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MBA
Global
Executive
Part-Time
BOSTON SAN FRANCISCO LONDON DUBAI SHANGHAI N E W YO R K
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“Doing an EMBA was all about
growing my network, developing
new leadership techniques, and
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upskilling for a new generation of
business. The world is advancing at
a rapid pace, to the point that we
don’t have a clear understanding
of the threats and challenges we’ll
be facing in years to come. A great
example is COVID-19—it has
challenged and changed the way
we live, interact, and conduct
business. Hult has taught me that
with the right mindset and skills,
we can overcome the unexpected.”
David Castro-Gavino
British/Spanish
Vice President of Data,
HelloFresh SE
Class of 2020
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student, David, on page 86
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Do an EMBA to
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make your mark
on the future
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The world is more interconnected and changing
faster than ever before. Business leaders today must
be able to see change as possibility, bring together
teams of people from across cultures, and have the
skills and the mindset to turn ideas into action.
An Executive MBA provides those who have
significant business experience with a flexible,
part-time option that empowers them to achieve so
much more. To unlock their leadership potential, to
transform their career path, and to use their passion
to find solutions to the world’s most pressing
problems through business.
There are the creatives who see how things can be
done differently. The doers who make the vision
a reality. The number-lovers who use data to make
informed decisions. There are the people-people
who keep humanity at the center of it all.
And there are the dreamers who imagine a world
that doesn’t exist yet and use business to make it
a reality.
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Hult gives you the right skills, mindsets,
and experiences that will set you apart
from other professionals
Do you want to
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follow the status
quo or challenge it?
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If you like being told what to do
and how to think, Hult probably
isn’t the right place for you.
But if skills that employers want
and a mindset that entrepreneurs
need is what you’re looking for
from a business degree...
...if you want an education that
asks you to open your mind, roll
up your sleeves, and blaze your
own trail—then you might have
found your ideal school.
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You already recognize that
traditional education was built
for a more stable time—when
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looking at the past was a reliable
way to predict the future.
Now, you want a new kind of
business education that’s designed
for today’s reality.
Founded by one of Europe’s
most successful entrepreneurs,
Bertil Hult, we are a non-profit
business school run by business
people for business people.
Our pioneering approach to
education is designed to give you
the entrepreneurial skills needed
by employers. And the opportunity
to put these skills into practice
while gaining real experience.
Get ready to challenge the status
quo, and create something better
than anything that has come before.
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Welcome to the
first triple-accredited
US business school
Hult’s pioneering
approach to education is
recognized by the world’s
three most prestigious
accrediting bodies. Join a non-traditional business school ranked
among the best
In 2018, Hult joined the top 1% of business schools in
We constantly evolve to meet the needs the world to be recognized by business education’s
of students three most prestigious international accrediting bodies:
Just as the world is constantly evolving, so are we. AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA. We are the first and only
Every year we update and improve our curriculum as US school to achieve this triple-crown status, which is
part of our commitment to provide students with the complemented by our strong position among the most
world’s most relevant business skills. We analyze reputable business school rankings including those of
data from millions of job descriptions worldwide The Economist, Bloomberg Business, Financial Times,
and design our programs to deliver the business Forbes, and others. We never stop striving to update
knowledge, leadership skills, and technical expertise and improve ourselves, and we aim to instill the same
Dr. Stephen Hodges has led Hult since 2006. demanded by employers. growth mindset in our students.
A businessman for most of his life, his career
has taken him all over the world—starting
Make an impact through real-world, challenge-
with McKinsey & Company in London right
through to Standard Chartered Bank in based learning
Hong Kong. With his strong background in Classroom theory is the foundation of all education,
international business, his entrepreneurial but it can only take you so far. You need practice to
mindset, and his passion for practical truly master business skills. That’s why we collaborate Dr. Stephen Hodges
education—Dr. Hodges leads by example. with leading companies and entrepreneurs to British
challenge you to tackle real-world problems President
throughout your program. Hult International Business School
“Our entire educational experience
is designed to take you beyond
business to learn about the world,
the future, and yourself.”
The Association to Advance Collegiate The Association of MBAs (AMBA) is EQUIS is a global accreditation
Schools of Business (AACSB) is the the international impartial authority scheme granted and run by the
world’s largest business education that represents the highest standard of European Foundation for Management
alliance and is internationally recognized achievement in postgraduate business Development (EFMD), whose mission
as a hallmark of quality reserved for the education and is earned only by the best is to raise the standard of management
world’s best business schools. programs globally. education worldwide.
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What’s Inside
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Academics
See how you’ll go beyond business
Hult’s pioneering approach empowers
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you with the entrepreneurial skills to
make an impact from day one World
Learn to work across cultures
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64 Diverse Teams
66 Kashani’s Story
Experience 68
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Global Opportunities
Gustavo’s Story
the World 64
We are Hult
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Global Campus Network
Global Campus Rotation
Hult London
80 Hult Boston
Globalization has made the world 82 Hult Dubai
more interconnected than ever Life on Campus
Get a glimpse into life outside the classroom
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Harness the power
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David’s Story
Student Life
Shape of creativity
Future
Understand how you can shape the future
the Future 94
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Creative Thinking
Claudio’s Story
Hult Prize
Technology is driving change and 100 Abdullah’s Story
102 Sustainability
sustainability is essential 104 Amira’s Story
You
Be empowered to adapt and grow
Learn 108
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Leadership & Growth Mindset
Fabian’s Story
Entrepreneurship
about You 114
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Fabio’s Story
Learn by Doing
Career Advancement
Constantly adapt and grow to stay 120 Employment Stats
Alumni Stories
relevant throughout your career
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Learn by doing
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Admissions
All you need to know about fees and the
application process
126 Events & Visits
128 Costs & Scholarships
130 Employer Funding
132 How to Apply
134 Other Programs
136 Program Summary
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Curriculum guide
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Your Beyond Business
Curriculum
This flexible program is a transformative
experience that will challenge you to go beyond
business to learn about the world, the future,
and yourself. Customize a practical curriculum
to suit your interests and goals.
