1. One One-Year MBA
Global
Economy.
One
Global
MBA.
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2. The London Eye is the tallest
Ferris wheel in Europe.
Get
Plugged
Into The
World
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3. “ Today, success in
business is as much about
understanding cultures
and globalization as it is
about understanding finance
and marketing. With our
exceptional faculty, rigorous
curriculum, and unique
campus network, Hult
International Business School
is committed to educating
not just leaders of business,
but leaders of the world.”
Bertil Hult
Chairman Emeritus of Hult International Business School.
Founder of EF Education First—the world’s largest private
education organization—and educational philanthropist.
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4. Our
History
Our legacy in training global business leaders
since 1964 shapes our future as the world’s most
international business school.
A practical The world’s 7th largest
business education MBA program
In 1964, the school was established as Hult’s compelling vision of a practical and
America’s rst corporate university, then global business education has attracted
known as the Arthur D. Little School of many students from around the world.
Management (ADL). ADL focused on Today, the school has grown to become
delivering a practical business education the world’s 7th largest MBA program,
for managers. The teaching pedagogy with nearly 800 students across both
was different from other business schools’ full-time and part-time programs. Our
because it emphasized “action learning”— growth demonstrates the tremendous
applying classroom theory in the real world. demand for an innovative and practical
This methodology was honed over 40 years business education.
and is central to Hult’s pioneering approach
to practical business education today. The world’s largest MBA programs
1 University of Chicago, Booth 1115
2 Insead 994
The world’s most 3 Northwestern, Kellogg 942
international 4 Harvard 937
5 IE 869
business school 6 University of Pennsylvania, Wharton 862
In 2003, one of Europe’s most successful 7 Hult 790*
entrepreneurs, Bertil Hult, nancially 8 NYU, Stern 778
supported the school to expand its teaching 9 Columbia 737
methodology to not only train effective 10 UCLA, Anderson 638
managers, but also prepare them to thrive Source: Annual intakes of ranked business schools from
The Economist 2010 MBA rankings.
on a global stage. Bertil Hult strongly *Based on Hult 2011 intake gures.
believed students must experience cultural
differences and global business practices
rsthand, growing the school from its
single Boston location to a global network
of campuses including London, Dubai,
Shanghai, and San Francisco under the
name Hult International Business School.
1964 Arthur D. Little 1976 The 1998 Forbes identifies 2002 The Economist 2003 The school
Inc., the world’s oldest business school is the school’s Action ranks the school the third is renamed Hult
management consulting officially accredited by the Learning curriculum best business school International Business
firm, establishes the New England Association as “highly distinctive,” in Massachusetts, School, honoring
Management Education of Schools and Colleges ranking it in the top five after Harvard Business benefactor Bertil Hult’s
Institute, which develops (NEASC), the regional MBA programs in the U.S. School and the personal vision and
an innovative, accelerated accrediting body for all Massachusetts Institute commitment to
one-year Master degree academic institutions in of Technology (MIT). educating international
program to train the northeastern U.S. business leaders.
business leaders.
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5. Hult is the world’s 7th largest MBA program.
2005 Hult’s one-year 2008 Hult welcomes 2009 The Financial 2010 Hult is ranked #1 Present Hult’s
MBA program earns its first class of students Times adds Hult in International Experience flagship campus in China
the accreditation of the to the MBA program in International Business by the Financial Times. The opens in the heart of
Association of MBAs Dubai. Hult is the first School to its prestigious school’s fifth campus in Shanghai. Former U.S.
(AMBA), making Hult U.S. academic institution Top 100 Global MBA downtown San Francisco President Bill Clinton
the first business to be licensed in the U.A.E. rankings. Hult’s London is opened. The first Hult awards Hult’s USD1
school in the U.S. to campus welcomes Global Case Challenge is million prize to Water.org
be recognized by this undergraduates launched, revolutionizing at the Hult Global Case
prestigious international and graduates. the business of giving and Challenge in New York.
accrediting body. benefiting One Laptop
per Child.
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6. Why Hult?
Why students choose the world’s
most international business school:
Global Campus Rotation Top-ranked MBA A U.S.-
Hult offers students a unique Hult continues its rapid ascent in accredited degree
opportunity to see the world while business school ratings, currently American-style graduate
they study. As an MBA student, you ranking in the top 1% of business programs have long been the
can start anywhere and go anywhere. schools. Hult is ranked #1 for premier standard in business
On Global Campus Rotation, you can International Experience and #5 education. Hult International Business
pick your home campus and then for International Business by the School is accredited by the New
spend up to three months studying Financial Times, as well as #17 for England Association of Schools and
at two others. Students could begin best business school in the U.S. and Colleges (NEASC) and Association of
in Boston, then travel to Shanghai #27 in the world by The Economist. MBAs (AMBA). That means that no
via London or San Francisco via matter where you decide to pursue
Dubai. You’ll get an inside look at the your MBA, you will graduate with a
world’s fastest growing economies U.S.-accredited degree.
