The aim of the Finnish universities is to streamline certificate-based admission and to ensure that the study opportunities are not unnecessarily restricted by subject choices made at general upper secondary level. This would ease the pressures experienced by general upper secondary students. About half of all new university students are admitted on the basis of their certificates.
Hanken’s Bachelor degree in Swedish in Vaasa has attracted a record number of applicants this year. In the joint application in spring 2023, a total of 739 applications was submitted to Hanken in Vaasa.
At the beginning of the year, a new funding act determining the state's research and development funding in 2024–2030 entered into force. In practice, the implementation of the Act means that the central government budgeted approximately EUR 260 million more for RDI activities each year in 2024-2030.
On 14 March 2023 Hanken School of Economics arranged an inaugural installation ceremony for three new professors, Martin Fougère (Management and organisation), Johanna Gummerus (Marketing), and Jennie Sumelius (Management and organisation).
Hanken has launched a new MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) about how to respond to health emergencies such as COVID-19. On the course, you can learn about COVID-data and models, crisis governance during pandemics, medical supply chains, and how misinformation on social media can be combated.
Hanken student Henrik Helenius has been awarded the Anders Wall scholarship of approximately 20,000 euros for having excelled in entrepreneurship and creative thinking. The scholarship was presented on 10 March 2023 at the Anders Wall Foundation's scholarship award ceremony in Stockholm. Helenius is one of the founders of Droppe, a marketplace that sells supplies to industrial companies.
Every year, the Student Union chooses the Lecturer of the Year at SHS's annual party and SSHV's annual party. Associate professor Pia Polsa has been voted as Lecturer of the Year in Helsinki and received the award at the SHS annual party on 24 February 2023.
The application for the Fulbright Finland Undergraduate Grant is open. Students on undergraduate level can apply for a grant for exchange/free mover studies in the U.S.
Hanken School of Economics has been welcomed as a partner of the European University alliance ENGAGE.EU. The alliance consists of leading European universities in business, economics, and the social sciences, which aims to provide European citizens with the set of skills and competences needed to tackle major societal challenges.
Adopt more systematic recruitment processes, quickly implement the EU directive on gender quotas, and a proactive attitude among women. These are some of the recommendations in a new study on how to increase the proportion of women on boards and management teams of publicly traded companies.
Demand for agricultural commodities in the EU are driving land use change in biodiversity-rich countries in for example Africa and Latin America, leading to major biodiversity losses. Hanken School of Economics is part of a large EU-project that aims to generate new knowledge and tools on how to make agrifood systems more sustainable.
PhD Johanna Gummerus has been appointed as the new Professor of Marketing at Hanken School of Economics. Professor Gummerus has a long and warm relationship with Hanken. She graduated from the university in 2011 and enjoys it so much that she has worked here ever since.
PhD (Econ.) Jennie Sumelius has been appointed Professor of Management and Organisation at Hanken School of Economics. Professor Sumelius has a long background at Hanken, both as a student and as a colleague in various positions.
