Agile Consulting, Rotterdam
A semester as a consultant on live company assignments. Erasmus exchange at Rotterdam Business School, part of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, from February to June 2026.
- Programme
- Agile Consulting, an international business pressure cooker
- School
- Rotterdam Business School · Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
- Format
- International student teams working as consultants for real companies
- My role
- Consultant in an international student team, working with Cappon Tax, Bijzaak and S4 Energy
- Recognition
- 1st place in the S4 Energy final presentation, 2nd place overall, Most Inspiring Student
- Team · S4 Energy final presentation1st place
Our team's final presentation for S4 Energy was ranked first.
- Team · overall ranking2nd place overall
Second place in the overall ranking of Agile Consulting 2026. A separate result from the S4 Energy presentation.
- Individual awardMost Inspiring Student
Awarded to me personally by the programme, alongside the team results.
The company names are public. The consulting work itself is confidential under NDA.
Real companies, real deadlines, one semester.
Agile Consulting is Rotterdam Business School's international consulting programme. Students from different countries form teams and work as consultants for real companies on live assignments, and present their work to the companies themselves.
Over the semester my team worked with three companies: Cappon Tax, Bijzaak and S4 Energy. I took part as an Erasmus exchange student.
- Cappon TaxLive consulting assignment · Agile Consulting 2026
- BijzaakLive consulting assignment · Agile Consulting 2026
- S4 EnergyLive consulting assignment · Agile Consulting 2026
During the programme, I worked on real business consulting assignments under non-disclosure agreements. To respect client confidentiality, project-specific information and deliverables are not publicly disclosed. The names of the companies we worked with are public; the business problems, findings and solutions remain confidential.
For your business: the habits from Rotterdam carry over: understand the real question first, check it against the numbers, present a recommendation people can act on, and keep what you share confidential.
What a consulting semester trains.
Without client details, this is what I can show: the way of working the programme asked for, and that my lecturers commented on.
- 01Finding the real question
Asking questions to understand the issue behind a brief, not for the sake of asking.
- 02Numbers in context
Reading the figures together with the organisation around them.
- 03Presenting to clients
Turning analysis into a clear, convincing story for the people who decide.
- 04International teamwork
Working with teammates from different countries, on deadlines set by real companies.
- 05Discretion
Handling real company information under NDA, and knowing what stays inside the room.
Three results, kept distinct.
Most Inspiring Student · Agile Consulting 2026 · Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
- 1st place · S4 Energy final presentation
Team result. Our final presentation for S4 Energy was ranked first.
- 2nd place · overall
Team result across the whole Agile Consulting 2026 programme. This is the overall ranking, not the S4 Energy presentation.
- Most Inspiring Student
Individual award from Agile Consulting 2026, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. The certificate is shown here.
- Top tier of a cohort of 47 students
- Perfect score on the individual advisory report
What my lecturers say
“He did not ask questions for the sake of asking them, but because he wanted to understand the real issue behind a situation.”
“He combines analytical ability with business judgement. He understands numbers, but also sees the broader organizational context.”
“Frederico impressed us – and the companies – with his presentation skills and his convincing storytelling.”
Quoted from signed recommendation letters, 2026. Full letters available on request.