The professors of practice at Hanken form an important link between working life and academia. Among them are Juhana Vartiainen and Shadia Rask, who use their different areas of expertise to help students gain a deeper understanding of today’s labour market and societal challenges.

The global professional services company Reddal is the newest member of Hanken's partner programme. “Linguistic and cultural diversity is important to us, so it is natural that we start a collaboration with Hanken School of Economics”, says Reddal's CEO Per Stenius.

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!

I vår nya artikelserie Alumnintervju träffar vi Hankenalumner från alla världens hörn för att höra vad som hänt efter att de utexaminerats. Vi har träffat Nina Fagerholm, vars arbetsplats de senaste fem åren varit inget mindre än det kungliga slottet i hjärtat av Stockholm!

"I have a tradition of visiting business schools in various places. The combination of societal interest, entrepreneurship, and economics in business schools holds much of the great future. This was emphasised by Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during his visit to Hanken School of Economics on Monday, November 27.

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.

Hanken has signed new student exchange agreements with SKEMA Business School and ESCP Business School in France. Students can apply for an exchange at these new partner universities for autumn semester 2023 no later than 31.01.2023.

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.

PhD Martin Fougère has been appointed professor in management and politics at Hanken School of Economics.

ED Martin Fougère har utsetts till professor i företagsledning och politik vid Svenska handelshögskolan.

Creating a stronger link between economics and IT, managing big data more efficiently, making better data-driven decisions and developing new fintech solutions – these and others are areas Quantum wants to be involved in.

This 2020-2021 Hanken Vaasa mentor-mentee relationship is – if not a match made in heaven – then clearly one that is full of respect, warmth and learning. Mikael Still (65) and Silas Magana (34) hit it off from day one last September.
So, what is their secret? What does it take to be a good mentor? And mentee, for that matter? Could you consider becoming one?

Ojämn tillgång till dricksvatten i olika geografiska områden finns inbäddad i politiska, etniska, klassbetonade och könsbestämda hierarkier. Teknik och innovationer som syftar till att hantera dricksvattenfrågor tenderar att bara dölja de större underliggande problemen.

Johanna Karanko, 52, graduated from Hanken in Helsinki in 1993 with Management and Organisation as her major. Since September 2018, she has been working as Finland's Consul General in Hong Kong.

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.

Rector Karen Spens has been elected to the AACSB Board of Directors of the accreditation organisation AACSB. The AACSB accreditation is regarded as a hallmark of excellence in business education.

Stiftelsen Pro Artibus fyller 30-år och firar med att deponera konstverk. Till Hanken i Helsingfors har vi fått en kortvarig videofestival, med videor som visas på olika håll i huvudbyggnaden.

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.

The gateway to the court yard in Helsinki is closed on 1.10-3.10 between 9.00 – 15.00.

Due to renovations there is no parking allowed in the Hanken court yard in Helsinki during 11-15.9.2018. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Hanken Inspiration Award was presented at Hanken Business Forum and this year it went to fintech company Enfuce Financial Services.

New research suggests that a democratization of the market economy is necessary for sustainable development. In order to tackle e.g. climate change and inequality, traditionally powerless actors need to participate in market organising processes.

The skylights in the library will be changed and this causes special arrangements in the accessibility in the main building at Hanken in Helsinki.

Professor Srinivas Talluri from Michigan State University in East Lansing is visiting Hanken as a Fulbright scholar until the end of September.

Professor Srinivas Talluri från Michigan State University i East Lansing forskar på Hanken fram till slutet av september. Utbytet sker inom ramen för Hankens samarbetsavtal med Fulbright Center.

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

The HUMLOG institute at Hanken partner in iTrack research project funded by the EU.

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.