Data Science and Entrepreneurship

Overview

The Data Science and Entrepreneurship program from Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) is ideal for students eager to bring data science into effective use in business. This Master's program in data science is executed in the vibrant Marienburg data science campus in the city of 's-Hertogenbosch.

A joint program by Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology

Taught in collaboration, the Master's program Data Science and Entrepreneurship synthesizes the unique key strengths of Eindhoven University of Technology and Tilburg University: the technological know-how of Eindhoven with the business, legal and societal insights of Tilburg. This synergy ensures that we educate data science-driven entrepreneurs who have the capability to create, develop and market data technologies, conduct research, and present results in a clear, non-technical manner. 

A data science Master's program for you? 

• Technical expertise: you are able to analyze massive amounts of data, see patterns in it and convert this to new products or services.
• Curiosity: you desire to discover and model a problem down to a clear set of concepts (and hypotheses that can be tested).
• Creativity: you desire to look at a problem in different ways and find novel solutions.
• Communication skills: you are able to communicate effectively with different people, on divers aspects of data science. You know how to use data to tell a story.
• Social skills: you are able to collaborate with others, with similar and different backgrounds, to tackle challenging problems.

• Interest in/knowledge of Entrepreneurship: you desire to develop your entrepreneurial skills.

Career opportunities in data science

Develop innovative, value-adding and sustainable business activities within existing corporations and new start-ups...

According to a Harvard study, the profession of Data Scientist is the ‘sexiest job’ of the 21st century. In other words: the skills that you will have as Data Scientist are in exceptionally high demand. The career opportunities are sheer endless.

 You can work as Data Scientist in multinationals or manage your own data science company: finding new markets and opportunities with data. 

Within an organization, you are the one who translates questions into technical data insights and vice versa. Or you can work as a data consultant or analyst: from advising companies who want to know more about the purchasing behavior of their customers, to using big data to support police crime detection work, to helping healthcare institutes share global data to fight major diseases like Malaria.