Junior Start-up Coach
Following the ‘learning by doing’ principle, as a junior coach you will be entrusted with very early-stage start-up teams, whom you will guide through their first steps towards setting up their business. You will hold weekly updates with your team and ensure that they do not lose sight of their goals. Other tasks include start-up scouting at the HdM and one-off support for a Design Thinking workshop for first-year students. You will acquire the necessary coaching know-how in a two-day crash course before the start of the semester. The aim is to learn with and, above all, from one another.
Methods & Tools
Throughout the semester, you will receive close guidance and support as a junior coach. In addition, before the semester begins, you will receive valuable insights in a short intensive course designed to prepare you thoroughly for your role.
- My identity as a coach
- Communication & Feedback
- Team roles and cooperation
- Coaching Basics (Methods and Tools)
ECTS & Registration
- Bachelor’s: Business Start-ups 3 – 221507 (4 ECTS) | Examiner: Prof. Michalski
- Master’s: Entrepreneurship 2 – 368416 (5 ECTS) | Examiner: Prof. Dr Meth
- Assessment: Attendance, coaching sessions and a detailed reflective report
Prerequisites: Preference is given to applicants from higher semesters who may already have gained some initial entrepreneurial experience – either through their own projects or through workshops during their studies.
Registration for the 2026 summer semester has already closed (the registration deadline was 20 February 2026).
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