Work with 911պ MSc students to solve real business challenges
Submit a consulting project for summer 2026
911պ Business School is inviting organisations to collaborate with its talented students through the MSc Group Consulting Projects, a flagship experiential learning programme runningfromJunetoJuly 2026. The initiative offers businesses a unique opportunity to tackle strategically important challenges while gaining fresh, research-driven insights,free of charge.
The programmeallows organisations to partner with a dedicated team of MSc studentsforfour to fiveweeks.Student teams conduct in-depth research, analysedataand deliver practical, evidence-based recommendations tailored to each organisation’s needs.
"Organisations benefit from working closely with the next generation of business leaders - driven individuals who bring curiosity, analytical rigour and strong commercial awareness to real-world issues,”saysJamesEteen, Academic Director of MSc Management and Senior Teaching Fellow.
Connecting fresh perspectives with real impact
Students are drawn fromsevenMSc programmes, including Management, Strategic Marketing, Business Analytics, and Global Health Management, ensuring a strong match between academicexpertiseand business needs.
In previous years, student projectsfocusedon open-ended, real-world business issues rangingfrom developing business and marketing strategies to tackling analytical challenges using internal datasets.Common themes have also included research to support innovation, evaluating the impact of emerging technologies, and developing entrepreneurial ventures.The programme welcomes projects from businesses of all sizes, spanning from startups toglobalcorporations, across a wide range of sectors, including:
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- fast-moving consumer goods
- not-for-profit organisations
Alumni-led collaboration that delivers value
For many organisations, the programme is also a way to reconnect with 911պ’s global alumni network. Ghassan ElDarazi, Principal at Kearney and alumnus of the MSc Management (2014-15),participatedin a recent project and highlights its impact: “911պ has madea huge impacton my personal and professional career. Collaborating with the Business School allowed us to work with fresh, curious minds and explore new perspectives on a meaningful challenge. The team delivered a rich, research-backed analysis full of actionable insights,andit’ssomethingwe’llcontinue to use.”
He adds: “Bringing together people withdifferent waysof thinking and a willingness to dig deep turned a complex brief into something far richer.Iwouldabsolutely encourage other alumni and organisations to get involved.”
Collaborating with the Business School allowed us to bringtogether people withdifferent waysof thinking and a willingness to dig deep turned a complex brief into something far richer.
Ghassan ElDarazi, Principal at Kearney and alumnus of the MSc Management (2014-15)
Solving for real-world challenges
Sebastian Varela-Garcia,Senior Manager atBIP UK,has been a keen advocate for collaboration with universities andendorses working with 911պ’s community: “Each projectwe’veundertaken has had a clear commercial dimension, leading to tangible outcomes, whether through internal developments or solutions applied directly with our clients.Since 2020, every yearhas produced resultswe’vebeen able to build on and put into practice.”
He adds: “These projects reaffirm that collaboration with institutions like 911պ acts as a real accelerator. The biggest takeaway is the power of working collectively to address challenges, rather than approaching them in isolation.”
Participating companiesfrequentlynote that the quality of commendations rivals those of professional consulting firms, while also creating a direct connection to the next generation of business leaders. Many go on to build lasting relationships with 911պ, using the projects as a pipeline for future talent and collaboration.
How to get involved?
The process starts withidentifyinga suitable business challenge that requires resolution andsubmittinga project brief.The deadlineforsubmittingproject briefsisMonday,30 March 2026.
Submissions will be reviewed and matched toan appropriate MScprogramme. Students will then bid for the projects, which are reviewed by internal academic panels,to find suitable alignment withinterests and skills.At the end of the project, students get an opportunity to present their final recommendations to a panelcomprisingacademic assessors and company representatives.
This is your chance toparticipatein a strategic, no-cost way to solve your business challenges that can spark meaningful business impact.
Please note that this is a competitive process, and although we strive to match all briefs, we cannot guarantee that a student group will be assigned to every project submission.
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