and examine international business
practices close-up. Almost 90% of our
students choose Hult because they
are interested in this option, and over Fastest return Thought-
half of our students spend time in more on investment leading education
than one campus. Hult is on the cutting edge of
Our 12-month intensive program
results in the fastest return on business education in several key
investment compared to higher areas: emerging markets, digital
Hands-on priced two-year MBA programs. marketing, social entrepreneurship,
business experience Equipping yourself with a Hult and crowdsourcing. The school
degree in 12 months results in lower launched the rst dedicated Master
Unlike other business schools that degree covering digital marketing,
cost, less time away from work,
are research-oriented, 80% of Hult’s search engine technology, and the
and quicker re-entry—with an MBA
faculty have real-world experience. impact of social media. The school
salary. Hult currently ranks #1 in
Many have worked for companies also organizes the world’s largest
post-graduation salary increase by
like P&G, Motorola, and Credit business school competition—the
The Economist and our students,
Suisse, while others have run their Hult Global Case Challenge—that
on average, are able to recoup their
own businesses or created their own crowdsources ideas from students
investment in a little over a year.*
patents. Hult empowers students to all over the world to help a leading
develop their own real-world skills non-pro t organization tackle a major
by completing a six-week Action Payback Comparison
social challenge.
Project consulting for a Fortune 500 Hult 1.2 years
company like Levi’s, Philips, Xerox, IMD 3.8
or IBM. This reinforces our mission to Cambridge, Judge 4.9
prepare job-ready graduates who can Oxford, Saïd 4.9
deliver results from day one. MIT 5.4
Insead 5.7
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton 6.2
Harvard 7.1
Thunderbird 7.2
LBS 7.6
*Source: Economist Intelligence Unit Ranking 2010
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7. Canary Wharf is at the center of London’s
thriving financial center.
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9. Your
Network
Just Went
Global
120 nationalities... 105 languages...
Countless new connections hailing
from different industries, cultures, and
backgrounds... all united by one goal—
to get plugged into the world. Hult
International Business School gives
you an astoundingly diverse network
of professional and personal contacts.
The breadth of experience, insight, and
perspective that your classmates have will
make your network a lot more interesting.
Snapshot of 2011 MBA class:
Regions of origin Pre-MBA industry
31% South Asia 21% Financial Services
19% Europe 19% Technology
14% North America 9% Consulting
13% Middle East / Africa 9% Manufacturing
12% Latin America 5% Consumer Products
11% Asia 5% Telecom/Media
5% Medical/Pharmaceutical
Professional experience 3% Energy
34% 3-4 years 2% Legal/Government/Non-profit
35% 5-7 years 2% Agriculture
31% Over 7 years 1% Professional Services
* Average of 7 years 19% Other
Age of Hult MBA students Pre-MBA function
5% Under 25 21% General Management
57% 25-29 16% Technology/Manufacturing
24% 30-34 16% Marketing/Sales
9% 35-39 12% Consulting
5% Over 40 12% Finance/Accounting
* Average age of 30 5% Operations/Logistics
18% Other
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13. Global
Campus Rotation
An international perspective is crucial to
understanding today’s business issues. Hult offers
you the extraordinary opportunity to live and study in
Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, and Shanghai.
Immerse yourself in Seamless experience, A closer look at
the world’s most from Hult to Hult international business
influential cities Our Global Campus Rotation is fully By learning international business
Hult’s Global Campus Rotation integrated into our MBA curriculum. in a global setting, you’ll be able
gives you the chance to study at In contrast to most business schools to put complex issues into context
up to three of our ve campuses. that offer their students study abroad and gain new market insights. Study
This provides you with a unique opportunities through exchange nance on our Dubai campus and
opportunity to experience rsthand programs with other schools, Hult compare your ideas to what regional
the emerging markets of the Middle prides itself on being the full provider thought leaders will do. Discuss a
East, the powerhouse economy of of the Global Campus Rotation. case study about the manufacturing
China, or to develop a broad network industry in China and then go on
No matter which Hult campus
of corporate contacts across a tour of the world’s largest textile
you are on, you will use the same
multiple continents. factory. Nothing can replace the
electronic library, the same Course
experience of getting an on-the-
Once you start your MBA on your Management System, and will be
ground understanding of what is
home campus, you can decide familiar with the way our Career
happening in different parts of the
where to take elective courses. Services and Student Services work.
world—international business cannot
Choose to stay on your home You’ll mingle with classmates from just be taught in a classroom.
campus for the full year or spend other campuses during your Global
up to 12 weeks on one or two other Campus Rotation and build valuable
campuses. Imagine starting your contacts as you study alongside
MBA program in London and then new faces and learn from different
spending time in Shanghai before faculty on our campuses. Our global
graduating in Boston. It’s a truly life- network ensures that your MBA
changing experience that only Hult experience is uninterrupted and
can deliver. hassle-free.
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14. Boston
Hult’s Boston campus.
