One week, three countries, one question: What does it take to build a business? Trinational Summer School (KTUR Trinational Summer School on Entrepreneurship) is an immersive, 5-day cross-border program delivered by KIT FORGE in partnership with KTUR (Knowledge Transfer Upper Rhine) and partner universities across Germany, France, and Switzerland. Designed to cultivate interdisciplinary entrepreneurship, the program brings together participants across the Upper Rhine tri-national region to explore the core pillars of venture creation through a hands-on, highly practical lens.
Moving across three premier European innovation hubs—Strasbourg, Basel, and Freiburg—participants collaborate in international teams, learning directly from experienced founders, academic educators, and ecosystem leaders from all three nations.
Program structure & elements
- A unique 5-day itinerary traveling across three cities:
Strasbourg (France): Idea generation, business model formulation, market analysis, and pitching basics.
Basel (Switzerland): Customer acquisition strategies, minimum viable product (MVP) design, founding team dynamics, and venture financing.
Freiburg (Germany): Final pitch presentations to an international expert jury and deep-dive into the regional ecosystem.
- Entrepreneurial curriculum: Hands-on workshops covering business model validation, revenue design, funding pathways, legal foundations, and team building.
- Application & interdisciplinary cohort: Limited to 40 selected participants across all academic disciplines, fostering diverse, cross-functional project teams.
Applications submitted via CV and a short letter of motivation.
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