Another part of the graduates of the Master join organizations. They bring skills related to innovation as well as knowledge of the local context and an ability to take a step back from issues related to innovation.
Open and evolving career paths
The Master in Innovation prepares for a wide diversity of professional trajectories.
Thanks to an interdisciplinary and critical training, graduates develop analytical, strategic and operational skills allowing them to adapt to varied and constantly evolving professional contexts.
Values and careers
The Master in Innovation values, through its pedagogical approach and its teachings, three fundamental axes: interdisciplinarity, contemporary societal issues and close collaborations.
These three values are essential for proactive integration into the labor market. The Master promotes this integration thanks to the possibility of an internship thesis, to interactive courses and to events linked to companies and society.
Graduates of the Master in Innovation can evolve in fields such as:
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management and steering of innovation
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consulting and strategic support
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public administration and public policy
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non-profit organizations and social economy
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communication, mediation and project management
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entrepreneurship and social innovation
During the Master, students notably acquire:
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an ability to analyze innovation processes
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an understanding of social, economic and legal issues
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skills in project management and collaborative work
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an ability to engage in dialogue between disciplines and actors
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a critical and reflective mindset regarding contemporary transformations
Applied projects, collaborations with the ecosystem, internships and events organized within the Master foster a progressive and thoughtful integration into the professional world.
Rather than training for a single profession, the Master in Innovation supports students in building coherent, evolving and meaningful professional trajectories.
Perspectives within companies
A part of the graduates of the Master in Innovation go on to work in companies, either local SMEs or larger companies of national or international scope. They hold positions related to change management or project management, for example.
Testimonial of Isacco, graduate of the Master in Innovation, orientation Management of Innovation
After the Master, Isacco joined an international marketing consulting company in Geneva.
“After studying economics during my Bachelor, this Master was a real opportunity to discover the interdisciplinarity of the sciences.
Studying social sciences, socio-political theories and law is for me a necessary step for those who want to understand economic theories and their foundations.”
Perspectives within organizations
Testimonial of Obaly, graduate of the Master in Innovation, orientation Management of Innovation
Obaly completed his Master internship at the Geneva University Hospitals in project management.
“The Master greatly contributed to my professional career. I am currently in my final year internship at the Innovation Center of the Geneva University Hospitals.
There, I can use the knowledge acquired in innovation management, technology transfer, in project management and bring my experience to the projects in which I participate.”
Obaly then joined the Municipality of Chêne-Bourg as a project coordinator.
