Hanken's Tenure Track System

Hanken has two parallel tenure tracks, a research-oriented tenure track and a teaching-oriented tenure track. The qualification requirements are set in the Personnel Instruction. Rector has also established guidelines for the tenure track systems regarding recruitment and promotion to the next tenure level within the current system.

This page contains information about the recruitment and evaluation process for academic staff within the tenure track systems. For more information about the recruitment process for other academic positions, please see Our recruitment process.

Rector has appointed the following members (with substitutes) to the Faculty Recruitment and Promotion Committee 2024-2026:

  • The Chair of the Committee: Dean of Research, Professor Gyöngyi Kovács
  • Professor Nari Lee (Professor Matti Kukkonen), Department of Accounting and Commercial Law
  • Professor Kenneth Högholm (Professor Ari Hyytinen), Department of Finance and Economics
  • Professor Frank den Hond, (Professor Joakim Wincent), Department of Management and Organisation
  • Professor Kristina Heinonen (Professor Peter Björk), Department of Marketing
  • Secretary: HR Director Mikaela Stelwagen
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01.04.2026
As state funding continues to decline, donations are playing an increasingly significant role for Hanken. These contributions help strengthen and preserve what makes the School unique.
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01.04.2026
The research project, led by Associate Professor Tapani Rinta-Kahila at Hanken School of Economics, investigates why artificial intelligence (AI) systems used by governments sometimes fail, causing harm to citizens and triggering legal challenges, and how such risks can be recognised and prevented.
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26.03.2026
A new joint programme, Global Sustainability Management (GSM), has been launched to address the growing demand for broad sustainability expertise. The aim is to train future sustainability generalists.
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25.03.2026
The interest in business studies continues to be strong in Finland. In this spring’s second joint application round, Hanken School of Economics received a total of 3,179 applications (2025: 3,279, 2024: 2,889). The master's programme received a total of 426 applications from 268 applicants (2025: 257), which was the highest number of individual applicants ever.