【Call for graduate students to the briefing sessions/New courses】Briefing session about 1Q & 2Q Entrepreneurship (Leadership, Value Creation) Courses (Advance registration required)

Starting this 2026 1Q2Q, full-scale entrepreneurship courses that promote leadership and value creation will be offered!!
【Call for graduate students to the briefing sessions / New courses】
Briefing session about 1Q2Q Entrepreneurship (Leadership, Value Creation) Courses
(Advance registration required)

4 times of briefing sessions for 500/600s Entrepreneurship (Leadership, Value Creation) courses in 2026 1Q2Q are being offered to graduate students (masters and Doctoral course students) as detailed below. The content of each briefing session will be the same. All of Master’s and Doctoral students are encouraged to attend one of 4 sessions.

Courses in the “Leadership” and “Value Creation” categories covered in this briefing session

■500-level courses:
・ENT.V501 Master’s Professionals and Value Creation A (0-1-0, GA0M)
・ENT.L501 Master’s Essential Group Work for Entrepreneurship I (0-1-0, GA1M)
・ENT.L505 Master’s Fundamental Group Work for Entrepreneurship S (0-2-0, GA0M/GA1M)
・ENT.V505 Master’s Practical Group Work for Entrepreneurship I S (0-2-0, GA0M/GA1M)
■600-level courses:
・ENT.V603 Doctoral Professionals and Value Creation A (0-1-0, GA0D)
・ENT.L601 Doctoral Essential Group Work for Entrepreneurship I (0-1-0, GA1D)
・ENT.L605 Doctoral Fundamental Group Work for Entrepreneurship S (0-2-0, GA0D/GA1D)
・ENT.V607 Doctoral Practical Group Work for Entrepreneurship I S (0-2-0, GA0D/GA1D)

References

Entrepreneurship Courses

・Master’s students must earn 2 or more credits for Entrepreneurship Courses, and doctoral students must earn 2 or 3 credits to complete the course.
・Entrepreneurship courses are made up of 4 categories as shown below, and taking courses in any category will count toward your “Entrepreneurship Course” credits.

• This briefing session will cover 4 courses of each 500s and 600s from the categories of “Leadership” and “Value Creation”.
• The “Leadership” and “Value Creation” categories consist of workshops and content that cultivate the mindset and skills that are core to entrepreneurship. We strongly recommend taking at least one course in these categories.

Features of our Entrepreneurship (Leadership, Value Creation) Courses

These courses have the following features not found in previous courses

• The course is comprised of three phases: courses in “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” phase that broaden future options and build a foundation for entrepreneurship; courses in “Entrepreneurial Skills Development” phase that cultivate and strengthen the various skills that make up entrepreneurship; and courses in “Practical Entrepreneurship” phase that demonstrate entrepreneurship and attempt to implement new value in society.
• A course in “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” phase in 1Q/2Q consist of workshops that help students identify the source of their interests and train their creativity through art, as well as workshops that allow students to experience Design Thinking, the foundation of entrepreneurship. In 3Q/4Q, we will invite top Japanese venture capitalists and startup managers to talk about the social demands on startups and the current state of new business creation, and discuss Entrepreneurship with you. We plan to offer courses that will broaden your future options.
• The courses in “Entrepreneurial Skills Development” phase in 1Q/2Q will train students mindsets and skills that make up entrepreneurship through various workshops that encourage thought and experience, rather than simply providing knowledge. There are approximately 20 different workshops offered, broadly divided into the categories of “Initiative”, “Motivation” and “Innovation” based on their purpose. The workshops offered in 1Q/2Q, and 3Q/4Q are different, so please choose based on your schedule and inclinations.
• The courses of “Entrepreneurial Practice” phase in 1Q2Q will feature the Lean Launchpad Program (LLP), the shortest route to a business competition. In the LLP, students propose their own business idea, form a team, and verify its feasibility (this program is also ideal for students who want to gain experience leading to starting a business). In 3Q4Q, the content will be Programming Boot Camp (PBC), in which students propose a new web service they wish existed and work in groups to develop it from scratch in a short period of time like hackathon style. The “Entrepreneurial Practice” courses will allow students to experience implementing new value in society.
• All of the courses in the “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” phase, “Entrepreneurial Skills Development” phase and “Entrepreneurial Practice” phase courses are not simply lecture-based, as is the case in the past, but are centered around work and discussion, and are designed to allow a wide range of students to participate regardless of their major or year, so that students from diverse backgrounds and years can come together under one roof.
• GA(s) is available for all courses.
• Most of the content in each course is designated as an event of the SPRING program.

Outline of each course to be offered in 1-2Q, AY 2026

● A course in “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” phase (1 course each in 500- and 600-level)

● Courses in “Entrepreneurial Skills Development” phase (2 courses each in 500- and 600-level)

● A course in “Entrepreneurial Practice“ phase (1 course each in 500- and 600-level)

Leadership and Value Creation Courses Slack channels

We opened the following Slack channels where you can make receive information and make inquires on Entrepreneurship “Leadership/Value Creation” courses. Please join the Slack channels. You can become a member by clicking “Join Channel” after searching for the channel on Science Tokyo Slack Workspace.

1. #an-cee-leadership_innovation: Information on classes, workshops and events
2. #contact-cee-leadership_innovation: Inquiries about classes, workshops and events

Contact/Inquiries

e-mail: total.tokunin [at] total.titech.ac.jp (Substitute @ for [at].)
（Prof. Yamada, Prof, Matsuzaki and Prof. Watanabe, Center for Entrepreneurship Education）
or contact through the Slack channels above.