CEMS MIM Student Guide

RULES, ROLES AND STAKEHOLDERSStudent teams consist of 3-5 students. At least one studentshould come from a foreign partner institution and atleast one must be a local student.The amount of time spent on the project within the companymay vary depending on its requirements. However, a BusinessProject will amount to 50% of Term 2’s workload.The duration of the project should not last longer thanone semester (Term 2).The student team and the academic advisor discuss theproject process in an initial meeting. Ideally, students thensubmit a feasibility plan, which will serve as a basis andas guidance throughout the process. Students submita completed “interest form“, which helps the organiserconsider the interests of both students and companieswhen assigning students to projects. Ideally, studentsparticipate in Skill Seminars before working on a BusinessProject.“ STUDENTS ARE OFFEREDTHE OPPORTUNITY TO GAININSIGHT INTO BUSINESSLIFE, TO TRAIN THEIRANALYTICAL ANDPROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLSTO APPLY RESEARCHMETHODS, TO TRANSFERTHEORETICAL KNOWLEDGEINTO PRACTICE...”Students are offered the opportunity to gain insight intobusiness life, to train their analytical and problem-solvingskills, to apply research methods, to transfer theoreticalknowledge into practice, to learn process managementand to acquire social skills. They can get to know potentialemployers and re-define their professional goals. They areexpected to take responsibility for the project, to strivefor the best results, to share the workload equally withinthe team, and to communicate well with their tutors.Each member of the team is expected to complete theBusiness Project.Project results are evaluated by the academic and corporatesupervisors. Students write a report and give an oralpresentation, both as a group. The academic advisor mayin addition require an individual process evaluation inorder to gain a deeper understanding of the team-buildingprocess. Both the company and academic advisor evaluatethe written report and oral presentation (as well as theprocess evaluations, when necessary). The academicadvisor is in fine responsible for giving the grade, although(s)he shall nevertheless take the company representatives’evaluation into account.STUDENT GUIDE FOR THE CEMS MASTER’S IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT