Summer Consultants
About your role
You’ll spend 9 weeks as a full-time business development consultant, working in teams with other student consultants. We’ll match your assignment and team members with your skills profile. Your mission is to propose a solution to a case or business idea that stems from one of two thematic areas: a research team, business, specific industry or an identified issue in society. You receieve coaching and tools by experienced business developers.
Case themes
You can read more about this year’s themes by clicking the links further down the page. Have you got skills and talent within for example product- and service development, business development, marketing, computer science, engineering, graphic design or maybe something entirely different? You could be the one we’re looking for!
Summer 2025
Applications for 2025 open on December 3, 2024, and close on January 12, 2025. If you apply, you will receive a decision no later than February 28.
If you want to learn more, we will be in the A-building by the Uni:ka box during lunch on December 3 and hosting a lunch info session on December 10.
To register for the lunch info session: Click here.
Read more about LTU Business Summer
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If you love problem-solving and want to make a real impact, the Summer Consultants is your perfect match to gain relevant experience for your future career. Applications are open to both home and exchange students, across all programmes and study levels – it doesn’t matter if you are in your first or final year. The theme Mining Innovation is open to students at any Swedish university while the other themes are exclusively open to students from Luleå University of Technology. You submit an individual application and will be assigned team partners. While the programme is based in Luleå, applications are open to students from all campuses.
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– The foundations of running and delivering a project for a client.
– Tools and methods for idea development, when and how to use them.
– How to plan and conduct marketing surveys.
– How to test and validate an idea against a target audience in order to understand needs and commercial potential.
– How to analyze business models and determine the best option.
– Pitch technique. How to pitch a concept, product or service to a jury, client or investor.
– Team-working skills. You will work together with students, researchers and business leaders.
– Entrepreneurial skills such as strategic thinking, networking and time management. -
– An experienced coach and mentor, guiding you through your assignment.
– Add real cases and references to make your CV stand out.
– Connect with a community of passionate business professionals, students, researchers and investors with an intention to make a positive impact on the future.
Information
Dates
You’ll work full time 9th of June til 22nd of August (with time off July 7-18)
Application
Application opens on Dec 3rd and ends Jan 12th 2024
Payment
You’ll get to invoice LTU Business SEK 60 000 excl VAT
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…programme here!A meaningful summer job
Meet Marcus Segerström, student in technical design at Luleå University of Technology. He and colleague Ellinor developed a new first aid kit during their summer with LTU Business.
Mining Innovation
Work with other students from all over the country to investigate the business potential of an idea related to the mining industry. The business concept can be your own, be sprung from research or owned by an existing company.
Startup
Startup Summer is an idea development programme where we match passionate students with a new innovation or business idea from researchers who are world leaders in their field. In collaboration with your colleagues, you explore the business potential of cutting-edge research from Luleå University of Technology.
Space Innovation
If you want to work with cutting-edge innovations in the space sector, the theme Space Innovation is for you. In the program, you’ll have the opportunity, in teams of two, to explore the potential of a space-related business idea. The idea could be your own, stem from research, or belong to an existing company.