America’s top student town Strong school spirit
Set on the banks of the Charles River with great views of downtown Our intensive one-year MBA program fosters a strong sense of
Boston from your classroom, Hult Boston is in a prime location, school spirit. At any given time you may listen to guest speakers
down the street from the great universities of MIT and Harvard. Within like Steven Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine, or Michael
walking distance from historic Beacon Hill, our campus was designed Dukakis, former U.S. Presidential candidate and former Governor
by renowned Swedish architect Thomas Sandell. This internationally- of Massachusetts. Join any number of Hult’s student-run clubs:
acclaimed building has excellent facilities that include an on-site the Hult Student Association, Asian Business Club, Latin American
restaurant with a bar and outdoor patio. The birthplace of the Club, Consulting Club, Marketing Club, or Entrepreneurship
management consulting eld, Boston also serves as headquarters to Club. Hult Boston is always buzzing with events, from alumni
biotech, fund management, and a host of other key industries. This is gatherings, networking receptions, and distinguished speaker
a great place to build business contacts, as our campus is a magnet talks to Celtics basketball and Red Sox baseball outings, family
for an impressive array of speakers. barbeques, and drinks at Lingo—the list goes on. Families and
partners are readily integrated into the student community and are
always welcome to join activities.
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15. Somerville
Vermont
East
Charlestown Boston
Boston Naval
Shipyard
Cambridge
Harvard
Hult Boston Programs offered Boston business glimpse University
Boston
MIT Financial District Inner Harbor
1 Education Street MBA Headquarters of consulting
Cambridge, Massachusetts giants Bain, BCG, and Monitor Charles Boston
Master of River
02141 U.S. Top of Innovation Cities
International Business
Global Index Knowledge- Back Bay
hult.edu/boston Boston
based economy stems from University
region’s educational excellence:
Harvard and MIT are close by Northeastern
Financial services center— University South
global headquarters for Fidelity Boston
Boston University
and State Street Strong Medical Campus
reputation for venture capital
Prestigious healthcare industry New York
with 17 renowned hospitals
“Rotation is a challenging but remarkable
experience. On rotation, I worked with
incredible individuals and had the
chance to really explore the cities. These
experiences truly allowed me to grow
as a professional and as a person. With
over 120 nationalities in the school, it
doesn’t matter where you go after your
MBA—you will have classmates from that
country who can share local knowledge
and help you make connections quickly.”
Audrius Leipus
Lithuania, Class of 2011 Interiors designed by renowned architect Thomas Sandell.
Boston campus life,
snapshot of past events
Visits to Fortune 500 companies TJX and
Philips Healthcare LinkedIn training session
with president of headhunting firm Dubin & Lee
Tour of Federal Reserve Bank
Hult Entrepreneurship Club’s Democamp
Charity fashion show for Water.org
Hosted President of Coca-Cola Central and
Southern Europe, Nikolaos Koumettis
Hult Energy Conference Women’s Executive
Luncheon hosted by Kathrin Winkler, EMC Chief
Sustainability Officer
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16. San Francisco
Hult’s downtown San Francisco campus.
Epicenter of the high-tech world Study in the heart of San Francisco
San Francisco’s Bay Area is the epicenter of the world’s high- Hult’s San Francisco campus is located in Levi’s Plaza, adjacent
tech industry. Silicon Valley, just south of the city, is home to an to historic Telegraph Hill. The entire city of San Francisco and the
extraordinary array of breakthrough companies including Google, surrounding Bay Area are easily accessible: the campus is walking
Apple, and eBay. The city’s entrepreneurial culture, breathtaking distance from the financial district and Fisherman’s Wharf and
scenery, and economic clout make it a remarkable place to live close to the city’s vibrant cultural and shopping venues. Covering
and study. San Francisco affords a wide range of networking and 45,000 square feet over three floors, Hult San Francisco offers
leisure opportunities, like the Venture Capital Summit, which was a vibrant, contemporary studying experience—fitting for a city
hosted on campus this year, featuring Silicon Valley’s movers that leads the world’s high-tech industry. Formerly a dot-com
and shakers in the VC world. Join the Entrepreneurship Club, headquarters, Hult San Francisco’s spacious and modern campus
Consulting Club, the Innovation Club, or establish your own boasts four amphitheater-style classrooms, a video conferencing
student club to show your commitment to a eld. station, a fully equipped computer center, student breakout rooms,
and stylish student lounges, all with high-speed wireless access.
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17. Fisherman’s
San Francisco Wharf
Bay
North Beach
Financial
San Francisco-
Chinatown
District Oakland
Nob Hill Bay Bridge
Hult San Francisco Programs offered San Francisco
business glimpse
1355 Sansome Street MBA
San Francisco, California San Francisco Bay Area Union
Master of Pacific Square
94111 U.S. center of social media Heights
International Business
revolution Home to Google,
hult.edu/sanfrancisco
Master of Apple, Facebook, Cisco, Asian Art Museum
of San Francisco
International Marketing Intel, Twitter Consumer
industries in retailing, clothing,
Master of and wine—beloved American Davies
Social Entrepreneurship Symphony
brands like Levi’s, Pottery Hall San Francisco
Barn, and The Gap were born Haight-Ashbury
International San Jose
here Hub for new global Mission
Airport
green technology industry Silicon
Valley
“I learned about international business
both in the classroom and from my
classmates. The one-year intensive
program provided an environment
that enabled us to establish solid
connections and true friendships.
San Francisco itself is awesome—
with Silicon Valley close by, it’s
relatively easy to access international,
inspirational high-tech companies.”
Kenji Yamamura
Japan, Class of 2011 Enjoy our newly refurbished and contemporary school.
