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Halfway through the PhD: Midway Reflections

Why did I decide to pursue a PhD? After completing my master’s degree at Hanken, I worked in the industry for a few years. However, I kept thinking about my master’s thesis topic and the writing process, always with the feeling that I wanted to go back into academia to deepen and enhance my theoretical […]

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Moving to Finland for a PhD with Qifeng Yan

For this article, we interviewed our soon-to-be-graduate PhD researcher Qifeng Yan. He tells about his experience as a doctoral researcher at Hanken at the subject of Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility. This year, the application round for the PhD programme in question is 1.12. 2023 – 3.1.2024. Qifeng’s background and roots Qifeng is from the […]

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Hello Master

Reflections from a recently graduated Masters student Kieto Mahaniah Recent Graduate from the Masters program in Humanitarian Logistics from Hanken School of Economics “Hello Master!” It’s funny. It’s cute. It’s repeated. “Hello Master”. With a smile and a wink, I respond in kind. I raise my glass along with the excited faces surrounding me. To […]

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Master’s Thesis within Military Procurement – The Process

Lauri Aaltonen Recent Graduate from the Masters program in Humanitarian Logistics As I write this blog entry, I have already graduated from Hanken MSc. In the closing phase of my studies, I wrote my master’s thesis (Pro Gradu). Title of my thesis was ´Development of procurement for maintenance spare parts – Case Finnish Defence Forces´. […]