Universität Leipzig: SEPT Competence Center

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15/04/2025 News

Learn more about our first dissemination event within the SEPT EU Erasmus+ project EntreAction

Dr. Ronny Frank und Dr. Christian Sonnendecker stehen vor einem Sack voll kleingehäckselten Plastikteilen.

09/04/2025 News

PET Recycling: Biochemists found start-up

Sie freuen sich über die Gründung der "Startup Campus Alliance": v.l.n.r. Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart (Direktor des Excellence Center for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship der TU Dresden), Prof. Dr. Eva Inés Obergfell (Rektorin der Universität Leipzig), Prof. Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger (Rektorin der TU Dresden) und Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger (Vorsitzender der "Startup Campus Alliance").

09/04/2025 Press release

Universities from Saxony and Thuringia establish Startup Campus Alliance

10 Apr

Online Marketing Challenge 2025

05 May

International Founders Bootcamp 2025

08 May

Event Series Entrepreneurial Insights

31 Aug

Market exploration trip to Vietnam 2025

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SEPT Competence Center

About Us

The SEPT Competence Center is a research and training center at Leipzig University dedicated to providing theoretical insight and practical experience in the management and promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide.

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Master's Program

Promotion, development and management of SMEs

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Research

Intensive research and doctoral program focused on the core issues of SMEs

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iN4iN

Building innovation capacities for SMEs and institutions

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ISC

Development of internationalization strategies for SMEs

SMILE

Fostering entrepreneurship and innovative start-ups

50 years diplomatic relations Germany and Vietnam

50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Vietnam

In 2025, Germany and Vietnam will celebrate half a century of diplomatic relations. Since 1975, this partnership has developed continuously and is now characterized by close economic cooperation, cultural exchange and educational initiatives.

MBA

Master's Program

The SEPT MBA in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development is a program dedicated to conveying theoretical knowledge, application-oriented findings and practice-relevant experience with regard to the management, promotion and development of SMEs.

Research

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Research Activities

The research activities carried out within the SEPT Competence Center at Leipzig University have a strong focus on international entrepreneurship, innovation, and university business linkages.

iN4iN

Intelligence For Innovation

iN4iN Intelligence For Innovation offers specialized training and consultancy services for SMEs and institutions worldwide in the fields of innovation management, business incubator development and the strengthening of university-business linkages.

ISC

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Internationalization and foreign markets

Internationalization is both a challenge and an opportunity for SMEs. The International Startup Campus (ISC) program offers advanced training, coaching and consulting for firms who are interested in exploring foreign markets.

SMILE

The start-up initiative SMILE

Leipzig University’s start-up initiative SMILE is a program to support entrepreneurship, start-ups and spin-off companies at regional, national and international level.

Contact

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SEPT Competence Center
Phone: +49 341 97-39762
Fax: +49 341 97-31139761
E-mail: sept@uni-leipzig.de

Visiting address

SEPT Competence Center
Ritterstr. 9-13
04109 Leipzig
Germany

Postal address

SEPT Competence Center
IPF 172515
Ritterstr. 24
04109 Leipzig
Germany