Hyundai Motor Company’s ‘Globally Acclaimed ‘H-Social Creator’ Marks its India Debut

·         Entries open for India’s First H-Social Creator Program:- https://youtu.be/9IRZ1SCwzNw

·         Winning idea will receive a seed capital funding of Rs.15 Lakh by Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF)

Mumbai, September 27, 2019: Hyundai Motor India Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the Hyundai Motor India limited, India’s first smart mobility solutions provider and the largest exporter since inception announces entries open for participation in globally acclaimed H-Social Creator’, a Social Innovator CSR Program for Indian Youth. The H-Social Creator Program was first instituted by Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea in 2015.

H-Social Creator will be industry’s First Youth Contact Program to build Social Innovators and Future Thinkers. The platform will acknowledge India’s First H-Social Creator - a Graduate or a Post Graduate student who will develop a novel idea based on any of these three categories namely Road Safety, Environment and Clean India. The idea should have the power to create a magnanimous impact. 

Commenting on the initiative, Mr. S.S.Kim, MD & CEO, HMIL said “The Social Innovation sphere in India has witnessed immense growth in the last one decade. The H-Social Creator will serve as a platform for budding catalysts of social change to be visionaries. As a socially responsible brand in India, we would like to foster new talent by providing them with right mentorship and assets to bring alive their dream cause.” 

The H-Social Creator will be held in five cities i.e. Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai.  The applications for participation will be accepted till October 23, 2019. The college students may submit their entries via 60 second video or a one-page word document at www.hsocialcreator.in. Participants can also Whatsapp their idea via video or word document as stated with complete details (name, address, phone number, age, college, current academic status) on 961-961-5115. Candidates can submit minimum one idea of solution from either of the issues and can submit more ideas by filling separate entries.

Methodology:

1. Sympathize
2. Define the problem
3. Ideation
4. Planning/ Prototyping
5. Pilot/Test

The winner will be announced during a ceremony to be held in the month of November 2019 in New Delhi. The winning idea will receive a seed capital funding ofRs.15 lakh and the idea will be implemented on ground by Hyundai Motor India Foundation.

H-Social Creator - Selection Process

Step 1: Assessment of applications on key parameters of innovation, sustainability, reach, and social impact

Step 2: Shortlisting of finalists

Step 3: Mentoring Session

Step 4: Detailed idea submission by finalists

Step 5: Winner to be announced in Ceremony in New Delhi  

About HMIL

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC). HMIL is India’s first smart mobility solutions provider and the number one car exporter since inception in India. It currently has 12 car models across segments SANTRO, GRAND i10, ELITE i20, ACTIVE i20, XCENT, VERNA, ELANTRA, VENUE, CRETA, TUCSON, KONA Electric, India’s First Fully Electric SUV and the newly launched Grand i10 NIOS. HMIL’s fully integrated state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Chennai boasts of advanced production, quality and testing capabilities.

HMIL forms a critical part of HMC’s global export hub. It currently exports to around 91 countries across Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Australia and Asia Pacific. To support its growth and expansion plans, HMIL currently has 502 dealers and more than 1,324 service points across India. In its commitment to provide customers with cutting-edge global technology, Hyundai has a modern multi-million-dollar R&D facility in Hyderabad. The R&D centre endeavours to be a center of excellence in automobile engineering.