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1. Foreword Press Play! Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

2. Hanken School of Economics Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

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 under the Ministry of Education • Branch Campus set up in Vaasa 1980 • EQUIS accredited since 2000 and AMBA accredited since 2008. Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

4. Hanken Today • Languages: Swedish and English • 5 departments + language centre • 2145 students; 1975 BSc and MSc, 170 PhD • 120 research and teaching staff, 100 administrative staff • Campuses in Helsinki and Vaasa • Internationally accredited by EQUIS and AMBA Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

5. Areas of Strength • Finance and Statistics • Intellectual Property Law • Management and Organisation • Service and Relationship Marketing Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

6. Academic Degrees • Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s degreeThree + two year programme. Main language of instruction Swedish, but a large share of the courses are in English. On master’s level 60% courses are in English. Approx. 220 new students enrol every year. • Master’s degree programmes in EnglishTwo year prorammes. Currently nine programmes are offered. Approx. 150 students admitted every year. • PhD programmeFour year programme within all ten of Hanken’s majors. Approx. 20 new students are admitted every year. Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

7. Subjects • Ten majors • Accounting • Supply Chain Management and Corporate Geography • Economics • Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation • Finance • Information Systems Science • Commercial Law • Management and Organisation • Marketing • Statistics • Other subjects • Political Science • Languages (Swedish, Finnish, English, French, Germany, Russian, Spanish) Press play to continue. Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

8. Master’s Programmes at Hanken • Advanced Financial Information Systems • Computational Finance • Corporate Governance • Intellectual Property Law • International Management • Marketing • Real Estate Investment and Finance • Strategic Entrepreneurship and Marketing • Economics • More information at www.hanken.fi/masters Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

9. Executive Education • Hanken Executive Education arranges both open and tailor-made courses for managers and specialists • Hanken MBAPart time executive programme. • Hanken & SSEIn-company executive education. Collaboration between Hanken and Stockholm School of Economics. • Hanken Executive Education VaasaIn company executive education catering mainly to companies active in the Vaasa region. • Hanken is also the only university in Finland who offers the CEFA (Certified EFFAS Financial Analyst) programme Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

10. Careers Service • Ekonomforum, the Careers Service at Hanken, supports the students in their career planning and job searching • Displays job advertisements • Database with student CVs • Arranges courses and provides literature about job searching • Arranges career evenings and working breakfasts with e.g. alumni • Administers mentoring programmes Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

11. Student Exchange • Hanken has 70 partner universities for student exchange in more than 30 countries • From 2009-2010 a period abroad (exchange or internship) is included in the Integrated bachelor’s and master’s programme • Currently, Hanken receives some 120 students every year • Hanken’s student tutors involved to help exchange students • Former exchange students at Hanken can join the Exhange network to stay in touch with both Hanken and fellow exchange students Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

12. Hanken Alumni • Today approx. 12 000 alumni • Hanken maintains an alumni network where all Hanken alumni can register • An annual homecoming “Hankendagen” in addition to several seminars are arranged for the alumni • From 2007 onwards Hanken also has alumni seminars abroad (Stockholm 2007 & 2009, London 2008) • One of the most active alumni associations in the Nordic countries • Hanken alumni work in leading positions in more than 40 countries. Several top business leaders and politicians in Finland are Hanken alumni Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

13. Student Union • All students by Finnish law members of the Student Union at the university • The student union at Hanken was founded in 1909 • The Student union has representatives on all decision making bodies at Hanken • Link between the members and the university • Services (i.e. health care) and social activities • www.shsweb.fi Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi

14. Thank you! For more information please visit: www.hanken.fi Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan / Hanken School of Economics www.hanken.fi