Hanken scores really well in the latest exchange student survey among students that visited Hanken during autumn 2019. A total of 96% of the 88 respondents would recommend Hanken as host university for exchange studies, and the feedback on courses, small teaching groups and Hanken's webpage was very positive.
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.
A standardized and open ESG data register would facilitate the increasing ESG-informed decision-making and sustainable investments worth up to 260 billion euros annually at EU level only.
During the Partner Assembly on 6 February, the Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid was conferred as Honorary Doctor. She was conferred for her contribution to promote digitalisation.
A clear majority of Hanken’s alumni think that Hanken is developing in the right direction, according to the latest alumni survey. Many commented on Hanken’s international cooperation, good connection with alumni and the corporate world, as well as the high standard of events.
The Board of Hankens School of Economics has on 7 February 2020 re-elected professor Karen Spens as Rector for Hankens School of Economics for a three-year period to the summer 2023.
Hanken's largest student award, the Fazer Award, goes to Max Heino, who studies finance at Hanken. The award is worth EUR 15,000 and will be awarded at Hanken's Partner Assembly on 6 February.
Hanken has been implementing responsible management education formally since 2008 and our continuous commitment has led to us becoming a PRME Champions School for the fourth time in a row.
Hanken alumnus Anders Portman photographs architecture and building environments. For him, working as an entrepreneur with his own values guiding him is important.
The President of the Republic of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, will be promoted to honorary doctor at Hanken School of Economics in a solemn ceremony on February 6, 2020.
Hanken School of Economics students participated in a rating survey in which they assessed Hanken’s positive impact on the world. According to the students, Hanken is well on its way towards achieving positive societal impact.
