Hult Introduces AI Lab for Graduate Students
Hult International Business School has launched the Hult AI Lab, a new credit-bearing component across select postgraduate programs starting September 2026, including the Master’s in Management and Master’s in Marketing, with the AI Lab for MBA programs set to launch with the Global One-Year MBA.
Students will build applied AI skills and have the opportunity to graduate with a Hult Certificate in Applied AI alongside their degree, as they develop skills in tech industry applications.
Reporters note that 88% of organizations now regularly use AI in at least one business function, indicating a significant trend.
The demand for graduates who can apply AI strategically has never been greater, and they are designing the Hult AI Lab to meet that demand by providing practical experience.
The Hult AI Lab marks a significant evolution in Hult’s approach to building AI skills within graduate education, focusing on real-world applications.
Mona Dhillon, Provost and Executive Vice President of Hult International Business School, said: “With the Hult AI Lab, they are ensuring that every student in these programs doesn’t just understand AI in theory but can apply it with confidence and judgment in real situations, such as packaging trends analysis.
It places students in collaborative teams to tackle real business challenges using AI, and assessment reflects how companies evaluate employees: on outcomes and decision-making, not written exams.
One example lab, the Autonomous Agent Studio, illustrates the depth of the experience, where students design an AI agent, release it to run a live LinkedIn campaign autonomously, build a real-time dashboard tracking its decisions, and conclude with a boardroom pitch graded on outputs and the rigor of their human oversight, demonstrating critical thinking and ethical reasoning.
They develop the human skills that Hult treats as inseparable from responsible AI use: communication, collaboration, and critical thinking, which are essential for a modern design approach.
Dhillon added: “The world doesn’t reward what you know in theory, it rewards what you can do, and the Hult AI Lab sends graduates into the workforce with real work, and the skills and confidence to lead in environments where AI is already part of how business gets done.
Students who complete the AI Lab series earn the Hult Certificate in Applied AI — a credential tied to their degree and designed to give employers concrete, demonstrable evidence of applied AI capability from day one, making them more competitive.
The Hult AI Lab is available.
For more information, visit Hult.edu/masters/ai-lab or Hult.edu/mba/ai-lab, and learn about the program details and application process.
Hult International Business School is recognized by business education’s three most prestigious international accrediting bodies: AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS, ensuring a high standard of education.
