News Archive

hanken byggnad
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22.08.2025
Opening hours of Hanken and different service units in Helsinki and Vaasa during summer 2025.
En vårdare håller en patients händer i sina händer
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12.06.2025
With healthcare organisations facing tighter budgets and growing financial insecurity, a new study from Hanken highlights the importance of involving care workers in shaping practical solutions - especially when it comes to resourcing and keeping promises made to clients and their families. The study addresses a growing tension between economic efficiency and the ethics of human care.
En man sitter framför en dator och skriver
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12.06.2025
New research shows that African governments’ external borrowing can enhance corporate access to capital, not hinder it. The reason is that external debt enhances market confidence. Unlike domestic borrowing, external debt brings fresh capital into the economy, enabling firms, especially listed and internationally active ones, to access financing more easily.
Hankenstudenterna Emma Richardson och Rie Koshida står bredvid varandra framför ett träd på Hankens gård.
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05.06.2025
As part of a project course in corporate social responsibility and humanitarian logistics at Hanken School of Economics, students have been working closely with various organisations to address real-world sustainability challenges. One student group focused on Hanken itself, developing a method to measure the university’s broader sustainability impacts, going beyond traditional carbon footprint reporting.
The text fact that turns into fake
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04.06.2025
Once viewed as political propaganda or military deception, disinformation has become a lucrative industrial complex, writes Hanken’s Associate Professor Carlos Diaz Ruiz in a new blog post.
En kvinna sitter ensam i ett mötesrum
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02.06.2025
There is a perception that Human Resource Management (HRM), which focuses on improving employee performance and engagement, fosters increased competition among colleagues and creates an environment where bullying can thrive. However, our research shows the opposite, writes Hanken Professor Denise Salin in a new blog post (in Swedish).
Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch 2025
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30.05.2025
This year, eight Hanken students participated in the international exam "Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch PWD" which is organised in Finland by the German Finnish Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Hanken and the Goethe-Institute. The PWD diploma is the highest grade that can be obtained in business German.
Donatormiddag i Hankens auditorium
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30.05.2025
"The support we receive from our alumni and friends is absolutely crucial for Hanken’s continued success. Without your contributions, Hanken would not be what it is today," said Hanken’s Rector, Ingmar Björkman, at the university’s Donors’ Evening and Scholarship Ceremony on 27 May.
Hankens ytterdörr
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29.05.2025
The new national entrance exam F, in which applicants to Hanken participate, will be held on Wednesday 4 June 2025 at 9.00. This year, the exam will not be held at Hanken's premises, but in Helsinki at the Messukeskus and at the University of Helsinki's central campus. In Vaasa, the entrance exam will be organised at Åbo Akademi University and the University of Vaasa.
Guidelines
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26.05.2025
Hanken's Board has set guidelines on the length of suspension from studies at Hanken due to cheating or other academic dishonesty. The Board has also decided to suspend a student for six months for repeated academic dishonesty.
Nea Backström
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23.05.2025
Hanken student Nea Backström was rewarded by the Family Business Network Finland for her master’s thesis. The €500 prize is awarded annually to master's or doctoral theses on family business or family ownership.
En grupp studenter sitter på en soffa
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22.05.2025
Hanken takes part in a study investigating learning support for university students from the perspective of university students. The survey is aimed at all students at participating universities, and you are welcome to respond even if you don’t feel a need for learning support.
Food aid
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22.05.2025
Israel cleared nine aid trucks on Monday, May 19, only five of which entered Gaza. The Israeli military says closer to 100 trucks were inspected the following day. But, according to the UN, none of this aid has been distributed yet”, Hanken’s Sarah Schiffling writes in an article in The Conversation together with Professor Liz Breen from University of Bradford.
Tryckta exemplar av Magasinet Hanken på ett bord
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20.05.2025
A new issue of the Hanken Magazine is now available. The magazine highlights new research, current study topics, and important events from the past year.
Mikko Vesa
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20.05.2025
"Buy this. Read that. Be like this." Associate Professor Mikko Vesa, together with Professor Frank den Hond, has explored so called algorithmic recommendations, specifically how AI-driven tools aim to shape the choices we make and what the consequences of this might be.
Pteri Kokko står på scenen i Hankens festsal
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19.05.2025
“AI requires a new kind of leadership. The biggest obstacle facing leaders today isn’t technology, it’s the mental models, the outdated ways you think about organisations, leadership and innovations”, stated keynote speaker Petri Kokko at a Hanken Insights event on AI held on 15 May.
Corporate Responsibility module application open until May 31
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19.05.2025
Hanken’s Corporate Responsibility Module is once again inviting applications from non-degree students opening on May 1st- 31st!
Utbytesstudier ikon
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16.05.2025
The application round for exchange studies in spring semester 2026 is now open for students. The application deadline is 16.6.2025.
Millie Ahlskog och Stephanie Bardy står bredvid varandra i Hankens korridor
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14.05.2025
Hanken's mentorship programme continues to attract a large number of applications. Over the past year, a record number of pairs, 89 in total, have had regular meetings both in Helsinki and Vaasa. Mentors Millie Ahlskog and Stephanie Bardy, who were previously a mentor/mentee pair, share their experiences and explain why they highly recommend applying to the programme.
Christian Fjäder
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13.05.2025
Christian Fjäder, the CEO of Geostrategic Intelligence Group (Geostrat) Ltd, has been appointed as professor of practice at Hanken School of Economics. He will work at the HUMLOG Institute until 31.7.2027.