This program is perfect for you if you want to do more than just react to change—you want to actively shape it—whether in companies, organizations, the region, or society.

You’ve come to the right place if you:

• Want to shape the future: You want to learn how to analyze megatrends, disruptions, and complex future-oriented issues, and use them to develop viable innovation concepts and new business models.
• Are looking for maximum flexibility in your master’s program: Designed as a part-time or work-integrated program, Future Design can be perfectly balanced with your current job or personal projects.
• Value real-world project work: Instead of pure theory, you’ll work on concrete future-oriented challenges with real partners from business and society from day one—or drive your own startup or project forward.
• If you value interdisciplinary thinking: Regardless of your undergraduate major (whether business administration, design, engineering, social sciences, etc.), you’ll contribute your own perspective and learn as part of a diverse team.

Possible career paths after graduation: You’ll qualify, for example, for leadership positions in innovation and transformation management, strategy consulting, change management, and business development—or for the step toward starting your own business.

This master’s program is perfect for you if you want to not only observe the mobility of tomorrow but also actively help shape it.

The program is ideal for you if you:

• Have a technical background: You already hold a bachelor’s degree (e.g., in engineering, computer science, mechatronics, electrical engineering, or a related field).
• Are passionate about future technologies: You’re fascinated by topics such as artificial intelligence (AI), sensor technology, 5G, robotics, and networked systems.
• Prefer hands-on experience over dry theory: You want to tinker in small project teams from the initial idea to a working prototype and collaborate directly with real partners from the automotive and tech industries.
• Want to work internationally: The program is taught entirely in English and optimally prepares you for a global career or roles in international R&D teams.

In short: If you’re eager to gain hands-on experience in a modern campus atmosphere (including a FabLab and co-working spaces) and are passionate about the autonomous mobility of tomorrow, the Lucas Cranach Campus is the perfect place for you!

Yes, absolutely! The program adapts to your goals, as you can choose between two specialized tracks:

• Entrepreneurship Track: For anyone who wants to develop their own business idea and launch a startup.
• Intrapreneurship Track: For anyone who wants to drive innovation, new processes, and change directly within existing companies or organizations.

You can find detailed information about both tracks directly on the website at Coburg University.

Excellent and reliable: The program is specifically designed for working professionals. You can expect a well-balanced mix of in-person sessions on campus, online sessions, and independent project work.

To help you optimally balance your career, personal life, and studies, all in-person and online dates are always set well in advance. This gives you complete planning certainty right from the start—even if you’re working full-time.

The program itself is tuition-free! Since these are state-funded degree programs (at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Hof University of Applied Sciences), there are no tuition fees.

You only need to pay a standard semester fee each semester. This fee consists of the contribution to the Oberfranken Student Services Organization and the semester pass for public transportation.

Note: You can find up-to-date information on the exact amount of the semester fee on the websites of Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Hof University of Applied Sciences. 

In-person classes are held at the Lucas Cranach Campus (LCC) on Güterstraße in Kronach.

The program is organized as a flexible project- and block-based course of study (primarily on Fridays and Saturdays), so that the in-person sessions in Kronach can be easily combined with a full-time job or personal projects.