Hult Prize 2016 winners set to double income of urban slum dwellers
The past 12 months of the Hult Prize saw more than 1,500 student entrepreneurs pour 2.5 million hours of their time into innovation focusing on the demand side of social…
Can 3 Hult students revolutionize street vending in Africa?
For four weeks in the fall of 2015, a team of three business school students struggled to find a feasible business idea in answer to a challenge: double the income…
Hult students take on global case challenges – and win!
In order to provide as many opportunities as possible for our students to apply their knowledge and skills in realistic business scenarios, we regularly run case challenge competitions on campus…
Behind the scenes: Hult Prize San Francisco
Written by Alan Pierce, Master of Social Entrepreneurship student, San Francisco student, class of 2016 Over 60 teams from 5 different continents traveled to Hult’s San Francisco campus for the…
Hult Prize regional finals inspire in Shanghai
Written by Raissa Mendes, Master of International Business student, Shanghai campus, class of 2016 Hult Prize: Change tomorrow, today In 1950, less than 1 billion people lived in crowded urban…
5 cities, 1 day and 304 entrepreneurial ideas that could change the world
Months of tireless research culminated in the Hult Prize Pitch-Offs on Saturday across 5 major cities. Hult International Business School campuses in Shanghai, Dubai, London, Boston and San Francisco welcomed…
The Rise of Musana: Hult Prize Regional Finalists
Written by Aimee Grace Tapeceria, Master of Social Entrepreneurship student, San Francisco campus, Class of 2016 The Hult Prize was founded by a Hult alumnus and is the world’s largest…
Hult Prize regional teams selected
Throughout this month, all our campuses have held internal competitions to select the teams that will represent Hult at the Hult Prize regionals. The Hult Prize was founded by a…
Young business minds battle it out for US$1m Hult Prize in Dubai [The National]
This article was originally published on March 15, 2015, by The National, ‘Young business minds battle it out for US$1m Hult Prize in Dubai’. Some of the brightest young business…
Education is the path to a better world
There are some figures that – with their thoughts, actions, and the roles that they embody – have outlined the borders of the world we live in. Men and women enlightened…
Hult Dubai team moves forward in Hult Prize
9 teams competed at Hult Dubai last month to pitch their idea of how to solve this year’s Hult Prize issue of tackling early childhood education in urban slums. From 3D printing to focusing…
Hult Prize winners to revolutionize health care in urban slums
Six students from the Indian School of Business have won USD1 million of investment in their revolutionary idea to improve health care for India’s slum-dwellers. The winners of this year’s…
Bill Clinton Rewards a Social Startup and Resolves a Minor Health Crisis in the Same Night [Bloomberg Businesweek]
This article was originally published by Bloomberg Businessweek on September 24, 2014, ‘Bill Clinton Rewards a Social Startup and Resolves a Minor Health Crisis in the Same Night‘. A team…
Hult Prize Finalists complete boot camp and prepare to present to President Clinton for USD1M prize
BOSTON, August 18th, 2014 — After completing a month-long start-up accelerator hosted by Hult International Business School’s Boston campus, the six finalist teams vying for the USD1M Hult Prize now…
Six Student Teams to Compete for USD1 Million Hult Prize [Media Release]
LONDON, March 14, 2014 — The Hult Prize today announced the six finalists for its annual start-up challenge. Thousands of PhD, MD, MBA, Master’s, and undergraduate students pitched startup enterprises…
Hult Prize regionals: Home team makes final four, MIT takes the top spot
Student entrepreneurs from around the world took the stage in San Francisco at last weekend’s Hult Prize 2014 regionals, vying for a trip to the final competition in New York…
Team Amrit hopes to bring “nectar of life” to urban slums as the campus winner of the Hult Prize challenge
Could the answer to solving non-communicable diseases in urban slums be urine? Possibly, says Hult San Francisco’s newly crowned Hult Prize team, Amrit, and their medical monitoring technology, P.wards. The fifth annual…
Hult Prize Announces 2014 President’s Challenge [Press Release]
BOSTON – The Hult Prize Foundation is proud to announce that the 2014 Hult Prize will be themed around healthcare. The focus area was selected by President Bill Clinton at…
Insects for food – Solve the global food crisis, win $1 million [CNNMoney]
Written by Parija Kavilanz for CNNMoney. Aspire is hoping to solve the world’s hunger crisis one bug at a time. And as the winner of the $1 million Hult Prize,…
Hult Prize Finals to be hosted at the Clinton Global Initiative [Press Release]
NEW YORK – On September 23, 2013, global leaders will converge at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. Joining them for…
Flour Made from Insects Will Feed Underfed Populations [ABC News]
Written by Joanna Prisco for ABC News, Good Morning America. Chew on this. A team of MBA students were the recipients of the 2013 Hult Prize earlier this week, providing…
Philip Hult Talks About the Hult Prize [Dagens Industri]
In a recent interview with Sweden’s largest financial newspaper, Dagens Industri, Philip Hult, board member of Hult International Business School, talks about the Hult Prize and how he got involved…
Hult Prize accelerator preps competitors for $1m [Boston Globe]
CAMBRIDGE — The problem: finding a high-quality source of protein for hundreds of millions of people that can be raised quickly, without consuming a lot of land, water, and other…
Yves Béhar To Design the Hult Prize [Press Release]
NEW YORK, June 26, 2013 – The Hult Prize is proud to announce an exclusive collaboration with legendary designer Yves Béhar, who will create a unique award, which the winning…
Eye on the Hult Prize: SF’s winning team starts Goalfrog campaign to put their plan into action
Winning the regional round of the Hult Prize competition in March was a huge accomplishment for Hult San Francisco’s team. But it was just the first step. After a brief…
Hult Prize: Ending Hunger, One Cricket at a Time [Businessweek]
If I broke the news to you that MBA students tend to be highly competitive individuals, you may not be too surprised. The Pope is, also, apparently Catholic, and all…
$1M Hult Prize picks finalists [Boston Business Journal]
The Hult Prize has announced the regional winners of its 2013 challenge, which will award $1 million in funding to the winner. The Hult Prize, awarded by Hult International Business…
Million Dollar Hunger Reality Show: The Hult Prize [Huffington Post]
Welcome to the brutal world of business plan competitions. It’s not about co-eds hoping to win the affections of the Bachelor. It’s about late nights sketching out business models on…
Five Student Teams to Compete for $1 million Hult Prize
LONDON, March 6, 2013 – After evaluating over 250 social start-up pitches from more than 1,000 students, the Hult Prize today announced the regional winners of its 2013 challenge. The Asian Institute…
Hult Prize Semi-Finalists
LONDON, March 6, 2013 – After evaluating over 250 social start-up pitches from more than 1,000 students, the Hult Prize today announced the regional winners of its 2013 challenge. The Asian Institute…