Winter School
IN collaboration with Hanken School of Economics
Sustainability and Innovation of Money and Banking (3 ECTS), Helsinki
Sustainable finance and high-quality corporate governance practices are essential tools in fighting the climate change and in creating more sustainable economies. This module focuses on the role of financial innovations in facilitating the energy transition and other environment-related global challenges.

The Darkness of Business (3 ECTS), Lund
This module will discuss that management thinking and doing might not be part of the solution of the problems facing us today (e.g. climate crisis, unequal distribution of wealth, erosion of collective narratives and so forth) but rather one of the main problems calling for urgent attention.
Teaching staff
Hanken School of Economics
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Emilia Vähämaa, Ph.D, associate professor in finance
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Jesper Haga, Ph.D, assistant professor in finance
Lund University School of Economics and Management
- Peter Svensson, Ph.D, associate professor in Marketing
Information for applicants
Language of instruction: English
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 6 ECTS
Format: The course will be held on-campus unless circumstances
change
Who: For students from partner universities, who have completed one year of studies in business administration
When: Full-time from 16–27 January 2023 (one week in Lund and one week in Helsinki). Initial online assignment to be turned in before course start
Teaching methods: The modules combine a variety of methods, ranging from traditional lectures, guest lectures, case studies, interaction-based pedagogy, reading groups, student debates, group work and study visits. Students are expected to participate actively in class
Application: Apply via your home university’s International Office by their internal deadlines
Nomination deadline: 15 September
Contact: www.hanken.fi/en/winterschool,
winterschool@hanken.fi or winterschool@ehl.lu.se
Accommodation
Accommondation in Lund
During your stay in Lund, there will be accommodation available at the Lund University Guest House which is located just a brief stroll from the school buildings. Services on the site are good with close by access to a food store, a restaurant, a café and a fitness center.
There are rooms reserved for students participating in Winter School, and the cost for a single room is around 60 € / day which is paid upon your arrival in Lund.
Read more about the Lund University Guest House
Accommondation in Helsinki
The accommodation will be a forenom Aparthotel-Helsinki-Kamppi in central Helsinki, only a short walk from Hanken. It is close to many restaurants, cafés, shopping malls and grocery stores. The address is Eerikinkatu 24. The rooms are twin or triple rooms for 1-3 people, around 60-70 € / day. The room needs to be booked and paid by the student themselves.
Read more about housing in Helsinki