master of science
MSc CentraleSupélec–ESSEC Entrepreneurs
Training tech entrepreneurs with international ambition
The CentraleSupélec–ESSEC Entrepreneurs MSc is a program of excellence designed to train entrepreneurs capable of creating, launching, and developing innovative tech startups in complex, uncertain, and international environments.
Jointly delivered by CentraleSupélec and ESSEC Business School, this MSc combines scientific rigor, business expertise, and action-based learning, at the heart of leading entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Why choose the CentraleSupélec–ESSEC Entrepreneurs MSc?
- A unique dual DNA: engineering & management
You develop a deep understanding of technologies while mastering the fundamentals of business, strategy, and value creation. - A program designed for real-world entrepreneurship
The MSc is structured around concrete startup creation projects, from ideation to launch and market entry. - Strong international exposure
A multicultural environment, international cohorts, and projects designed for global markets. - Privileged access to ecosystems of excellence
Incubators, mentors, entrepreneurs, investors, industrial and academic partners, via 21st by CentraleSupélec or ESSEC Entrepreneurship.
What you will learn
The CentraleSupélec–ESSEC Entrepreneurs MSc provides you with a global, systemic, and operational vision of tech entrepreneurship.
You will develop key skills to:
- Identify high-potential market opportunities, based on technological innovations
- Design and test innovative products and services (MVP, field testing)
- Build a growth strategy and a robust business model
- Manage the finances, value creation and key metrics
Structure a founding team and an appropriate governance model - Understand the issues legal, regulatory, and intellectual property
- Prepare a Fundraising and engaging with investors and partners
- Pitching effectively to international juries
The curriculum combines:
- Applied academic courses,
- Team-based entrepreneurial projects,
- Masterclasses led by entrepreneurs, investors, and sector experts.
The MSc CentraleSupélec–ESSEC Entrepreneurs experience
- Learning by doing, focused on your entrepreneurial project
- Structured support, with mentors, coaches, and expert juries
- Strong interaction between engineering and management profiles, a source of complementarity
- An immersion into the startup ecosystems French and international
- A springboard to incubation and acceleration, particularly within 21st by CentraleSupélec
Desired profile to join this program
The MSc is for French and international students, holding a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, who want to make entrepreneurship their primary career path.
The program is particularly suited for candidates who are:
With a startup project or eager to join a founding team
Interested in innovation, technology, or deep tech
Able to work in complex and uncertain environments
Globally-minded and open to multicultural environments
Committed, autonomous, and ready to learn through experimentation
A project can be in the ideation phase or already launched: motivation, learning ability, and personal commitment are key.
