Cooperating with different organisations helps to bring a new learning dimension, in addition to the theories and knowledge taught in the classroom. These hands-on experiences often help to simulate actual working environments.
CEMS Business Projects
These consultancy-like projects allow students to work in teams to solve an actual business problem faced by a company.
Corporate representative(s) and a faculty advisor will be assigned to each team to provide support and advice throughout the projects.
Seminars
Skill Seminars are typically 4-hour sessions conducted in both semesters to help graduates kickstart their professional careers.
The CEMS Global Citizenship Seminar allows students to engage with the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Semester 2.
Examples include Crisis Management, Negotiation Skills, etc.
Corporate Engagement and Networking Sessions
Sessions are conducted to foster close relationships with students. Our student clubs constantly reach out to corporations for various forms of engagement to understand companies and their culture.
These engagements can include company visits, networking sessions, senior executives’ talks, etc.
Internship Opportunities
Internships simulate real-world work environments to develop critical soft skills such as teamwork, time and project management, etc.
All CEMS students are required to complete an 8-week (minimum) full-time internship.
For companies, the opportunities to collaborate with our students bring additional benefits:
Company Branding
Companies may have domains or expertise that are not as prominent, but which they wish to highlight or address. These could also be new divisions or units where companies want to start building or cementing their expertise.
Employee Development
Companies can utilise these engagements as training opportunities for selected representatives in various aspects, e.g. in public speaking, training and development, enhancing leadership or project management skills, etc.
Access to high-calibre and highly diverse students
A stringent admission process ensures that our students are academically, professionally and socially exceptional. Our students also come from a variety of background and culture, and can offer different perspectives.
Pathway to identify suitable candidates for potential employment opportunities
Through increased interaction with our students and the work completed by our students, suitable candidates can be identified easier to explore further opportunities with the company.
Opportunities to identify new and/or review current processes and strategies
Our students can offer external perspectives to a company to identify current bottlenecks in a company, or to suggest improvements to the new or current processes or strategies.
“The experience was definitely positive. We got really good insights and perspectives, and in some projects we were surprised at how much was achieved in a matter of a few weeks.”
– ABB
“Overall, the deliverables of the project exceeded our expectations. The improvements and expansions to the existing model were so extensive that the original tool is barely recognisable anymore. The user interface for the tool was significantly improved and is highly customisable for future adjustments. The uploading of data is now much more automated and therefore easier. The students were very flexible and customer-oriented in terms of collaboration. They did not hesitate to equip themselves with new skills that were required to enhance the model.”
– Daimler
“We are very impressed by the high quality of work delivered by this group of CEMS students. The students managed to become subject matter experts in a complex industry & topic in a very ambiguous environment. They needed minimal guidance throughout the course of the project and managed to effectively solve challenges along the way. Their final recommendations are very actionable and will serve as a basis to a refined product strategy for the region.”
– Google
“This was first of a kind for Cartier Singapore, and it was great way to connect with young graduates, with a fresh perspective. We are confident that we will be able to leverage from some of the findings and recommendations of their research to ensure an even more successful e-commerce launch.”
– Richemont (Cartier)
“NUS CEMS students are highly motivated and self-directed learners who can quickly grasp new concepts and apply them to real-world problems. They are also excellent communicators and team players. In particular, I was impressed with their ability to deliver strategic value to a business with minimal coaching required. I have no doubt that future CEMS groups will deliver similar value to your business.”
Malte Jess | Google Business Manager & Regional Product Lead Travel Vertical Search Apac Cems Alumni at Rotterdam School of Management & Tsinghua University
