Hanken_Newsletter_4_2014

In a review on the state of scientific research in Finland, Hanken’s results were clearly above average. The review was conducted by the Academy of Finland and included recommendations on improving the position of Finnish research internationally. Hanken can be said to be well on the recommended way. Firstly, Hanken has pursued an area-of-strength policy since the early 1990’s and is already channelling resources to these areas, especially as regards research. Secondly, the review calls for increased international recruitment, and recent figures show that 23 % of our academic staff is international and that 27.7 % of all our publications are published in international journals. These are among the highest figures in Finland. What makes me especially happy are the results of a bibliometrical study conducted as a part of the review. The citation index shows that Hanken’s research with an index of 1.4 is clearly above the world average of 1. In Finland, only Hanken and the Aalto University rise above the world average. The same trend can be seen in the Top 10 index, where Hanken’s index is 1.7 while the world average is 1. Hanken also wants to encourage the regrowth of future researchers through our PhD programme. This autumn, we actually conferred 75 doctoral degrees. In addition, the 100th woman publicly defended her doctoral thesis in the beginning of December. These positive news prove that Hanken’s strategy, combined with a flexible and effective allocation of resources, really pays off. Hanken shows that even small units can conduct significant, productive research with a high level of impact