KLU SPARK

KLU’s hub for students with an entrepreneurial mindset, empowering them to experience, practice, and grow through entrepreneurship.

Who Is KLU Spark for?

KLU Spark is for KLU students who want to actively engage, not just observe.

It is especially for you if you:

  • Are curious about entrepreneurship or innovation — even without a startup idea.
  • Want to go beyond lectures and gain hands-on experience.
  • Enjoy solving real-world problems and challenges.
  • Already have a startup or entrepreneurial project — or are exploring one.
  • Want to connect with motivated, like-minded students and external partners.

You don’t need prior experience, a business plan, or technical skills to get started. KLU Spark offers different entry points, depending on your interests and how deeply you want to get involved.

What Does KLU Spark Offer?

KLU Spark provides a framework, programs, and community that help students turn motivation into action.
Through KLU Spark, you can:

  • Explore ideas and perspectives through events, talks, and challenges.
  • Build entrepreneurial and future ready skills beyond the classroom.
  • Develop and test your own startup or entrepreneurial ideas.
  • Collaborate with companies, researchers, and external partners.
  • Become part of KLU’s growing innovation and entrepreneurship community.

How you engage — and how far you go — is up to you.
The activities and opportunities at KLU Spark are structured around Disrupt, Empower, Incubate, and Activate.
 

Unlock Your Potential With KLU SPARK

Disrupt

  • Get inspired and fuel your entrepreneurial journey.
  • Experience unforgettable events with like-minded learners and innovators.

Empower

  • Boost your future-ready skills through our interactive Moodle platform.
  • Take part in mind-blowing workshops that spark new ideas.

Activate

  • Direct industry connections.
  • Collaborate with top companies and work on real business challenges.

Incubate

  • Nurture your (startup) idea with individual advisory, peers, mentors and perks.

From Participant to Driver:

Young Founders Forge (YFF)

Want to go one step further?

Young Founders Forge (YFF) is KLU’s entrepreneurship student initiative - built by students, for students.
While KLU Spark provides the platform and ecosystem, YFF is where students take ownership.

As a member of YFF, you:

  • Actively shape entrepreneurship and innovation at KLU.
  • Work in interdisciplinary teams on real projects.
  • Collaborate closely with KLU Spark, mentors, and industry partners.
  • Turn ideas into initiatives that have real impact on campus and beyond.

YFF is for students who don’t just want to participate - but want to lead and build.

Get in Touch With the Student Initiative

oleksandra.shvets@stud.the-klu.org

SPARK@klu.org

Your Journey at KLU SPARK

There is no fixed path but many ways to get involved.

Get involved

  • Discover KLU SPARK through Disrupt and Empower activities.
  • Get involved in projects, workshops, and Incubate formats.
  • Take ownership through Activate projects and Young Founders Forge (YFF).

You choose how far you want to go - and when.

KLU SPARK is where entrepreneurial thinking at KLU becomes action.

Meet the Team

We are a diverse team of builders, educators, and innovators creating value through action. Backed by a strong partner network, we combine academic knowledge with real-world startup and industry experience.

Mariella Sinderhauf

Head of KLU SPARK

 Susann Linke, Marketing & Social Media Manager
Susann Linke

Marketing Manager at KLU SPARK

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