Offered at NTNU, Trondheim this Spring, this intensive three-day course will give you an introduction to the mindset, tools, and practical experience needed to navigate innovation within an academic context. You will learn how opportunities arise from research, how to evaluate their relevance for users and society, and how to take action to realize them.
Grounded in the internationally recognized entrepreneurship education framework developed at Engage – Centre for Engaged Education through Entrepreneurship, the course blends lectures, workshops, group discussions, and real-world practice. You will work with your own research (or that of peers) to develop and assess a concrete innovation idea. Along the way, you’ll interact with experts from NTNU’s Innovation Ecosystem, including the Technology Transfer Office, gaining valuable insights into how universities create impact beyond academia.
By the end of the course, you will:
- Understand key concepts in research-based innovation and entrepreneurial behavior
- Be able to identify and evaluate the innovation potential of research outcomes
- Communicate the value of your ideas to diverse audiences
- Reflect on your own role, motivation, and leadership capacity in innovation processes
Read full course description here.
This course is ideal for PhD candidates seeking to strengthen their innovation competence, meet requirements of the Norwegian National Qualifications Framework, and prepare for careers both inside and outside academia.
Admission requirement:
- Enrollment in a (Norwegian) PhD programme. Researchers from non-Norwegian institutions are welcome to apply and will be accommodated subject to available capacity.
- Physical attendance is mandatory due to the course’s interactive, practice‑based design.
Dates: April 27 and 28 and June 8, 2026
Course fee: The normal course fee of NOK 5,000 is exempt this year due to financial contribution from NTNU and Innovation Norway’s national ecosystem funds.
Take the next step toward making your research matter — not just in theory, but in practice. Join us and develop the skills, confidence, and mindset to become an innovator within your field.