Student Consultancy Projects
Cambridge Judge Business School attracts students of the highest calibre from around the globe to its world-class programmes. Our student consultancy projects offer partners from industry, government and not-for-profit organisations the opportunity to access this exceptional pool of talent.
Consultancy projects have become the cornerstone of both the Cambridge MBA and the final year undergraduate Management Studies Tripos. They give our students invaluable experience of working as a consultant on a challenging management issue, and the opportunity to apply their knowledge in the real world. Our partner organisations benefit from fresh insights, commitment and intellectual rigour being brought to bear on a management issue that they have themselves identified. Over the years our students have helped us to build an enviable reputation for delivering results of real value to our project partners. Leading organisations in many fields now collaborate with us, with new partnerships continually being developed.
Projects Timeline
= MBA Projects
= Other Postgraduate Projects
= Undergraduate Projects
| CVP | MoTI | GCP | MFin | MST | IP | |
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| CVP | MoTI | GCP | MFin | MST | IP | |
| Sep | Cambridge Venture Project
About the Cambridge Venture Project:This hands-on, part-time engagement is based on five MBA students working as a team of consultants in a local business, addressing a specific market need. The Cambridge Venture Project is an ideal opportunity for local organisations with limited resources to benefit from fresh, unbiased and objective market research evaluations. For our students, the CVP is a chance to apply their market analysis skills to a real problem, and to get an insight into "Silicon Fen" and the kind of challenges faced by innovators working in high-risk, high-pressure environments. Proposal deadline: 10 Sep 2013 |
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| Nov | Cambridge Venture Project
About the Cambridge Venture Project:This hands-on, part-time engagement is based on five MBA students working as a team of consultants in a local business, addressing a specific market need. The Cambridge Venture Project is an ideal opportunity for local organisations with limited resources to benefit from fresh, unbiased and objective market research evaluations. For our students, the CVP is a chance to apply their market analysis skills to a real problem, and to get an insight into "Silicon Fen" and the kind of challenges faced by innovators working in high-risk, high-pressure environments. Project takes place: Oct/Nov 2013 |
MoTI Project
About the MoTI Project:The Management of Technology and Innovation (MoTI) course brings together students from six Cambridge University Masters and Doctoral programmes which combine teaching in engineering and science with an understanding of management and innovation. The capstone is a six-week project, taking place from January till mid-March, where students work with science-based firms. Proposal deadline: 15 Nov 2012 |
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| Dec | Global Consulting Project
About the Global Consulting Project:The Global Consulting Project is the culmination of the core course and provides the opportunity for our MBA students to apply their knowledge and skills in the real world. The host organisation identifies an important management issue it would like investigated. A team of five MBAs then work for a four-week period to analyse the issues and generate recommendations. Proposal deadline: 14 Jan 2014 |
MFin Group Consulting Project
About the MFin Group Consulting Project:The Master of Finance (MFin) Group Consulting Project is an educational collaboration between a host organisation and the MFin students. For our students it is an important opportunity to operationalise the new ideas they have encountered on the MFin. Clients benefit from an international team of bright, motivated and capable young professionals who are able to bring their considerable range of skills and experience to bear on a real business issue that would usually require the services of a consulting firm. Proposal deadline: 17 Dec 2012 |
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| Jan | MoTI Project
About the MoTI Project:The Management of Technology and Innovation (MoTI) course brings together students from six Cambridge University Masters and Doctoral programmes which combine teaching in engineering and science with an understanding of management and innovation. The capstone is a six-week project, taking place from January till mid-March, where students work with science-based firms. Project takes place: mid Jan-Feb 2013 |
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| Feb | MST Project
About the MST Project:The Management Studies Tripos (MST) is a one-year management studies course that attracts outstanding undergraduates from the University of Cambridge, who come to us from a variety of disciplines for the last year of their undergraduate studies. For their final project, students work in teams of two with a local organisation addressing a real management problem that the host has identified. Proposal deadline: 1 Feb 2013 |
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| Mar | Global Consulting Project
About the Global Consulting Project:The Global Consulting Project is the culmination of the core course and provides the opportunity for our MBA students to apply their knowledge and skills in the real world. The host organisation identifies an important management issue it would like investigated. A team of five MBAs then work for a four-week period to analyse the issues and generate recommendations. Project takes place: mid Mar-mid Apr 2014 |
MFin Group Consulting Project
About the MFin Group Consulting Project:The Master of Finance (MFin) Group Consulting Project is an educational collaboration between a host organisation and the MFin students. For our students it is an important opportunity to operationalise the new ideas they have encountered on the MFin. Clients benefit from an international team of bright, motivated and capable young professionals who are able to bring their considerable range of skills and experience to bear on a real business issue that would usually require the services of a consulting firm. Project takes place: late Mar-late Apr 2013 |
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| May | MST Project
About the MST Project:The Management Studies Tripos (MST) is a one-year management studies course that attracts outstanding undergraduates from the University of Cambridge, who come to us from a variety of disciplines for the last year of their undergraduate studies. For their final project, students work in teams of two with a local organisation addressing a real management problem that the host has identified. Project takes place: May 2013 |
Individual Project
About the Individual Project:MBA students have the option of working on an individual dissertation over the summer and many choose to link this to an individual consultancy or research project for an outside organisation (sometimes their CVP or GCP project sponsor). Others may choose to complete a company-based project or internship. Proposal deadline: Apr-Jun 2013 |
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| Jun-Sep | Individual Project
About the Individual Project:MBA students have the option of working on an individual dissertation over the summer and many choose to link this to an individual consultancy or research project for an outside organisation (sometimes their CVP or GCP project sponsor). Others may choose to complete a company-based project or internship. Project takes place: 6-8 weeks over the summer |
Project terms
In order to maximise the value of the project to our hosts and our students, we ask them all to abide by our Project Terms. Please read these carefully before committing to a project. All students subscribe to an ethical code of conduct and sign a Confidentiality Agreement (pdf, 32KB) before starting project work. Please note that this is the only agreement we may enter into.