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2. Hanken in a nutshell
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3. Key Years in Hanken’s History
» Founded in 1909
» University status 1927
» MSc degree introduced
» Full Academic status 1944
» PhD degree introduced
» Private institution until 1975, since then mainly funded by
the Ministry of Education and Culture
» Branch Campus set up in Vaasa 1980
» EQUIS accredited since 2000, AMBA accredited since
2008 and AACSB accredited since 2015
» Ranked by Financial Times 2015
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4. Hanken Today
» Languages: Swedish and English
» 5 departments and 1 language centre
» 2 534 students (2 412 BSc and MSc, 122 PhD)
» Approx. 22 % at Vaasa campus
» 122 faculty,
107 staff
» Campuses in Helsinki and Vaasa
» Internationally accredited by EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA
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5. Key characteristics
» Only stand-alone business school in Finland
» Research-intensive business school
» Quality of education
» International orientation
» Close connections to the business community
» Promoting social responsibility in all activities
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6. Areas of Strength
»Economics
»Finance
»Management and Organisation
»Marketing
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7. Academic Degrees
» Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s degree (3+2 yrs)
» Swedish main language
» 60 % of courses at Master’s level in English
» Enrolment approx. 250 students/year
» Master’s degree programmes (2 yrs)
» Approx. 120 students enrolled per year
» PhD programme (4 yrs)
» Within all eight of Hanken’s majors
» Approx. 16 students admitted every year
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8. Subjects
» Seven majors (BSc level)
» Accounting
» Commercial Law
» Economics
» Entrepreneurship, Management
and Organisation
» Finance
» Management and Organisation
» Marketing
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» Other subjects
» Information Systems Science
» Political Science
» Statistics
» Supply Chain Management and
Social Responsibility*
» Languages
(Swedish, Finnish,
English, French, Germany,
Russian, Spanish)
* Can be chosen as major on MSc level studies

9. Master’s Programmes at Hanken
» Business and Management
» Corporate Governance
» Economics
» Finance and Accounting
» Intellectual Property Law
» General Management
» More information at www.hanken.fi/masters
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10. Student Exchange
» Hanken has more than 100 partner universities for
student exchange in more than 35 countries worldwide.
» A period abroad (exchange or internship) is included in
the Bachelor’s programme.
» Currently, Hanken receives some 150 students every
year.
» Hanken’s student tutors involved to help exchange
students.
» Former exchange students at Hanken are included in the
Hanken Exhange Network.
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11. Hanken Alumni
» 13 500 alumni in 65 countries around the world
» Approx. 22 % work abroad
» Alumni events
» approx. 10 alumni events annually in Helsinki and Vaasa
» Hankendagen (Helsinki and Vaasa)
» International alumni days (Stockholm, London, Brussels, Zürich,
Berlin)
» Monthly alumni letter and the Hanken
magazine
» Hanken Network
» Alumni contact and recruitment
» Access to journal database Emerald
» Hanken Expatriate
» Exchange Network
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12. Collaboration with Business Life
Alumni Activities
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Partner Programme
Executive Education
Fundraising
Career Services
Research Collaboration

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