This year’s Anders Wall scholarship is awarded to Hanken student William von der Pahlen. The scholarship of 125 000 SEK is the biggest one awarded to a student at Hanken. The award ceremony will take place later today in Stockholm.
Professor Emeritus Jeff Hearn has been appointed as Professor Extraordinarius for 3 years at the Institute for Social and Health Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA).
Hanken’s professors, emeritus professors and young scholars with potential can apply for the Writing Residency for a month in 2019 at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center. The call closes 1 May 2018.
Mikko Vesa, Associate Professor in Management and Organisation, has been elected Lecturer of the Year by the Student Union of Hanken. The award was announced during the Student Union’s annual ball in February.
One of CERS' most long-term researchers, and a strong constructor and upholder of our research center for service and relations marketing, Professor Tore Strandvik is retiring.
The next issue of the Hanken magazine includes a report from Hanken Business Forum 2018 that featured distinguished keynote speakers Bengt Holmström, Claudia Olsson and Annu Nieminen.
Erkki Liikanen, the Governor of the Bank of Finland has agreed to serve as the chair of the board of the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics (Helsinki GSE).
There has been some changes at External relations as e.g. Nina Olin no longer works as Director of external relations and communication after the turn of the year.
The Partner Programme at Hanken got yet another member as JAM Advisors joined the group of Branding Partners. Hanken now has a total of 16 partner corporations to strengthen the connection between Hanken and the corporate world.
Hanken is a member of the Nordic Centre Fudan University in Shanghai, http://www.nordiccentre.net/. Read the short summary of the services offered to Hanken faculty and doctoral students by the Centre.
UniSport organizes free break exercise at Hanken in Helsinki. The class of 15 minutes focuses on the back and shoulder region, freeing up those stiff muscles.