Business Experience Projects

Explore different industries and gain professional experience by completing a virtual business project.

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UNSW Law & Justice in Sydney CBD

Transform your academic knowledge into practical experience by working on a genuine organisational challenge.

Business Experience Projects offer a practical way to apply what you’ve learned in class to a genuine challenge faced by an organisation. Working in a virtual consulting-style environment, you’ll collaborate with a small team of UNSW students to investigate a business problem, conduct research and develop informed recommendations for an industry partner.

Each project provides a structured opportunity to build communication, analysis and problem-solving skills while gaining confidence in your ability to contribute to professional work. You’ll also broaden your exposure to different areas of business practice and develop experience you can talk about in future professional conversations.

With a short, focused two-week format, Business Experience Projects make it possible to build meaningful professional experience alongside your regular study commitments.

Why choose a Business Experience Project?

Apply your learning to real business challenges

Build communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills

Gain practical experience that strengthens your career readiness

Program benefits

  • Work with industry partners on genuine organisational challenges
  • Build core professional skills including communication, teamwork, analysis and strategic thinking
  • Experience a virtual consulting environment that reflects real-world project work
  • Expand your professional network and gain experience you can draw on in conversations with employers
  • Collaborate with peers from across UNSW Business School
  • Discover new industries, sectors and career pathways
  • Receive BCom/MCom experience points (if applicable)
The Business Experience Project I completed provided an exceptional experience that significantly enhanced my employability prospects. The structure of the program, which included hands-on teamwork, client interaction, and project management, helped me develop both technical and soft skills. Overall, I feel more prepared and confident in my ability to handle similar challenges in future roles.

Sengfei Li
Master of Commerce

Business Experience Projects combine practical learning with real industry engagement. Over two weeks, you’ll collaborate in a virtual student consulting team to tackle a business challenge defined by an industry partner. Guided by a project brief, you’ll conduct research, analyse key issues and develop recommendations that address genuine organisational needs.

Throughout the project, you’ll receive insights and feedback from professionals, helping you understand how your academic knowledge translates into workplace value. You’ll strengthen your communication and problem-solving abilities, build confidence working in diverse teams and explore new sectors and career options. By the end, you’ll walk away with practical experience you can showcase in applications, interviews and your professional portfolio.

International Business

Analyse how businesses approach global expansion by examining international markets, customer needs and competitive conditions. This project involves assessing product-market fit, identifying potential barriers and exploring opportunities within the broader economic and regulatory landscape. Your insights contribute to practical recommendations that support informed and strategic market-entry decisions.

Artificial Intelligence

Investigate how AI can enhance business operations by clarifying trends, tools and practical applications. Through targeted research and comparative analysis, you’ll simplify complex concepts and evaluate where AI may create value within an organisation’s products, services or processes. Your work contributes to a clearer understanding of how emerging technologies shape strategic choices.

Sustainable Impact

Explore how organisations address their social and environmental responsibilities. This project focuses on assessing impacts, examining sustainability expectations and researching relevant innovations. You’ll analyse real operational challenges and propose practical improvements that align with broader sustainability principles, offering organisations informed perspectives on enhancing their environmental and social performance.

Growth Strategy

Examine how organisations identify and pursue opportunities for growth. This project involves analysing market dynamics, exploring customer and product insights and assessing competitor activity to uncover strategic pathways forward. You’ll work with real organisational information to develop evidence-based recommendations that respond to current challenges and support long-term business direction.

  • 2025

    Project Term 1 2025 Term 2 2025 Term 3 2025
    International Business Yes   Yes
    Growth Strategy   Yes  
    Artificial Intelligence   Yes  
    Digital Marketing   Yes  
    Funding & Finance     Yes
    Sustainable Impact     Yes
    Megatrends     Yes

  • To be eligible you must:

  • Approximately 25 hours over 2 weeks.
    • myBCom: 24 points
    • myMCom: 24 points

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