San Francisco campus life,
snapshot of past events
Venture Capital Summit featuring Guy
Kawasaki, top Silicon Valley VC blogger and
investor Career fair with leading employers on
campus for recruiting San Francisco Giants
baseball game at 3M Stadium Hult fitness
boot camp along the Embarcadero U.S.
Culture Quest American 4th of July Celebration
Tech trek tour of Silicon Valley Intramural
football match in Golden Gate Park Dim sum
in Chinatown
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18. London
Hult’s central London campus.
The world’s most influential city Central London at your doorstep
Live and study in the world’s economic hub—London. The British Located in the center of London, Hult’s campus is a newly
capital is home to 100 of Europe’s top 500 companies, with one refurbished landmark building that overlooks Gray’s Inn Garden
of the most diverse populations of any city on the planet. With so in the famous literary and academic district of Bloomsbury. As
many leading companies headquartered in London, our campus a Hult student, you will bene t from what economists call the
is the perfect launch pad for a successful career in international “cluster effect”: the added value of studying in London where
business. Student-led clubs like the Consulting Club, Creative the close concentration of so many top academic institutions
Industries Club, Finance Club, Hult Global News Online, Model creates learning and networking opportunities. You are within
UN, and more keep the campus buzzing with fun activities and striking distance of the best that London has to offer: world-class
top guest speakers from companies like Facebook, Real Madrid museums and parks, Oxford Street’s shops, Covent Garden’s
Football, and Accenture. theaters, Marylebone’s boutiques, and Soho’s exciting nightlife,
all at your doorstep.
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19. Regent’s
Park
Senate Russell
Library Square
Barbican
Museum of
London
Oxford
Hult London Programs offered London business glimpse Circus
Covent
37-38 John Street MBA Home to 100 of Europe’s Garden
St Paul’s
London, U.K. top 500 companies Top of Cathedral
Master of
WC1N 2BJ Global Financial Centers Index
International Business
Most visited city in the world
hult.edu/london Trafalgar
Master of Biggest economy in Europe, Square
Southbank
International Marketing generating more than USD400 Centre
billion a year Destination of Green St James’s
Master of Finance the 2012 Olympic Summer Park Waterloo
Park
Master of Games Global leader in
Big Ben
Social Entrepreneurship wealth management, private
banking, hedge funds, and
Executive MBA financial planning Victoria
“Hult was a great opportunity for me
to realign my career and learn new
skills. The diverse culture in London
encouraged me to reach out of my
comfort zone and to do things I’d always
wanted to do. I got to meet amazing
people from all over the world and to
travel the globe. Hult has changed
my life.”
Inger Stapleton
U.S., Class of 2011 Relax in our comfortable student lounges.
London campus life,
snapshot of past events
John Sculley, former head of PepsiCo and
Apple, spoke about game-changing innovation
Young Global Entrepreneur and founder of
Teach a Man to Fish, Nik Kafka, talked about
social enterprise Faculty vs. student football
tournament in Hyde Park Mid-module drinks
at the Gherkin “Trooping the Colour” at
the Queen’s birthday Parade Celebrated
European Food Festival and Eurovision
Excursions to Paris, Brighton, Oxford, and
Stratford-upon-Avon
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20. Dubai
Hult’s Dubai campus.
East meets West in Dubai Dynamic city, dynamic campus
Modern, fascinating, and safe, Dubai is an important gateway Hult’s Dubai campus is located in the Dubai International
for trade ow between the East and West. As one of the most Academic City (DIAC), an exclusive cluster of universities and
compelling cities in the Middle East, Dubai has also been institutes. Our secure, modern student accommodation is
reinventing itself as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan—it is located ve minutes from Mirdif City Center, one of Dubai’s
the region’s center for nance, logistics, shipping, and aviation. largest commercial outlets and shopping malls. Designed by
Home to more than 150 nationalities, with over 80 percent of internationally renowned architects, Hult’s futuristic campus is
the population hailing from outside the United Arab Emirates, bathed in natural light and is a beehive for activities. From terri c
Dubai is the preferred regional headquarters for many of the speakers to networking events with top executives (the campus
world’s multinationals operating in the Middle East. Hult Dubai’s hosted over 50 guest speakers last year), our campus is a
impressive contact list means that our students get to meet with gathering point for international talent.
experts in industries from logistics to nance, all year round, at
company visits and on campus.
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21. The Gulf
Hult Dubai Programs offered Dubai business glimpse Burj Al Arab
Burj Khalifa
7 Floor, Block 10
th
MBA Middle East's leading city for
Dubai International international business, founded Dubai Investment
Master of Park Dubai Airport
Academic City on reputation for cultural
International Business
Dubai, U.A.E. tolerance More than 80%
Master of of the population are expats,
hult.edu/dubai
International Marketing most of them MBA-age
Major retail center with biggest Dubai Silicon Oasis
Executive MBA mall in the world Regional Saudi Arabia
hub for financial services
Growing Islamic finance Dubai Outsource Zone
industry One of the world’s
busiest international airports Dubailand
Oman
India
“The Global Campus Rotation is unique
and exciting. I rotated to Dubai in order
to be exposed to the Middle East—it
was a great experience. The MBA is
intensive and sometimes you forget
what a full night’s sleep feels like, but
in the end, it’s all worth it. My Hult MBA
has given me the con dence and skills
to take my career to the next level.”
