Internal advocacy

General matters (or if you are unsure who to contact):
studier@shs.fi

Education Council (part of the Academic Council)

The responsibilities of the Education Council are to:

  • develop and evaluate education and pedagogy at Hanken
  • decide on admission criteria for bachelor’s and master’s programs and other programs with admissions
  • approve curricula and course offerings
  • assess and approve master’s theses.

The Education Council consists of a Vice Rector as chairperson, subject representatives or another representative for each major subject at the master’s level, one representative from the Language Center, and three student representatives. Each member has a personal deputy.

Academic Council

The responsibilities of the Academic Council are to:

  • coordinate quality assurance efforts in education and research
  • provide statements to the Board on matters concerning education and research
  • handle strategic initiatives regarding education and research
  • coordinate pedagogical and scientific development work
  • improve communication between departments concerning education and research
  • be responsible for the Assurance of Learning process.

The Academic Council consists of both the Research Council and the Education Council and is chaired by the Rector.

Members:
Victor Dahlberg (Adam Tallqvist)
Alma Portin (Marcus Karino)
Jiri Wrangell (Elmer Holm)

University Council

The responsibilities of the University Collegium are to:

  • decide on the number of members in Hanken’s Board and the term length for the Board and its members
  • appoint external members to Hanken’s Board
  • confirm the election of professors, other teachers, researchers, staff, and students as members of Hanken’s Board
  • dismiss a Board member upon the Board’s proposal
  • elect auditors for Hanken
  • confirm Hanken’s financial statements and annual report, and decide on discharge from liability for Board members and the Rector
  • decide on initiating liability claims against Board members, the Rector, and auditors
  • decide on dismissal of Board members.

The University Collegium has 18 members: 6 professors, 6 representatives for other teachers/researchers and staff, and 6 student representatives. Each member has a personal deputy. The term of office is three years.

Members:
Sofie Eriksson (Linn Palmgren)
Emilia Öfverström (Victor Dahlberg)
Anton Mattson (Jesper Rajakangas)
Ida Havunta (Elias Anttila)
Tobias Holmberg (Lina Granlund)
Thomas Kaski (Jiri Wrangell)

Department Councils (IR)

To organize research and education, Hanken has four departments, active at both campuses. A department is led by a Head of Department and a Department Council, with the Head serving as chair. The Department Councils (IR) function somewhat like a general meeting for the department.

Their responsibilities are to:

  • develop, monitor, and evaluate the department’s activities
  • propose a teaching plan
  • propose a department budget
  • propose a staffing plan and make recommendations on the recruitment of teaching and research staff
  • issue statements on education and research matters upon request
  • ensure Hanken’s quality assurance processes are followed, handle systematic student feedback, monitor student achievement of learning objectives, and suggest or implement necessary changes based on follow-ups.

Each council has nine members in addition to the Head. Three represent professors, three represent other teachers/researchers, and three represent students. Each group has deputies. All subjects in the department must be represented.

Department Council for Finance and Economics
Ordinary members:
Emil Creutz (Finance)
Alma Portin (Economics)
Jiri Wrangell (Vaasa)
Deputies:
Jesper Rajakangas (Finance)
Veeti Ståhlberg (Economics)
Rasmus Korkea-Aho (Vaasa)

Department Council for Management and Organization
Ordinary members:
Eva Salovaara (Management and Organization)
Anton Mattson (Entrepreneurship and Management)
Elliot Wallin (Vaasa)
Deputies:
Cecilia Dahlberg (Management and Organization)
Axel Ekberg (Entrepreneurship and Management)
Jakob Nordmyr (Management and Organization)

Department Council for Marketing and Logistics
Ordinary members:
Emma Forsman (Marketing)
Melbin Thomas (Logistics)
Ina Rosenlew (Vaasa)
Deputies:
— (Marketing)
Annika Palm (Logistics)
Tony Lehto (Vaasa)

Department Council for Accounting and Commercial Law
General contact: ir.redovisning@shs.fi
Ordinary members:
Victor Dahlberg (Accounting)
Elvira Johansson (Commercial Law)
Felix Rejman (Vaasa)
Deputies:
Johan Sundell (Accounting)
Iiris Aalto-Setälä (Commercial Law)
Emilia Sparf (Accounting)

Language Centre Directorate

General contact: dir.sprak@shs.fi

Hanken has a Center for Languages and Business Communication. Its directorate proposes teaching plans, budgets, performance agreements, and staffing plans for the Language Center.

The directorate includes the program director as chair, one representative from the Admissions and Study Services Unit, one student, and three teacher representatives.

Members:
Kaisa Rantonen (Isabel Karlsson)
Bertil Eriksson

Hanken’s Board

The Board is Hanken’s highest decision-making body. It consists of 10 members: five employed at Hanken, four external members, and one student representative. The chair is always an external member.

The Board decides on most strategic matters, such as the operational and financial plans and the budget. It is responsible for the university’s finances and resource management. The performance agreement with the Ministry of Education must also be approved by the Board. The Board appoints the Rector and decides on admission volumes.

Student Representatives:
Ville Ruokonen & Sebastian Ståhlberg