Funpreneur competition (GPP)
| Type | Project seminar |
|---|---|
| Instructor | Prof. Dr. Janina Sundermeier, Catharina Werner, Natalie Nierenberg and externals |
| Semester | Regularly in the summer and winter semesters |
| Scope of Course | 2 weekly hours during the semester (in blocks); workload 150h/semester |
| Number of Places | 60 |
| Registration Mode | This module has a limited number of participants. Please register via the Campus Management system. |
Target group
Bachelor stundents from all Berlin universities can participate in this interdisciplinary General Professional Preparation (GPP) course. The wide-ranging composition of the participant group with participants from social and arts studies and STEM subjects creates a wide spectrum of foundation ideas with dynamic, interdisciplinary and dedicated teams.
Contents and learning objectives
The knowledge that the students gather during the course of the theoretical phase can be directly applied in the practical phase in an action- and problem-oriented way, considering that the resulting products and services are to be offered on the free market. The course is designed as a so-called interdisciplinary "blended learning"-setting. Academic topics from the area of Entrepreneurship Education are combined with topics from partners from the practical area and from guest speakers. The topics are then critically reflected upon during the practical phase through the use of coaching.
Procedure
The competition commences with a two-day workshop comprising creativity techniques, idea finding and the development of business ideas. After a theoretical validation and a practical design, the five-week practical phase begins for the teams with issuance of a symbolic seed capital of 5 € and the assignment of a mentor from the business field. During two exchange events, the teams present their current work status in a plenum and give and receive feedback. Depending on the achieved business success, selected teams then compete for the endowed prize money, which is awarded by a jury of business representatives.
Weeks 1 + 2
Opening event, ideation and team building, BMC and VPC, prototyping, marketing, law aspects, meeting with the business mentors
Weeks 3 through 7
Practical phase
Creation of the Funpreneur summary with BMC
Week 8
Closing event with Funpreneur exhibition, team pitches, jury sessions and awards
Contact
Fixed dates for the winter semester 2020/21
| Date | Event |
Place |
| Monday, 09.11.2020 |
Opening event 12:00 - 16:00 |
TBA |
| Friday, 13.11.2020 |
Ideation and team building I 9:00 - 18:00 |
TBA |
| Saturday, 14.11.2020 |
Ideation and team building II 10:00 - 14:00 |
TBA |
| Monday, 16.11.2020 |
Target groups and prototyping 12:00 - 16:00 |
TBA |
| Monday, 23.11.2020 |
Marketing and sales 12:00 - 16:00 |
TBA |
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Tuesday, 24.11.2020 |
Kickoff meeting with business mentors 19:00 - 21:00 |
TBA |
| Monday, 30.11.2020 |
Law Workshop 12:00 - 16:00 |
TBA |
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Monday, 07.12.2020 |
Pitching Techniques and Storytelling Workshop 12:00 - 16:00 |
TBA |
| Friday, 11.12.2020 |
Deadline Funpreneur summaries Till 12:00 |
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| Monday, 14.12.2020 |
Final Feedback und Briefing 12:00 - 16:00 |
TBA |
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Thursday, 17.12.2020 |
Closing event from 16:30 |
TBA |
Further information
Online course catalogue of the Freie Universität Berlin
Cooperations and supporters
This course is coordinated by the Gersch Chair of Business Administration. It is conducted with renowned partners from practical fields and a circle of supporters from the IHK Berlin, Wirtschaftsjunioren Berlin e.V. and the FU Profund Innovation.
Contact person:
Natalie Nirenberg
Chair of Business Administration, Prof. Dr. Martin Gersch
E-mail: natalie.nirenberg@fu-berlin.de
Phone: 030 838 65984
With support from:
