Thesis Prof. Kleinert

Places are allocated via a central allocation procedure carried out by the Dean's Office. The allocation procedure for the  summer semester of 2026 as well as the winter semester of 2026/2027 will take place in January 2026.

Once the Dean's Office has completed the allocation of students to the specific institutes, you will receive further information on the allocation of topics, preparation, and supervision of your bachelor's thesis at the Prof. for Innovationsmanagement and Entrepreneurship. 

Prof. Kleinert and his team supervise bachelor theses in the following subject areas:

•     Start-up processes & entrepreneurial decision-making
•     Entrepreneurial teams & co-founder dynamics
•     Financing innovations & start-ups
•     Business model innovation
•     Sustainable entrepreneurship & social entrepreneurship
•     Entrepreneurial ecosystems
•     Corporate entrepreneurship & open innovation

You will have choose your respective topic preferences once you have been assigned to our institute by the Dean's Office. You will receive the necessary form for communicating your preferences alongside a confirmation of your place for writing a bachelor theses at our institute. In this form, you will also inform us of your preferred start dates for your bachelor's thesis. We offer the following dates for starting and registering your bachelor theses: April 1, May 15, July 1, August 15, and October 1.

The exact topic will be developed in direct consultation and collaboration with your supervisors at the Prof. for Innovationsmanagement and Entrepreneurship. We are happy to take your topic ideas into account when selecting a topic. You are also welcome to suggest your own topics given they are clearly aligned with the subject areas of the Prof. for Innovationsmanagement and Entrepreneurship. You may also consult our topic suggestions for master's theses when thinking about choosing a topic for your bachelor thesis. 

If you plan to write your master's thesis at Prof. Dr. Simon Kleinert, you can apply for a place each year from 01.01.-21.01of each year. The application procedure at our institute is part of the central registration process for the “Strategic Management” area. Please note that there is only one registration period in January of each year. When applying, you can specify whether you would like to write your master's thesis in the summer semester (official start date: March 31st) or in the winter semester (official start date: October 1st).

Please follow this LINK to get to the application page. The link will be activated on January 1st.

Please note that the Area Strategic Management has a joint application procedure for master's theses. You can apply by indicating your preferences regarding the institute at which you would like to write your thesis via the following LINK . The application documents must also be submitted using the form linked above. Please send all required documents in a single PDF file with the title “Last name, first name_matriculation number_applicationMA.” You will be notified if you have been accepted for writing your master theses at our institute by February 1st.

The time period for writing your thesis begins on March 31st or October 1st, as agreed upon. Individual start dates are not possible (this also applies to the new examination regulations). 

We look forward to receiving your applications!

We are happy to take your own suggestions into account when selecting the topic of your master's thesis. This particularly applies to master's theses written in collaboration with companies. You also have the option of choosing from the list of topics suggested by the institute.