Hanken is now looking for students to serve as official student ambassadors on behalf of the university. The role is based on a zero-hour contract with Hanken as the employer and offers an hourly wage of 15 euros. The employment contract is fixed-term and valid until 31 May 2026.
The need to shift towards more sustainable dietary patterns by substituting animal products with plant-based alternatives is well-established. However, understanding which consumers are currently eating meat, who is willing to decrease their consumption, and why, remains a critical question.
There are major changes to the BSc and MSc study plans & BSc degree structure for the next academic year. We strongly recommend that all students update their study plan at a Sisu workshop in April-May!
The Mayor of Helsinki, PhD Juhana Vartiainen has been appointed Professor of Practice at Hanken School of Economics. He will be at the Department of Finance and Economics for the period 1 August 2025 - 31 July 2027.
The Board of Hanken School of Economics has appointed Kristina Pentti-von Walzel as new chair of the School's donation committee. Pentti-von Walzel has a Master’s degree from Hanken and is the founder and CEO of Laponie of Scandinavia, a skincare company based in Helsinki.
An info session is held via Teams on 28.4. for bachelor’s students in their second year and above who, according to their study plan, will go on exchange during the spring semester 2026. You’re also welcome to join if you’re interested in exchange on master’s level.
Personal mentorship from PVH Corp's (Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger) CEO and Hanken alum Stefan Larsson, a week at the company’s headquarters in New York City and a behind-the-scenes visit to Calvin Klein's show during New York Fashion Week. These are just a few of the experiences that the Dare to Dream scholarship recipients Aileen Ahlskog and Anna Hägerström have enjoyed over the past year.
The Hanken alum Stefan Larsson’s “Dare to Dream” scholarship will be awarded to one Hanken student who is currently pursuing master studies and aims to graduate in 2026. This is the second time the scholarship is awarded. The recipient will have Stefan Larsson, CEO of PVH Corp., as a mentor for one year and gets to visit him for a week in New York.
Could not attend a Quantum training session? No worries! You can check the recordnings of the trainings afterwards. See the archive of this years Quantum trainings. It also includes recordings from previous years.
Hanken alum Yesmith Sánchez started working for the DEI consultancy company Inklusiiv four years ago when diversity, equity, and inclusion issues were not spoken of broadly in Finland. Since then, Sánchez has been very busy helping a lot of organisations build more diverse, inclusive and equitable workplaces.
Over the past three years, researchers at the Hanken School of Economics have received over 1.8 MEUR in support from Finnish foundations for different research projects. Representatives from eleven foundations and funds met with researchers and the university management at Hanken on 4 April 2025, and got a glimpse of current research at the School.
Nationally 28 universities are asking their students about Exam, the e-exam system used in the Examinariums, the rooms dedicated to e-exams. What do you think about it, what is good, what is bad? Last year, 4200 e-exams were in the examinariums at Hanken. Therefore we are very interested in knowing your thoughts about Exam. Please, answer before 20.4.
Bloomberg returns with a pop-up training session on Wednesday, April 9th! The training will take place at Quantum Helsinki at 14:00-15:30 and is open to all Hanken students and researchers. The session will also be shared online through Teams!
Cultural organisations have to navigate a complex landscape where financial pressures and cultural missions intersect and create tensions, writes Doctoral Researcher Ksenia Kosheleva and Professor Kaj Storbacka from Hanken School of Economics and Associate Professor Julia Fehrer from University of Auckland in an article for the Conversation.
The application for the Fulbright Finland Undergraduate Grant is open. Students on undergraduate level can apply for a grant for exchange/freemover studies in the U.S. for the academic year 2025 - 2026.
S&P Global Market Intelligence will hold a pop-up training session on Tuesday April 1st at 10:00-12:00! The training will take place at Quantum Helsinki and online. The session is open to all Hanken students and researchers. All questions regarding Capital IQ welcome!
Individual happiness contributes significantly to the overall health and prosperity of society. This was one of the key takeaways from the first Nordic Happiness Summit, held at Hanaholmen in Espoo, Finland on 24-25 March.
This year, the bachelor's programmes at Hanken School of Economics in both Helsinki and Vaasa have attracted a record number of applications. The application targets at both locations surpass all previous years' records.
The founder of Dermoshop and board professional Henry Backlund has been appointed Executive in Residence at Hanken School of Economics within the Department of Management and Organisation. Backlund is based in Vaasa.
