APPLICATION DETAILS OF HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

Welcome to Hanken School of Economics

Hanken is a leading, internationally accredited university in the field of economics and business administration. The relation of international students is higher than in any other Finnish business university. Hanken's research operations are of an internationally high standard and it maintains close and intensive links with the business world.


Hanken, founded in 1909, is a leading, internationally accredited (Equis and AMBA) university in the field of economics and business administration. It has more international students than any other Finnish business university. Hanken's research operations are of an internationally high standard and the School maintains close and intensive links with the business world.

Staff
Hanken has approximately 230 members of staff, including 120 members of faculty, the majority of whom hold a PhD, operating in six departments: Accounting, Commercial Law, Economics, Finance and Statistics, Management and Organisation, and Marketing.

Two campuses
Hanken has campuses in Helsinki and in Vaasa.

Hanken's alumni
Hanken has almost 12000 alumni working in over 40 countries iall over the world. Alumni include CEOs of several listed companies.


MSc programmes in English

Eight two-year Master's Degree Programmes

Hanken offers several specialised two-year Master's Degree Programmes with instruction in English both in Helsinki and in Vaasa. It is also possible to study in English at master's level in the major subject Economics.

In 2010 Hanken is admitting students to the following programmes:

* Master's Degree Programme in Advanced Financial Information Systems (Helsinki)
* Master's Degree Programme in Computational Finance (Vaasa)
* Master's Degree Programme in Corporate Governance (Helsinki)
* Master's Degree Programme in Intellectual Property Law (Helsinki)
* Master's Degree Programme in International Management (Helsinki)
* Master's Degree Programme in Marketing (Helsinki)
* Master's Degree Programme in Real Estate Investment and Finance (Helsinki)
* Master's Degree Programme in Strategic Entrepreneurship and Marketing (Vaasa)
* Master's Degree Studies in Economics (Helsinki)

The basic entrance requirement is a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university. In addition, the applicant must have a sufficient academic background in economic sciences and a high level of proficiency in English. All applicants also need to take GMAT or GRE in order to be eligible for admission. The studies lead to the degree of Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration) / Ekonomie magisterexamen. For details, please read the information on admissions.

The deadline for applications is 15 March 2010. The application form will be available through http://www.universityadmissions.fi/.

PLEASE NOTE! These web pages will contain full and complete information about the application process. No additional information will be available in paper format.