Companies our students built during the degree
MENTORS & EXPERTS
Field experts and founders, instead of teachers
We have created a program taught by the perfect mix of lecturers. You’ll be inspired by the growth and failure stories of entrepreneurs and learn from the best field experts and professors with academically validated knowledge on scaling. We bring you the best; you can ask them anything you want; they are there for you and your business.
MENTORS & EXPERTS
Field experts and founders, instead of teachers
We have created a program taught by the perfect mix of lecturers. You’ll be inspired by the growth and failure stories of entrepreneurs and learn from the best field experts and professors with academically validated knowledge on scaling. We bring you the best; you can ask them anything you want; they are there for you and your business.
CAMPUS
University startup campus where entrepreneurship thrives
Gain invaluable experience by working side-by-side with seasoned entrepreneurs. This hands-on approach not only helps you find a startup mentor but also opens doors to internships, side jobs, and temporary projects essential for enhancing your entrepreneurial skills. Titaan is The Netherlands’ largest impact innovation hub. It is a clubhouse for impact founders to work and connect. Offices, events, labs, programs, and community support tailored to scale your impact- solutions.
Accredited Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program
All programs offered by Unknown University of Applied Sciences are formally accredited programs of ‘Stichting Global School for Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (registered under BRIN: 30RK)’.
Stichting Global School for Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences is officially recognized by the Dutch Government and will offer the accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurship & Innovation (registered under ISAT: 35527). The accreditation is obtained from the NVAO (Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organization), therefore Stichting Global School for Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences meets the national quality assurances as defined by the Ministry of Education, Culture & Science..
Entry Requirements
(DUTCH) HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Dutch HAVO and VWO students are directly admissible to the program, regardless of their study profile. International students are often admissible if they meet the requirements to join higher education in their country of origin. Due to the variety in international high school diploma’s, we manually check if your diploma meets the requirements.
To process your application, we need your (international) high school diploma & grade transcripts. Furthermore, we need:
1. Copy of your passport
2. Motivation letter & CV/Resume
3. High school diploma and/or other education
4. Transcript of high school grades and/or other education
To be clear: if you have a HAVO or VWO Highschool diploma, you are exempted from needing an IELTS (or equivalent) certificate to demonstrate your level of English. This exemption is also in place for some highschool diplomas from abroad, contact us for more information.
BUSINESS BACHELOR (B.B.A) STUDENTS
Bachelor students who have either started or completed a bachelor programme are admissible to the program. In certain situations, you are exempt from taking certain courses in the Bachelor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship program, if you completed similar courses in your previous education.
MBO STUDENTS - LEVEL 4 (NL)
Students with a MBO 4 degree (related to business) are directly admissible to the program.
To process your application, we need your MBO diploma & grade transcripts.
Furthermore, we need:
1. Copy of your passport
2. Resume, motivation letter & CV
3. High school diploma and/or other education
4. Transcript of high school grades and/or other education
5. Certificate proofing English proficiency.
21+ STUDENTS / OTHER SITUATIONS
If neither of the above-mentioned situations apply to you, you can still join the Bachelor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship if you can pass our 21+ test. This test is meant for people who are older that 21 years and who do not have obtained a high school diploma.
This 21+ test consists of two assessments: online test & an interview.
Furthermore, we need:
1. Copy of your passport
2. Resume, motivation letter & CV
3. High school diploma and/or other education
4. Transcript of high school grades and/or other education
5. Certificate proofing English proficiency (IELTS 6.0> / Cambridge B2> or equivalent.)
PRACTICALITIES
TUITION
EU/EEA APPLICANTS The tuition fee for at Unknown University of Applied Sciences is €14.500 for applicants before 31st of January, 2025. After that, fee increases to €15.000. We offer a rebate for EU/NL students of € 700 if the tuition fee is paid in full in a one-time installment.
NON-EU/EEA APPLICANTS The tuition fee at Unknown University of Applied Science is €14.500 for applicants before 31st of January, 2025. After that, fee increases to €15.000. To support our students in their transition to a new country, Unknown University of Applied Sciences arranges the VISA applications. Due to VISA application costs, no rebates are available.
DEADLINE
EU/EEU/SWISS: 15th of August
Non-European: 1st of June
Late applications can be accepted depending on personal circumstances. Please contact us before applying after the deadline
English proficiency requirements
For Bachelor
IELTS: Academic with minimum Overall Band Score of 6
Cambridge: B2 First (General and higher education) or B2 Business Vantage with a score equal or above 169
TOEFL: iBT with a score of min 60
For Pre-Master and Master
IELTS: Academic – minimum Overall Band Score of 6.5
Cambridge: B2 First (General and higher education) or B2 Business Vantage with a score equal or above 176
TOEFL: iBT with a score of min 79
There are certain exemptions, please contact us for specific questions.