14 Program Overview
16 Built-In Flexibility
18 Skills & Mindsets
20 Core Program
22 Leading with Personal Impact
24 Leading Change
26 Leading Globally
28 Accounting
30 Financial Management
32 Operations Management
34 Project Management
36 Marketing
38 Data & Decisions
40 Global Strategy
42 Business in Global Society
44 Managerial Economics
46 Capstone Experience
48 Electives
52 Apply Your Learning
54 City Seminars
56 Dual Degree
58 Lifelong Learning
Your Beyond Business Curriculum This flexible program is a transformative experience that will challenge you to go beyond business to learn about the world, the future, and yourself. Customize a practical curriculum to suit your interests and goals. 14 Program Overview 16 Built-In Flexibility 18 Skills & Mindsets 20 Core Program 22 Leading with Personal Impact 24 Leading Change 26 Leading Globally 28 Accounting 30 Financial Management 32 Operations Management 34 Project Management 36 Marketing 38 Data & Decisions 40 Global Strategy 42 Business in Global Society 44 Managerial Economics 46 Capstone Experience 48 Electives 52 Apply Your Learning 54 City Seminars 56 Dual Degree 58 Lifelong Learning
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Program
Section head
Overview Section head
Your program at a glance
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Take STEM electives to graduate with
a STEM degree.*
Your innovative curriculum has business at its core,
Accelerated option
opening up to take you beyond the fundamentals. (18 months)
You’ll graduate with the ability to manage cross- Fast-track your degree by taking all
required electives over the summer
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cultural teams, lead with confidence, and leverage to complete in as little as 18 months.
the technologies shaping the future.
YEAR ONE
September to April May to July
Flexible start dates
This diagram shows dates for
a fall start, but we have two Core Electives
intakes throughout the year.
So, you can start the program
Program
at the time that best suits you.
You’ll study your core courses Customize your degree with
at your home campus one a wide range of electives and
long, four-day weekend seminars offered at Hult campus
per month in either Boston, locations across the globe.
London, or Dubai.
World
View the 2020 course catalog at hult.edu/emba-courses
Future YEAR TWO
September to April May to July Further study
You Core Capstone Electives Dual
Program Experience Degree
Continue your core The capstone to your core program Elevate your expertise even Earn a second Hult masters
courses at your delves deep into the techniques and further throughout your second degree in as little as six
home campus in technology being used to innovate summer with final electives months’ accelerated full-time
your second year. business for the future and pushes you and seminars. study. (See p. 56.)
to apply everything you have learned
so far in your capstone challenge.
Note: Courses and sequencing are subject to change. *STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) degrees are in high demand with employers. EMBA students have the
option of stacking all of their electives in STEM subjects (i.e. finance or business analytics) plus one additional elective
in STEM, in order to graduate with a STEM degree. The cost of the additional elective is $3,000 USD.16
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Built-In Flexibilty
A flexible degree designed
by you
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When you add graduate study to an already busy life,
flexibility is a must. Hult’s part-time Executive MBA
is designed to help you balance your studies with your
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other commitments. The program adapts to your needs The flexible EMBA program helps you
and is flexible enough to change if your life does. balance competing demands on your
time from other areas of life
“As a working mother pursuing
an EMBA, my life is all about Weekend classes Change campuses
Classes take place over one long weekend Take electives at any of our summer elective
juggling different things all at each month, meaning minimal disruption locations, and in special circumstances,
the same time and making it to your work life. change your home campus.
work. It really does help that
the Hult program is flexible
and tailored specifically for Never fall behind Learn online
working professionals. My own If you miss a class for any reason, you can An online option for core courses is
simply catch up at another time, or even available if you are unable to attend a
personal status quo has been at another campus.* weekend in person.**
challenged—I am definitely
more open to new experiences.”
Study anytime, anywhere Go at your own pace
Tafadzwa Chisango Complete your preparation work and Students typically complete the program
Zimbabwean assignments wherever and whenever it’s in two years, but you can accelerate and
Assistant Director, convenient for you. graduate within 18 months, or even pause
Moody’s Analytics the program and take up to four years
Class of 2018 to finish.
Flexible start dates
We have two intakes throughout the year.
So, you can start the program when it suits
you best.
*Subject to class availability and capacity.
**While Hult offers the option to take core courses in an online format, students are advised this is to be used only as an
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Skills & Mindsets
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Be the most skilled professional
you can be
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Hult’s Executive MBA has been designed to equip you Learn by doing
with the skills and mindset that every business leader
wants and every entrepreneur needs. Using big-data You can only truly master skills by
practicing them. This program will
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analytics, we’ve identified the abilities that are most in push you to apply what you’ve learned
in class through practical projects,
demand across all industries and functions globally and simulations, and business challenges.
integrated them across the program. So you’ll graduate
with a 360° skillset that will continue to grow with you
as you progress in your career.
