STUDENT AND ALUMNI UPDATES
HULTIAN NEWS
BBA team shows winning entrepreneurial flair
Starting up in Portugal
A team of six Hult undergraduate students scored high praise at
the prestigious FLUX event, held recently at Lancaster University.
The team, comprising Capucine Morin, Tomi Blanchard, Joakim
Viland, Nicolas Artunduaga, Philippe Shali, and Donata Haque
Bernutz, were only three percent off coming first, and were highly
commended for their innovative solution to a business case based
on a damaged bridge in the center of Lancaster. The students
had to come up with a strategy to reduce traffic congestion,
boost the local economy, and prevent further flooding—offering
them the chance to tackle real-world problems and test skills
necessary to succeed in the workplace. Dr. Melissa Willby, Dean of
Undergraduate Programs at Hult, said: “I am so proud of our team
and would like to congratulate them on showcasing their entrepreneurial skills at this level. It is especially rewarding to see practical
application of these skills, really demonstrating the employability
of our students. Their standing in the competition and feedback
received from the judges really does go to show that our Bachelor
of Business Administration provides an exceptional student
experience, and a competitive edge when starting your career.”
We would also like to extend our congratulations to the team! Read
more at: http://goo.gl/Qul3KU
Our Portugal Chapter recently held a spotlight event in Lisbon
with João Vasconcelos, Executive Director at Startup Lisboa,
and for this issue we share an excerpt of the interview the Chapter
held with him. As a former advisor to the Portuguese Prime
Minister, founder of several companies, and now head of Lisbon’s
leading business incubator and accelerator, João Vasconcelos is
well placed to share his insights into Portugal’s thriving entrepreneurial scene.
Recently, the traditional corporate career path has been losing
appeal amongst MBAs, but entrepreneurship is gaining traction. To what extent do risk and opportunity cost balance out?
There is a whole generation that has discovered the risks associated with working for major corporations are very similar to those
associated with running your own start-up—the 2008 crisis made
that crystal clear. This generation’s role models are people like
Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, and many people at least want
to try and become entrepreneurs—and for sure