A TEAM of three Aberystwyth University students have been selected from among more than 25,000 applications to compete in the regional finals of the world’s largest student competition to solve some of the toughest challenges facing the world today.

Undergraduates Brandon Ribatika from the School of Management and Business, Mohammed Waqas from the Department of International Politics and Sohail Iqbal from the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, represented Aberystwyth University in the London regional final of the Hult Prize.

The Hult Prize is an annual competition which sees budding young social entrepreneurs from universities across the world competing in teams to create innovative start-up enterprises that tackle global challenges such as poverty, food security and affordable housing.

The winning team is given the opportunity to make their ideas reality with the help of $1million in seed funding, as well as mentoring and advice from the international business community.

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