Business Project

Opening presentations by companies for students will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1 pm – 4 pm, at VSE, room NB 169.

Students’ final presentations will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 9 am – appx. 3 pm, at VSE, room NB 169.

Date	Activity
February 18, 2026, (appx. 30 minutes for each company)	Opening presentations – companies introduce the topic to the students and answer their questions; team division face2face
By February 20, 2026	All stakeholders (students, companies, tutors) are informed about the students’ teams
February 23 – March 6, 2026	The first meeting of the company, student team and the tutor Virtually or face2face
May 21, 2026, 6 am	Final presentation submission via email or https://wetransfer.com/
May 21, 2026, 6 am	Video submission via https://wetransfer.com/
May 21, 2026, (9 am – appx. 3 pm, appx. 30 minutes for each team)	Final presentations – student teams have the presentations of their projects, companies are also needed face2face
May 18 – 29, 2026	Final presentations – student team delivers the presentation of their project for the company management Virtually or face2face
May 29, 2026	Peer evaluation submission
May 29, 2026	Evaluation from tutor&company submission

About BP

The Business Project is a consultancy-like project. At the beginning of the semester, companies suggest topics for students. International teams of usually 4 students solve a real business problem as a one-semester part-time activity tutored by both the company and a professor in parallel. Business projects reinforce the CEMS partnership between universities, students, and companies. It amounts to 15 ECTS.
Students are thus offered the opportunity:
- to gain insight into business life
- to train their analytical and problem-solving skills
- to apply research methods
- to transfer theoretical knowledge into practice
- to learn process management
- to acquire social skills
- to get to know potential employers and re-define their professional goals
Students are expected:
- to take responsibility for the project
- to strive for the best results
- to share the workload equally within the team
- to communicate well with their tutors

BPs' Requirements at VSE

Video

Video

Should be 1 – 4 min. long, deliver relevant information about the BP topic, and should be representative material for both the company and the university. Company representatives and the tutor have to assess this video in the evaluation form. Of course, the company can help students to create the video.

Examples of videos from last year are available here:

Evaluation

Project results are evaluated by both academic and corporate supervisors based on this evaluation form.

Evaluation form

Peer Evaluation

Students are also assessed by their team members. At the end of the project, each student is expected to complete an online peer evaluation form (sent via email, including the names of team members). This peer evaluation file contains examples showing how peer feedback influences the final evaluation by the company and academic tutor.

Peer evaluation (examples)

Final presentation at VSE

Takes place as part of the final presentations for all the fellow CEMS students. It should be 15 minutes long.

Final presentation for companies

It is up to the company to set the requirements; usually 2 hours long. The companies may also require a report in addition to the presentation.

Logos

Students are supposed to use CEMS and FBA logos in their presentations and videos.

Summer Term 2024/2025

Photogallery – Opening Presentations on Feb 19, 2025

Photogallery – Final Presentations on May 22, 2025

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