The E&I Touchdown is our festive get-together at the end of each semester. It is dedicated to celebrating the innovative solutions developed by our students within our university classes in collaboration with numerous project partners.

E&I students will present the results of their projects in short pitches. Until now, students have worked on more than 1,000 projects with over 100 satisfied business and research partners.

Whether you are a student or an industry partner - this evening is for you! It serves as a great opportunity to get to know the E&I Institute, some of WU’s best students and other businesses involved. If you want to know more about what awaits you at the Touchdown, click here.

What awaits you at the E&I Touchdown?

Every semester, businesses have the chance to profit from our research-based consulting. Students from our Bachelor specialization, the SIMC Master and the MBA program work in project courses throughout the semester to support industry partners in solving complex challenges and problems. At the Touchdown, the outcomes are presented to the institute, fellow students and project partners from diverse industries.

E&I students have so far worked on more than 1,000 projects with over 100 satisfied business and research partners, ranging from innovative start-ups to established businesses (e.g. Microsoft, KPMG) as well as international research organisations (e.g. CERN, Fraunhofer). The students are guided by the institute‘s researchers and lecturers, moreover supported by external consultants (e.g. BCG, AT Kearney, Accenture).

In our unique pitching format, students present their projects and ideas in multiple rounds. In the first round, all projects are being introduced in a mere 45 seconds each. The diverse pitches are evaluated by an expert jury that chooses the eight best presentations. The Top 8 then move on to further rounds with 60 seconds pitch duration each. There, the audience gets to engage directly and vote on who wins each battle and moves on and who eventually wins the competition. This one-of-a-kind mix between expert judgement and audience voting makes the format thrilling for participants and audience alike - so do not miss the opportunity to experience this yourself.

Interested in previous Touchdowns?

Find more information about previous events as well as past winners here:

June 2025

January 2025

June 2024

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