The Hokkaido University Hult Prize Intramural Competition 2024-25 Final was held at Deep Tech Core SAPPORO on February 15th, and this year's winning and prize-winning teams were decided. On February 17th, the idea pitches and award ceremony for the three finalist teams were held at the Hokkaido University Open Innovation House "Trillium".
Hokkaido University Hult Prize Intramural Competition 2024-25 Winning and Prize-winning Teams
- Winner: Team MICHI
- 1st runner-up: Team Satsoil Carbon
- 2nd runner-up: Team Ilmora
The three teams will now move on to online screening and regional competitions.
*The Hult Prize is the world's largest student entrepreneurial idea competition, organized by the Hult Prize Foundation in the United States. It is called the "Nobel Prize for students," and participants compete to solve global social problems through entrepreneurial ideas. The Hult Prize is supported by the United Nations and supports young entrepreneurs. Hokkaido University has been holding an OnCampus competition since 2015, and is the only university in Japan to have been selected as a candidate for the Hult Prize's best steering committee for two consecutive years.
