The wireless WiFi network in Vaasa will be renewed during 2022. The planning work is started by metering in all parts of the building on February 16th – 17th.
The Computer centre is performing maintenance on Thursday february 24th. The work will cause disruptions in the data connections from the office in Vaasa.
This year’s Fazer Award goes to Simone Falck. The award is worth 15,000 euros and is awarded to a Hanken student with strong values and good achievements.
Remember to download and activate your Break Pro. Break Pro is a free break exercise program that reminds you to take breaks during static work- or study days. Read more here!
The global network Junior Achievement Worldwide has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. "It is truly wonderful that the role entrepreneurship plays in fostering a positive, peaceful society is being highlighted in such a way," says Christina Dahlblom, chairman of the network's Finnish member federation and Professor of Practice at Hanken.
According to a recent survey, the students at Hanken are satisfied with the remote teaching and how they are progressing in their studies, but many long to return to the classrooms. The results show that students at Hanken feel better than the recent alarm reports about students' deteriorating well-being in Finland would suggest.
Book an appointment with the library staff if you need help with information searching, reference management, formatting in Word, research data management, open science, or support in Haris.
Veronica Liljander was a productive and respected professor, researcher, and colleague. She was very involved in teaching and supervised many students on both master's and doctoral level.
Conflicts of interest caused by uneven information are everyday in many high-growth ventures and stock listed companies but many of the problems could be alleviated.
Christoph Vitzthum has been elected chair for the new Board of Hanken School of Economics. Vitzthum was elected during the Board’s statutory meeting on 14 January 2022. Janne Larma was elected vice-chair.
Employers who have a regular staff of at least 30 employees must draw up a gender equality plan at least every two years. However, new research reveals deficits in gender equality planning already before planning starts.
"We have always done it that way" is an expression that Joel Sunabacka, head of the Bank of Åland in Vasa, Hankenalumnus, and winner of the competition Young Leader of the Year in Western Finland, cannot stand.
The DigCBA project: Responsible Use of Digital Cash-Based Assistance in Refugee Crises
By Amin Maghsoudi, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research (HUMLOG) Institute at Hanken School of Economics.
The Climate University network, which Hanken is a member of and is coordinated by the University of Helsinki, has formed a teaching cooperation contract between 18 universities. With these new contracts, a majority of Finnish university students can take the network’s climate and sustainability -themed courses.
Dr. Daniel Pasternack has on 1.10.2021 been appointed Professor of Practice at Hanken for a period of three years. Pasternack has a background as an entrepreneur and is the CEO of the asset management company Elite Alfred Berg.
The University Council of Hanken School of Economics has in its meeting on 3 December 2021, elected a new Board for Hanken. The term of office for the new Board is 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2024.
Bergsrådet Tekn. och Ekon. dr h.c. Marcus Wallenbergs Stiftelse för Företagsekonomisk Forskning has decided to donate 150 000 euros to Hanken. The donation is included in Hanken's ongoing fundraising campaign Count on Hanken.
