Application Documents
The electronic application form and documents listed below are mandatory for all applicants applying to the Hanken PhD Programme. You should upload the documents (in PDF) no later than by the deadline provided in the online application form.
Application documents include: |
1. A copy of your valid passport |
2. Curriculum vitae
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All applicants need to complete the set statement of purpose. Once answered, please, save it as in PDF, and upload it to your application. Hanken does not accept any other motivational letters or statements of purpose. |
Every applicant should submit a (short) Research Proposal or at least a description of the intended field of research. For more information, please see Advice on Setting up a Research Proposal |
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6. Copies of degree certificates, transcript of records and diploma supplements Non Finnish degrees:
Finnish degrees:
NB! It is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure the documentation is available to him/her by the closing date of the application round. Please also note that should you be successfully admitted to the Hanken PhD Programme, you will need to send us officially certified copies of all documentation by the set deadline provided in the offer letter. Provisional documentation to enclose: Should you graduate after the application deadline, but before the last working day in July, you can still apply for admission by enclosing provisional documentation according to the deadline decided for the current admissions round. Please see the instructions for enclosing provisional documentation: Instructions for Enclosing Provisional Documentation If your educational documents are issued in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish, official translations of them to one of these languages are required. An official translation must be one of the following:
Each page of an official translation must bear the translator’s stamp and/or signature. Official translations must be exact translations of the original documents. Translations done by the applicant him- or herself are not accepted. |
All applicants are required to fulfil Hanken's qualitative requirement which consists of either the GMAT or GRE test or a sufficient GPA depending on which group you belong to: Group A
Applicants who belong to Group A need to meet the following requirements:
You can check if your GPA meets the requirements with the WES World Education Systems online grading scale conversion tool Opens in new window . If there is no conversion table for your country, Hanken will convert your GPA on a case-to-case basis. If the GPA in the qualifying degree does not meet the set requirements, you need take either the GMAT or GRE admission test and obtain a minimum test score as listed below under Group B.
Group B
Applicants who belong to Group B need to meet the following requirement:
Exempted from this rule are applicants who have completed the qualifying degree at one of Hanken's partner universities Opens in new window and whose GPA meets the GPA requirement of at least Grade B (US grading scale). For more information, please see above (Group A). NOTE: The UK belongs to Group B, regardless of when you completed your degree.
To have the test result sent directly to Hanken, please indicate the following codes when you make the request: GMAT NRC-QZ-38 |
8. Proof of language skills (English or Swedish) Please see the Language Requirements for types of certificates to submit or test results required. In order to be considered for admission, the certificate / score report needs to be official, valid, and fulfil the language requirements (including minimum scores). NB! The certificate for exemption from the language test requirement also needs be uploaded with the degree documents. |
In addition to the above-mentioned mandatory documents for all applicants, please also see possible Major Specific Requirements and include the necessary documentation accordingly. |
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at admissions(a)hanken.fi.