Universities will develop joint approaches to strengthen the quality and impact of researcher training. The aim of these recommendations is to increase the appeal of researcher training and the number of flexible pathways to training, strengthen its relevance to working life and employment opportunities, and speed up graduation.
Uncertainty about monetary policy adversely affects firm operations such as reducing investment. But firms can reduce the adverse impact by proactively becoming more transparent, improving information environment, and applying risk management techniques.
AI has been a hype since important advances were made in machine-learning, huge data sets became available, and speed of computing power steeped up. In a blog post, Professor Frank den Hond explores the question: What do humans lose when we let AI decide.
Posti Group is the most recent company to join Hanken's partner programme. The focus is on close collaboration with Hanken Business Lab, the university’s incubator. “We are looking for people who have the passion to build new, sustainable business ideas”, says Oskari Tinkanen from Posti.
In the midst of climate change, pandemics, and digital transformation, managers find themselves at the forefront of navigating uncertainty. New research shows how managers make sense of this dynamic business environment and what the implications are when it comes to strategic decision-making.
The Hanken alumnus Stefan Larsson’s first ever “Dare to Dream” scholarship has been awarded to Hanken students Anna Hägerström and Aileen Ahlskog. The students will have Stefan Larsson, CEO of PVH Corp., as a mentor for one year and get to visit him for a week in New York.
The Teaching Evaluation Committée is arranging a teaching demonstration for the Lecturer position in Statistics in Helsinki. The teaching demonstration is on Wednesday 12th June 2024 at 14.30 in room A307 in Helsinki, with possibility to stream. The applicant is Alexander Back.
A brand new Moomin book is set to release in September. However, this book focuses less on the events in the Moominvalley and more on the business and managing the ecosystem of companies with Moomin Characters at its core. Generosity is highlighted as a key management practice. The book is written by Hanken Professor Janne Tienari and Assistant Professor Paul Savage.
From 2025, universities will have nine national entrance exams, which will allow applicants to apply for a wide range of different subjects and universities. At the same time, the timetable for the entrance exams will be relaxed so that those selected by certificate-based admissions will no longer have to prepare for and take the entrance exams.
Hanken School of Economics invited donors and representatives from Hanken’s partner companies to the university on Wednesday May 29 as an expression of gratitude and a celebration of successful collaborations.
The Teaching Evaluation Committee is arranging a teaching demonstration for Assistant Professor Jesper Haga on 7 June, 2024, at 10.15 am in room V142 in Vaasa.
The former Governor of Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank), Stefan Ingves, sees several global trends affecting the economy that will happen regardless of what we in Finland want and choose. These include climate change, balance changes of financial power with countries growing at different rates, as well as large and growing public debt.
The business incubator Hanken Business Lab at Hanken School of Economics has been granted €750,000 by the Louise and Göran Ehrnrooth Foundation for the next five years. The agreement also includes a reservation for the same amount for an additional five years, resulting in a total of €1.5 million. Hanken will see to it that the donation is matched with €1.5 million.
In recent years Hanken School of Economics has welcomed about 80 new international students each autumn. Most international students join Hanken’s Master’s programmes in English, which offer major studies in the main business-school disciplines. For the 2023-2024 academic year, Hanken has international students from 35 countries around the world.
From studying and working as an IT administrator at Hanken to pioneering in options trading and hedge funds. Business angel and board professional Kaj Rönnlund from Vaasa is Alumnus of the Year at Hanken School of Economics.
