Entrepreneurial Skills for Early Career Researchers
The action plan, which was approved by swissuniversities (Teilprogramm 1 «Aktionspläne zur Postdoc-Phase»), supports entrepreneurial early career researchers at the University of Zurich. In collaboration with the UZH Innovation Hub, Graduate Campus has developed a workshop series entitled “Entrepreneurial Skills”, and has integrated this series into the Graduate Campus Transferable Skills course program for the Spring Semester 2026.
From research to impact – An introductory workshop for the natural sciences |
9 March 9:30 – 12:30 |
Research to opportunity – An introductory workshop for social scientists |
10 March 09:00 – 12:00 |
| Stress-test your value creation hypothesis | 10 March 13:30 – 16:30 |
| How to choose the right business model for your product/service | 14 April 09:00 – 12:00 |
Building a sustainable business model - the triple bottom line |
14 April 13:30 – 16:30 |
| Technology transfer as a serious game experience | 22 April 09:00 – 16:30 |
From zero to first customers: Go-to-market for startup founders |
6 May 09:00 – 12:00 |
Registration and certificates
Participants can register directly on the respective workshop website (click on title).
A certificate of participation will be issued for each workshop. When four or more certificates are achieved, participants may request a certificate for «Entrepreneurial skills» issued by the Graduate Campus and Innovation Hub.
1 ECTS Credit will be awarded (on request) to PhD candidates who have completed four or more workshops of the «Entrepreneurial skills» series.