C U R R I C U L U M T H E H U LT I M PA C T C H A L L E N G E
“We know that 70 percent of what you
learn comes from what you do; attending
a ‘program’ contributes a much smaller
percentage to your learning. So a program
that emphasizes culture and soft skills
requires a more hands-on approach.
It is really about getting people to work
on real projects with companies.”
Alvin Tan
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Managing Director
Singapore Economic Development Board
Hult’s MBA helps you apply the business concepts you learn
in class to real-world situations by seamlessly integrating
cultural immersion, six-month Hult Impact Challenge projects
tackling real business issues, and competitive simulations into
your academic curriculum.
Putting theory into practice
The key concepts of business can certainly
be introduced by a teacher, case study, or
textbook. But they cannot be truly mastered
until they are put into practice. The Hult MBA
takes its students out of the classroom and
into the real world of business to make them
job-ready from day one. We challenge you
to apply what you have learned and practice
the skills you have acquired. This is achieved
through three key pillars of our curriculum:
cultural immersion, competitive simulations,
and the Hult Impact Challenge.
Real-world experience:
Compete in the Hult Impact Challenge
A truly unique aspect of Hult’s MBA program
is the ability it gives students to apply all of the
classroom theories, hard business skills, and
interpersonal soft skills they are learning to a
six-month-long project in which they solve a
problem for a major corporation or create their
own start-up business or social enterprise. In
the process, you gain real-world experience to
enhance your CV and prepare yourself for your
first management position after graduation.
• Social: Attack a social problem with a
business solution, either as a start-up or
by partnering with an existing non-profit
organization. You can choose from a range
of pressing social issues, such as improving
access to quality education in Brazil or
bringing clean water to the slums of India.
No matter which track you choose, your
goal is to develop the most game-changing
business idea imaginable and make it happen.
Sample Hult Impact Challenge 2014
Corporate Track projects:
Hult Impact Challenge—how it works
Cultural immersion: Gaining multiple
perspectives with campus rotation
To successfully enter the global marketplace,
students need concrete experience with
the business culture and lifestyle of other
countries. Hult’s Campus Rotation program
allows students to gain multiple perspectives
on the challenges facing today’s business
world through short-term study and total
cultural immersion in up to three different
countries. No matter which campus you study
on, you will benefit from a student body that
is 97% international and represents 140
different nationalities.
The Hult Impact Challenge is an exercise
designed to hone your hard skills, team skills,
and entrepreneurial skills.
Students form teams and choose a business
challenge from one of three distinct tracks:
• Corporate: Work on a challenge set by a
major company, from the likes of Unilever,
IBM and Philips challenging students to solve
strategic business challenges in a key region
or emerging business area.
Unilever is a multinational
USD50 billion-dollar compa