Press release

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.

Professor Luk Van Wassenhove is a pioneer in the area of humanitarian operations. He strives to close the loop between theory and practice by: (i) finding relevant problems in the practice of humanitarian operations, (ii) using rigorous research methods to gain insights on these problems, (iii) publishing his findings in peer-reviewed outlets, pedagogical case studies and other publications, and (iv) giving back to practice through implementable recommendations. Luk is also very generous with his time and contributes actively to strengthen the research community.

Finnish universities’ vice presidents for education agreed on launching a joint development project to develop student admissions. Entrance examinations will be digitalised, their content developed, and their number significantly reduced. The needs for development were identified jointly by the universities particularly as a result of admissions carried out over the course of the national state of emergency. The development work will be discussed at universities during the autumn.

The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland donates 1 000 000 euros to Hanken and the fundraising campaign Count on Hanken. The campaign has now received donations exceeding 2,8 million euros.

Rector Karen Spens has been appointed Trustee in the Board of the accreditation organisation The Association of MBAs and Business Graduates Association (AMBA & BGA).

Hanken participates in the co-funding campaign by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, where a total of 67 million euro will be allocated to the universities as co-funding for raised donations.

Professor Kaj Storbacka is appointed Dean of Executive Education and Corporate Relations at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. In his task Storbacka will be responsible for corporate relations and fundraising.

Hanken School of Economics appointed Roger Holm as Alumnus of the Year during the annual homecoming day Hankendagen on 2 October 2020.

Brief video messages have become part of everyday social media communication, and they were a growing trend within internal corporate communications in the 2010s. New research shows that using video messages for strategic communications increases the feeling of transparency and inclusion within the company.

Karen Spens, rector of Hanken School of Economics, commented in her speech the research projects related to the coronavirus pandemic, the ongoing digitalisation of the teaching, and online courses that are free and open for everyone.