'embark on projects' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when someone is beginning some kind of project or undertaking something new, usually with some enthusiasm. For example: The company's new CEO is eager to embark on several ambitious projects to ensure the company's long-term success.
Many hydrologists and geologists say people embark on projects without fully understanding the waterways they want to restore and without paying enough attention to what happens after a project is finished.
De Waal, moving further away from Leach, was increasingly interested in pottery in the context of art and architecture – in particular the idea of groups or "cargoes" of pots – and the huge demand for what he produced gave him leverage to embark on projects in buildings and museums.
I'm always in awe of people like Michael Heizer who embark on projects of unimaginable grandeur (Michael Kimmelman, Feb. 6).
She recently teamed up with Simian Mobile Disco to release a solo EP of electronic pop songs (she insists this is just a brief flirtation while the rest of the band embark on projects of their own).
Individuals and groups embark on projects of all sorts, led primarily by their interests and curiosities, informed by their skills or the skills they want to learn.
Politicians need to end their short plans and embark on projects that may mitigate the forthcoming market shift.
Several universities have embarked on projects to better define their own career structures, and work has begun on a Europe-wide standard.
During the Great Depression, crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps embarked on projects to improve and maintain the parks, which were still under the control of District authority at that time.
The Union has recently embarked on projects so ambitious that they challenge fundamental assumptions about both politics and economics.
But instead of saving money in boom years, the state locks in higher spending on public services and embarks on projects that need long-term investment.
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus embraced a strategy adopted by other postindustrial cities, embarking on projects in clumps rather than in larger endeavors.
