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'Gründungszeit' (Start-up time)

Academic leave for business planning

Thanks to the start-up time (called Gründungszeit in German), you can focus intensively on founding your company while you are still studying. You can apply for up to two semesters of leave and thus concentrate full-time on your start-up idea. During your start-up time, we will provide you with advice in several consulting sessions and get you and your start-up ready for a successful launch.

How the start-up time works

1. Checking potentials 

Our start-up consultat examines your start-up project regarding its:

  • potential
  • plausibility
  • status

Please arrange a personal consultation appointment in advance, preferably six weeks before your planned leave of absence:

2. Application for your leave of leave

Please submit the relevant application to the Student Registration Office. A maximum of two semesters of leave is possible.

The application and deadlines can be found here.

3. Counselling

If your start-up time has been approved, further consulting sessions will take place and cover following topics:

  • in-depth and comprehensive start-up counselling
  • development of the start-up project
  • networking with other founders, advisors, experienced entrepreneurs and investors.

4. Report

Two weeks before the end of your start-up time, you submit a report to the Start-up Consultant in which you descirbe your progress during the start-up time and outline the plannednext steps (on a maximum of two A4 pages).

Note: Due to legal visa regulations, the Start-up time (called Gründungszeit in German) cannot be used by students who are in Passau on a visa.

Contact for inquiries

Helene Schneider
Helene Schneider
Start-up consultant
Room LU8 241
Ludwigstraße 8
94032 Passau

We are happy to support you, dear start-up enthusiasts, on your way to your own start-up.

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