In February, Alberta students will compete in San Francisco
The Hult Global Case Challenge announced today that the School has been accepted and will compete in the 3rd Annual Hult Global Case Challenge (Hult GCC) – an initiative that brings together top students from all over the globe to generate solutions to the world's most pressing social challenges. The Hult GCC, in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative and its newly selected partners Habitat for Humanity, SolarAid and One Laptop per Child, will focus on developing catalytic solutions to the global poverty crisis.
The 2012 Hult Global Case Challenge will focus on breaking the cycle of global poverty through developing sustainable solutions that will provide affordable housing, affordable energy, and affordable education to the bottom of the pyramid. USD 1 million in seed capital is made available annually to provide funding to pilot the very best ideas.
“The Hult Global Case Challenge is thrilled that the Alberta School of Business has joined the initiative,” said Stephen Hodges, President of the Hult International Business School. “This year’s competition has tripled in size, bringing together some of the most talented students to help solve world poverty which can benefit billions of people.”
The Alberta team members from the MBA program include Andrei Tabirca (Targoviste, Romania), Kelly Bickford (Edmonton, Canada), Bryan Davis (Nanaimo, Canada), Mohit Nayar (Faridabad, India) and Kate McIntosh (Cowichan Valley, Canada).
Ahmad Ashkar, Founder and COO of the Hult GCC attributes the success of the competition to the global youth revolution and said, “We continue to be moved by the large number of students from around the globe who are capitalizing on the opportunity to develop business models that target the bottom of the pyramid.” “We wish every team the best of luck and thank the competitors from the University of Alberta for joining us in this youth movement.”
Each team selected was chosen from more than 4,000 applications received. Most colleges and universities had multiple team applicants with one or two teams from each school being chosen.
The Hult GCC regional competitions will take place on February 24-25, 2012 on Hult International Business School’s five campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai. The Alberta School of Business will compete in San Francisco.
All regional winners will be flown to New York City for the final competition, which will be held on April 26, 2012, concluding with an award ceremony at one of New York City’s most prestigious landmarks, the New York Public Library. Every finalist will receive the opportunity to meet and have photos taken with President Bill Clinton, who will serve as the keynote speaker and present the winning team with the award.
Joseph Doucet, Stanley A Milner Professor and Interim Dean, Alberta School of Business, said the following:
“I am tremendously proud of our students’ continuing commitment to case competitions, corporate social responsibility, and international growth. The Hult Global Case Challenge is a perfect fit and is in great follow-up to our students being shortlisted for the finals of Jim Collins’ Good to Great case competition last year. I congratulate the Hult School on this initiative, wish all competitors well, and look forward to the community and global impact.”
The Hult GCC is the world’s largest and most internationally acclaimed case competition featuring thousands of students competing from over 100 countries. USD 1 million in seed capital is made available annually to provide funding to pilot the very best ideas. Hult GCC’s mission is to develop innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing social challenges and encourage breakthrough ideas from college and university students around the world.
For further information, contact:
Monica Wegner
Communications Strategist
University of Alberta
Alberta School of Business
780.492.7996
monica.wegner@ualberta.ca
Carolin Bachmann
Media Relations
Hult University
(+44) 798.534.0179
carolin.bachmann@hult.edu