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THE HANKEN PHD PROGRAMME HANKEN.FI/DOCTORALSTUDIES

EXPLORE – ANALYSE – ADVANCE Develop your analytical skills to their full potential and qualify as a professional creator of knowledge. Hanken supports your journey to the PhD degree with personally tailored guidance, a high-quality research environment, and excellent international networks.

The Hanken PhD Programme entails four years of full-time study. It consists of 60 ECTS credits of coursework, mainly to be taken in the first 18 months of studies, and a doctoral thesis.

All students admitted to the programme receive an Initial Phase Scholarship for the first 18 months of studies, and help and guidance on how to apply for continued funding after that.

There is no tuition fee: by law, PhD studies in Finland are free of charge.

MAJORS At Hanken you can complete a PhD degree in one of the following majors: »»

Accounting

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Commercial Law

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Economics

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Entrepreneurship and Management

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Finance

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Information Systems Science

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Management and Organisation

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Marketing

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Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility

ADMISSION Applications to the Hanken PhD Programme are received twice per year. For more information on the application process, exact dates and admission requirements, please visit hanken.fi/doctoralstudies.

WHY DO A PHD AT HANKEN? »»

A degree from a widely recognised, internationally accredited institution with more than 100 years of experience in business and management education.

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A supportive Nordic-style learning environment, with a tradition of openness and low thresholds across the organisation.

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Extensive creative freedom to tailor your own thesis project.

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Support in honing your analytical skills, learning how to create new knowledge independently, and qualifying professionally as a researcher.

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Close collaboration with internationally recognised faculty and rich access to global research networks through alliances and cooperation.

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A learning platform combining academic excellence, innovative teaching methods, and corporate input.

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Excellent placement in both business and academia for Hanken PhD alumni

I had a sort of hunger for more knowledge – and seeing whether I have it in me to do a PhD. The choice of Hanken was very easy. I had a clearly defined topic in mind that I wanted to investigate in my PhD thesis, customer asset management, and all the best professors in the larger related field of relationship management were at Hanken. I wanted to be with the best, it was as simple as that.

I did most of my courses during the first year, and the thesis writing took place during weekends and holidays. My supervisor was just amazing in helping me to understand the differences between consulting and academic research – and how they can cross paths in a fruitful way.

Within a month from defending my PhD thesis I was invited as a partner at my firm – so conducting PhD studies on the side didn’t seem to harm my career development, quite to the contrary. Nowadays I work as an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland Business School in New Zealand, which would be impossible without the PhD degree, so a Hanken PhD can literally carry you to the other side of the world!

Suvi Nenonen PhD, Hanken Alumna

The potential supervision in the area of my research interests and the possibility to join the graduate school of Finance (GSF) supported my decision to stay at Hanken school of Economics for PhD studies. During the doctoral studies, I very much enjoyed the professional support from faculty, the good research network and the collegial environment at the department of Finance.

Overall, the learning process during the PhD studies at Hanken was very fulfilling and it equipped me with all the necessary skills to develop my career as a professional researcher.

After completing my PhD at Hanken, I have worked as a visiting researcher at the department of monetary policy and research, Bank of Finland in Helsinki. Currently I am back at Hanken working as an Assistant Professor at the department of Finance.

Syed Mujahid PhD, Hanken Alumnus

FOR MORE INFORMATION: WWW.HANKEN.FI/DOCTORALSTUDIES DOCTORAL.STUDIES@HANKEN.FI

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