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A successful start: First-year project launched at IMEL
Starting university together: The kick-off event for the 2026/27 first-year project focused on getting to know one another, forming project teams and taking the first steps towards collaborative project work.
On 26 October 2026, Prof. Dr Christoph Schwindt welcomed the new students to the launch of the first-semester project at the Institute of Management, Economics and Law (IMEL) at Clausthal University of Technology. The kick-off event marked the official start of a semester in which the students will plan, develop and gain practical experience together.
A joint start to the project work
Prof. Dr Christoph Schwindt chaired the event and outlined the key organisational procedures and the requirements of the first-semester project to the students. This covered not only deadlines, tasks and collaboration within the individual modules, but also aimed to help students get off to a smooth start with their joint project work.
“The first-semester project offers our students the opportunity to take on responsibility right from the start, to develop solutions together and to think beyond the boundaries of their own degree programme. It is particularly important to us that they get to know one another early on and grow together as a team,” emphasised Prof. Dr Christoph Schwindt, who chaired the kick-off event.
Support on an equal footing
An important part of the kick-off event was the division of students into their project groups. The organising team was actively supported in this by the student assistants Sara Shafiei Sarvestani and Ahmad Alaa Sharif Talib.
The two of them took charge of organising the groups and provided their new fellow students with advice and practical support on organisational matters. As experienced students, they were also able to offer the first-year students some initial guidance and help make their start on the project as smooth as possible.
The formation of the project teams laid the foundations for collaboration in the coming weeks. The task now is to organise themselves within the groups, allocate tasks and plan their first joint steps.
Through the first semester with team spirit
Following the successful kick-off, the students are now entering the practical project phase. Over the coming weeks, they will tackle various tasks within their teams, make decisions and jointly refine their results.
The first-semester project will conclude on 8 February 2027 with a poster session in the Aula Academica, where the students will present their project results.
IMEL wishes all participants a successful start, exciting experiences and lots of enjoyment working together on the project!