Mindsets Core skills Professional skills*
Ethical
Critical Thinking Learning through Reflection Data Visualization Project Management Risk Management Leadership
Global Employee Relations Team Management Marketing Management KPIs
Creative Thinking Collaboration
Financial Management Change Management Business Processes
Entrepreneurial
Communication Leading Others Financial Analysis Strategic Thinking Process
BusinessImprovement
Processes
Growth
Self-Aware
*These skills have been identified as those most in demand by
employers across the globe, based on the data analysis of millions
of job postings by our partner Burning Glass Technologies.20
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Core Program Section head
Core Program
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As the foundation of your program, you’ll study core
courses through fall and winter on your home campus
before elevating your learning with electives at any or
A project team meetup at Hult’s
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all of Hult’s global campuses and specialist seminars in Ashridge campus, just outside
London, to discuss the role
cities across the world. of credibility in branding
Immersion Accounting Project Management Business in Global Society
Your program begins with a total immersion Examine the framework of accounting Gain the project management skills Explore the economic, social, and political
in Hult’s uniquely practical approach to principles as well as the methods and tools necessary for a business executive, context of global business and identify the
education. This is when you’ll be introduced for more effective planning, budgeting, and manager, consultant, or entrepreneur to institutional frameworks that shape the wider
to the Hult DNA and the mindsets that will decision making across departments. successfully initiate, plan, and execute context of business.
help every student succeed. You’ll start projects.
your first core course and learn more about Financial Management Managerial Economics
your program journey, yourself, and your Develop the financial acumen and skills Marketing Examine economic perspectives, tools, and
classmates through intensive workshops, needed to analyze and use financial data to Evaluate the processes and strategies used analytic approaches to make better business
lectures, and challenges. You’ll also be make strategic and operational investment in the marketing lifecycle from a managerial decisions, and understand how economic
introduced to your campus support teams, decisions. perspective, focusing on international policies affect the business environment.
professors, career coaches, and mentors who marketing contexts.
will guide you through your journey at Hult. Operations Management Capstone Experience
Develop an understanding of operations Data & Decisions Delve deep into the techniques and
Leading with Personal Impact management in both service and Place yourself at the intersection technology being used to innovate business
Broaden and strengthen your interpersonal manufacturing organizations, with an of statistical analysis and business for the future and apply everything you have
skills to improve your personal leadership emphasis on international operations. knowledge to make meaningful, impactful learned so far in your capstone challenge.
effectiveness, whatever its current level. contributions to any business.
Leading Change Global Strategy
Develop an understanding of how to initiate, Develop a deep understanding of the key
manage, and successfully implement change strategic opportunities and challenges
in different business contexts. business leaders face, and learn how to
create and sustain competitive advantage
Leading Globally in a global context.
Cultivate the knowledge and abilities to lead
multicultural teams and organizations in the Take STEM electives to graduate
future, wherever in the world they might be. with a STEM degree.*
*STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) degrees are in high demand with employers. EMBA students have the Note: Courses and sequencing are subject to change.
option of stacking all of their electives in STEM subjects (i.e. finance or business analytics) plus one additional elective
in STEM, in order to graduate with a STEM degree. The cost of the additional elective is $3,000 USD.22
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Leading with Personal Impact
FACULTY PROFILE
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Amanda Nimon-Peters, PhD
Australian
Data Science & Leadership Professor
Behavioral scientist Amanda started
Broaden and strengthen your interpersonal skills to university aged 16 and went on to earn a
improve your personal leadership effectiveness, whatever masters and PhD from the University of
Cambridge, during which time she spent
its current level.You’ll develop greater self-awareness nine months of her research work living
and access powerful tools for increasing your personal in a tent in Antarctica. Since then, her
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extensive corporate career includes 10
impact with colleagues, clients, and contacts.You’ll also be years in sales and marketing research at
introduced to the Hult DNA, a set of core competencies P&G as well as launching and running her
own consultancy whose clients included
that is highly valued by the marketplace. LG, Cisco, HSBC, and Shell. Today, she
is a full-time professor and research
fellow at Hult. Her current research
includes behavioral change techniques
for leadership development as well as
Sample topics the effects of leaders’ ethical choices.
Growth Mindset SAMPLE PROJECT
Leadership Effectiveness & Hult DNA
Influence & Persuasion Peer coaching & PDP
Coaching, Trust & Difficult Conversations
In groups of three, coach each
other on one area you have each
“I’m a much better leader personally identified as one you
Dr. Nimon-Peters says…
want to strengthen over the course
than I was before, and I’m a of the year. Video yourself coaching
better sparring partner for your peers; the video will then
“Knowing is not the same as doing, and there is now
people in senior positions be randomly assigned to another widespread acknowledgement that academic success
student for their feedback. Using all
in my company. I’ve started the feedback received in the course, is not necessarily a predictor of good performance
to demand a higher level of write a Personal Development Plan in the workplace. My research explores the steps and
excellence, and I’m creating (PDP) that prioritizes the specific
competencies for your development. time frames necessary for students to improve their
a better bottom line in leadership behaviors.”
the process.”
