Early on Friday morning, 15 May, the Finnish authorities issued a warning message stating that a drone might be moving in the Uusimaa region, and people were advised to stay indoors. The danger was called off after seven o’clock in the morning.

At the beginning of November, Hanken School of Economics held a conferment of doctoral degrees and at the same time two jubilee doctors, Alf-Erik Lerviks and Christian Junnelius, were conferred. Here, the jubilee doctors, who graduated 50 years ago, share their recollections from those days.

In our new article series Alumni Interview, we meet Hanken alumni from all over the world to hear what they have been up to after graduation. This time we met up with Nina Fagerholm, whose workplace for the past five years has been the Royal Palace in the heart of Stockholm!

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!

Det kommer skolningar för databaserna Capital IQ, Factset, Orbis, Refinitiv (LSEG) Workspace och WRDS under vecka 41-42. Kolla tiderna och länkarna i posten!

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.

Helsinki Design Week is the largest design and architecture festival in the Nordic countries and takes place 8-17.9.2023. The programme offers over 100 events and for the first time Hanken's main building is also part of the festival.

CERS was represented in the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference in Montery, AMA SERVSIGS conference in Glasglow and Frontiers in Boston this summer.

Quantum is a versatile meeting place that offers access to company and financial databases and allows for the handling of big data. Modern technology makes it possible to stream all classes and other events, as well as allowing for keeping up with real-time financial news. Quantum, made possible by donations, opened in February 2020.

Political discussions about whether to merge Hanken in Vaasa with Åbo Akademi University or with the University of Vaasa have been ongoing ever since Hanken in Vaasa was established in 1980. Today Sören Kock, dean and rector’s representative in Vaasa, sees the possibility of Hanken in Vaasa remaining as Hanken in a positive light. “I find it fascinating that a Triple-Crown accredited university manages to operate in two locations,” Kock remarks.

To the extent that the Covid-19 pandemic may change certain fundamental patterns of consumer behaviour, companies must carefully consider how to adjust their market strategies and tactics accordingly.

Hanken har lanserat en hållbarhetstävling där olika team utmanas i hållbarhetsaktiviteter. Tävlingen pågår mellan 9.9-3.11.2019.

Hanken is launching an 8-week sustainability challenge and competition. The challenge will run from 9 September to 3 November.

Vad har en härva armeringsstål, Hankens jubileumsår och den nya medelinsamlingskampanjen gemensamt? Mycket, svarar Hankens rektor Karen Spens.

Två bilder av Jyrki Ilva, Nationalbibliotek, visar att Hanken är en av de ledande open access institutionerna i Finland.

Two slides by Jyrki Ilva, the National Library of Finland, indicate that Hanken is one of the leading open access institutions in Finland.

Hanken, SSE and USI Lugano have joined forces in a unique MSc course collaboration to tackle world problems such as food waste by utilising digital tools for bringing students together.

I sitt inskriptionstal kommenterade Hankens rektor Karen Spens trycket mot större högskoleenheter med att "litet också kan vara vackert".

Hanken students awarded during the annual donor evening and the Rector’s List awards ceremonies.

Studerande premierades under den årliga stipendiesammankomsten och vid utdelningen av Rector’s List-stipendierna.