Student Consulting Projects

A strategic challenge is one thing, finding the time and capacity to tackle it properly is another. How do you move forward quickly, without compromising on depth? At Antwerp Management School, Master’s students work on real business cases within your organization. They bring fresh perspectives, grounded in the frameworks and insights from their masterclasses in areas such as strategy, HR, supply chain, marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship. Depending on your challenge, you can choose a short, intensive sprint format or a more in-depth consulting project, always guided by faculty and coaches.

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Junior consultants, guided by experts

Master’s students work as junior consultants, coached by experts from Antwerp Management School.

International perspectives on your challenge

International teams assess your case from multiple angles, strengthening the quality of the outcome.

In-depth analysis with concrete output

You receive a well-founded report with insights and recommendations you can act on immediately.

Strategic business challenge, but short on time? Bring in our master’s students

Every organization has strategic questions, innovation ideas, or improvement projects that deserve attention. But in day-to-day operations, time, capacity, or a fresh perspective are often missing.

Through the student consulting projects of Antwerp Management School, you bring in extra brainpower. Our full-time Master’s students combine academic depth with an average of two years of work experience, an international mindset, and the drive to make an impact.

Guided by AMS faculty and experienced coaches, they work on real business challenges within your organization. They ask sharp questions, challenge assumptions, and translate their analysis into concrete recommendations, business cases, or innovative concepts you can build on.

You gain extra capacity and a fresh perspective on your challenge, while getting to know talented young professionals.

Choose the project option that fits your challenge

NextGen Consulting Project

In-depth analysis and actionable recommendations for a clearly defined business challenge.

± 8 weeks, full-time (April to June)
2 to 4 students per project
In-depth analysis of a concrete business challenge
Actionable recommendations delivered in a clear report
Supervised by an academic expert
Topics include HR, supply chain, marketing, strategy, innovation, digitalization

Limited availability: we select up to 40 consulting projects per academic year.

Innovation Challenge

Validate an idea or opportunity through a solid business case, from market research to go-to-market.

8 months (November to June)
1 team of motivated students
A fully developed business case around an innovative idea
Includes market research, product-market fit, financials, and go-to-market strategy
Supported by experts in design thinking, entrepreneurship, and innovation
Delivered through interim pitches and final reports

Limited availability: we select up to 7 innovation challenges per academic year.

Innovation Sprint

Generate and test multiple innovation concepts fast through a short, intensive sprint.

3 weeks, full-time (March - April)
Multiple student teams, a mix of AMS & POLI.design (Milan)
5 to 7 innovative, business-ready concepts
Developed through an intensive design thinking process
Guided by experts in innovation and design
Includes final presentation and full handover of concepts

Limited availability: we select only 1 company per academic year for the innovation sprint.

Some project examples

Each year, AMS students complete around 40 consulting projects for companies and organizations across sectors. Below, you’ll find a selection of successful projects that show how fresh perspectives can turn real business challenges into concrete results.

An International Growth Strategy

The fight against climate change is creating growth opportunities for innovative companies worldwide, but how do you strategically pursue those international opportunities? To support this strategic exercise, BontexGeo engaged a group of Master’s students in Global Supply Chain Management at Antwerp Management School. The students developed a well-founded five-year plan, enabling BontexGeo to enter the Latin American market.

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A tailored competency framework

In today’s fast-changing business landscape, success depends not only on strategy, but on people. Aertssen, a Belgian family-owned company active in infrastructure, hoisting activities, transport, logistics and maintenance services, realized it needed a competency framework that would capture its DNA and bring its values to life. To tackle this challenge, the company partnered with our master’s students in Strategic Human Resource Management.

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The road to AI-native teams

How do you make AI part of your culture instead of just another tool? At Argenta, master’s students from Antwerp Management School explored this challenge. They combined in-depth stakeholder interviews, a survey of over 100 employees, informal “street interviews” in the company bistro, and continuous desk research to design a framework for building AI-native teams that stay true to company values while empowering people to unlock the full potential of AI.