Tom van der Poel
Dutch
Director (MENA), ScanmarQED
Class of 2018
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Core Program
head Section head
Leading Change
FACULTY PROFILE
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Rob Anthony, MBA
American
Management Professor
A Harvard graduate, Rob has years of
Develop an understanding of how to initiate, manage, international consulting experience
and successfully implement change in different business assisting clients in the areas of change
management, strategy innovation, and
contexts. Examine your own leadership style and practice leadership development. He teaches
skills that will help you translate ideas into results and across all Hult’s graduate programs and
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four campuses. His courses include
overcome organizational inertia and resistance to change. Leadership and Operations Management.
Prof. Anthony says...
Sample topics “Most business now requires
Understanding Complex Systems
global understanding in
SAMPLE PROJECT
Change Agent Roles
some way. By embracing
Adapting to Continual Change Effective change the complexity and nuances
Initiating Change
As a team, select an organization that
of international business,
one of you has recently worked in students can develop an
that underwent significant change. advantage that grows
Your team must present to the board,
“My experiences from the which has convened to assess the over time. Harnessing
program enabled me to success of this recent transformational the global diversity of
change initiative. Your presentation
directly apply my learnings should analyze and evaluate: the student body and the
back at work and make a What was the business case for
entrepreneurial culture of
real impact.” change? Was the vision effectively
communicated? How was it the school is like riding a
implemented? What change vehicles
Klaus Hofmann and supports were used? Show the
bicycle with the wind at
German change process in relation to the your back.”
General Manager, Safran path of the change model and
Class of 2019 assess its effectiveness. Finally, what
recommendations would you make
to the board to implement the change
more effectively?
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Core Program
head Section head
Leading Globally
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Examine the individual and group behavior in FACULTY PROFILE
organizations with a special focus on multicultural Selina Neri, PhD
business contexts.You’ll develop the knowledge, abilities, Italian
and skills to build and lead organizations in the future, Organizational Behavior & International
Marketing Professor
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wherever in the world they might be.You’ll learn to
diagnose complex, multidimensional situations and Prof. Neri has 23 years’ experience in the
technology, luxury, and travel industries,
decide upon courses of action. in C-level and board roles across 12
countries. She was included in the 2016
“The Female FTSE Board Report: 100
Women to Watch,” published by Cranfield
School of Management for the UK
Sample topics Government. She is a PhD candidate at
the British University in Dubai and holds
Communicating, Motivating & Negotiating SAMPLE PROJECT an MBA from Clemson University.
across Cultures
Bias & Decision Making Analyzing success
Organizing across Borders
Select an organization that reflects
Innovating Globally
your post-graduation ambitions, i.e.
startup, NGO, multinational. Draw Prof. Neri says...
on the concepts and tools from
“I came away from this course the course to produce a concise “I keep my courses relevant to the current and future
management report. You will be
with an immense sense of required to interview members of
challenges businesses are facing. I challenge my
pride in what we’d achieved. your selected organization and students to think in a different way, so they develop
It amazed me how much we use publicly available materials to
research. Your report should present
transferable skills that can be used across any industry.
had learned over a four-day a thorough analysis of the firm’s value My classes aren’t lectures—they’re experiences.”
weekend.” proposition and how it is currently
structured and run to deliver on
that, before making your own
Dr. Toby Shephard
recommendations on how this
British
could be done more effectively.
Senior Medical Director,
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Class of 2018
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Core Program
head Section head
Accounting FACULTY PROFILE
Larry Louie, MBA
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Chinese/American
Finance, Accounting & Entrepreneurship
Professor
Prof. Louie has over 25 years’ experience
Gain an accelerated introduction to the concepts and including as COO and founder of Alibris,
practices of financial and managerial accounting.You’ll CEO at Peninsula Advisors, CFO of
Norris, Beggs & Simpson, consultant at
examine the recognition, measurement, and reporting of Bain & Co., and auditor at KPMG. He
a firm’s economic transactions within the framework of holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate
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School of Business (fellowship recipient)
both US and international accounting principles. From and BA in Finance and Accounting from
the managerial perspective, you’ll focus on the use of the University of California at Berkeley
(Phi Beta Kappa).
accounting information to measure, analyze, and report
economic events for internal decision-making purposes.
Sample topics Prof. Louie says...
Introduction to the Accounting Equation SAMPLE PROJECT
“With differences across
& Financial Statements multiple dimensions—
Reporting & Analyzing Buy, sell, or hold? countries of origin, gender,
Cost Behavior, Activity Analysis
& Cost Estimation As a team, select a publicly traded religion, socioeconomic
company. Apply your financial backgrounds, personality,
Analysis & Planning
reporting knowledge and financial
analysis skills to perform an and priorities—it’s the
“As a finance undergrad, the investment analysis of the company, students that make
accounting and finance classes with a view to presenting to a
investment committee to “buy, Hult a unique learning
served as great refreshers while sell, or hold” the stock. Your source
also offering new ways of
environment. They
information should include the annual
considering the social, ethical, financial statements, research from develop unparalleled
business periodicals, industry reports, team communication and
and environmental issues we and financial data sources from the
face today. These learnings are Hult Digital Library. Your presentation conflict resolution.”
something that I apply to my will need to cover benchmarking,
ratio analysis, trend analysis, and
role every day.” basic valuation techniques.
Nadine Mukanya
American
Audit Manager, Facebook
Class of 2019
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Core Program
head Section head
Financial Management
FACULTY PROFILE
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Gonzalo Chavez, PhD
American/Spanish/Ecuadorian
Finance Professor
Dr. Chavez started his education in
A primary objective of financial management in the US mechanical engineering before moving
is to create and preserve shareholder value or wealth. on to do an MBA and PhD in finance.