Jessica Burroughs
U.S., Class of 2011
Hult Dubai’s ultra-modern school.
Dubai campus life,
snapshot of past events
Kayaking around the man-made Palm
Jumeirah island Desert safari on camels
and sand dune buggies Company visits to
Emirates Flight Catering, Cisco, and the Tourism
Development Investment Corporation
Arabic lessons at the Sheikh Mohammed
Center for Cultural Understanding Larry
Hochman, Customer Relationship Expert, hosted
workshop on Customer and Brand Value in the
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Digital Age PADI diving certificate courses
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22. Shanghai
Hult’s Shanghai campus.
Live in the world’s fastest Amazing downtown location
growing economy Hult’s downtown People’s Square campus sits in the heart of the
Shanghai is a city of breathtaking transformations—towering city’s commercial, nancial, retail, and social scene. Footsteps
skyscrapers springing up next to ancient lane houses, away are Shanghai’s most famous shopping street, Nanjing Road,
sophisticated boutiques emerging out of open-air markets. The and the extraordinary Shanghai Museum. Our school recently won
ascendancy of China as an economic superpower centers around rst place in an architectural interior design competition for its
Shanghai. Known as the “Pearl of the Orient,” Shanghai boasts state-of-the-art classrooms, computer laboratories, and student
unrivaled cultural status in China as the birthplace of new trends lounges. Feel the incredible energy behind the world’s most
and life-changing ideas. With nearly 23 million residents, Shanghai populous nation at our centrally-located People’s Square school.
is one of the world’s largest cities and is considered China’s most Convenient subway and public transportation access make
cosmopolitan metropolis. Hult puts you in the center of one of the exploring the city easy, while residential accommodations are a
most transformative cities on earth. short commute away.
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23. Children’s Park
Huzhou Assembly Hall
Beijing Shanghai Railway Museum
Jiaotong Park
Hanzhong Square
Hult Shanghai Programs offered* Shanghai business glimpse Huangpu River
Huangpu
4th Floor, Jinling Haixin Building MBA Biggest city in the world’s The Bund Oriental Pearl
666 Fu Zhou Road largest emerging economy Nanjing Road
Master of Television Tower
Huangpu District Center of China’s growing People’s Square
International Business
Shanghai 200001 affluent middle class Home to Municipal Library
Shanghai Grand Theatre Jinmao Tower
China Master of Finance China’s largest stock exchange
World’s busiest container Shanghai Museum
hult.edu/shanghai Executive MBA Pudong
port Growing pharmaceutical
Yuyuan Garden
*Programs offered on Hult’s Shanghai campus hotspot Capital of China’s
are not available for China nationals. We Huaihai Park
encourage Chinese nationals to apply to Hult’s fashion scene Host of 2010
other campuses in Boston, San Francisco, Shanghai World Expo, the Xintiandi
London, and Dubai.
best-attended trade fair in Fuxing Park
Pudong
world history International
Airport
“Hult’s rotation was a truly memorable
experience. By working with
professionals from around the world,
I gained priceless experience about
opportunities and challenges in
different markets around the globe.
The connections and friendships that
I have created are not only additions
to my network, but are impacting my
career choices and global movements
moving forward.”
J. Alex Mason
Canada, Class of 2011
Experience China firsthand at Hult Shanghai.
Shanghai campus life,
snapshot of past events
Company visits to Chinese factories of Giant,
Tyco Electronics, Alibaba, Ferrotec, Baosteel,
Wahaha Roster of C-level speakers on doing
business in China Toured World Expo China
Pavilion Chinese acupuncture demonstration
Mandarin lessons Kung fu sessions
Toured ancient water town Huangpu river
cruise Talk on special careers and Chinese
leadership styles by a partner at headhunting
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giant Korn Ferry Excursions to Hangzhou,
Suzhou, Guilin, and Beijing
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24. “ A life-changing opportunity
to study in 3 cities in 1 year.”
Learn firsthand about “There’s so much “San Francisco is the
international business happening in Boston. center of technology.
during your Global All kinds of sports, from marathon Silicon Valley offers loads of
Campus Rotation. Study running to kayaking, not to mention the opportunities. People do business
academic pursuits—everything combined differently here—they’re pioneers.
at up to three of Hult’s creates an amazing overall experience. There are brilliant people open to new
campuses in Boston, San Boston offers a great combination of ideas and constantly generating amazing
Francisco, London, Dubai, academics and a thriving social life. stuff. Not to mention, the weather is
or Shanghai. There’s an expression that ‘the business of great, too!”
