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Enabling you to tell better stories with data - for your studies and beyond
Our academic offerings
University partnerships
Partnering with academic institutions worldwide to help students build skills that carry from university into their careers
- Accredited higher education institutions are eligible
- 1000+ academic institutions from 80+ countries represented
- Including top-tier institutions like Columbia, MIT and Cambridge
Campus ambassadors
Representing think-cell at their university, campus ambassadors help students build strong data storytelling skills. In return, they get exclusive training, direct access to our team, and real leadership experience
- 30+ ambassadors globally
- Top-tier academic institutions (incl. LBS, NTU and Cornell)
- Real leadership experience and ongoing training
Case competitions
Hosting the think-cell Case Competitions, we bring together top students worldwide to solve a real-world business case in a multi-stage format
- Annual competition
- $20k pricepool awarded
- 50+ academic institutions represented
Certifications
Advancing presentation excellence, think-cell Certifications help students and professionals demonstrate strong data visualization and slide-building skills
- Multiple learning paths available
- Shareable certificate
- Boost your CV
Student clubs
Partnering with the world's leading student clubs think-cell supports members in building clear, structured, and professional case presentations and preparing them for their careers
- 150+ clubs worldwide in program
- Top-tier academic institutions (incl. Harvard, TUM, IIM-A)
- Exclusive trainings
Charting future leaders, one slide at a time
Students and professors have used think-cell in learning, teaching, and research
Academic partner institutions from 80+ countries
Global top business schools partner with think-cell
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What students and professors say
A friend who discovered it in class recommended think-cell to me. It improved my slides, to the point where teams rely on me for slide creation and professors have commented on the improvement. I’m now confident with a tool I know I’ll be using from day one in future roles.
Program: Undergraduate
Career track: Consulting
Kate Smith, Honors Finance & Business Analytics Student at Indiana University
Effective communication that meets all stakeholders need is essential for managing transformations. In collaboration with think-cell, we teach students how to present their project content in a top-down, visually compelling manner.
Christopher Kühn, Dr. rer. pol., Professor and Head of the Digital Business Management Master Degree Program at University of Applied Sciences Kiel
I was introduced to think-cell by a professor during my MBA, and it quickly became an essential part of my coursework and professional projects. It has significantly increased my efficiency and become the tool I rely on to get analysis presentation-ready.
Program: MBA
Career track: Industry
Opeyemi Kayode, MBA Candidate at UNC Kenan-Flager Business School
I have been using think-cell for 2+ years and brought it to my class. The results are so impressive. Students love to use it. I strongly recommend it to help students develop their ability to think, discover, and analyze data and problems in any setting.
Hirotsugu Fukao, Professor, Business Breakthrough University Graduate School of Business
The Ambassador Program introduced me to think-cell - and its core in my workflow now. It's made my visualizations faster, my storytelling clearer, and helped my team reach a case competition final with slides that earned real feedback.
Program: Undergraduate
Career track: Consulting
Mehak Kapil, MBA candidate at University of Maryland
It is vital that students enter the workplace with the ability to communicate through data. We work with think-cell to equips students with that future skill.
Marylyn R. Kaplan, PhD, Associate Dean Undergraduate Academic Operations at Uni of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Management
Before a professor told us about think-cell, I often struggled with slides. think-cell removed the grunt work, allowing me to focus on the content and the message-resulting in stronger impact in less time.
Program: MBA
Career track: Finance
Omkar Dhandhe, MBA Candidate at IIM Ahemdabad
Frequently asked questions
think-cell licenses for academic use are completely free of charge. There is no autorenewal function and we will never ask you for your bank or card details.
Any currently enrolled student at a verified higher education institution can access our program. Under this free licensing scheme, the software must be used exclusively for educational and non-commercial purposes.
Students are eligible to sign up for a free think-cell license via the think-cell Student Portal.
If you are a member of teaching staff, you can request a license directly via our Professor Portal.
Each academic license will be fulfilled by a free license key, valid for 12 months or until your graduation. Upon expiry, if you are still a student, you will be able to request a renewal. A new key will be generated and you will enjoy uninterrupted access to think-cell.
Yes! Any student using think-cell will access the same product with full functionality and features as any paying customer using it for commercial purposes. Any users with a free academic license will also have the same level of software updates and access to new versions and upcoming features of think-cell.
Yes! Find more information on the student pages about our offerings on campus ambassadorships, case competitions as well as certifications.
Yes! You can request a free license as a member of teaching staff via our Professor Portal. You will be granted a free 12-month license pending a verification.
think-cell licenses for academic use are completely free of charge. There is no autorenewal function and we will never ask you for your bank or card details.
Any teaching staff at a verified higher education institution can access our program. Under this free licensing scheme, the software must be used exclusively for educational and non-commercial purposes.
Teaching staff are able to request a free license via our Professor Portal. We will verify your eligibility and typically send you a confirmation within a few days.
Any student currently enrolled in higher education is eligible to validate their own free license. To access their license key, they need to simply refer to the Student Portal.
Yes! We have a wealth of material to help you integrate think-cell into the classroom and engage your students with the hands-on use of an industry-standard tool.
From case-based homework assignments to free and comprehensive training resources, as a member of teaching staff you will be well set to help your students learn in-demand skills with think-cell.
For more information on how think-cell can help your students, please get in touch with our team at academics@think-cell.com.
Yes, staff at an accredited higher university are eligible for free and full use of our tool, but this license must be used exclusively for non-profit or educational purposes.
To request access as a member of staff, simply request a license here.
Any student or member of teaching staff can gain free access to think-cell via our landing page for students and professors.
Get to know the Academics Team
Feel free to contact our team at academics@think-cell.com
Jonas Gerhard
Sibei Lin
Paul Tran
Josh Hewitt
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