Svenska handelshögskolan - Hanken School of Economics
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct 2023 | Suvi Leinonen Cabinet member | Green Deal, research, humanitarian aid. | — |
| 03 Oct 2023 | Suvi Leinonen Cabinet member | Green Deal, research, humanitarian aid. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Hanken School of Economics is a leading university-level business school with over 110 years of experience in education and research in economics and business administration. Hanken has three international accreditations (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS), which only 1 percent of business schools have achieved worldwide, as well as the HRS4R. Hanken’s personnel was 317 FTE in 2025. Around 2 778 BSc and MSc students and 132 doctoral researchers are currently enrolled in the BSc and MSc programs and 125 in PhD programs. Hanken has close ties to the business community and an active network with over 14,000 alumni in more than 70 countries. Research at Hanken is carried out at our academic departments (Department of Finance and Economics, Department of Accounting and Commercial Law, Department of Marketing, Department of Management and Organisation), as well as research centres located within or between the departments. Hanken is part of ENGAGE.EU university alliance.
EU Legislative Interests
Comments on the Framework programme (H2020) evaluation, Horizon Europe (especially clusters 1, 3 & 5), EU Humanitarian Logistics Policy, White Paper on Artificial Intelligence - A European Approach, European Strategy for data, EU Green Deal, Sustainable Finance Action Plan & Digital Europe Programme.
Communication Activities
-Comments for Horizon Europe (HEU) Strategic Plan 2021-2027 cluster 5 on freight mobility -Comments for Humanitarian Logistics Policy and a meeting with DG ECHO -The Finnish financial sector’s proposals for the advancement of ESG data reporting and management in the EU -Hanken is leading WORM HEU-project and was the lead coordinator of EU Horizon2020 COVID-19 emergency response project HERoS and member in the EU Health Policy Platform, and a partner in EU Horizon 2020 project CORE and Horizon Europe projects PALOMERA, TC4BE and ReMuNet. - Partner in MSCA doctoral network EMANAIRE starting 2027.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
EFMD Global (European Foundation for Management Development Global) AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business International) CEEMAN (The International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies ) International Association of Universities Association of MBAs Global Business School Network BGA Business Graduates Association EDAMBA (European Doctoral Association in Management and Business Administration) Finnish Institute in Japan EUA Council for Doctoral Education GBSN CoARA SCANCOR (Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research) European University Association NUAS (Det Nordiska Universitets Administratörs Samarbetet) NFF (Nordisk Företagsekonomisk Förening - Nordic Academy of Management) PRME Principles of Responsible Management Education QTEM (Quantitative Techniques for Economics & Management Master Network) The Association of Nordic University Rectors Conferences (NUS) Unifi (Universities Finland)¨ NAFSA APAIE EARMA (European Association of Research Managers and Administrators) INORMS (International Network of Research Management Societies) The Forum for Internationalization of Research and Innovation (Ministry of Education Finland) https://www.hanken.fi/en/cooperation-and-networks/international-networks In addition to the networks described above, Hanken has study exchange relationships with 88 universities and business schools globally. Furthermore, Hanken's individual faculty members are members in a broad range of scientific and professional associations - which Hanken does not, however, keep registers about.
Organisation Members
ENGAGE.EU Hanken researcher Hanna Silvola is a member of the the Consultative Working group of ESMA. Hanken researcher, Professor emeritus Jeff Hearn is a member of the Management Council of the COST Action on Work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalisation.
Additional Information
21,6 M€ of the funding comes from the Finnish Government.