Orientation Days Programme in Helsinki

Here you find the programme for the Orientation Days in Helsinki.

If you were admitted to a programme/major in Helsinki, you should attend the Orientation Days programme below.
If you were admitted to study in Vaasa, check out the Orientation Days programme in Vaasa.
Please note that changes in the programme might still occur.

Helsinki Programme Tuesday 29.8

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
- The documents will be collected for verification purposes and returned on Wednesday
- 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 a Electronic Transcript verification Service are extempted from bringing their documents.
Official ID, if you still have not collected your Hanken User ID.
Your own water bottle

FOR ALL STUDENTS

LOCATION: The Foyer, 1st Floor, Hanken Main Building, Helsinki

8:15-8:55	Registration & Name bage pick-up - Educational documents in original will be collected from students who have been requested to bring their documents - Note! Arrive early so that you have sufficient time to complete the registration
	Coffee & Tea

LOCATION: Assembly Hall, 1st Floor, Hanken Main Building, Helsinki

9:00	Welcome to Hanken Mika Gabrielsson, Dean of Education
9:10	Opening of the Orientation Days & Practicalities Linnéa Kangas & Linda Martelius, Planning Officers
9:40	Code of Conduct & Discrimination free zone Henna Konsti, Equality Representative Frida Winberg & Axel Anderson, Equality and Harassment ombudsmen (SHS)
9:55	IT Services Kicka Lindroos, IT Coordinator
10:25	BREAK
10:40	Your Studies in a Nutshell Alex Thilman, Study Affairs Coordinator
11:35	Carbon footprint and 2030 neutrality target Riina Haavisto, Social Responsability Coordinator
11:45	Hanken building ABC Johan Vestin, Real estate and Services Jenni Tuominen, Food & Co. representative
12:00	LUNCH & Collect Hanken User ID from the Student Service desk (if still undone)
13:10	This is Hanken Eva Adlercreutz-Carrero, Marketing and Communications Manager
13:25	Studying at Hanken - A Teacher's Perspective Pia Polsa, Associate Professor in Marketing and Teacher of the Year 2022
13:45	Studying at Hanken - A Student's Perspective Huong Duong, student in Finance & Tatiana Terentieva, student in Governance and Commcercial Law
13:55	BREAK
14:10	SHS - Student Union of Hanken School of Economics Rebecca Laaksonen, Vice President of the Student Union at Hanken School of Economics
14:40	SHS Masters' Committee David Gripenberg, President of the Masters' Committee
14:50	Meet your tutor group Tutors with their groups in different rooms
15:20-16:20	Tour of Hanken (with tutors)

Helsinki Programme Wednesday 30.8

What to bring:

Official ID, if you handed in your original educational documents on Wednesday in order to be able to collect the documents.
If you are attending the session "Info on the requirement of language proficiency in Swedish and Finnish of Personnel in Public bodies within your degree", please bring
- your educational documents in digital form e.g pdf (NOT only as OmaOpintopolku link!)
- your laptop & Hanken User ID
Your own water bottle

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

These sessions are for students who are not originally from Finland, regardless of how long you have already been residing in Finland.

LOCATION: Futurum, Basement Floor, Hanken Main Building

9:00	Welcome to Finland Henna Konsti, Manager, Hanken International Talent
9:15	Language studies in Swedish and Finnish Katja Peltola, Lecturer in Swedish & Johanna Haapala, Lecturer is Finnish
9:45	Practicalities for international students Linnéa Kangas, Planning Officer
10:15	BREAK
10:30	Finland in a Nutshell Henna Konsti, Manager, Hanken Internatinal Talent
10:45	Hanken International Talent Henna Konsti, Manager, Hanken International Talent
11:15	How to feel at home and flourish in Finland - An Alumnus' perspective Robin Kipfer, Hanken Alumnus

FOR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED THEIR SCHOOL EDUCATION IN FINLAND IN SWEDISH OR FINNISH

I.e. comprehensive school and/or upper secondary education in Finnish or Swedish in Finland.
If you have already completed the "Virkamiesruotsi/Tjänstemannafinska Opens in new window " requirement in your previous degree for sure, you do not need to attend neither this session nor the language level test. If you are unsure, please attend these sessions.