His research has been included in the
That is not the primary objective in many parts of the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal
world. In this course, you’ll develop the knowledge, skills, of Business Ethics, and Global Journal
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of Emerging Market Economies, among
critical-thinking abilities, and behaviors required of any others. He has taught in the US, Latin
manager. Although the main focus is on for-profit firms, America, Europe, the Gulf Region, Asia,
and Australia. He has been a full-time
much of what you’ll learn can be applied to NGOs and professor at the Instituto Tecnologico
government sectors as well. de Mexico (Mexico), Universidad Adolfo
Ibanez (Chile), Instituto de Empresa
(Spain), and Babson College (US) before
coming to Hult.
Sample topics
Financial Statement Analysis SAMPLE PROJECT
Time Value of Money & Interest Rates Dr. Chavez says…
Risk & Rates of Return Interpreting ratios
“Teaching to people from
Investors & Sustainability
The ability to interpret ratios on so many backgrounds
financial statements is more valuable
than being able to calculate them.
constantly challenges us as
Your team will be required to produce professors to better adapt
“As an experienced director of an analysis of an existing company
using ratios generated from the
and explain what we teach.
operations, I thought my grasp financial statements of the firm, and It’s a challenging, yet
of finance and marketing was from its competitors for comparison.
You will need to provide an evaluation
wonderful, opportunity
great until I came to Hult. The
professors really opened my eyes
of the current and future business to re-learn how to teach!
performance based on recent
to the big picture of a global and planned strategic decisions, The instructor needs to be
investments, and financing decisions. the most enthusiastic person
and complex environment.” You must also discuss whether
the sustainability programs of the in the room. If you are not
Stephane Akame Zeh company are beneficial, or whether excited about what you
German the company’s strategy as a whole is
Country Director, Baker Hughes destroying any social benefits. teach, why would anyone
Class of 2018 else be?”
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Core Program
head Section head
Operations Management
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Address the supply of goods and services in a global FACULTY PROFILE
economy. The fundamental focus is on understanding Omar Romero-Hernandez, PhD
the best way to match supply and demand at any Mexican
organization.You’ll explore the strategic issues and the Data Analytics & Operations Professor
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analytic tools for decision making including practical, A Fulbright Scholar, Omar uses his
process-based approaches to solving operations problems. mastery of numbers to transform the
lives of disadvantaged communities via
You’ll also explore the role of the manager and how to renewable energy in his native Mexico.
approach processes, cross-functional links, and the use of He’s led several internationally awarded
projects with sponsors including the
information systems and technology. UN, Mexico’s Ministry of Environment,
and the stock exchange. In 2010, he
was appointed leader of a national
Sample topics task force on economic growth and
low carbon emissions, which delivers
Operations Strategy SAMPLE PROJECT recommendations to the President of
Process Analysis Mexico. He was one of the recipients of
Supply Chain Management
COVID crisis response the Franz Edelman Award, the world’s
most prestigious award for operations
Lean Operations The UK government has approached a research and management science.
number of manufacturing companies to
see if they can switch their production
to ventilators. One of those companies
is JCB, which makes earth-moving Dr. Romero-Hernandez says...
“The EMBA taught me how equipment. For this assignment, your
to be a true business partner team takes the position of a consulting “I come from a developing
firm that has been commissioned to country, and I am very
and bring value to the whole provide advice and guidance to JCB
organization, rather than just on this new venture. You’ll need to conscious of the inequality
the legal department.” research and then apply your learnings that prevails in society.
from the course to present what the key
challenges are for JCB. You’ll then need Through education, we can
Mohamad Aldarwish to propose how these challenges can
Lebanese
give a chance to everyone.”
(or cannot) be overcome. Finally, you
Regional Legal Director, should make your recommendation
Carrier Corporation on whether or not the company
Class of 2019 should accept the government’s
proposal to switch production.
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Section
Core Program
head Section head
Project Management FACULTY PROFILE
Juan David Zuliani, MBA
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Colombian/Italian
Project Management & Operations
Professor
Born in Colombia with Italian ancestry,
Gain the project management skills and tools necessary Juan David’s professional and academic
for a business executive, manager, consultant, or careers have developed simultaneously
and internationally. His work as information
entrepreneur to successfully initiate, plan, execute, and systems coordinator for the British and
control projects. Topics include project, program, and Colombian Chamber of Commerce in
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London helped strengthen the commercial
portfolio management; project and product lifecycle and cultural bond between Europe and
methodologies; communications and stakeholder South America by promoting bilateral trade
and investment projects. As the director
management; and project management tools. of education programs for Gold Mercury
International, a London-based governance
and strategic visioning think tank, Juan
David worked alongside the CEO on
advisory projects with global brands such
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and taught executive education programs,
Project Management Methodologies SAMPLE PROJECT which have been offered in London to
Planning & Managing top-level management from leading
Persuade with plans multinational corporations.
Cost Control
Stakeholder & Communication
Design and present a project plan for
Management
a project of your choosing that is a)
your target post-graduation company,
b) your own entrepreneurial venture, Prof. Zuliani says...
