MBA Industry Engagement

Grow Movement Initiative, led by Dr Ahmad Bhatti

Through our partnership with Grow Movement, MBA students act as pro-bono consultants to entrepreneurs in emerging economies.

Working in small teams over five to six weeks, students support business owners across countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Ghana, and the Philippines, addressing challenges in marketing, sales, financial management, and growth strategy.

Students follow a structured consulting roadmap, moving from discovery and diagnosis through to co-creating solutions and delivering final recommendations.

Highlights:

• Client sales growth of up to 40%
• Award-winning business outcomes
• Strong development in cross-cultural leadership

Company Projects

Students collaborate with organisations to tackle real business problems, applying knowledge of strategy, leadership, marketing, finance, and operations.

Recent projects included companies such as Microsoft, BT and Sebring.

Projects provide hands-on experience in solving complex challenges while developing consultancy and stakeholder management skills.

What you will gain:

• Real-world problem-solving
• Client engagement experience
• Exposure to industry practice

IIM Bangalore International Study Trip

Students can take part in an international study programme at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

The programme includes masterclasses on AI, big data, and contemporary management, alongside industry visits and cultural immersion. The experience helps students broaden their global outlook and connect academic learning with international business practice, innovation and leadership.

End of Study Internships

Full-time MBA students have the opportunity to participate in a 10-week paid internship with a UK-based company when they complete their programme. These internships are sourced by our dedicated Birmingham Business School Careers team so students can focus on their programme. More than 32% of students are now employed by the company they undertook the internship with and 50% of candidates extended their internship or were offered employment by another company.

Deloitte Consultancy Challenge

The Birmingham MBA Deloitte Consultancy Challenge is an immersive experience designed to simulate the world of management consultancy. MBA students praise the Deloitte Consultancy Challenge as being one of the most stimulating and rewarding experiences on the programme.

The experience is a week-long intensive challenge, where students engage in a high-stakes consulting scenario that replicates a major business acquisition and consolidation. Students work directly with Deloitte consultants, including senior partners, to tackle complex strategic issues, such as environmental, social, and governance factors, and geographical expansion.

Discover the Deloitte Consultancy Challenge

Choose your destination from Barcelona, Mexico, Dubai and Singapore (Module content and destinations are reviewed annually to reflect the latest developments in global business).

The Birmingham MBA's Global Immersive Modules place you inside major global business hubs for an intensive week that combines live consultancy work, company visits, senior industry access and genuine cultural immersion.

Whichever destination you choose, every Global Immersive Module is designed to develop the same core capabilities:

• Analysing unfamiliar markets with limited information and real constraints
• Managing client relationships and expectations under pressure
• Building and leading diverse, cross-cultural teams
• Communicating strategic recommendations to senior audiences
• The adaptability and confidence that define effective global leaders

Discover our Global Immersive Modules