Program Overview

MSc ICT Innovation (EIT Digital)

The joint master's in ICT Innovation programme combines technical competences in the comprehensive field of Information and Communication Technology with strong skills in innovation and entrepreneurship. Students create an individual curriculum based on their interest in different areas of ICT and study at two European universities. Graduates receive a double degree and excellent qualifications for managerial posts in global markets.

Application Deadlines

• 31 October (2025): Application opens (period 1)
• 11 February: Application deadline (period 1)
• 11 February: Application opens (period 2)
• 15 April: Application deadline (period 2)
• 15 April: Application opens (period 3)
• 1 June: Application deadline (period 3)

Non-EU citizens are advised to apply in application period 1.

ICT Innovation at KTH

EIT Digital has created a joint master's programme between top European universities. The programme consists of nine tracks for students to choose from when applying to the programme, four of which are offered at KTH. The programme focuses strongly on the acquisition of transferable skills, and especially in innovation and entrepreneurship, the tracks are set up to ensure multiple career paths and to create awareness of functions and career opportunities in relevant industries, research domains, and education.

Tracks Offered at KTH

• Human Computer Interaction and Design with Extended Reality
• Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Robots
• Cloud and Networking Infrastructure and HPC
• Data Science

Programme Structure

Besides gaining fundamental knowledge in each track, students will also learn how to get their innovations to the market. They have the opportunity to prepare a master's thesis in collaboration with the ICT industry, which includes creating a business plan for the commercial exploitation of their project. The graduation project includes an internship at a company or a research institute and culminates with a master's thesis having a strong innovation and entrepreneurship dimension. Business Development Labs Course are vital parts of this programme. Another important aspect of the programme is the mandatory summer school courses between year one and two, with currently seven different destinations to choose from all around Europe.

Degree and Certification

EIT Digital is a joint programme where all students will study at two different universities (one year at each university during the two years of study). Students who complete the programme will receive a master's degree from each of the two universities they have chosen to attend. They also earn an EIT Label certificate, documenting the EIT Digital specific learning outcomes.

Future and Career

A wide range of top-class businesses are partnered with EIT Digital to prepare students for their future careers. Students will be working closely with business partners throughout the entire programme and will have the opportunity to prepare their master's thesis with partners on real-life projects. In addition to improving students' cultural and language skills, this experience will give students expertise in their chosen technological field, as well as providing them with excellent qualifications for managerial posts in global markets.

EIT Label

The EIT Label is a quality seal awarded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to a KIC educational programme that has been assessed positively by the EIT on the implementation of the EIT Quality Assurance and Learning Enhancement (EIT QALE) system and the application of specific quality criteria with focus on the EIT Overarching Learning Outcomes (EIT OLOs), robust entrepreneurship education, highly integrated, innovative 'learning‐by‐doing' curricula, international mobility, and outreach.