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Hanken School of Economics is a leading university with 110 years of experience in research and education in economics and business administration. Hanken holds the three most prestigious accreditations for business schools, EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA, which only one percent of business schools worldwide have achieved.

Areas of Strength

Study programmes

Accreditations

06.12.2023

Three distinctions by the President of the Republic of Finland

On 6 December 2023, the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, awarded three medals to persons connected with Hanken School of Economics.

Studenter arbetar vid sina darorer på Hanken Quantum Hackathon

News

05.12.2023

Hanken Quantum Hackathon winners want to help businesses grappling with ESG reporting

The winning team of Hanken Quantum Hackathon 2023 offers practical solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in Finland grappling with ESG reporting. The students behind Sustainify, came up with a platform that simplifies the reporting process by guiding users through tailored questionnaires.

Defence

05.12.2023

Entrepreneurship can become an endurance

Although entrepreneurs have been celebrated as heroes who can create their private kingdom and make the world a better place, new research broadens this image by exploring the downsides of entrepreneurship. Many entrepreneurs need to face significant challenges and make sacrifices, or navigate failure and negative identity for a prolonged period of time.

Man Yang och Eva-Lena Lundgren på Vetenskapskarnevalen 2023

Research

04.12.2023

Can female entrepreneurship contribute to sustainability and social change?

On a global scale, women are more alerted to social problems and sustainable activities than men. Hanken researchers Man Yang and Eva-Lena Lundgren-Henriksson have interviewed 20 female entrepreneurs in the Ostrobothnia region and the Åland islands to find out how and why they chose to be sustainable entrepreneurs.