ESCP Europe > Programmes > Master in European Business > Curriculum > Core courses > Consultancy Projects
Matthieu Bouquet
Age: 27
Nationality: French
Previous Studies: “DECF” (equivalent to a Master degree in management control, accounting and financial management), ICS Bégué, Paris.
Internship: Société Générale (SG Hambros Corporate Finance), London, UK.
Current Employment: Senior Auditor at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
“The consulting project on Investment Funds which I did at BNP-Paribas (Global
Securities Services) in Madrid was my most memorable experience at ESCP Europe.
I was involved in research on the functions and obligations of a Depository
Bank and its interrelation with a Fund Manager.”
Kelly Grainger
Age: 25
Nationality: British
Previous studies: MA French and Spanish at the University of St Andrews
Internship: Operational Marketing on Shu Uemura and Lancôme (Travel Retail Europe), L’Oréal Division Produits de Luxe, Paris
Current Employment: Management Trainee, L’Oréal UK
“The group work and company projects enable you to apply and develop skills learnt in the classroom to real commercial situations. This requires adapting to the challenges of multi-cultural teams and managing heavy workloads. The ESCP Europe MEB equipped me with the necessary skills, confidence and experience to embark on a career in international business.”
Master in European Business (MEB)
Curriculum
Core Courses
Company consultancy project
Semester 1 & 2 - 15 hours (8 ECTS credits) for each semester
Objectives
Within each of the 2 countries, the overall objective is to offer groups of students the opportunity to deal with a real and concrete need of a company; an experience of operation « at the sharp end ».
Structure / Content
The company consultancy project often involve widespread data collection, fieldwork, research and analysis, and strategic recommendations. They offer groups of students the experience of working together as a team, under the supervision of a company manager and a school tutor, to meet the needs of their client company. Recent projects have included an analysis of the future of global media brands, research on leveraged financial markets and an investigation of Internet usage within European companies.
Exemples of company consultancy projects:
- Diagnostic strategies for the price of a hair salon within its catchment area: strategic pricing and communication strategy on price in a time of crisis (L'Oréal).
- Ticket Restaurant: Cashback International Study (Accor).
- Economic and Financial analysis of the main and European Tour operators (Ernst & Young).
- Developing a pre-recruitment strategy for Bayer Schering Pharma on the basis of comprehensive analyses of the German-speaking market for skilled scientific staff (Bayer Schering Pharma).
- Spanish Market Analysis Project Charter: understand market dynamics in Spain and improve P&G brands value equation and FMOT (Procter & Gamble).
- A survey based on the impact of electrical cars on the value stream of the thermal car (Capgemini).
