Student representation

Student representatives

General matters (or if you are not sure whom to contact): studier@shs.fi

The Education Council (part of the Academic Council)
ar@shs.fi

In short, the Education Council’s tasks are to develop and evaluate the education at Hanken, make decisions regarding the admission criteria for the bachelor’s- and master’s programs, made decisions regarding the approval of study plans and courses offered and to make decisions regarding the evaluation and approval of master’s theses.

Emilia Winqvist (Pia Blomqvist)
Ville Ruokonen (Mats Welander)
Elsa Kuula (Theresa Forsskåhl)

The University Council
unikollegiet@shs.fi

The University Council has 18 members representing the different personnel groups at Hanken and the students. For instance, the Council appoints the external members of the Board, the auditors for the School and the Academic Council. It approves the financial statement and grants the Board and the rector a discharge from liability.

Nicole Gustafsson (Emilia Winqvist)
Ida Havunta (Nea Olsson)
Ville Ruokonen (Louisa Lindbäck)
Rebecca Laaksonen (Axel Anderson)
Tobias Holmberg (Jiri Wrangell)
Emilia Sparf (Felix Anderson)

The Department Councils

Hanken has four departments which are led by a prefect and a department council. The departments are for both campuses and the councils can be seen as a shareholder’s meeting for the departments. Matters handled by the council include the course offering, the hiring of new professors and research doctorates, the department budget and more.

The Department Council of Finance and Economics
ir.finansiellekonomi@shs.fi

Regular representatives:
Madicken Heiskanen (Finance)
Axel Anderson (Economics)
Cassandra Björk (Vasa)

Deputy representatives:
Ossian Procopé (Finance)
Pontus Kaisti (Finance)
Emma Keko (Vasa)

The Department Council of Management and Organisation
ir.flo@shs.fi

Regular representatives:
Emilia Winqvist (Management and Organisation)
Robin Berntzen (Entrepreneurship and Organisation)
Tim Teirfolk (Vasa)

Deputy representatives:
Bessy Sederlöf (Management and Organisation)
Anton Mattsson (Entrepreneurship and Organisation)
Cecilia Dahlberg (Management and Organisation)

The Department Council of Marketing and Logistics
ir.marknadsforing@shs.fi

Regular representatives:
Matilda Eriksson (Marketing)
Melbin Thomas (Logistics)
Moa Mattbäck (Vasa)

Deputy representatives:
Linn Söderlund (Marketing)
Amanda Mäkelä (Logistics)
Mats Lehto (Marketing)

The Department Council of Accounting and Commercial Law
ir.redovisning@shs.fi

Regular representatives:
Erik Österlund (Accounting)
Emma Lindvall (Commercial Law)
Klaus Ahlgren (Vasa)

Deputy representatives:
Pauliina Haarala (Accounting)
Emilia Nygård (Commercial Law)
Mathias Weckström (Vasa)

The Direction of the Centre for Languages and Business Communication:
dir.sprak@shs.fi 

To organize the teaching of languages at Hanken, there is a Centre for Languages and Business Communication. The centre has a direction, that for instance makes drafts for the curriculum of the language courses and the budget for the centre. In the direction, we have one regular and one deputy student representative.

Wilma Andreasén (Alexandra Hamberg)