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On Thursday, three groups of business students were awarded a combined $1 million to implement three social business plans meant to have a significant impact on the world\u2019s poorest people.<\/p>\n

Attending the third annual Hult Prize were President Bill Clinton<\/a> and Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. The Hult Prize is hosted by Hult International Business School<\/a>, which was acquired by EF (Education First) in 2003, the company owned by Swedish billionaire Bertil Hult<\/a> ($3 billion).<\/p>\n

The business student profile is changing, says the Hult\u2019s president, Stephen Hodges. More and more students are expecting to make a positive impact on the world with their MBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents expect the lights to turn on when they enter a room, and more importantly, to turn off when they leave,\u201d Hodges says. \u201cThey want the bulk of the paperwork to be sent electronically. They view you as a bad institution if you don\u2019t do these things, if you don\u2019t have a higher ethical standard when it comes to the environment. They are attracted to doing good.\u201d<\/p>\n

In as much, the challenge seems to have struck a nerve, says Philip Hult, the business school\u2019s chairman and Bertil\u2019s son.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the positive side of Occupy Wall Street,\u201d Hult says. \u201cOccupy has a legitimate complaint, but what can we do about it? The challenge offers solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s challenge drew on cases submitted from more than 350 of the world\u2019s business schools. These tackled three categories, education, housing and energy. Each category was respectively won by Carnegie Mellon, Hult International Business School, and NYU Abu Dhabi. Those solutions dealt with replacing kerosene lamps with solar lamps, streamlining laptop deployment and further democratizing how Habitat for Humanity builds houses.<\/p>\n

You can read more about The Hult Prize here. <\/a><\/p>\n

To read the full Forbes<\/a> article.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hult offers a range of highly skills-focused and employability-driven business school programs<\/a> including a range of MBA options and a comprehensive one year Masters in International Business<\/a>. To find out more, take a look at our blog Student perspective: Adjusting to life abroad and how I knew Hult was right for me<\/a>. Download a brochure or get in touch today to find out how Hult can help you to learn about the business world, the future, and yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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