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Meet our Masters' students

Each project team brings a distinct mix of expertise, perspectives and working styles.
Explore the different Master’s programs to see which profiles best match your challenge.

Management students for strategic and operational business challenges

Our Master in Management is a program for students who want to grow into well-rounded managers, able to guide themselves and others through complexity. They are drawn to understanding how organizations really function across teams, disciplines and increasingly digital environments.

For organizations, this shows in a structured and pragmatic approach to broad or ambiguous challenges. These students connect strategic thinking with operational reality, analyze complex information critically and translate insights into clear, solution-oriented recommendations you can act on.

Example project topics:

growth strategy and go-to-market decisions
customer and competitor analysis
performance management, KPIs and dashboards
organizational or digital transformation challenges

Global management students for international business and growth challenges

The Master in Global Management is a program for students who want to work in an international business context and understand how markets, cultures and organizations interact across borders. They are comfortable navigating uncertainty and multiple perspectives.

In projects, organizations benefit from their ability to compare scenarios, challenge assumptions and structure strategic questions with an international dimension. Their analysis leads to well-substantiated options and recommendations that take cultural and market differences into account.

Example project topics:

international growth and market entry
strategic positioning and business model choices
market and competitor analysis in an international context

Supply chain management students for logistics and operational optimization

The Master in Global Supply Chain Management is a program for students who want to understand how complex supply chains work and how to improve them in practice. They are drawn to environments where strategy and execution meet and where decisions have direct operational impact.

In consulting projects, organizations gain a data-driven and structured perspective on supply chain challenges. These students quickly map processes, identify bottlenecks and assess trade-offs between service, cost, risk and sustainability, resulting in concrete and feasible improvement proposals.

Example project topics:

inventory, planning and service level improvement
network design and flow analysis
cost, efficiency and sustainability assessments

Sustainable innovation students for innovation and transformation projects

The Master in Sustainable Innovation & Entrepreneurship is a hands-on program for students who want to turn innovative ideas into viable, future-proof business concepts. They are motivated by societal and technological challenges and prefer learning by doing.

Unlike the other profiles, students from this program work through an Innovation Sprint. For organizations, this means a short, intensive collaboration in which multiple student teams explore opportunities, test assumptions and develop several business-ready concepts. The focus lies on feasibility, impact and clear handover.

Example project topics:

innovation sprints around new products, services or business models
transforming sustainability goals into viable business opportunities
market and technology opportunity assessment
business model validation and go-to-market logic

People and Change Management students for HR and organizational development

The Master in People & Change Management is a program for students interested in how organizations evolve through people, culture and leadership, especially in international settings. They focus on the intersection between HR strategy, organizational performance and sustainable change.

For organizations, this results in a thoughtful and well-founded approach to people-related challenges. These students look beyond surface symptoms, evaluate different solution paths and translate insights into realistic recommendations that balance business goals with employee needs.

Example project topics:

global talent management and retention strategies
HR policy review and organizational design
change management and cross-cultural collaboration
leadership development and people strategy

Trusted by companies & organizations

A selection of organizations already working with our Master’s students on strategic, operational and innovation-related challenges across sectors.

Not interns. More like junior consultants

“The AMS students brought fresh, unbiased thinking and asked sharper questions than we expected. They weren’t interns — they acted like junior consultants, challenged us, and delivered input we’re actually using in our commercial strategy.” — Jolene De Troch, Customer Collaboration Manager @ CHEP

Employer branding starts with real conversations

“For me, networking moments at AMS aren’t about immediate recruitment talks — they’re about first encounters. It’s an opportunity to make Hudson visible as an employer and to meet students who are critical, curious and engaged. That exchange of perspectives is valuable — for them and for us.” — Thomas Nuyts, Area Manager @ Hudson