Hult Reviews by Aleksandar Penchev

Student Perspective Aleksandar Penchev, Bulgarian One-Year MBA, 2013,

Shanghai Pre Hult: Senior Engineer, EA ESMIS (Government/Non-Profit/Education)

I wish any prospective Hult student the best of luck with their application: remember that Hult is the future, so be part of it!

WHY HULT

Hult offers unparalleled international exposure. I wanted to study for an MBA degree but at the same time gain as much international experience as possible. I was attracted to Hult's diverse choice of locations. My first choice was, of course, the Shanghai campus. During my previous visit to Shanghai, I found that I had a strong emotional connection with Chinese and Asian culture, so I wanted to come back to explore and learn more.

MY LIFE AT HULT

If I had to use one word to describe Hult's atmosphere, it would be international. The faculty members are very open-minded and professional, always ready to respond the students' problems.

I arrived in Shanghai on a Saturday evening; just after I had checked into the dorm, I was with my suitcases waiting for the elevator, when I saw several young people chatting in the lobby. Of course they turned out to be Hult students, and we got chatting. They were going on a pub crawl in Shanghai, and invited me to join. So, by my second hour in the city, I had already got to know most of my classmates and was going out to experience Shanghai's nightlife. It was a really positive start to my life at Hult.

A GLOBAL HULT EXPERIENCE

The Global Campus Rotation offers the unique possibility to earn a one-year MBA and, at the same time have the opportunity to rotate to seven locations on four continents. Such exposure to different cultures and business environments is essential for any successful manager or entrepreneur today.

MY CAREER

After graduating I plan to embark on some business activities; I'll keep you updated! I wish any prospective Hult student the best of luck with their application: remember that Hult is the future, so be part of it!

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Hult Reviews by - Tatiana Ufimtceva, MBA, 2014

Russian One-Year MBA, 2014,

Boston Pre-Hult: Sales Development Head, Home Credit and Finance Bank (Financial Services)

I feel the atmosphere of understanding and support at Hult. We help each other to develop, to become better professionals and people.

WHY HULT

An MBA at Hult equals a truly in-depth international experience in just one year. That's exactly what I was looking for. In the last ten years of my life alone I have travelled to 43 countries, but the first four months at Hult gave me much more. I got to know people from all over the world, 50 different nationalities, with whom you live through one of the most dynamic, rich, knowledge-filled, and experience-intensive periods of your life. The possibility to study in three of the six campuses and rotation centers in one year gives you the opportunity to dip into business and cultural environments of different countries, or even continents. It opens so many doors for you, doors all around the globe.

MY LIFE AT HULT

I feel the atmosphere of understanding and support at Hult. Everyone has this respect and curiosity for all the cultural and personal differences between us. We help each other to develop, to become better professionals and better people. It's just amazing to observe this transformation in people: someone who was calm and shy became a great speaker; another classmate who preferred to play alone became a great team player. This environment encourages everyone to strive for excellence.

The most memorable times for me have been celebrating birthdays with Hult friends from all over the world. When everyone sings happy birthday in dozens of different languages, it becomes an unforgettable moment.

The most inspiring professor for me is Mike Grandinetti. He creates a class atmosphere that nurtures extremely interesting and developing discussions. It helps us all to see the various points of view, in terms of different cultural and professional backgrounds, and to dig deep into how businesses work on the global scale.

I have seen considerable improvements in the standards of students' work through the weeks and months of teaching. The biggest visible transformation for most of students happened during the Management Communication course. The gap between first team presentations and final team presentations was incredible. In just three weeks the quality of speeches, slides, and speakers by themselves increased dramatically. I watched twelve presentations in one breath, marveling at the emerging talents on display at Hult.

The advantage of studying in Boston is that it's full of different on- and off-campus events, such as career fairs, workshops, and so forth. It is thus a city with the human capital to create a great network and gives you a lot of opportunities to find your dream job. Because of that I feel that I am edging closer and closer to my post-graduation objectives.