America is business,’ and it’s very true.” Rashmitha Matta
Arun Varma India, Class of 2010
India, Class of 2010
San Francisco Global Campus
Boston Global Campus Rotation highlights
Rotation highlights • Visit to Napa Valley to investigate the
• Visit to Philips Healthcare, division economics of the wine industry and
headquarters for one of the world’s running a vineyard
biggest electronics companies • Tech trek to Silicon Valley, to Sandhill
• First annual Hult Energy Conference Road, Palo Alto, and Mountain View
on campus, including guest speakers, • Sciences industry career workshop led
exhibitions from clean-tech companies, by Dr. Toby Beth Freedman, President
and industry networking session and Founder of Synapse Search
• American cultural immersion with trips • Company visit to Autodesk, the leading
to Red Sox baseball games, Cape company in 3D design, engineering,
Cod beach, and amphibious tours and entertainment software
of Boston
• San Francisco Giants baseball game
• Social get-togethers including karaoke, at 3M Stadium
BBQs, and outings for students,
families, and alumni
• Spectacular fireworks display on the
Charles River on Independence Day
Your classroom overlooks downtown
Boston and the Charles River.
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25. “London is the financial “Ultimately, I want to “My experience in
capital of the world. work in Dubai. I wanted to Shanghai changed
For one thing, there are very few places
where you can have a conversation about
see how business functions in a different
context. There are different ways of
my life. My Global Rotation there
empowered me to understand how I
what’s happening in Russia, the Middle doing business around the world—how
would be able to do business in China
East, and Asia on the way to the snack can you approach global management
and develop my career there. Every
machine and back.” if you haven’t seen it in a different way?
class I took in Shanghai was taught by
Joshua Boone Wilcoxson In Dubai, it’s all about your relationships.
phenomenal professors with extensive
U.S., Class of 2010 People communicate more to reach a
international experience and I loved our
decision. It’s a very friendly culture.”
factory visits and field trips. There is
Heather Kanabe probably no better place to experience
London Global Campus
Canada, Class of 2011 the value and impact of globalization in
Rotation highlights
business than China.”
• Welcome boat party on the
River Thames Dubai Global Campus Jenny Liu
Rotation highlights U.S., Class of 2011
• Wide range of speakers on campus—
from former CEO of Apple to head of • A desert safari, indoor skiing trips, and
sustainability at a Fortune 500 company a diving and snorkeling trip to Dibba Shanghai Global Campus
• Experienced the best of Britain, from • Impressive range of speakers from a Rotation highlights
West End plays, Wimbledon tennis managing director of HSBC to a best- • Company tours of: Giant, China’s
tournament, and the London food selling Middle Eastern business author largest bicycle manufacturer; the Tyco
festival, to Olympic Walking Tours and • Panel discussion on Supply Chain Electronics factory; Baosteel, the
Royal parades Management and Logistics, led by world’s largest steel company; the
• Networking events with executives from Sean Bradley, Managing Director of data monitoring center of Alibaba, the
Nokia and Grapple Mobile and one- Barloworld Logistics largest e-commerce group in China;
on-one career service sessions with • Workshop on Customer and Brand and the solar power panel plant of
personalized job advice Value in the Digital Age by guest Ferrotec, a Japanese-listed company
• Social activities, including football speaker, Larry Hochman, former • CEO of Sapa Group, COO of Tally-
tournaments, drinks at the Gherkin, Director of British Airways and Weijl, and Founder of Qingyu trading
wine tastings, and the Hult’s Got European Business Speaker of the company speak and offer advice on
Talent Show Year (2011) doing business in China and strategy
• All students received Arabic lessons sessions on winning the Asian
consumer markets
• Business networking opportunities with
senior executives in Shanghai
• All students received Mandarin lessons
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27. “ Hult was an experience
of a lifetime. I learned the
importance of teamwork and
gained the tools that I need
to run a profitable business.
I highly recommend Hult to
anyone who is looking for a
strong business education
among experienced managers
and exceptional faculty.”
Andre Carvalho
Business Development Manager, Bunge
Brazil, Class of 2009
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29. Our
LEAP Method
Employers want MBAs who are job-ready. We’ve
designed our curriculum so that you don’t just study
abstract theory—you also get hands-on experience.
Our innovative curriculum is based on three compo-
nents, “Learn, Experience, Action Projects”: LEAP.
1. Learn 2. Experience 3. Action Project
Hult’s LEAP method is an integrated Experience is a critical component Participate in a real-world project
approach to learning that enables of our LEAP method. Your year for a major company. Advised by
you to be able to put classroom will include panel discussions a mentor (typically an experienced
theory into practice. with industry experts, company management consultant), small
visits, and exclusive networking teams of students compete with
Start your MBA by learning theory
opportunities. These features will one another to develop a business
and business fundamentals in the
give you an opportunity to relate strategy for a Fortune 500 company.
classroom. Like most top business
theory to practice.
schools, Hult faculty employ the No other business school offers
case study method to illustrate how Meaningful dialogue with prominent such access to key decision-makers
business principles are applied in business leaders will offer valuable of the world’s leading companies.
practice. Professors encourage insights into how executives Over a period of six weeks, each
thought-provoking class discussion make decisions in a fast-moving, team will consult with company
to facilitate the exchange of ideas competitive environment with managers to make a business
and the sharing of experiences. Hult imperfect information. case for the development of a
provides you with the theory, tools, novel idea. Each team will present
Past classroom speakers include a
terminology, and trends to give you its recommendations to a senior
senior executive of the Real Madrid
a broad perspective on business. company leader (typically a C-level
Football Club, who explained the
However, unlike other top business executive or board member).
economics of running one of the
schools, Hult goes beyond the
world’s largest sports franchises; Hult’s Action Projects are designed
theoretical to the practical.
the co-founder of Apple Computer, to emphasize innovation and growth.
who discussed how to maintain Though the scope of Action Projects
innovation in a changing business varies, most projects focus on
environment; and the head of a the paramount challenge facing a
major Silicon Valley venture capital company: identifying new pathways
rm, who advised students on for growth.
how to evaluate potential venture
capital opportunities.
