Dates
| single appointment | Fr, 23.10.2026, 10:15 - Fr, 23.10.2026, 14:15 | C 40.530 Seminarraum | Kick-Off |
| every 14 days | Wednesday | 10:15 - 11:45 | 26.10.2026 - 29.01.2027 | C 12.001 Seminarraum |
| single appointment | We, 20.01.2027, 08:15 - We, 20.01.2027, 13:45 | C 40.530 Seminarraum | Student Presentations |
Curriculum context
Memos (25%)
Presentation (65%)
Resit date: No resit date will be offered to this assessment, because it is didactically inseparably connected with one of the associated courses. A resit will only be possible, if the module is available again.
Organizational information
Registration
Die Anmeldung beginnt erst am 02.10.2026 um 08:00 Uhr. Sie endet am 12.10.2026 um 23:59 Uhr
Persons
Content
Nachhaltigkeitsorientiert
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Certificate
How can organizations create meaningful social impact while staying financially sustainable?
This seminar dives into the fascinating world of social enterprises and hybrid organizations - businesses that blend profit and purpose to tackle urgent social and environmental challenges.
Through real-world cases like HEYHO, a muesli company that provides jobs for individuals with lived experiences (such as incarceration, homelessness, mental health disabilities and more), we will explore how organizations successfully combine market logic with mission-driven goals. Students will gain insights into the unique opportunities and challenges of social enterprises and hybrid organizations.
In this interactive course, we will not only study inspiring examples but also design innovative micro-trainings to apply these lessons in practice, thus equipping yourself with tools to foster positive change in future organizations.
If you’re interested in sustainability and new ways of doing business, this seminar will challenge and inspire you.
This seminar teaches participants about hybrid organizations, social enterprises, and Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs). Participants will learn to comprehend and utilize these concepts effectively.
Students should be able to:
- Understanding and applying the concepts of hybrid organizations, social enterprises and WISE
- Analyzing inspiring case studies to learn from successful hybrid organizations and to extract key lessons and best practices from these exemplary organizations
- Developing creative and interactive trainings to inspire and enable individuals to apply these key lessons and best practices
This seminar combines a cooperative learning approach with a challenge-based learning approach. It aims at the joint development of knowledge in class that is transferable to practice. Therefore, this seminar will foster an engaging and supportive learning community.
This course can be completed as part of the Leuphana Sustainable Entrepreneurship Certificate (LSEC). Participation in the certificate is NOT a requirement to enrol in this course. The course is open to all students. For more information and registration for LSEC, check the following link:
https://www.leuphana.de/institute/imo/social-sustainable-entrepreneurship/leuphana-sustainable-entrepreneurship-certificate-l-sec.html
ALL students are required to take part in the LSEC Kick-Off Event on the first date of this seminar (23/10/2026) that will be hosted by Theres Konrad. For questions regarding this Kick-Off, please reach out to her under theres.konrad@leuphana.de.
Evaluation
Further information on teaching evaluation: https://www.leuphana.de/en/teaching/quality-management/evaluation/course-evaluation.html