Electronic or e-waste is the fastest growing waste stream globally. In 2019, a record of 53.6 million metric tons of globally generated e-waste was reported. Electronic devices contain an extensive list of precious metals as well as harmful chemicals; if no product recovery procedures are applied, we lose scarce resources and create a negative environmental footprint.
A course ideated, planned and taught by students is currently taking place for the first time in Hanken’s history. The course Sustainable Venture Creation enables students to develop ventures that work towards the UN’s sustainable development goals.
Hanken will host a seminar with Professor Paul Heald, current Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Law and Economics on Tuesday 7 December 2021 at 14.00-15.00 (Helsinki time). Heald is the Albert J. Harno & Edward W. Cleary Chair in Law at the University of Illinois.
Finnish universities’ vice presidents for education agreed on launching a joint development project to develop student admissions. Entrance examinations will be digitalised, their content developed, and their number significantly reduced. The needs for development were identified jointly by the universities particularly as a result of admissions carried out over the course of the national state of emergency. The development work will be discussed at universities during the autumn.
Many high-tech products contain high-demand metals. These metals are of strategic importance to the world economy but will likely be difficult to access in the future. As critical materials, they are part of society’s critical infrastructure and should therefore be recycled and reused to a greater degree.
Every autumn, a national questionnaire is sent out to all those who have graduated from a university in Finland following up on their careers. According to the latest results, Hanken is placed at the very top by graduates with a master’s degree in business when evaluating their education programmes.
The Tre Smeder foundation has decided to donate half a million euros to Hanken and the fundraising campaign Count on Hanken. The donation will be paid out during the first quarter of 2022. The campaign Count on Hanken has received donations exceeding 3,4 million euros, including the donation from The Tre Smeder foundation.
Thousands of Swedish-speaking Finns are active in Stockholm's business life. However, many of them don’t know about each other, even though a good network in this community would make it easier to cope with the competition in the city and also support Finnish companies to establish themselves there. This is something that the new network FIKSA – Finnish Contacts in Stockholm's Business Life aims to offer.
Many members of different societies face inequalities due to their sexual orientation and gender. Despite positive legal changes, the experiences of the LGBTI communities show persistent discrimination.
In the next few days, we will send a text message to you as a degree student at Hanken to ask for some feedback about your studies and your well-being.
After last week's preliminary judging, GBSN - Global Business School Network has determined the Top Six teams who will be going to the Final Round of judging in The HUMLOG Challenge! Those teams are (in no particular order):
New digital technologies such as 3D printing, 3D modelling and scanning technologies and AI technologies is changing how designs are created and digitalising thewhole creation process. New research points out that not all works created digitally deserve intellectual property protection in the EU.
The Hanken International Advisory Board (IAB) aims to provide strategic advice and perspectives for the development of the School in accordance with international standards and development trends of accredited business schools. Rector has appointed new members in IAB as of 1.11.2021.
An overview of the complexity, constraints, and evolution of MSF global supply chain operations – A personal decade-based opinion By Diego Flores, MSF Head of Mission and International HUMLOG Institute practitioner fellow.
How to speed up the growth in Finland? This was discussed at the traditional seminar Toppsemi, which was held at The Swedish School of Economics Hanken in Helsinki on 26 October. "We cannot only distribute the cake, but it must be made to grow, and this requires structural societal reforms that make Finland attractive to investors”, the event's keynote speaker Björn Wahlroos stated.
A supply chain perspective can enable the identification of problems in legal processes, factors that affect public procurement and vulnerabilities in preparedness for cascading disasters. New research examines what a supply chain perspective entails in strictly regulated public services and processes.
The nationwide recommendation for remote work has ended and many workplaces have switched to combining remote work and office work in new ways. Different hybrid models will require more planning by both managers and employees and in some cases also redesigning of the office spaces.
There are several recent cases where influential CEOs, such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon’s previous CEO Jeff Bezos, have received criticism for poor workplace safety. A new study investigates whether CEO power is detrimental to workplace safety.
Professor emeritus Niklas Bruun has edited a new book that explores the right of employers and employees with regard to intellectual property (IP) created within the framework of the employment relationship.
The Nordic countries have made it easier for women to combine work and family by creating a parental leave system that has contributed to high labour force participation for women and lower costs in the form of lost income. Parental leave can, however, also have negative consequences for women's careers in professions where knowledge progresses fast.
