Aalto University School of Economics: Pushing the boundaries

The Aalto University School of Economics – formerly the Helsinki School of Economics – was established by a group of business pioneers a hundred years ago. Today, the School of Economics provides the most versatile environment in Finland for studying and performing research in economic sciences on an international level. The school belongs in the top one percent of economic institutes that have been granted the most prestigious international quality accreditations in its field: AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. The school is also a partner of the CEMS Masters Programme in International Management.

The School of Economics is part of Aalto University, which was created in 2010 from the merger of three Finnish universities: the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Aalto University is a multidisciplinary community in the fields of science, economics and art and design. The university is founded on traditional Finnish strengths, and its goal is to develop itself as a unique entity and become one of the world’s top universities.

The real-case approach
The University helps to educate responsible experts to solve the problems of tomorrow. Academic degrees can be obtained at the Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral levels. In addition, the School of Economics offers comprehensive courses in executive education. Thanks to an increasing number of programmes taught in English, the school attracts many international students.

Close relationships with business life ensure that the latest knowledge is taken into account for the benefit of companies and the society. A partnership programme for businesses and the real∞case approach used in teaching and the research carried out in cooperation with business life are considered exemplary operating concepts internationally.

The focal areas of research
The School of Economics has internationally acclaimed research activities. The areas of strength in research, specified on the basis of international research assessments, are applied microeconomics, financing (particularly investor behaviour), and the theory, models, and applications of decision-making. As society and business life are moving towards a service and information society, socially important focus areas in research are strategy and the service economy.

Understanding consumer behaviour in depth
Aalto University School of Economics wishes to be a pioneer in people and service skills in business. Understanding human beings and services is crucial in business studies. Mastering foreign languages, being familiar with other cultures and religions, and knowing the customs, habits, and wishes of different customers are prerequisites for competing in a global market. Today, market-driven development is behind almost all new successful products, many of which are associated with the services sector and digital services in particular. In these areas, a profound level of understanding consumer behaviour is a must.

For achieving this goal, the School of Economics unites experts from different fields in order to understand the economy, management, consumers, international cultures and services in depth. The school has joint programmes with other Aalto University Schools and collaborative teaching with the University of Helsinki in humanities and behavioral sciences. Competitive unique business programmes surpass traditional boundaries.

For further information:
Email: www.econ.aalto.fi/en
Address: Aalto University, School of Economics, P.O. Box 21210
FI-00076 Aalto, Finland