“Every course has enriched my or c) a project of a friend or colleague.
personal growth and taught Utilize the concepts of project “What’s interesting is when your former students later
planning and organization, project
me new lessons I can use in control, project communications,
become your colleagues and collaborators. One of my
my everyday work. At Hult, and project lifecycles to persuade former students came to my class as a guest speaker to
you also have the opportunity project leaders that yours is the best
course of action. Be sure to include
share his expertise about his work and how the course’s
to practice essential skills a project chart, project-scheduling topics had helped him in his job. I loved to see that
like team dynamics and techniques such as WBS, CPM,
breakthrough methodologies.” Pert, Gantt charts, and resource- circle—from international student to guest speaker,
constrained scheduling, along with a both of us in a foreign country, addressing a wide and
risk assessment.
Kiyoshi Jamie Izawa diverse audience of business professionals. It was a true
British/Japanese Hult moment.”
Founder & CEO, Guideman Group
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Core Program
Marketing
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David James, PhD
British
Marketing Professor
Having worked in advertising for many
Examine the processes involved in the creation and years serving clients such as Canon,
delivery of customer value and satisfaction through Unilever, Mercedes-Benz, Shell, 3M,
and Audi, David is also an internationally
communication, pricing, and distribution as well as the renowned academic leader. Apart from
development of products and services.You’ll explore both designing groundbreaking programs for
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leading business schools, he has been
the theory and practice involved in the marketing process, the academic director for Microsoft’s
the key to which is an understanding of business and EMEA Marketing Academy and regularly
contributes thought leadership articles
consumer markets. Topics are discussed in an international and interviews for the Daily Telegraph,
context and you’ll address the unique issues and Financial Times, Le Monde, BBC,
and CNN.
opportunities that marketers face in a global market.
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Market Segmentation & Customer Analysis SAMPLE PROJECT “I always give my students
Branding relevant business topics to
Digital Marketing & Social Media
Penetrating new markets
think about, then I show
Strategic Marketing As a team, select a product to introduce them unique ways to look
into a new country market. Create a
marketing plan proposal to introduce at challenges and solutions
the product to the new market. Your that textbooks and Google
“The Marketing course was an marketing plan should include the
incredible way to increase the essential components covered in won’t. I love entrepreneurship,
depth and span of my capacity class, including substantial market psychology, and strategy, and
research to validate your proposal for
to analyze businesses and the new market, as well as a detailed I bring that passion and
companies.” plan for the product launch to present enthusiasm to every class.”
to the board. Your presentation
should include: market and product
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selection, marketing objectives, market
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opportunity analysis, analysis of relevant
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uncontrollable variables, branding
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and positioning as well as promotion-
related decisions such as timing and
scheduling, pricing-related decisions,
and distribution channels.
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Core Program
Data & Decisions
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Gain perspective on how research, data collection, and FACULTY PROFILE
analysis can contribute to the priorities of business Nabanita Talukdar, DBA
decision makers.You’ll learn how to conduct original Indian
quantitative research and interpret findings accurately Marketing & Data Analytics Professor
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and appropriately.You’ll then practice applying critical Nabanita spent a number of years in
quantitative analysis to make better business decisions. business development, conducting
quantitative and qualitative analyses for
L’Oréal, P&G, Merrill Lynch, and Actelion
Pharmaceuticals. She has earned her DBA
in Marketing and MS in Finance from
Golden Gate University as well as an MBA
at Tezpur Central University in India. Her
Sample topics classes include Marketing Analytics, Data
& Decisions, Introduction to R, and Luxury Prof. Talukdar says…
Quantitative Research in Business SAMPLE PROJECT Brand Marketing.
Testing Hypotheses “I always start with a
Evaluating Patterns in Data & Relationships From data to insight review that helps students
between Variables
Generate original data to develop understand the flow of
Predicting Outcomes Using Regression
valuable insights for an external concepts and connect the
company, delivered via a presentation
and a report. Your team must dots better. I teach students
demonstrate: a) definition and in an interactive lecture
“I’ve become more thorough in analysis of the problem, b) how the
writing business proposals and data can be obtained accurately, format so students can ask
c) design of methodology with questions and contribute in
learned useful techniques such specific reference to handling
as quantitative analysis.” of ethical considerations of data the middle of the lecture.
collection, d) data-based findings
and insights, and e) recommendations
I involve students in
Fatima Abdulrahman
Emirati
based on insights. content-related activities
Chief Human Resources Officer, so they can directly apply
Tanfeeth
Class of 2017
what they learn.”
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Global Strategy
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Increasingly, companies expect experienced employees FACULTY PROFILE
to be able to think and act strategically without losing Mark Esposito, PhD
their agility. Strengthen your critical-thinking skills and Swiss
develop the business acumen to be able to assess key Strategy & Economics Professor
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challenges and opportunities in a global environment. Mark has worked and consulted for
How do we compete amid significant uncertainty to governments, the United Nations, NATO,
central banks, and EU institutions. He has
maximize value while making profits in an ethical and collaborated with the World Economic
sustainable way? Forum since 2014, and is the co-founder
of global AI company Nexus FrontierTech.
He has a masters from the University of
Turin; an Executive DBA from Ecole des
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Dr. Esposito says... International School of Management.
