The Fazer Award is given every other year to a student who has demonstrated good study performance and highlights or works actively on issues related to equality, the environment and sustainable development, transparency or social issues. The application deadline is 31 October 2023.
According to the latest survey among graduated alumni from Hanken School of Economics, the former Hanken students are doing very well in the labour market and are satisfied with both their studies and their career development.
Hanken School of Economics receives SEK 5 million from the Erling-Persson Foundation to broaden the education of economists so that, through research and development, they can have a stronger role in the growth of established companies.
There are upcoming training sessions for the databases Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace and WRDS during the weeks 41-42. Check the times and links in the post!
Hanken School of Economics’ project Ostrobothnia Tourism Roadmap 2030 looks at how UN’s Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can be applied to a regional tourism strategy.
A thesis support group aimed at master’s students who are struggling with completing their thesis or feel they have gotten stuck in the process will start on 5 October 2023.
Are you struggling with your thesis? You may be interested in Hanken’s new thesis support group, which starts in the beginning of October. The group is facilitated by amanuensis Tanja Dahlgren-Broman and study coach Alexandra Ohls.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visited Hanken School of Economics on Thursday 21 September. The programme included a tour of Hanken's building in Helsinki and a joint lunch with Hanken students.
Top Finnish design from the 1950s, carefully thought-out lighting, colours and soft flooring for a friendly and cozy atmosphere, and beautiful windows bringing natural light and the city outside into the rooms. The Hanken building in Helsinki was created by a dream team, says Päivi Helander, an Olof Ottelin researcher and one of the guides when Hanken participated in Helsinki Design Week.
At the international level, states from the Global South (i.e. Africa, Asia and Latin America) agree that responsible business means transferring knowhow, resources and technology from the north to the south, and that companies must not violate state sovereignty. At the national level, these states can steer foreign companies' CSR activities, so that resources are channelled towards public and private actors in positions of power.
The Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will visit Hanken in Helsinki on Thursday 21 September 2023 at 11-12:30. The visit requires some special arrangements to ensure the safety during the visit.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will visit Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki on Thursday 21 September. The programme includes a tour of Hanken's historic building in Etu-Töölö and lunch with Hanken students.
Planting trees is a popular and easy way to try to mitigate climate change. But is it really as effective and environmentally friendly as many people think? What political forces are behind it, and what are the societal consequences of planting trees in different countries and cultures?
Hanken School of Economics' master's programme is ranked 46th in this year's edition of the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking. This is Hanken's best result in the ranking ever. The Financial Times annually ranks the best master’s programmes world-wide.
“During the past year, Hanken renewed its five-year EQUIS accreditation, which means that Hanken continues to belong to the small group of prominent business schools that hold all three of the key international accreditations,” Rector Ingmar Björkman stated at the Hanken School of Economics' Opening of the Academic Year ceremony on 4 September 2023.
Like many other societal actors, universities are currently very concerned about racism, polarization, the intensification of public discourse, and the way in which our society based on equality and non-discrimination is being challenged.
Are you an active Hanken student who engages in various projects or entrepreneurship? Then apply for the Anders Wall scholarship of 200 000 SEK by 27 October 2023!
Markus Wartiovaara (Dr. Econ.) has been appointed a three-year tenure as Professor of Practice at Hanken School of Economics. Wartiovaara, who has a background as an internet and family entrepreneur, is the director of the business incubator Hanken Business Lab.
