It’s official: the Berlin School of Economics and Law is establishing itself as the capital’s leading entrepreneurship university with its Startup Incubator Berlin (SIB). With the highest score among medium-sized Berlin universities and universities of applied sciences, it is the top performer in startup support.
The Gründungsradar 2020 of the Stifterverband der deutschen Wissenschaft impressively confirms the continuous work in startup promotion: none of the medium-sized universities in Berlin performs better. Nationally as well, HWR Berlin ranks an outstanding 7th place (out of 71) among universities with 5,000 to 15,000 students, with 52 points and only 2.2 points behind the top-ranked institution.
Particularly highly rated was the methodical support of startup teams through targeted qualification and assistance, as well as the ongoing evaluation and monitoring of the development of founding ideas through to market entry — and beyond. The offerings for founders include, among others, systematic individual coaching, regular milestone meetings, and the application of the Lean Startup method.
The study’s results also confirm the approach of developing startup ideas in close partnership with the business community. At the innovation hub Siemensstadt2, the foundation for the close integration of entrepreneurship theory with founding practice was laid several years ago. Since then, the community and infrastructure (including coworking space, prototype workshop, Design Thinking Lab, and more) have been continuously developed there. A broad range of support programs and Berlin Startup Scholarships complements the services of the Startup Incubator Berlin.
The Gründungsradar compared the quality and scope of startup support at German universities for the fifth time. The Stifterverband der deutschen Wissenschaft thereby underscores the importance of universities for innovation, for the transfer of knowledge and innovations from universities into society, and highlights their efforts toward an effective entrepreneurship culture.
Here you can find the results of the Gründungsradar 2020
Press release by HWR Berlin on the Gründungsradar 2020
