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
Flaggor
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15.04.2026
The Board of Hanken School of Economics has appointed Gyöngyi Kovács and Kim Ittonen as deans at its meeting on 15 April 2026. In addition, four associate deans were appointed: Christina Dahlblom, Sören Kock, Nikodemus Solitander and Sofia Stolt.
People sitting in a meeting room.
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14.04.2026
Audit and advisory firm BDO is the latest company to join Hanken’s Partner Programme. “We want Hanken students to see BDO as an attractive future workplace,” says Talent Acquisition Coordinator Ansa Valmu.
Stefan Sundgren
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14.04.2026
Stefan Sundgren has been appointed professor of accounting at Hanken School of Economics as of 1 April 2026. Sundgren teaches international accounting at master’s level and conducts research on the links between bankruptcies and crime.
People drinking coffee and laughing together at a alumni reunion event at Hanken.
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13.04.2026
Around 30 alumni gathered at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki in early April for a reunion for those who began their studies in 1965 or earlier. The alumni looked back on their student days with warmth and pride.