Hult Breaks Guinness World Record For Classroom Diversity
Hult International Business School set a new world record with a class that contained 60 nationalities. Hult photo
From London: Hult International Business School has broken the Guinness World Records title for the “Most Nationalities in a Business Lesson.” Over 90 members of the Hult community came together at Hult’s Holborn campus in London on March 13, 2024, smashing the minimum of 50 nationalities in one business class to set the record.
The 60 nationalities represented include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea Bissau, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
The record-breaking event took place in a class taught by Hult Professor Chris Kinsville-Heyne, titled The Crisis for Leaders, which focused on crisis management, mitigation, and response. All attendees, which included undergraduate and postgraduate representatives, were required to stay for the entire 45-minute class to meet the requirements of Guinness World Records.
The Haas School at UC-Berkeley will host the 2025 ClimateCAP summit
UC-Berkeley Haas to host the next MBA ClimateCAP summit
From Berkeley, California: The Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley has been chosen to host the prestigious 2025 Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital and Business, or ClimateCAP, which prepares MBA students and business leaders to understand and respond to the business and investment impacts of climate change.
Haas was named host school during the 2024 ClimateCAP Summit held in February at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. At that event, the largest summit to date, Haas Dean Ann Harrison participated in a virtual Dean’s Roundtable on Climate and Business Education.
Asked by Professor Stuart Hart, a visiting lecturer at Michigan Ross, whether sustainability is “here to stay” or “something that you don’t want to bet the company on,” Harrison said: “Business has to accelerate the transition to net zero. It has to reckon with the impact of climate change and shift away from fossil fuels. That is not a fad, it is not niche, and it is clearly, in my opinion, going to be a part of the business curriculum now and way into the future.”
IMD’s campus in Lausanne, Switzerland. File photo
IMD introduces summer internship for its 1-year MBA students
From Lausanne, Switzerland: The IMD MBA has addressed a fundamental conundrum: how to design a program that allows students to pursue summer internship opportunities without disrupting what is already an intense 11-month schedule.
Starting with the Class of 2024, students have two options when it comes to filling their summer schedule: take a four-week break in July followed by four weeks of elective courses, or undertake an eight-week, full-time summer internship, which, upon completion of specific assignments, will count towards academic credit.
“From the participant’s point of view, it’s an opportunity to get a head start in the job market, since many companies that offer summer internships use it as a feeder to the permanent roles,” says Omar Toulan, Professor of Strategy and International Management, MBA Dean, and Hilti Chair. “For recruiters, on the other hand, it’s a relatively low-risk opportunity to have first access to a highly skilled talent pool which has already gone through a rigorous selection process.”
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