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Digital Innovation

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About the programme

Drive digital transformation and create innovative business solutions in today’s tech-driven world.

The Digital Innovation 1-year master programme is for those who want to stay up-to-date with technology to monetise it and develop data-driven business ideas. During the programme, students will learn from high quality professors and from the success stories of our alumni.

The programme offers a state-of-the-art tech knowledge with business and enterpreneurial viewpoint. The learning experience includes:

Understand how cutting-edge technologies can provide innovative digital business solutions, focusing on digital principles, values-based innovation, and platform ecosystems.
Gain the skills to transform projects and businesses with digital technologies, contributing to digital innovation in tech-driven environments.
Visualise and analyse large data sets to assess how organisations can effectively utilise data analytics for business success.
Explore digital leadership and strategies for organising and leading people and technology in a digital environment.
Learn to develop and apply strategies for creating new digital-business value, focusing on innovations in products, processes, services, and business models.

The programme equips graduates – entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and innovators – with the knowledge and skills to identify new digital opportunities, lead digital solutions, and manage technological innovations.

Who is expected to attend the training

The Digital Innovation 1-year master programme is for those entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and innovators who want to stay up-to-date with technology to monetise it and develop data-driven business ideas. This means, that a successful candidate needs to have a strong knowledge on IT or technology with business as well, with the desire to combine these two areas.

Details

Programme name Digital Innovation

Programme award Master, MSc

ECTS 60

Duration 2 semesters (1 years)

Teaching hours 15 hours / week

Includes internship No

Start date September 2026

Tuition fee (EEA)

990 000 HUF/semester

cca. 2 500 EUR/semester*

Tuition fee (Non-EEA)

3 700 EUR/semester

*The official price list can be found in the annex to the Regulation on Student Fees and Benefits.

This programme is only available in English.

How to take the exam

The majority of the courses are completed with a practical assessment, which requires individual and group assignments and projects, case studies, presentations and active work in class. Where an examination is a requirement of the course, students will mainly take a written examination.

The final exam of the programme consists of a thesis defence.

What will you study?

Semester 1

Core Modules*

Managing Innovation Projects
Business Models for Digital Startups
Digital Transformation
Data Analytics and Visualisation

Semester 2

Core Modules*

Managing Growing Ventures
Strategic Technology Management
AI and Data Strategy

* The above is not an exhaustive list. Corvinus University of Budapest reserves the right to change modules.

International opportunities

Exchange programmes

Corvinus has nearly 200 partners worldwide, and depending on the type of funding, you can apply to study at these institutions.

Application for international students

Application for Hungarian students

Krisztián Varga

Associate Professor

Program Director

Come to the Digital Innovation 1-year master programme if you want to combine your knowledge in business and technology. We will show you how entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and innovators can rely on state-of-the-art technology and monetize their knowledge in successful projects based on good ideas.

You will learn from the success - and even the failures - of our alumni in order to be successful with your idea.

Vlad Demenski

Estonia

Student

Corvinus is very much the Oxford of Hungary, so coming to study here means you’re surrounded by incredible people with fresh perspectives that can actually impact the world. The Corvinus student life is vibrant, where you get to talk to a wide cast of students from all around the globe – I’ve made friends with someone from every continent besides Antarctica here. Corvinus is the place to be if you want to enjoy your student life while not compromising academic success.