Social Entrepreneurship – NBS

Double Degree in Social Entrepreneurship with Coventry University, UK

Design Your Future as a social entrepreneur, corporate social responsibility executive, consultant and business manager delivering products and services with a sustainable social impact.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Narxoz-Coventry Double Degree program graduates in Social Entrepreneurship are prepared to act as entrepreneurs focused on creating and managing organizations which efficiently deliver products and services with a sustainable social impact in roles as social entrepreneurs, corporate social responsibility executives, consultants and business managers. Through hands-on, action learning, graduates are prepared to design and develop approaches which develop sustainable social impacts. Students get ample exposure to the emerging dynamics of sustainable development and the importance of entrepreneurial thinking in making a positive impact in government, business and the not-for-profit sector.

Graduates can work on local and global arenas

Multinationals, Startups and Consultancies
Grauduates are well-trained in the fields of marketing, management, finance, accounting, innovation management and frugal innovation, so that they are able to build companies with sustainable social impact in developing economies.
  • Social Entrepreneurs
  • Business Consultants
  • CSR Executive managers
Entrepreneurship
Social Entepreneurship program prepares students to work across disciplines and with individuals of diverse backgrounds, giving creative students a leg up on starting their own enterprise. Students benefit from our business incubator and startup support, making it possible to start an enterprise and to receive mentor support from experienced entrepreneurs while enrolled in the program.
  • Start-ups
  • Innovation projects
  • Business processes
NGOs, Inernational Organizations, Government Organizations
With their strong background in innovation management and entrepreneurship, Social Entrepeneurship graduates can apply their interdisciplinary knowledge in research and policy making to improve innovation ecosystems and foster creative industries.
  • Policy makers
  • Social Activists
  • Intrapreneurs

PROGRAM BENEFITS

  • Get 2 diplomas from Narxoz University and Coventry University within 4 years
  • Global Career Opportunites: upon graduation from Coventry University you will have the right to seek employment in the UK or continue onto master’s degree studies
  • Internship in the UK
  • Coventry Summer Program after second year at Narxoz University
  • Spend 3 years at Narxoz University, Almaty and final year at Coventry University, the UK
  • Incubation hub and exchange opportunities allowing for close interaction with foreign and local entrepreneurs, students and professors

PROGRAM DETAILS

SPECIALIZATION COURSES

  • International Management
  • Performance Management
  • Event Management
  • Introduction to Social Enterprise
  • Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Managing and Growing Startups
  • Social Innovation and Design Thinking
  • Frugal and BoP Innovation

INTERNSHIP

  • Summer Program at Coventry University in year two
  • Internship in Kazakhstan in year three
  • International Internship in year four

SENIOR CAPSTONE

In their fourth year at Coventry University, all students are required to complete and pass a Diploma Project and an online defense. Senior students have several options to put the skills they have acquired to the test:

  • Social Entrepreneurship consulting project for a startup, regional or multinational enterprise, working with experienced mentors from industry
  • Research thesis supervised by experienced mentors at Narxoz and Coventry
  • Case study or creative startup project

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