A GLOBAL HULT EXPERIENCE

My goal after graduation is to continue my international experience at a workplace in the finance sector. One of the best places for that is New York City. It's where people from all over the globe build their dream lives. It's one of the world's financial capitals, where you can find the head offices of the biggest financial companies. To achieve my goal, I will therefore rotate to New York.

Furthermore, I will definitely use the opportunity to study each year for two weeks at any of the Hult locations after graduation, which alumni can do for free. I think this program is a great advantage of Hult!

MY CAREER

I have more than eight years of banking experience in Russia. My goal is to continue building my banking career on a global scale. To achieve this I was looking for an international experience in my professional life. The best decision I made was starting on this path with Hult, one of the world's most international business schools. Here I have created an extensive network of people of 50 different nationalities for myself. Hult's professional faculty helps me to shape and improve my knowledge and skills all the time. The global rotation will help me to dip into the business environment of one of the financial capitals of the world, New York, where I will eventually find my dream job.

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Hult Review and Technology-The changing Modern B School

Way back to 1960–70, students used to calculate by hands, only source of additional information was library, education was confined within the national boundary and it was almost impossible to get the knowledge about what is happening in the outside world except newspapers and educational journals published monthly or yearly by the research institutions.

 The unprecedented development of information technology has changed this scenario completely. Today, it is the e-library the students go for the information by clicking their mouse, the calculations are being done by the hi-tech calculators and the most updated information in any discipline is available within few seconds through internet. Social networking and various instant messaging services, at almost zero cost, has turned the entire education sector into a global village erasing the national boundaries in between the countries and most important part is that there students can share their reviews from Hult Review

Apart from the easily accessible resource and information, the technology has brought a significant change in the learning process and the change is being introduced continuously. Before the development of state of the art information and communication technology, education was classroom based and was face to face interaction in between the teachers and the students. The online education system has brought about a revolutionary change in the way of imparting education. Lots of top notch educational institutions all over the world is now launching the online courses which could be accessed by the students of any country. The technology is continuously being improved to make the on line education system more interactive and student oriented so that anyone willing to join the courses can get the best possible education rather than only a handful of students in the class room.

In recent years it has been found that the applications for online MBA courses have been increased significantly. According to Simon Nelson, the level of interaction and collaborative engagement is bringing a revolution in education with the help of on line MBA courses which could not have been imagined even few years ago. Top ranking B-schools are trying to make the full use of the technology to modernise their education system and the business schools like Hult International Business School, INSEAD, IE Business School and Warwick Business School of Europe are already conducting their on line MBA programmers along with regular full time course with considerable success. Harvard Business schools and MIT are experimenting with the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) whereas the Wharton school has placed 10% of their MBA courses on online. The most important fact about incorporating technology in imparting MBA education by the top ranked B schools is that the schools could teach the MBA courses to a vast pool of students from different countries and different time zones which truly reflect the globalisation of education.

The distance in between the students and the courses being offered by various institutes all over the world has virtually been abolished because of the introduction of the online MBA and other professional courses which has significantly contributed to the development of the global Human resources. But online course is only one aspect of the use of technology to modernise the global education system. The other aspect is the use of technology in the betterment of course offerings. Almost all the top ranked B-schools are adopting the high definition audio visual system to impart education to their students. The course materials are being provided online and the students are being allowed to get continuous on line support from their professors as and when required. The effect is that the traditional fixed time class room teaching has virtually been transformed into a 24 X 7 hour teaching as per the requirement of the students.

The use of the state of the art communication and information technology is being made imperative in the B-schools, so as to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the teaching as well as learning process and to make the students well aware of the use of modern technology to communicate, to research and to make their decisions when they are applying their theoretical knowledge in the practical field. In fact the technology has become a necessity in the today’s working life and the learning of how to use the modern technology in implementing their knowledge in practical field has become key to the professional success.