Tailored MBA Project

An MBA project tailored to your career goals

After developing your 360° business knowledge over the 6 months of core courses and then specialising during the month of April, in May and June you have the opportunity to put into practice everything you have learned through a two-month tailored MBA project.

The MBA project serves as a capstone experience and is a unique opportunity to put theory into practice. This practical application enhances your understanding and helps you to develop a deeper appreciation of the subject matters covered in the core and specialisation courses.

Exciting MBA project options to choose from

The final MBA project is personalised according to your post-MBA goals, so you can opt for one of 6 choices. You can choose to do a business plan for example, which is perfect if you followed the entrepreneurship track, take a 2 or 6 month paid internship, or you can choose to work in a team on a real-life consulting project. The choice is yours – but don’t worry, you will be supported by our team and faculty, who will help guide and support you all the way through.

Consulting project

The MBA Consulting project

Take advantage of EDHEC’s privileged relationships with a range of high-profile companies spanning various sectors. During your consulting project, you will form a small team with fellow students to address a specific challenge for your client.

Working as an international team with diverse experience and perspectives, you’ll be putting into practice the range of skills and knowledge acquired throughout the programme.

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The consulting projects for the companies offer the experience level of our students and also the diversity of our students.

[Participant]: I decided to pursue a consulting project because it's a unique experience to put all the skills that we learned during the MBA into practice.

The consulting projects run full-time in May and June, so we start sourcing the projects in November and that ends in February. In March there's a competitive bidding process where the companies come on-site to pitch their projects and students vote for the projects they want to work for. The projects run through May and June with presentation to the company at the end of June

[Participant]: I chose consulting project over other options because it provided a good opportunity to work with Johnson & Johnson which is a global leader in pharmaceutical business.

The consulting project provides a real-world insight: first, in the experience outside the classroom and the also a direct client facing experience.

We work for any company with challenging projects. In recent years, we've done digitalization projects for Airbus helicopters, we've done market research for Amadeus and we did a market entry strategy for a fintech startup.

[Participant]: This was a lot of new things for me! It was my first experience as a real consultant, so I had overcome some of my personal fears, like doing cold calling, approaching strangers, doing all the teamwork, trying to find best way to communicate within my team and within with my company. It's a different kind of education. You don't just study theoretically you really have to actually produce some results which will even be useful to the client. The team has two Russians, one German, one Indian and so it's very interesting to see these different kinds of cultures first of all clash a bit together but then in the end we find agreement and we really produce very good work so far I think.

This is an applied learning module, so students get to put into practice skills they've learned during the year from strategy development, market analysis, project management and also to apply their business acumen, problem-solving, critical thinking, teamwork and leadership skills.

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Past MBA consulting projects include challenges such as:

Launching a new product on international markets

Developing an existing product in new markets on an international scale

Conducting a global survey on gender diversity with recommendations

Re-positioning a start-up, revising a business plan, identifying access to capital

Developing a comprehensive mobile offering for B2B clients worldwide

Exploring alternatives to current organizational structure in investment banking

Past and current sponsors of EDHEC Global MBA consulting projects include:

MBA internship

MBA Project Internship

Are you looking to change sector, role or country? An MBA internship gives you the opportunity to test out the changes you’re aiming for before seeking full-time employment, and to start applying your new skills and knowledge.

You can choose to do a two-month internship as your MBA project, or you can extend your MBA programme by doing a longer internship at the end of your studies and thus extend your MBA experience to 16 months.

For the Fast Track Pro option, if you decide to start your career immediately after your 8 months in class, you can submit a job report as your MBA project.

MBA Project Internship - 2 months

You’ll spend two months working in the sector of your choice, applying the skills and knowledge you will have accumulated throughout the programme. Students find internships in a variety of companies and sectors, and are supported in their search by EDHEC career services who advise them and can link them to the school’s business partners.

Corporate Internship - up to 6 months

If you wish to gain more extensive experience during your internship, you can prolong it up to a length of six months or follow up your two-month internship with a second one lasting up to six months, working with one of EDHEC’s corporate partners or in a company of your choice, anywhere in the world.

MBA internships take place in top companies including:

Amadeus (France), Amazon (Luxembourg, UK and France), Nielsen (Netherlands), MARS/Royal Canin (France), Nissan (France), Sodexo (France), VMware (USA) and Schneider Electric (France)

Sustainability Project

MBA Sustainability Project

The UN has set 17 sustainability goals that address global challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, and peace and justice. The sustainability project gives you the chance to spend two months organising a project or initiative contributing to these goals.

It’s the perfect opportunity to gain insight into how you can leverage your skills, knowledge and career to work towards a fairer, healthier future for the sector you want to work in and for the planet.

At EDHEC we have formally engaged as a charter signatory of these goals, and this project puts our commitment into action.

Research Project

MBA Research Project

Deepening your knowledge significantly in a particular field can be an advantage in certain sectors. That’s why one of the MBA project options is research-based, leading to an MBA thesis.

You’ll be free to choose the subject and angle to align your research with your career objectives, focusing on any technical or fundamental topic in business such as management, leadership or finance. You’ll be assigned a faculty member with experience in the domain to accompany and support you during the project.

Business Plan

Your Business Plan

Each year, up to 15% of EDHEC’s Global MBA students set up their own businesses after graduation. Is it your turn?

Developing your business plan within your MBA programme means that you have access to an incredible wealth of knowledge and specialised feedback before even launching. During the Business Plan project, you’ll get the chance to apply your new knowledge, start looking at concrete details relative to how your business will function, and evaluate its economic feasibility.

Combined with the Entrepreneurship specialisation track and its opportunity to pitch to business angels, the Global MBA can be the perfect catalyst to getting your business off the ground.

Bring your startup vision to fruition

Learn more about how to kickstart your business with the EDHEC Global MBA.

MBA Entrepreneurship Track

Academic Exchange

If you’re considering further courses, improving your language skills, or are searching for career opportunities abroad, you could consider the Academic Exchange as your MBA project.

Every year, a small number of students are selected to integrate and experience further education at our prestigious partner universities, including:

NUCB in Nagoya, Japan
IPADE in Monterrey, Mexico
CEIBS in Shanghai, China
Stanford University Summer Session in Stanford, USA

It’s the perfect opportunity to experience these locations for a longer period of time, especially if they figure in your post-MBA plans. You’ll profit from the academic excellence of our partner universities, and get the chance to create your own network and opportunities there.