Translate theory into action
Projects in Action is a highlight of the Master in International Management program. It challenges you to apply what you’ve learned in class to a real organizational situation.
You will take the role of consultant as part of a team of 5 or 6 students. Together, you will analyse, articulate, and address one of 24 problems presented by Esade’s international partner companies and NGOs. For 600 hours per team across two terms you will explore your assigned challenge, try out different approaches, and pull together to build a solution.
Projects in Action exposes you to the complexities of real-life business. It broadens your understanding and empowers you to develop new team-building, analytical-thinking, and project-management skills.
You will master:
- Working in teams
- Managing complex situations
- Making long-term, strategic decisions
- Facing challenges in the real world from a system understanding
- Presenting innovative and valuable solutions
Organizations who have worked on International Projects in Action include
Example Projects
Are you up to the challenge?
Small NGO
The NGO has launched a responsible tourism project. They need a business plan, marketing plan, and commercial strategy. Currently, they operate with the Pangea travel agency, but they would like to study what other travel agencies would be interested.
Social business
Build the company’s transactions wallet proposition: the simplest way to pay people. Sending and receiving payments instantly from their app. You’ll need to work through the research, competition landscape, target definition, penetration strategy, business plan, go-to-market, legal, support execution.
Multinational
Explore the current situation with food waste at the company by conducting research across stores regarding practices. Look at what is going on in terms of benchmarking and best practices. You will be expected to develop recommendations on how this should be addressed.