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30. Be prepared for an intense year.
Innovative One-Year MBA Curriculum
MBA Toolbox Module A Module B Module C Module D
Foundations Fundamentals Advancement Mastery Global Application
September October—December January—February March—April May—June
When
Acquire the prerequisite skills Build your financial and Design strategies for posi- Learn how to communicate, Hult’s Global Campus
and basic knowledge that analytical knowledge, and tioning a business in the execute, and advise corporate Rotation: Learn about
are essential for successfully gain the functional skills global marketplace. Learn clients. Prepare yourself for business practices in one
Focus
completing Hult’s intensive, that all managers need to how to sustain a healthy the capstone Action Project part of the world by taking
one-year program. lead a high-performance business and to maintain a through teamwork in a global electives at one of our five
organization. competitive edge during peri- simulation of a start-up global campuses.
ods of unexpected change. business.
• Introduction to the • Financial Management • Corporate Finance • Consulting Methods* Sample Module D and
MBA Program • International Accounting • Strategy • Technology Management* E electives:
• Accounting and Finance • International Marketing • Operations • Business Execution
“Boot Camp” • Managerial Economics • Global Management* • Management • Applied International
• Introduction to Career • Lifetime Career • Lifetime Career Communications* Derivatives
Strategy and Tactics Management Management • Corporate Social • Islamic Banking
(continues through Responsibility* • Financial Statement
Modules A, B, and C) • Lifetime Career Analysis
• Introduction to Management • Financial Modeling and
Case Analysis Valuation
• Leadership and Team • Investment Banking
Building • Capital Markets
Subject
• Quantitative Analysis • Digital Marketing
• Global Strategic Valuation
• Cooperative Strategy
• Management Consulting
• International Negotiations
• Leadership in the Global
Village
• Entrepreneurship
• Doing Business in the
Middle East
• Solutions Marketing
• New Product Development
• Self-Discovery Project • Executive Seminars • Executive Seminars • Guest Lectures • Executive Seminars
Projects
• Team-Building Exercises • Career Skills Practice • Career Skills Practice • Company Visits • Networking Events
• Leadership Training
Credit
Toolbox: 4 credits 14 credits 12 credits 12 credits 9 credits
* Courses may be offered out of sequence.
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31. Join us on campus
Hult Campus Visits
Prospective students and applicants
are welcome to visit any one of Hult’s
ve campuses to take a tour, meet with
current students, staff and faculty, or sit in
on a class. For more details, please visit
hult.edu/campus-visits
Module E Executive Track
Action Learning Special Admission Required
July—August Hult’s Executive Track is an
innovative training program
within the MBA curriculum
for exceptional candidates
Hult’s LEAP Action Project: with outstanding academic
Solve a “real-world” problem qualifications, leadership
for a corporate client while potential, and professional
taking advantage of the experience.
opportunity to take electives
at another of our five global Each Executive Track MBA
campuses. student is paired with a
professional mentor who
shares industry insights,
current hiring practices, and
career advice.
• Managing People: The program includes
Business, Government, exclusive events and access
Social Policies, and to alumni, recruiters, and
Trends executives, as well as
• Growth Through invitations to represent Hult
Innovation at career fairs and events,
• Doing Business in China plus advanced seminars
• Applied Positioning covering personal branding,
Strategy effective leadership, and
• Pricing Policy/Strategy high-impact presentations.
• Consumer Behavior
• Mergers and Acquisitions To be considered for our
• Project Management Executive Track, you
• Principles and Certification must meet minimum work
Review experience and GMAT
• Management Practices: requirements. Qualified
From Attitude to Strategy applicants are invited to
• International Marketing one of our global campuses
Communications for an intensive one-day
• Management Information evaluation prior to the start
Systems of their MBA program. A
small group of the highest
caliber students will be
selected for each campus.
• Action Project
To apply for this program,
speak to your recruiter
after applying for the MBA
program at
7 credits hult.edu/apply-now
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33. Action
Projects
Applying classroom learning to a real business—
your Action Project—gives you a powerful platform
from which to develop strategic thinking about
innovation and growth.
How your Innovation and Growth Participating Companies
(2008 to 2011)
Action Project works Recognizing that innovation is
We place you in small teams and key to sustaining competitive
assign each team to a leading advantage and driving growth,
business or company to help solve Hult has launched projects based
a real business problem. Each team on the theme of “Innovation and
is led by a faculty advisor. At each Growth.” This program targets
of Hult’s international campuses, the most important and difficult
we have created partnerships with problem facing every company:
Fortune 500 companies and leading identifying new pathways for
business executives. Within each of growth. Students work toward
these companies, ve student teams solving this problem by drawing
work intimately with a high-level on a curriculum that emphasizes
executive in charge of the company’s both theory and practice. Students
growth and development. Student can take advantage of some of the
teams are further motivated to work distinct strengths of Hult: our global
at high standards by competing with presence, a widely diverse student
each other. body, and world-class leaders in the
field of innovation.
