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Feb, 2050

Maarit Myrberg

Prototype of Aalto alumnus utilizes interdisciplinary friction

Published Feb 18. 2050

“Leaping between disciplines has been a vastly rewarding journey. It suits a person like me who cannot or does not want to become fixed into a particular theme, but seeks for different perspectives and experiences,” says Toni-Matti Karjalainen, who has experience from all the three Aalto schools.

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May, 2010

Susanna Ritala

Former SOK President and CEO Arto Hiltunen appointed Alumnus of the Year 2010

Published May 18. 2010

Arto Hiltunen was appointed the Aalto University School of Economics’ Alumnus of the Year at the Studia Economica event on May 12, 2010 where he was also a speaker.

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Dec, 2009

Season's greetings

Published Dec 22. 2009

Season's greetings and a happy new year!

We will continue our strong traditions as Aalto University School of Economics from January 1st.

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Oct, 2009

Maarit Myrberg

Tackling the financial crisis

Published Oct 9. 2009

The heavyweight professionals of the financial world discussed tactics to stop the economic whirlpool at the annual Capital Markets Top Seminar organized by PricewaterhouseCoopers and HSE at the Helsinki School of Economics.

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Aug, 2009

Lauri-Matti Leskinen

Investment banker's homecoming

Published Aug 17. 2009

"According to a saying in London, an investment banker’s long weekend equals a Sunday off duty," says Investment Banker Sami Miettinen from SEB Enskilda, which operates in the Nordic and Baltic Countries. The HSE graduate returned to Finland at the end of last year after working in London City for 13 years.

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Jun, 2009

Tiina Jakobsson

Aalto University President: "We must now move from planning to implementation"

Published Jun 10. 2009

”This is fantastically inspiring work. I enjoy coming into work each day,” says Tuula Teeri, describing her tasks as President of Aalto University. Teeri, who began her new work in the beginning of April, is slightly surprised at the amount of interest that the preparations for the new university have aroused outside Aalto University.

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Feb, 2009

Maarit Myrberg

University collaboration is Nokia’s trump card in tightening competition

Published Feb 27. 2009

The visiting keynote speaker at the HSE & Nokia Networking Event, Executive Vice President Esko Aho from Nokia, stressed the importance of university collaboration in Nokia’s success story.  Close cooperation has paved the way to the source of top expertise and innovation. As the operational environment is in turmoil and international competition tightens, Aho hopes that the entire society will contribute to maintain Finnish competitiveness in innovations.

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Dec, 2008

Martti Kiuru

Finnish hotel concept introduced to St. Petersburg

Published Dec 22. 2008

S Group has opened three new hotels in St. Petersburg within a short period of time. The process of introducing the Finnish concept has met its share of problems. However, customer service within our Eastern neighbor has improved dramatically since the Soviet era, but centuries of Russian traditions will not be easily influenced.

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Aino Luukkanen

Knowledge Communication - a New Perspective on Communicating

Published Dec 8. 2008

– You cannot communicate knowledge – you can only communicate information. The more about an issue you know, the less you’re able to communicate it precisely. You start to take what you know for granted and can no longer relate to people who don’t share your insights, says Professor Martin Eppler.

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Nov, 2008

Katja Alaja and Kirsi Riipinen

Strategy: aging before our eyes

Published Nov 18. 2008

– Time has passed by traditional strategy. The world is changing quickly – it is discontinuous, complicated and dependent on the environment. It’s difficult to see far ahead, says Mikko Kosonen, President of Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (Sitra) and an alumnus of HSE. Forming a strategy has become a process of continued experimentation and adaption.

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Jul, 2008

Helinä Hirvikorpi

Profiling successful leaders – not superhumans

Published Jul 9. 2008

What do successful leaders have in common? Stiina Vistbacka, HSE EE’s managing director, sees generosity as one of definite characteristics of a good leader. It means the opposite of perfectionism; a kind of acceptance that everything does not always go as planned.

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Jun, 2008

Viola Isokallio

Entrepreneurship motivated by affection for café culture

Published Jun 11. 2008

Delicious, fresh, healthy, and easy: the advertisements on the window summarize SIS. Deli & Café’s promise. The new deli chain was launched by an HSE alumnus Kaisa Leikola and her sister Anu Syrmä. Stores in the Helsinki city center offer meals and deli products for eating in or takeaway.

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Apr, 2008

Kirsi Riipinen

Constant development

Published Apr 18. 2008

Satoshi Ishizaka  has a reason to be proud at the moment. His new book about leadership called Why the Ancient Roman Way Makes you Successful in the Global Corporate World has received widespread recognition. In it, he encourages young Japanese business persons to think like ancient Romans in order to succeed in a global corporation.

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Jan, 2008

HSE Corporate Cooperation

Risk Isn't Only A Threat

Published Jan 25. 2008

– Finding a balance between risks and expected returns is a challenge central to the exploitation of business opportunities, reminds Mikko Routti, who is in charge of risk management services at HSE partner company Deloitte.

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Aug, 2007

HSE’s Excellent Reputation Confirmed

Published Aug 24. 2007

An April 2007 survey by Taloustutkimus Oy studied the image of Finnish universities and colleges, with special attention to teaching, studying, and work. The value of an HSE degree has increased steadily over the years. Its reputation among students and employers is an important asset, bolstered by excellent ratings on multiculturalism, location and the quality of teaching and research.

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Nov, 2006

Marie Sandberg

Arena’s 15th anniversary celebrated on November 8th

Published Nov 15. 2006

The Arena contact fair has been a meeting place for students and companies for 15 years. The fair is arranged annually as a collaborative project by HSE and Hanken. Companies represent themselves and students gather information on career opportunities in different fields of business. The fair helps students plan for their future career.

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Aug, 2006

Toni Riipinen

A model for business operations

Published Aug 16. 2006

Companies nowadays are in the process of developing new and different kinds of business lines. They have to, if they intend to survive in the coming decades.

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Jun, 2006

Terttu Forsström

The Helsinki School of Economics is now HSE

Published Jun 8. 2006

The Helsinki School of Economics has adopted the acronym HSE to replace the old one, HKKK which was based on the Finnish name. The switch coincides with the launch of our updated graphical design rules. The most visible change is the new logo, now based on the letters HSE.

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May, 2006

Eeva Lehtinen

New HSE Website Launched

Published May 29. 2006

Welcome to the new HSE website www.hse.fi. From now on, the old domain hkkk.fi will redirect to hse.fi.

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Apr, 2006

Katri Karjalainen, Katariina Kemppainen & Ari P.J. Vepsäläinen

New opportunities in service industries

Published Apr 2. 2006

As the nature of services is changing rapidly, the emphasis is shifting from the mere measuring of customer satisfaction to the examination of the experience produced for customers.

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