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Industry Analysis & Competitive Advantage “I love the energy in each
Strategic Innovation Import attack classroom. I find Hult is a
Cross-Border Expansion Strategy place where ideas become
Your team will be provided with
disguised information of an actual actions and possibilities.
real-world situation in which a
“Hult has given me a deeper company is being attacked by low- It’s like I have a ticket to
priced imports. The management a great adventure—every
understanding of the broader team totally disagrees internally on
aspects of business and taken what the best strategic response single class.”
away any mysteries or doubts, option is. You’ll deliver a presentation
to help the management team select
allowing me to become a the most appropriate strategic
true leader and director of option to counter the threat. Teams
business strategy.” will present on the last day of class,
and the class will be the mock
management team that challenges
Peter Young the presenting teams.
British
Corporate Services Manager,
Mounties Group (Sydney)
Class of 2016
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Core Program
Business in Global Society
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Matt Gitsham, PhD
British
Sustainable Development Professor
Matt is director of the Ashridge Center
Conventional, narrow value chains will increasingly for Business & Sustainability and has led
be replaced with value webs that involve multiple numerous research projects on business
and sustainable development. He has
types of systems, institutions, and stakeholders. These worked closely with the UN Global
need to be understood and integrated to create value Compact, Unilever, IBM, HSBC, GSK, and
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De Beers. Matt’s research has featured
for both business and society. You’ll explore how well in The Economist, Financial Times, and
organizations navigate and integrate with overlapping the Harvard Business Review. He was
awarded a “Rising Star” award as part of
systems in these different domains without diminishing the Aspen Institute-Academy of Business
the achievement of business goals. in Society European Faculty Pioneer
Awards for demonstrating great vision
and outstanding leadership in integrating
the principles of sustainable development
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communities, and corporate practice.
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Socioeconomic Systems
Global Trade & Foreign Investment The circular economy
New Strategies & Business Models for
The circular economy has garnered Dr. Gitsham says...
Sustainable System Engagement
momentum in the sustainability
landscape, with the potential to “Part of how change happens is by giving people the
generate over four trillion of new
“Hult prioritizes collaboration GDP to our economy. In this group opportunity to engage with new ideas or the experiences
simulation, you’ll need to deliver of others and to reflect on the implications for them.
and hands-on experience both a programmatic report and
above everything else. I feel a presentation that answers the Whether it’s a meeting bringing together business leaders
following questions: What are the
I am acquiring real-world opportunities of investment in
and policymakers, or business school deans and directors,
experience and academic circular economy business models? or even talking in local schools with the leaders of
What is different and beneficial
growth simultaneously.”
about the risk-return profile of
tomorrow—they’re all important.”
circular economy business models?
Jeremy Steward What policy changes are needed to
American support investing in circular economy
International Consulting Specialist, business models?
Alex Lynn Behavior Consultation
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Managerial Economics
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Ted Ladd, PhD
American
Strategy & Innovation Professor
Fulbright Scholar Ted has over 20 years’
Focus on the analytical foundations that are essential to experience in high-tech, venture capital–
be able to address key issues in a rigorous way and to backed startups—most recently as the
director of a smartwatch company that
make better decisions accordingly. You’ll identify and was sold to Google to form the foundation
analyze a variety of market structures, ranging from perfect of its Android Wear operating system.
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He has taught at Harvard University
competition to oligopoly to monopoly. The ultimate goal is and Copenhagen Business School. He
to develop skills for making effective managerial decisions holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship from
Weatherhead School of Management
and strategic choices based on the analysis of companies, at Case Western Reserve University
cost structures, and market conditions. and an MBA from Wharton School of
Business. In 2014 he won Best Paper in
Social Entrepreneurship at the Academy
of Management annual conference,
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Practitioners at the Small Business and
Demand & Supply Analysis SAMPLE PROJECT Entrepreneurship annual conference.
Decision Making in Competitive Markets
Basics of Game Theory I am optimum price
Introduction to Macroeconomics Dr. Ladd says...
Your team will be given real-world
information about a disguised
logistics company that has requested
“The culture in Silicon
“Each course is highly practical price-optimization consulting Valley combines creativity,
and you can immediately apply services. Based on this information,
what you learn to your work. your team must derive the demand
discipline, and hard work—
Even before you arrive to curve for the company’s services, and I endeavor to bring
making your assumptions totally
class, you have the chance to clear. You should recommend
this into the classroom.
understand how you can apply an optimal price assuming no It’s the recipe that’s made
regional price differentiation and
the learnings to your particular an optimal price assuming regional
Silicon Valley the global
field. The opportunity to use price differentiation. center of innovation, and
what you learn is huge.” it’s the recipe that guides
Hult students toward
Ahmad Gebaly
Egyptian
innovation in their
Project & Design Manager, education and careers.”
Whitespace Architects
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Section head
Capstone Experience Section head
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Apply everything Your Capstone Experience is where all
Design Thinking your learning comes together in one
you’ve learned hands-on team project
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Platform Design & Research
Data & Agility
Value Propositions
Innovation & Disruption
Strategic Futures
The final course in your core program, your Capstone Disruptive Technology Team Challenge
Experience, is the ultimate test of your creativity and
collaborative skills.You’ll delve deep into the technologies
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that are disrupting industries across the globe and be
asked to imagine a future that doesn’t exist yet. Working
in diverse teams, you’ll need to apply everything you’ve
learned to create a business solution to the challenges
of tomorrow. Here are just a few of the comments,
direct from our students’ course feedback.
Feedback is submitted anonymously to
allow students to express themselves freely.
A team works on their project
at Hult London “Taught us how to build solutions for
real-world problems. A very practical
and challenging course.”
“It makes sure students get up to date
with technologies that are shaping the
future in every aspect.”