LOCATION: Room A210, 2nd Floor, Hanken Main Building

10:15	Info on the requirement of language proficiency in Swedish and Finnish of Personnel in Public bodies within your degree (Virkamiesruotsi/Tjänstemannafinska) Language Teachers at Hanken & Study Councellors
10:45	BREAK & POSSIBILITY TO ASK QUESTIONS INDIVIUALLY
11:15	Swedish language level test in the study tool Moodle Katja Peltola, Lecturer in Swedish

FOR ALL STUDENTS

11:45

LUNCH
& RETURN OF EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS AT THE STUDENT SERVICE POINT, GROUND FLOOR
(only for those who handed in their documents on Tuesday)

LOCATION: Aud. Maximum (Maxen), 2nd Floor, Hanken Main Building

13:00	Study Tools and Methods, Academic integrity and AI Mikaela Krohn, Digital Education Officer Johanna Lepola, Senior Coordinator for Study Affairs Lukas Söderqvist, Study Affairs Coordinator
13:45	Library Services André La Face, Information Specialist
14:30	BREAK
14:45	IT Security Magnus Sippel, Head of IT
15:45	Study Support Services at Hanken Linnéa Kangas, Planning Officer Sonja Jakobsson, University Chaplain Viivi Suonto, Decon Jennifer Söderlund, Study Psychologist
16:00	BREAK
16:15-17:45	NOT MANDATORY: Guided walking tour in Helsinki Meeting point: Reception, Main Building at 16:10 The guided walking tour in Helsinki can be especially interesting to those who are new to Helsinki, however everyone is more than welcome to participate! Please note that you need to register to this voluntary part of the programme in advance so we can book right amount of professional guides. Register via the registration form Opens in new window no later than 15.8.2023.

Helsinki Programme Thursday 31.8

What to bring:

Hanken User ID
Your own laptop
Your own water bottle

FOR ALL STUDENTS

LOCATION: Assembly Hall, 1st Floor, Hanken Main Building

9:00	International Opportunities Maria Holmström, International Coordinator
9:20	Career Services Henna Konsti & Susanna Paul, Career Services
9:40	Suomen Ekonomit/Finlands Ekonomer: The central organisation for graduates and students in economics and business administration in Finland Jonatan Stenberg, SHS Kyllli
10:00	BREAK
10:15	Workshop: Study Efficiency and Motivation Alexandra Ohls, Study Coach
11:15	LUNCH

LOCATION:

Humanitarian Logistics & Logistik och samhällsansvar	Room A303, 3rd Floor
Accounting track & Redovisning	Room A304, 3rd Floor
Finance & Finansiell ekonomi	Room A305, 3rd Floor
Governance and Commercial Law	Room A306, 3rd Floor
Intellectual Property Law	Room A307, 3rd Floor
Företagsledning och organisation & Entrepenörskap och företagsledning	Room 308, 3rd Floor
Marketing & Marknadsföring	Room A309, 3rd Floor
International Strategy and Sustainability	Room A411, 4th Floor
Economics & Nationalekonomi	NOTE! Meeting Point: Reception, Main Building at 12:20 Seminar room Sh2 in the Economicum building

12:30	Programme/Major specific sessions Academic staff from the programmes/majors & tutors
14:00	BREAK

LOCATION:

Finansiell ekonomi, Redovisning, Nationalekonomi, Handelsrätt, Marknadsföring, Logistik och samhällsansvar, Företagsledning och organisation, Entrepenörskap och företagsledning	A210, 2nd Floor
Finance, Accounting, Economics	A305, 3rd Floor
Governance and Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Marketing	A309, 3rd Floor
International Strategy and Sustainability, Humanitarian Logistics	A411, 4th Floor

14:15

Study plans and course registration + Break when ready

LOCATION: Foyer, 1st Floor, Hanken Main building

16:00-17:00

Rector's Welcome Reception for New Master's degree Students & Exchange Students

Helsinki Programme Friday 1.9 (optional)

Only for students who still need support with their study plan and course registration.

LOCATION: Aud. A210, 2nd Floor, Main Building

14:00-15:30

Drop in sessions with the study councellors for help with study plans and course registration

Social events

Do not miss the social events organized by the tutors (SHS Masters’ Committee) as a part of the orientation days!

Save the date for the following evenings:

Tuesday 29.8
Thursday 31.8, more info at: https://www.facebook.com/events/315506697671193/?ref=newsfeed Opens in new window
Friday 1.9

For those that are already in town the weekend before the orientation days:

Save the date also for Saturday 26.8 (afternoon-evening) for programme taking place in Sveaborg/Suomenlinna. More information about the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/256946667241657/?ref=newsfeed Opens in new window

You can also follow SHS Masters’ Committee in facebook Opens in new window and instagram: @shsmasterscommittee Opens in new window