Over six weeks, these teams meet
with the company executive(s)
four times while facing the task of
Gain board-level
coming up with a full- edged plan
for growth. Simultaneously, they exposure
are aided through the process by Presenting to the senior
one of Hult’s world-class consulting management of a Fortune 500
coaches. At the end, they present company is an exciting conclusion
their proposal to an executive to a life-changing year. The project
team of the corporation. During gives students the opportunity to
this distinctive project, each team develop solutions to the pressing
will develop insights about the challenges of leading multinational
particular industry and business, organizations. Companies bene t
identify breakthrough ideas, develop from the ability to crowdsource new
a business concept, and build an ideas and insights from diverse
implementation plan to present to international teams with students
senior executives and CEOs. from over 120 countries.
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34. “ My Action Project was a
phenomenal learning experience.”
Action Projects are Making up the future Fashioning the future
a cornerstone of our Boston campus: San Francisco campus:
innovative curriculum, Online buying in cosmetics Social media in retail
which help you get job- Cosmetics companies are furiously trying Social media is a key tool in the
to find the answer to a billion-dollar puzzle: marketing of the future, as consumers
ready from day one. how much of their market can they move spend increasing amounts of their time
Every year, each Hult online, in a sector where customers like to on Facebook, Twitter, and other social
campus offers distinct try before they buy? Hult Boston students networks. A leading U.S. clothing and
examined how to make online cosmetics fashion brand gave Hult San Francisco
projects for major
feasible and fun, presenting their findings students the challenge of thinking
companies. to the Director of Innovation and Research beyond existing social media to the next
and Development at a major Brazilian generation of virtual pathways essential
cosmetics company. to marketing its products. Students
were asked to focus specifically on
exciting growth opportunities in emerging
Flexible thinking in a markets. They reported their findings to
mobile market the Head of Global Marketing.
Boston campus:
New markets for a Fortune 500
Creativity in credit cards
A Fortune 500 company sells printers,
Dubai campus: Payment methods
photocopiers, and digital printing
presses, and it wants to maximize Wanted—clever, dedicated, and
business opportunities in the rapidly imaginative young people to explore
growing niche of printing from mobile futuristic and innovative ideas that
devices. But this is a tough market to go beyond conventional credit cards.
understand—competitors have to draw Students at Hult Dubai were tasked by a
up business plans in a sector where new Middle Eastern banking giant with looking
technology and new competitors are into how consumers are going to pay for
rapidly appearing. Hult Boston students goods and services in the future. They had
identified business opportunities in mobile to think up solutions that met a challenging
printing, putting the case forward to the double set of criteria: convenient and
Chief Technology Officer. To do so, they attractive to customers and commercially
Scan this barcode with deliverable for Hult’s financial services
your mobile phone to
had to reject short-term trends and threats
in order to look at the longer-term future of client. Hult Action Project teams proposed
learn more about
Action Projects. the mobile sector. their solutions to the Head of Leadership
and Management Development.
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35. Mobile payments for Logical logistics Action Project
mobile customers Shanghai campus: students and clients say:
London campus: Business travel Logistics in online B2B
A global travel company specializing in Small businesses are increasingly keen “During our Action Project, my team and
business clients wants to know about the to use online services to purchase vital I had to solve real-time problems that an
future of mobile payments—a fast and equipment—they can choose from an organization faced. We had to dig down
convenient method for this ultra busy amazingly wide range of products, and and use the tools and techniques we
client segment. Hult London students can buy cheaply and efficiently. But learned in class and got to interact with
assessed the technology, developed an how can the intermediaries that operate very senior executives. There is no other
understanding of customer needs, and the purchasing platforms keep the business school that lets students learn
presented their workable and long-term transaction costs as low as possible— at this level.”
business plan to the Innovation Manager and make delivery as rapid as possible Rochak Verma
for Corporate Strategy. at the same time? Hult Shanghai Action India, MBA Class of 2011
Project teams looked at the future of
logistics, working with the world’s largest
Doubling digital revenue online B2B trading platform for small “The teams seem to grasp the fine
London campus: News media businesses. They reported to the Director details of creating a medical data pricing
of Payments and Logistics for Small- model as well as the necessary ‘win-win’
One of the world’s leading international
Order Global Trading at one of China’s environment that could sustain such an
business newspapers wants to double
most robust e-commerce websites. operation. They did a great job.”
its digital revenue to remain profitable in
the 21st century. Across the news media Dr. Eric Silfen
and a range of other industries, the Chief Medical Officer
future is digital—but it is extremely hard Philips Healthcare
to monetize digital content. Hult London
students analyzed the newspaper’s “For us, harnessing innovative and
opportunities in this medium and creative ideas from student teams from
presented their findings to its senior all corners of the globe is a powerful
executive team. source of fresh business insights and
opportunities.”
Michael Perman
Senior Director, Global Marketing
Levi’s
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