The goal of the project is to design and implement a joint study offering for higher education institutions that strengthens the entrepreneurship skills of students in creative fields.

Applications for the Creative Entrepreneur program are now open – grab the tools for entrepreneurship! 

Creativity is your superpower – we are here to help you turn it into a career. Join our studies and unlock your entrepreneurial potential!  

Creative Entrepreneur is a new selection of cross-institutional studies aimed at university students in the arts and cultural sector and other creative fields, allowing you to:  

  • Acquire the practical skills needed for running a business  
  • Network with students and experts from different fields  
  • Choose entrepreneurship-related studies from various higher education institutions  
  • Develop your idea or project and turn it into reality  
  • Build your own path as a professional and future entrepreneur.  
       

Versatile cross-institutional studies  
   
The Creative Entrepreneur studies are organised collaboratively by various higher education institutions. The versatile selection of courses covers a broad range of topics and areas of expertise. The institutions involved are:  
 
 

  • Open Campus at Uniarts Helsinki (coordinator)  
  • Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Lapland  
  • Cultural Management Programme at Humak University of Applied Sciences  
  • LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts  
  • Hanken School of Economics 

At the Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Lapland, the project is led by the project’s Principal Investigator, University Teacher Jani Wathén, and the Project Manager, University Lecturer Karoliina Laxström. The project timeline is 1 January 2025–28 April 2028. The project is coordinated by Open Campus at Uniarts Helsinki, and the total project budget is €650,000.

How can you join?  
 
The registration period starts on 1 November 2025 at 8:00 and ends on 30 November 2025 at 23:59. During the pilot phase, the cross-institutional courses are available only to students of the Faculty of Art and Design. You can register for the studies by filling in the registration form on the website dedicated to the cross-institutional Creative Entrepreneur studies.

Read more and register for studies here: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/study-programmes/creative-entrepreneur-cross-institutional-studies/

More information about the project in the Faculty of Art and Design here: https://ulapland.fi/en/project/creative-entrepreneur/ 

The Creative Entrepreneur project is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.