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Shan, Nina, and Marta have a plan: They want to win the Hult Prize, a major award partnered by the Clinton Global Initiative. Once a week they make sure they’re out of the lab by 6pm to meet and work on their application. They’ve already cleared the first hurdle by winning a place at the regional final in London on 13 and 14 March and the chance to take the University of Zurich’s good reputation out into the wider world. The Hult Prize, endowed with USD 1 million and open to applicants from all over the globe, is the world’s largest student competition. The brightest and best minds from all continents are rising to the Hult Prize challenge, teaming up to find ways of combating poverty and making the world a fairer place. The motto of the Hult Prize is “How will you change the world?”
PhD candidates Shanmugarajan Krishnan (from India), Nina Stojeva (Macedonia), and Marta Morawska (Russia) are all working on research projects at the University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich. Shan and Nina are investigating brain tumors and stem cells at the Laboratory of Molecular Neurooncology, while Marta is working on the Sleep and Health Clinical Research Priority Program.
It’s remarkable that in addition to their arduous research, these doctoral students are also taking on the pressing issues of our time. In this UZH News video they explain what motivates them.
