The course aims to motivate students to entrepreneurship and to produce promising business ideas. The specific objectives are as follows; 1) develop students` skills in commercialization and in developing meaningful value propositions for companies 2) students learn teamwork skills in a multidisciplinary and international teams, 3) help students to understand the characteristics defining some of the most successful business start-ups, and finally 4) help students to build a business model based on a group work that is developed by the students during the course.

Participation in team work. Students are to develop a concept for the purposes’ of commercialisation and establishing an actual business model/project. Collaboration with other teams, taking part in the coaching events, and finally presenting the results in a public event are required.

Application periods for Demola projects:
Period 1 2018/2019 TBD
Period 2 2018/2019 TBD
Period 3 2018/2019 TBD
Period 4 2018/2019 TBD

For further information, please contact Demola staff: http://tampere.demola.net/about#contact.

Demola contact persons at the Faculty of Management

Administrative studies: University Lecturer Markus Laine, Professor Harri Laihonen
Business studies: University Lecturer Janne Ruohonen, University Lecturer Jarna Kulmala, Researcher Malla Mattila, Professor Anna Heikkinen
Politics: Professor Pami Aalto