“Challenging us to be bolder
and innovative while keeping a
business approach was fun and
a great learning experience.”
“The content in the course is like nothing I
have come across in four years of studying
business. It is very future-focused, relevant,
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Electives Section head
Marketing sample electives Analytics sample electives
Electives*
Customer Acquisition through Applied Modeling & Prediction
Digital Marketing
Data Visualization
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Digital Marketing Strategy
Machine Learning
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Future of Advertising & Marketing
Behavioral Economics & Decision Making
Communications
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Growth Hacking
You’ll choose electives based on your personal interests & Text Analytics
Introduction to Product Management
and goals. New electives are added every year to keep Leading Data Teams
Luxury Marketing
Algorithmic Trading in R
options fresh and relevant. If you want to specialize Neuromarketing
Energy Strategy & Analytics
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in a particular area, you’ll need to concentrate your Smart Pricing for Profitability
Supply Chain Analytics
choices within that field. Different campuses offer Solutions Marketing
Sentiment Analytics
different electives and they are delivered in a variety Strategic Brand Management
Data Strategy
of formats—so it’s up to you where, what, and how The Psychology of Pricing
Text Analytics
you study. Sustainable Brands & Marketing
Introduction to R
Sales Strategies
Introduction to Python
Customer Relationship Management
Presenting & Persuading with Data
with Salesforce
Finance sample electives
Students in Boston present their
Corporate Valuation strategic responses to a team
challenge with General Mills Innovation sample electives
Private Equity
Blockchain, Cryptoassets & Leading Digital Transformations
Cryptocurrencies Disruptive Business Models
Business Risk Management Exploiting Digital Technologies
Quantitative Analysis & Data AI: An Overview of Business Applications
in Financial Markets
Disruption Futures
Corporate Finance
Designing New Platform Ventures in the
Cost Management: Strategies Sharing Economy
for Business Decisions
Social Innovation
Entrepreneurial Finance
Developing the Next Growth Engine
Fintech
Forecasting the Future
Global Strategic Valuation
Investing for Social Impact
Investment Banking
Mergers & Acquisitions
The Bionic Company
Budgeting & Forecasting with Excel
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Strategy sample electives Behavioral sample electives
Social Entrepreneurship Management Psychology
The Asian Century: How Global Political & Crisis Management, Mitigation & Response
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Economic Power is Shifting to Asia
Gender Intelligence
Resilient Leadership
International Negotiations
Project Management: Planning,
Business Persuasion & Influence
Execution & Control
Leading Change
Power, Politics & Geopolitical Risk Globally
Continuous Improvement
People, Planet, Profit: Managing
Corporate Social Responsibility Organizational Performance, Business
Behavior & Diversity
Operations Strategy
Managerial Coaching Skills
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Managing Global Distribution Channels
Talent Management
Entrepreneurship through Acquisition
The Art & Science of Happiness
Change Management
Consulting Skills
Global Market Entry Strategy
Disruption Futures
Disruptive Technology “Every time I took a course at
sample electives Hult, I chose my company as
Artificial Intelligence the case study. Through these
Augmented & Virtual Reality assignments, I created real value
Autonomous Vehicles
not only for myself but for my
Blockchain
employer too.”
Cybersecurity
Frida Kleimert Knibbs
Energy of the Future
Swedish
Robotics Director, ISV partners, Middle East
and Africa,
Microsoft
Entrepreneurship Class of 2018
sample electives Kisuc Kim, Class of 2018, maps out his
options on the walls of a meeting room
Disruptive Business Models on the Dubai campus
Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Entrepreneurial Finance
Entrepreneurship through Acquisition
Family Business
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Apply Your Learning
Sharing experiences with a
Apply your learning diverse set of classmates brings
a whole new perspective
with immediate impact
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STUDENT STORY
Each course has three main elements: pre-class preparation,
in-class learning, and post-class assignments. At every stage, Mahmoud
Kharroub
you’ll be asked to apply the theory you’re learning to your Egyptian
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current or target role, so you’ll see the impact immediately Key Account
Manager,
in a way that’s directly relevant to your career. GlaxoSmithKline
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What motivated you to do an EMBA?
I wanted to progress professionally,
Apply new theory to your current role
increase my income, and build upon
Your prep work includes reading business
my skills to help me make an impact
theory, which you’ll be asked to apply
on society.
to your current or target organization to
Prep work
discuss further in class.
How has your role been affected?
I’ve applied the practical learning
Solve business challenges in real time
directly from the program into my work.
Working in diverse teams, you’ll solve
This has helped me increase my annual
practical challenges that will enable you to
territory profit, which ultimately led to
tackle real business problems and apply
an increase in both my responsibilities
new knowledge in real time.
and income. Because of the quality of
In class Professional candidates I saw among my classmates,
See immediate impact in your
application I even connected Hult’s Career
professional life
Development team with our company’s
Your post-class assignment will focus
talent acquisition manager.
on applying what you’ve learned to your
current or target organization. So you
How has the EMBA impacted you?
develop your understanding in a way
I have changed completely, both as an
that’s directly relevant to you and see an
individual and as an executive. I feel
immediate impact on your current job.
a lot more confident and resilient.
Assignments
I’m more effective as a communicator
Gain skills that last a lifetime
and more open-minded to differing
The skills and insights you’ll gain will have
points of view.
far-reaching applications that will continue
to impact your professional growth long
after the end of your program.You can also read
