Sayan Guchait who is pursuing B.Sc (Hons) in Economics at Lovely Professional University got selected in the 3rd Annual Hult Prize Impact Retreat to be held in the Ashridge Castle in Berkhamsted, United Kingdom, from July 18th to July 20th, 2018.
The Hult Prize is the world’s largest student competition for social good. Students from all over the world compete with their start-up ideas to solve a pressing global issue. This prize is also known as the Nobel prize for students!
Every year the student social entrepreneurs participate in the Hult Prize that provokes them to innovate and think like no one has before and give realistic efficient solutions to social problems. The teams that reach the final round are those that have developed wholly new concepts that challenge and disrupt in order to impact the world in a positive way. The Hult Prize 2018 Challenge is no different. The objective of the Hult Prize in 2018 is: harness the power of energy to transform the lives of 10 million people by 2025. The event is an exciting opportunity for young entrepreneurs to understand how to face challenges and make their contribution to the society.
Lovely Professional University encourages students to participate in international and national platforms for both technical and social causes. Doing so instills a sense of social responsibility in the student and also makes them aware of the challenges faced by the society at large.