In her speech on the opening of the academic year, Hanken’s Rector Karen Spens commented on the increased pressure towards bigger units.

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.

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

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.