Accenture, one of the world’s largest consultancies, is the latest member to join the Hanken partner programme.
“We hope this cooperation will help us meet interested, inspired and motivated students who could potentially be our colleagues in the future,” says Nina Pyykkönen, Management Consultant at Accenture.
Hanken School of Economics' new initiative, Hanken Venture Studio, aims to create around 20 new companies within the next two years. The project is being partly funded by the City of Helsinki's Campus Incubators programme.
Sustainable digitalization and technological development was the theme of the think tank organized by the university alliance ENGAGE.EU in Mannheim at the end of September. Hanken, a member of the alliance since May, was represented by Associate Professor Mikael Laakso.
Since 2020 climate-related disasters are the number one cause for displacement in the world rather than conflicts - and a lot of conflicts these days are also climate induced. The Do no harm-mandate in the humanitarian context should include environmental issues but is still neglected all too often, new research shows.
According to the latest results, Hanken alumni are more satisfied with their career development and university degree compared to the overall average in Finland.
Are you an active Hanken student who engages in various projects or entrepreneurship? Then apply for the Anders Wall scholarship of 200 000 SEK by 31 October 2022!
The Ministry of Education and Culture will conduct an interim review of Hanken on Friday, 7 October 2022. Hanken staff and students are invited to participate in the review discussion at 12.40 pm in the Assembly Hall and online.
SHS welcomes Hanken's students and staff to participate in this year's Pinktober Charity Run! The event will be organized on Saturday 1.10 at 12-16 at the traditional site, Töölönlahti.
“Hanken School of Economics and Aktia have a long shared history, and we are therefore particularly thrilled to continue this collaboration by being Hanken’s new partner company,” says Lotta Borgström, Director of Investor Relations and Communication at Aktia.
Hanken School of Economics belongs to a very select group of leading international business schools, which to a great extent is enabled by the wide support from donors and companies in partnership with Hanken. To express its gratitude, Hanken invited the supporters to Hanken's Partner Assembly and Donor Dinner on 8 September 2022.
These days, consumers have access to practically all music imaginable, thanks to smartphones and services such as Spotify, and the shelves of corner shops are filled with food and drink from all over the world.
A new patent protection, called the Unitary Patent, is expected to be introduced in Europe in 2023. This simplified procedure will reduce the cost of patenting in Europe. New research provides insights on how firms and consumers in Europe will be affected by this institutional change.
Hanken School of Economics’ master’s programme has this year been ranked 62nd in the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking. Last year Hanken was ranked 55th. Financial Times annually ranks the best master’s programmes world-wide.
Hans-Kristian Sjöholm, Head of Global Equities at Evli Fund Management Company, has been appointed as Professor of Practice at the Quantum data lab at Hanken School of Economics for a period of three years.
“Hanken aims to contribute with a much larger number of foreign citizens coming to Finland and being integrated into Finnish working life”, said Rector Ingmar Björkman at the opening of the academic year at Hanken School of Economics on 1 September 2022.
The joy of life and not having regrets – these are some of the aspects that the guests of Hanken’s Career Podcast have in common. The podcast is back with 14 new episodes. Listen to our alumni’s inspiring career histories and hear their best advice!
