Exam ResultsCALL FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR HULT PRIZE CHALLENGE UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA 2018-2019
The University of Dodoma (UDOM) is selected among world’s top Universities to
host local edition of Hult Prize as students answer the United Nations Challenge and
go head-to-head for US$ 1M.
About HULT PRIZE UDOM Challenge
HULT PRIZE UDOM Challenge is a student lead (lead by the official appointed
HULT PRIZE Campus Director) event under the coordination of the UDOM
Innovation Spaces and Incubation Centre (UDOISIC). The HULT PRIZE UDOM
Challenge is a local edition of the world’s largest competition run by HultPrize in
partnership with United Nations, hosting College and University events around the
world in search of the next game changing start up.
About the HultPrize Foundation
Hult Prize is the world’s biggest engine for the launch of for-good, for-profit startups
emerging from University with over 2500 staff and volunteers around the world. In
nearly a decade, the movement has deployed more than $50M of capital into the
sector and mobilized more than one million young people to re-think the future of
business as it continues to breed disruptive innovation on college and University
campuses across 100 plus countries.
The Hult Prize Foundation been called the
“Nobel Prize for Students” and has been featured in a TIME Magazine Cover Story
highlighting the “Top 5 Ideas Changing the World.”
To learn more, visit www.hultprize.org
Objective of the HultPrize UDOM Challenge 2018/19
The Challenge aims at creating the best engine of social entrepreneurs worldwide by
inspiring and motivating youth to engage themselves in social entrepreneurship in
which they can turn social challenges to profitable ventures and be able to earn
income and create jobs for others.
Specifically, this year’s competition aims to have student “create a venture or a
business idea or an idea that can provide 10000 meaningful jobs to youth within
the next decade.
The winner of the intra – campus event will automatically advance to compete in
one of the fifteen regional finals. In our case, the winner will proceed to Nairobi in
April 19th – 20th
. The winning team will then proceed to summer business accelerator
in Ash ridge, United Kingdom in July 2019 for the whole one month and half where
the participants will receive free mentorship, advisory and strategic planning as they
create prototypes and set up to launch their new social business. A final round of
competition will be hosted in New York at United Nation’s headquarters in
September where the winner will be awarded $1,000,000 prize.
“The hultprize is a wonderful example of the creative cooperation needed to build a
world with shared opportunity, shared prosperity, and each year I look forward to
seeing many outstanding ideas the competition produces” (Former US President
Bill Clinton).
HultPrize is now recruiting teams who are interested in registering for the
competition.
Who is Eligible to Apply?
o Must be a team of 3 or 4 students.
o The team must have a name.
o Current student at University of Dodoma (Bachelor, Masters, and PhD).
o UDOM Alumni, Faculty or staff are NOT eligible.
How to Apply?
Applications will be done online by registering your team at
http://hultprizeat.com/dodoma
Application deadline
“It’s not every day that you have an opportunity to change the world. This is your
chance to show the world that you’re dedicated to impact.”
So, make sure you do not miss the application deadline, which is on 15
th January 2019!!!
For more information, contact:
Nominated HultPrize UDOM Campus Director,
Mr. Denice Benedict
+255745356808
+255657933934
For technical support, please contact:
College Innovation Space Coordinators UDOISIC Heads
CBSL: Mr. Mohamed Kaluse (+255717976 265)
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Alex F. Mongi
Head, UDOISIC
Technical Support
Phone: +255 755 498 126
E-mail: [email protected]
CNMS: Mr. Benatus Mvile (+255 764 860 999)
E-mail: [email protected]
CHSS: Dr. Happyness Nnko (+255 754 816 634)
E-mail: [email protected]
CIVE: Dr. Mustafa H. Mohsin (+255 676016085)
E-Mail: [email protected]
Dr. Lutengano Mwinuka
Head, UDOISIC
Business Support Services
Phone: +255 784 891 291
E-mail:
[email protected]
CHS: Dr. David Munisi (+255 762 850 502)
E-mail: [email protected]
COED: Dr. Pambas Tandika (+255 758 198 170)
E-mail: [email protected]
COES: Mr. Desmond Risso (+255 755 870 270)
E-mail: [email protected]
