Orientation Days Programme in Vaasa for new MSc students
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Vaasa Programme 26.8.2025 (online)
FOR ALL STUDENTS |
LOCATION: Microsoft Teams meeting - link shared via e-mail in late August
9:00 |
Opening of the Orientation Days |
9:20 | Studying at Hanken - a teacher's perspective Pia Polsa, Associate Professor in Marketing |
9:35 |
Your studies in a nutshell |
10:15 | BREAK |
10:25 | Academic Integrity and AI Carl Hobbs, Planning Officer |
10:45 | Career Services Mirjam Granström, Hanken International Talent Manager Anna Sohlström, Career Services Manager |
11:00 |
Suomen Ekonomit/Finlands ekonomer: The central organization for graduates and students in economics and business administration in Finland |
11:10 | Info about tomorrow and next sessions Linnéa Kangas, Planning Officer |
11:20 | LUNCH |
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SCHOOL EDUCATION IN FINLAND IN SWEDISH OR FINNISH |
LOCATION: Microsoft Teams meeting - link shared via e-mail in late August
12:00 -12:30 |
Info on language proficiency of personnel in public bodies (Virkamiesruotsi/Tjänstemannasvenska) Study Councellors NOTE! This session is only for students who completed their school education in Swedish or Finnish in Finland! |
Vaasa Programme 27.8.2025 (onsite)
What to bring:
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FOR ALL STUDENTS |
LOCATION: Auditorium 142
08:30 |
Registration
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09:00 | Welcome to Hanken Sören Kock, Dean of International Relations and Rector’s representative in Vaasa |
09:20 | Practicalities Day 2 Marika Finne, Study Coordinator |
09:25 |
Welcome to the SSHV Student Union of Hanken School of Economics |
09:45 |
Hanken Building ABC |
10:00 |
BREAK |
10:15 |
Code of conduct |
FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN ENGLISH |
10:30 | LUNCH BREAK (possibility to visit IT help desk) |
12:00 -13:00 |
Programme-specific sessions room 312 |
FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN SWEDISH |
10:30 | Programme-specific sessions Företagsledning och Organisation, room 312 Marknadsföring, room 306 Handelsrätt, room 305 |
11:30 -13:00 |
LUNCH BREAK (possibility to visit IT help desk) |
FOR ALL STUDENTS |
LOCATION: Room 236
13:00 | Study Plans and Course registration |
LOCATION: Room 142
14:45 -15:45 |
Meet the Tutors & Tour of Hanken |
Vaasa Programme 28.8.2025 (onsite)
What to bring:
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LOCATION: Auditorium 142, 1st Floor, Hanken Building
9:45 -10:15 |
Swedish language level test in the study tool Moodle Note! Info on language proficiency of personnel in public bodies (virkamiesruotsi/tjänstemannasvenska was given on 26.8, just attend the test if you have not fulfilled the Swedish requirement in your previous degree. |
FOR ALL STUDENTS |
LOCATION: Auditorium 142, 1st Floor, Hanken Building
10:30 |
Library Services |
11:00 | Student Services 11.00 Emilia Kontunen, Student Chaplain 11.15 Tina Lagström, Student Health Services 11.30 Anki Stenkull-Aura, ÅAU Sports 11.45 Jennifer Söderlund, Student pschygologist |
12:00 | LUNCH & return of educational documents |
13:00 |
Do you wish to be a student ambassador? |
13:30 |
Feedback & Closing session |
13:45 -15:00 |
Drop-in sessions for help with study plans and course registration (voluntary) |
Sessions for international students 1.9.2025 (onsite)
In addition to the actual Orientation Days 26-28.8, there is an additional session on Monday 1.9 aimed for international master's degree students. Whether you are totally new in Finland or have lived here for some years already, you are more than welcome to join the session. Please note that also teaching starts on Monday 1.9, so you may also have classes this day. |
LOCATION: Room 316 (Chesterfield), 3rd Floor, Hanken building
13:00 | Welcome to Finland & Introductions Mirjam Granström, Manager Hanken International Talent & Sonja Antell, Integration Planning officer |
13:15 | Hanken International Talent Mirjam Granström, Manager Hanken International Talent |
13:45 | How to feel home and flourish in Finland + Vaasa International Talents programme Aina Rodríguez Angelet, Hanken Alumna & International Activities Coordinator, Novia |
14:15 |
BREAK |
LOCATION: Room 308, 3rd Floor, Hanken building
14:45 | Get Involved with the Entrepreneurial Scene in Vasa Nina Ingves, Operations Manager, Hanken Business Lab Vaasa |
15:00 | ESN - Erasmus Student Network Vaasa |
15:15 -16:00 |
Vaasa the most energetic student city in Finland Susanna Slotte-Kock, External Relations Officer, City of Vaasa |
Additional Orientation Sessions 2025 (online)
Orientation sessions - mandatoryNOTE! These sessions are mandatory for all new Master's degree students to attend and part of the official Orientation programme:
Note, the Teams links to the events is found in the Moodle course for the Orientation. The link to to Moodle course will be shared with students in mid-August. |
Library sessions - highly recommendedEven though you have studied elsewhere, these sessions are recommended by the academic staff to help you learn the methods and the academic culture at Hanken. The workshops are held through Teams and are open for everyone at Hanken. Please sign up via this link. The following course are highly recommended that you attend:
These courses might also be of interest:
International Opportunities - voluntaryIf you wish to go in exchange, complete and international internship or explore international opportunities within the Engage.eu European alliance (online courses at other universities within the alliance, summer schools etc.) the following session is of interest to you:
Note, the Teams links to the events is found in the Moodle course for the Orientation. The link to to Moodle course will be shared with students in mid-August. |
Social Events
Do not miss the social events organized by the tutors as a part of the orientation days! Save the date for the following evenings:
In mid-August you will be assigned a tutor who will contact you if you have granted them permission to do so upon registering as present.
More information on social events will be provided in August.