Are you a student?
Join an elite international student team for one semester, tackling real business challenges from global brands. Spend two weeks in European cities and earn 6 ECTS.
Are you a business?
Get fresh ideas and discover talented candidates for your positions. Our international teams bring innovative perspectives to your business challenges while you evaluate potential future employees in action.
Fresh Perspectives
International teams tackle your challenges with innovative approaches
Talent Pipeline
Identify and recruit exceptional candidates before graduation
Global Network
Connect with top universities across Europe
What IPW is
Practical Experience
A consulting‑style course built around real challenges from partner companies. Work with actual stakeholders on meaningful problems.
International Teams
Collaborate in mixed international teams, guided by academic tutors and supported by company mentors from across Europe.
Mobility Element
Intensive in‑person start in Prague and a final week at a partner university abroad.
Professional Output
Deliver portfolio‑ready reports and presentations to expert juries and company stakeholders.
IPW is designed for students who want real responsibility, real deadlines, and output that can stand in a portfolio. For companies, it offers a structured way to explore concrete questions and receive fresh, well‑reasoned recommendations.
Our Partner Companies
Work on real challenges from leading companies across Europe
How it works
IPW follows a predictable yearly rhythm. Exact dates change by cohort, but the logic stays the same.
Student selection
In April, the IPW team reviews applications and selects students for the cohort.
Kick-off week in Prague
The Prague part starts on Monday, October 5, 2026, and runs through Friday. During the week, students meet their teams and tutors, join team-building activities, attend partner presentations, visit companies, prepare and validate action plans, and finish with a farewell party.
Online teamwork and mentoring
From mid-October onward, teams work online every week, with a dedicated training session and regular collaboration with academic and company mentors.
Mid-term review
In the week of November 2, 2026, each team meets with its partner company to review progress, confirm direction, and exchange feedback.
Results preparation
About one week before the final presentations, teams meet with mentors to check the coherence and readiness of their results.
Project Showcase Week in Gorlitz
Starting Monday, December 7, 2026, teams gather in Gorlitz for partner visits, final jury presentations, and closing feedback.
Typical Deliverables
A final report (analysis + recommendations) and presentation deck, plus optional supporting materials (frameworks, roadmaps, concept proposals, or methodology notes).
Partner universities
CTU MIAS
Prague, Czech Republic
Host Institution
Hochschule Görlitz
Görlitz, Germany
Academic Partner
Hochschule Heilbronn
Heilbronn, Germany
Academic Partner
LUMSA Università
Rome, Italy
Academic Partner
La Mache
Lyon, France
Academic Partner
Université de Lille
Lille, France
Partner
Mykolas Romeris University
Vilnius, Lithuania
PartnerWhat they say
Hear from past participants
"The IPW gave both French and Czech students the opportunity to join forces and collaborate on real business case. A successful first glimpse into the professional world they will remember !"
"I enjoyed IPW despite some complications. It was a unique opportunity that gave me so much. I was excited about the cooperation in an internationally and culturally diverse environment, which broadened my horizons."
"This European project opened my eyes to what management really is. We do not work in the same way in the two countries. In France, we are taught to write a report while respecting a certain formalism. In the Czech Republic, they are much more synthetic."
"PW gave me a unique opportunity to meet interesting students from around the world, look behind the scenes of an internationally known company and learn more about myself, my strengths and weaknesses, all within a creative and productive environment with like-minded people."
"I was surprised by the amount of experience I had gained during such a short period of time. Thanks to the IPW I learned many useful skills for my future career in different fields such as communication, international cooperation and leadership. This project is proof that business life can be kicked off during studies in a pleasant way."
"Thanks to IPW, I was able to experience what it is like to work in a team with French colleagues. The international composition of the team gave us the opportunity to come up with creative proposals for solving tasks. Thanks to this project, I gained a lot of valuable experience, from which I draw in my current work."
