Sharpening Utrecht's brightest minds for business and impact.
A 12-week course where master's students from every faculty learn entrepreneurship and consultancy — taught by partners from Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture and beyond.
Built for thinkers, researchers and doers.
UUBC was founded in 2013 for Utrecht University's most excellent master's students — not just those in business programmes, but anyone ready to take their academic edge into the world.
Twelve weeks. Two disciplines. Entrepreneurship and Consultancy. One ambitious cohort solving real problems alongside founders, consultants, and a board of fellow students who lived it the year before.
Entrepreneurship
Validate a startup idea, build a minimum viable product, and pitch in a Dragons' Den to investors and experts.
Consultancy
Tackle a real client case with structured frameworks, taught by consultants from top-tier firms.
Teamwork
Solve open-ended problems with 4–5 peers from different academic backgrounds.
Real impact
Less theory, more hands-on experience. Apply what you learn to real companies and real customers every week.
A 14-week journey, February to May.
A 2-hour workshop each week plus 2–4 hours of group assignment. Click a phase to expand.
Meet the board, your team and inspirational speakers. Get assigned into entrepreneurship groups.
- Team formation
- Keynote speakers
- Cohort drinks
Workshops on ideation, problem-solution and MVPs. Build a startup idea with your team and pitch to a Dragon's Den jury.
- Ideation and problem definition
- Market validation
- Minimum viable product
- Finance and business model
- Pitching
Solve a real case for a real company, guided by consultants from e.g. Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, PwC and Kearney.
- Solve a Business Case
- Practical analyses
- Techniques
- Effective communication skills
Present your consultancy case to the client and discuss your ideas.
- Client delivery
- Board dinner
- Alumni network
Three steps to your seat.
Applications for the 2027 edition open in September 2026. Strong academic record, curiosity, and drive: that's what we look for!
Submit application
Tell us about your studies, your ambition and why UUBC is your next step. Opens in September.
Interview
A short conversation with the board to get to know you and your motivation (if needed).
Get selected
Receive your offer and join the cohort. The programme kicks off in February 2027.
Meet the team behind the course.
Five students who shape every workshop, partnership, and activity. Reach out, they would love to answer any question!
BioKaterina is Vice-President of UUBC 2027 and an MSc student in Science and Business Management at Utrecht University. She is particularly interested in where science, strategy, and communication meet, and in turning complex ideas into meaningful action. Passionate about marketing & communication, she also works as a student assistant at Playground, Utrecht University's Centre for Entrepreneurship. Katerina loves getting hands-on and creative, whether she is drawing or building websites, including this one! Outside UUBC, she enjoys almost anything sporty, from volleyball and tennis to running and pilates.
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Taught by the firms shaping global business.
Every workshop is delivered by senior consultants and founders from the firms below.
Deloitte
Accenture
KPMG
PwC
Kearney
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Have you got what it takes?
Join the 2027 cohort and spend twelve weeks among Utrecht's most ambitious students.
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