New module: Digital and Corporate Entrepreneurship
From the winter semester 2025/26, the module Family Business and Business Succession (3SMEMA011) will no longer be offered and will be replaced by the new module Digital and Corporate Entrepreneurship (3SMEMA002) consisting of the two courses Digital Transformation of SMEs (in the winter semester) and Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation (in the summer semester). If partial grades from Family Business and Business Succession are available, these will be recognized; if there are failed attempts and the module has not yet been passed, these failed attempts will not be taken into account.
The new module starts in the winter semester 2025/2026 with the course Digital Transformation of SMEs. The lecture with an integrated exercise marks the start of the new course and teaches central concepts, strategies and practical examples of digital transformation.

Shaping the digital future
How can small and medium-sized enterprises take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalization and successfully master the transformation? In the course Digital Transformation of SMEs, you will dive into this question - and develop your own strategies for digital progress.
What you can expect
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Fundamentals of digital transformation:
Understand technological trends, new business models and their impact on SMEs and family businesses -
Strategies for change:
Learn how to develop digital transformation and innovation strategies - taking sustainability, resources and corporate culture into account -
Overcoming challenges:
Analyze obstacles such as skills gaps or cultural resistance and develop practical solutions -
Practice-oriented application:
Develop transformation plans, apply the methods you have learned and reflect on your results as part of project work.
The course Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation (lecture with integrated exercise) will take place for the first time from summer semester 2026.