Entrepreneur­ship in Chal­len­ging En­vir­on­ments: Les­sons from Ukraine

About

A combination of assignment and presentation: The student must participate in minimum 80% of the scheduled teaching.
The course combines lectures, case discussions, and guest speaker sessions. Lectures provide the conceptual foundations and global perspectives on entrepreneurship in Ukraine. Case studies illustrate how entrepreneurs – and female entrepreneurs in particular – can confront and resolve challenges in the startup journey when based in a challenging business context (e.g., a country in crisis). Guest speakers share their lived experiences and highlight diverse paths to entrepreneurial success. Together, these elements encourage students to actively engage with entrepreneurial dilemmas and build critical problem-solving skills.
The pedagogical approach emphasizes active participation, critical thinking, and experiential learning.

Learning objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Understand entrepreneurial foundations: Explain the conceptual underpinnings of entrepreneurship and their relevance in challenging business contexts.

Apply theory to practice: Analyse real entrepreneurship cases within challenging business contexts (e.g., Ukraine) using the theoretical tools and frameworks provided in the course.

Evaluate opportunities: Critically assess business opportunities in challenging business settings, identifying effective practices and avoiding common pitfalls.

Synthetize diverse insights: Integrate theoretical foundations, research findings, guest speaker perspectives, and case-based evidence when navigating crises, assessing or developing business opportunities.

Adopt multiple perspectives: Develop the ability to consider and integrate different perspectives, by thinking like founders, investors, and customers when making entrepreneurial decisions

Course leader

Martin Jes Iversen & Vera Rocha - Department of Strategy and Innovation (SI)

Target group

This is a bachelor level course. CBS Summer University courses at Copenhagen Business School is open to all and welcomes domestic and international students as well as professionals

Fee info