Course: Graduation Project credits: 30

Course code
LBVB26GPJ1C
Name
Graduation Project
Study year
2026-2027
ECTS credits
30
Language
English
Coordinator
D.A. Naydenova
Modes of delivery
  • Graduation project
Assessments
  • Other assessment - Other assessment

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the Graduation Project, students demonstrate the following integrated outcomes.
PLO 1 International Business Opportunities
The IB professional defines international business opportunities and recommends possible strategies for the organisation to create sustainable multi-sided value for stakeholders.
Learning line: Business domain relevant to project context (Economics, Finance & Accounting; Marketing; Management; Operations & Supply Chain; Entrepreneurship)

  • CLO1: Students can investigate the internal and external environment on an international scale and structure a complex organizational situation into a clear and bounded problem statement by integrating multiple perspectives, relevant evidence, and appropriate business theories into a coherent diagnostic framing.
Learning line: Research and Data Analytics
  • CLO2: Students can use disciplined research methods and diagnostic reasoning to collect, assess, and analyse relevant data in order to distinguish surface-level symptoms from underlying causes and generate reliable evidence for strategic decision-making.
PLO 2 Business Transformation
The IB professional contributes to business (systems) transitions and transformations in order to optimise sustainable international business practices.
Learning line: Management
  • CLO1: Students can synthesize research findings into coherent conclusions and formulate evidence-based recommendations that support sustainable business transformation within an international organizational context.
Learning line: Sustainability and Societal Impact                                               
  • CLO2: Students can translate recommendations into an actionable implementation approach by considering execution, sustainability, and the impact of business transformation on internal and external stakeholders.
PLO 3 Relationship Management
The IB professional cultivates and manages internal and external relationships with culturally diverse stakeholders in a responsible manner in order to achieve (mutual) business goals.
Learning line: Management
  • CLO1: Students can effectively coordinate and manage relationships with diverse stakeholders by proactively engaging with the organization, aligning expectations, and building the necessary support to facilitate the project's progress.
Learning line: Global Mindset and Professional Development
  • CLO2: Students can communicate and defend complex business insights persuasively in English, demonstrating high levels of intercultural sensitivity by adapting their argumentation and style to the specific cultural and professional context of the audience.
PLO 4 Self-Management
The IB professional manages themselves in complex surroundings and continuously develop their professionalism for the benefit of the organisation, the field of international business and themselves.
Learning line: Entrepreneurship
  • CLO1: Students independently govern the full graduation process, demonstrating ownership of decisions, resilience in the face of uncertainty, and the ability to act as a self-starting professional who adapts to changing organizational contexts.

Learning line: Global Mindset and Professional Development
CLO2: Students can critically reflect on their professional identity, decision-making, and methodological choices, while consistently adhering to the ethical standards and professional accountability expected of an IB professional.

Content

The Graduation Project (GPJ) is an individual capstone assignment in which students address a complex international business problem or opportunity for a company or organisation. The objective is to deliver a professional business product based on rigorous research that provides actionable and feasible data driven recommendations aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals.  

The GPJ requires students to: 

  • Conduct structured and in-depth business research, 

  • Integrate theory and practice (depth and combination of business domains depend on the specific project context) 

  • Develop SMART and implementable recommendations, 

  • Communicate professionally in written and oral formats, 

  • Collaborate effectively with relevant stakeholders, 

  • Demonstrate ownership, autonomy, and reflective professional development. 

The GPJ emphasises international business awareness, critical thinking, analytical capability, responsible decision-making, and professional behaviour expected of an entry-level international business graduate.

Included in programme(s)

School(s)

  • Business & Law
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