Hult Future Leaders Challenge
Welcome to the Hult Future Leaders Challenge—where teams of high school students from all corners of the globe will participate in 13 weeks of ideation, teamwork, and challenge-based learning with a live client brief from multinational consumer goods company Unilever.
2023 Challenge with Unilever
Multinational consumer goods company Unilever has partnered with Hult International Business School and the Hult Future Leaders Challenge to deliver a live client challenge for junior and senior high school students globally. This challenge will put your teamwork skills to the test as you ideate, innovate, and create a proposal to solve business-critical challenges facing Unilever today.
Registration for the 2023 challenge is now closed. The contest then will be held from September to December 2023.
The Client
Multinational consumer goods company Unilever has partnered with Hult International Business School and the Hult Future Leaders Challenge to deliver a live client challenge for junior and senior high school students globally. This challenge will put your teamwork skills to the test as you ideate, innovate, and create a proposal to solve business-critical challenges facing Unilever today.
Established over 100 years ago, Unilever is one of the world's largest consumer goods companies, with over 400+ brands used by 3.4 billion people daily across 190+ countries.
Even if you’ve never heard of Unilever, you’ve likely used or eaten one of their products. Tucked into a tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, added a dollop of Hellman’s mayonnaise to your meal, or maybe you’ve washed your hair with Dove shampoo—then you’ve used a Unilever product.
What you'll learn
Business Fundamentals
Broaden your business knowledge through a series of masterclasses and Virtual Skills Lab sessions. Connect with world-class Hult professors on the latest topics and trends through live interactive workshops.
Client Consulting
Gain industry insight and professional experience as you work in teams to solve some of the biggest challenges facing global companies today and pitch your ideas to industry experts.
Presentation Skills
Learn how to tell compelling stories that communicate your ideas and inspire others. Whether it's sharing your thoughts with your team, connecting with the client, or doing a presentation.
Teamwork & Collaboration
Build a better understanding of yourself and your ability to work as a team through Hult's mentorship and team coaching. Gain in-demand skills that leverage your team’s unique experiences to get results.
The Journey
Working in teams of four to six students, the Hult Future Leaders Challenge will take your team on a 13-week journey of challenge-based learning.
All teams participate in weeks 1-4. Proposals are then assessed in week 5 and teams that progress go through to weeks 6-7. After the live regional presentations, teams are assessed in week 8 and the top 10 teams are selected to progress to weeks 9-12 and the live global finals.
Weeks One to Four: Challenge Kickoff
Challenge Launch & Client Brief
Join Hult professors and the client live from Hult’s London campus as we launch the Hult Future Leaders Challenge and client brief.
Hult Masterclass
Gain critical knowledge to tackle the client brief with an interactive one-hour session led by a Hult professor.
Hult's Virtual Skills Lab
Skill up and get ahead as you hear from Hult professors on the latest topics and trends in a live interactive workshop.
Coaching Session
Soon the teams will submit their proposal as a 10-slide PowerPoint file, this is the perfect time to join a coaching session to ask any final questions.
Weeks Five to Eight: Road to Regionals
Proposal Submission
Teams submit their proposal as a 10-slide PowerPoint file. Your proposal will be assessed to determine which teams will progress to the regionals.
Hult Masterclass
Gain critical knowledge to tackle the client brief with an interactive one-hour session led by a Hult professor.
Client Info Session
Catch up with the client, gain industry knowledge, and ask any burning questions about the brief.
Hult's Virtual Skills Lab
Skill up and get ahead as you hear from Hult professors on the latest topics and trends in a live interactive workshop.
Weeks Nine to Twelve: Heading to the Finals
Hult Masterclass
Gain critical knowledge to tackle the client brief with an interactive one-hour session led by a Hult professor.
Semi Finals Presentations
Lights, camera, action! Get ready to present your team’s proposal to the Hult professors.
Coaching
General feedback from the professor given to each team on their presentation.
Hult Masterclass
Gain critical knowledge to tackle the client brief with an interactive one-hour session led by a Hult professor.
Week Twelve: Heading to the Finals
Presentation Prep
Get ready to present by practising your team’s proposal to the Hult professors before the big day.
Live Global Finals
Join the client and Hult professors live from Hult’s London campus as you bring it all together one last time and present your proposal for the chance to win a 15,000 USD scholarship for every student on the winning team.¹
The Mentors
Throughout your journey, you will be mentored by world-class Hult professors on the latest topics and trends through a series of Masterclasses and Virtual Skills Lab sessions.
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Kelly Elan
College Counselor at Lotissement Le Park Alarobia
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Jimena Obiols
College Counselor at Colegio Interamericano
“At its core, the Hult Future Leaders Challenge reflects our educational philosophy as a business school—putting doing at the center of learning.”
Mona Dhillon
Executive Vice President and Provost
Hult International Business School