Orientation Days programme for new Bachelor's degree students

On this page you can find the programme for the Orientation Days for new Bachelor in Business students.
  • OBS! Detta program gäller endast för antagna till Hankens engelskspråkiga kandidatprogram Bachelor in Business. Om du blivit antagen till Hankens svenskspråkiga kandidatprogram i Vasa eller Helsingfors, ska du delta programmet i Helsingfors eller programmet i Vasa. Du kan endast delta på den ort du blivit antagen till.

  • Students arriving from abroad: please make your travel arrangements such that you will arrive well in advance before the Orientation Days.

  • Please note that changes to the programme may occur.

 

What to bring:

  • Required only of students who delivered PHYSICAL officially certified copies of their educational documents upon admission:
    • Degree certificate in ORIGINAL
    • Transcript of records in ORIGINAL
    • Possible official translations of the documents listed above if not in Swedish, Finnish or English
    • The documents will be collected for verification purposes and returned on Thursday
      • The students this applies to will receive an e-mail during August requesting them to bring their educational documents.
      • Note! Students whose educational documents already have been verified through an accepted Electronic Transcript verification Service are extempted from bringing their documents.
  • Official ID
  • Hanken User ID (if you have collected it)
  • Your own laptop
  • Your own water bottle

FOR ALL STUDENTS

Location: Assembly Hall, ground floor, Hanken Main Building

8:30

Registration

  • Hand in of educational documents in original (if you have been requested to do so via e-mail)
  • Obtain Hanken User ID (if you have not obtained them yet)
  • HSL Public transport student forms (for students new to Finland)
9:00 Opening of the Orientation Days - Programme Director's Welcome Speech
9:20 Bachelor in Business degree structure
  BREAK
9:55 Your studies in a nutshell
10:40 Hanken Building ABC
10:50 Restaurant info
11:00 LUNCH BREAK & Return of educational documents at the Student Service desk (ground floor)

Location: Auditorium Maximum, 2nd floor

12:00 Information regarding language requirements
12:30-14:15 Study plan and course registration - bring your laptop to this session!

What to bring:

  • Your own water bottle

FOR ALL STUDENTS

Location: Auditorium Maximum, 2nd floor

9:15

Opening of day 2

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Hanken Community

9:30 Welcome to Hanken - Rector's Welcome Speech
9:45 Welcome to the SHS Student Union
10:05 Studying at Hanken - Students' Perspective
10:15 Suomen Ekonomit/Finlands ekonomer: The central organisation for graduates and students in Economics and Business Administration in Finland
  BREAK
10:40 Interactive Wooclap session
10:55 Meet the Freshers Committee
11:10 Meet the tutors and get to know your own tutor group
11:45 LUNCH BREAK - Lunch with your own tutor group
13:00-14:30 Tour of Hanken with your tutor group

What to bring:

  • Your own laptop
  • Your own water bottle

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Location: Room A309, 3rd floor

9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:30 Finland in a Nutshell
9:50 Hanken International Talent
10:15 Learning Finnish or Swedish - session by language teachers
  BREAK
10:55 How to Feel at Home in Finland - An Alumna's Perspective
11:25 Tuition Fees and Scholarships (non-EU citizens only)

FOR STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THEIR PREVIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATION IN FINNISH IN FINLAND

 Location: Room A210, 2nd floor

11:15-12:00 Language level test in Swedish

FOR ALL STUDENTS

Location: Hanken restaurant and Student Service Desk, ground floor

11:25/11:40/12:00-13:00 LUNCH BREAK
11:25-13:00 Return of educational documents at the Student Service Desk

Location: Assembly Hall, ground floor

13:00 Student Support Services
13:45 Library Services
14:05-14:25 Feedback and Closing session
Only for students who still need support with their study plan and course registration.

Location: Room A309, 3rd floor

12:00-13:30 Drop-in session with the study counsellors, ask us anything!
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS

Location: Assembly Hall, ground floor

14:00-15:00 Opening of the Academic Year in Helsinki