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Baltic Rim Economies 4/2010 published – Guest writer Prime Minister of Moldova Vlad Filat

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:02:52 EEST

The Pan-European Institute publishes a bimonthly discussion forum, Baltic Rim Economies (BRE), which focuses on the development of the Baltic Sea Region. In BRE, high-level public and corporate decision makers, representatives of Academia and several other experts contribute to the discussion.

In this Arctic areas themed special issue of BRE there are expert articles by, among others, Prime Minister of Moldova Vlad Filat, Vice-President of the European Parliament Libor Rouček and the Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy and Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson.
You may download Baltic Rim Economies free of charge.

JOKO in English begins in January 2011

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:31:11 EEST

The JOKO 37 starting in January 2011 will be conducted in English. This programme is an excellent choice for both foreign persons working in Finland and for Finns wishing to enhance their business competence abilities by completing the development programme in English.

The executive MBA Turku Programme (eMBA Turku), organized by Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku is a leadership development programme with international EPAS accreditation. The programme is intended for persons with several years of experience in managerial or expert positions. The programme consists of three one-year modules which can be completed as independent programmes. All modules are part-time study programmes.

JOKO is the first of the eMBA Turku modules. Its goal is to create a strong foundation of different areas of business competence and their role in business management.

The application period for the JOKO 37 programme closes on November 15^th, 2010.

Welcome to hear more. Infos are organized as follows:

September 16th, 2010 at 11 – 13 o´clock
October 14^th, 2010 at 14 – 16 o´clock

Turku School of Economics

Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, Turku

Meeting Room Spinnu, 4th floor

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September 15th, 2010 at 8.30 – 10.30 o´clock

WTC Sodexo

World Trade Center Helsinki

Aleksanterinkatu 17

00100 Helsinki

Meeting Room Marskin Sali, 2nd floor

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September 22^nd, 2010 at 14 – 16 o´clock

Tulli Business Park

Åkerlundinkatu 11 A

33100 Tampere

Conference Room Saavutus, 7th floor

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September 23rd, 2010 at 14 – 16 o´clock

Porin yliopistokeskusYliopistokeskus

Pohjoisranta 11 A

28100 Pori

Class room 107, 1st floor

For refreshments, please let us know which info you will attend by sending an email 4 days before to Iiris Suoja to: iiris.suoja(a)utu.fi.

Professor Robert Bauer visiting TSE

Mon, 17 May 2010 03:01:56 EEST

Professor of Organisation and Innovation Robert Bauer at Johannes Kepler University in Linz is visiting TSE and the discipline of Management and Organisation from May 18th until May 20th 2010. His research focuses on the management of innovation processes and the enhancement of industrial creativity – including the potential and risk in integrating management with art and design. During his visit professor Bauer is giving a lecture on Design Thinking at TSE exe.

Moreover, an afternoon seminar will be arranged on May 19th 2010 at 13.00 in room LS09 by Management and Organisation:

Research seminar in Management and Organization

Associate Professor Robert Bauer, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
Design Thinking and its contribution to innovation management

Coffee break

Lecturer Maija Vähämäki, TSE, Management and organization
Dialogue as leadership orientation

Project Researcher Eeli Saarinen, TSE, Management and organization
From going virtual to knowing virtual – First experiences from a virtual team and leadership training in a MNC

Discussion

Due to coffee serving we kindly ask you to inform of your attendance beforehand to Mrs. Mari Jaakkola, mari.jaakkola(a)tse.fi on Monday May 17th at the latest. Material on this seminar will be available electronically from her from the same address on request.

Further information:

Professor Anni Paalumäki, tel. +358 400 734 931

In memoriam: Professor Anthony Hopwood

Wed, 12 May 2010 01:24:18 EEST

After battling serious illness over the last few years, Professor Anthony Hopwood died last weekend. He was one of the Honorary Doctors of the Turku School of Economics, having received his honorary degree at the first conferment ceremony of TSE in 1989.

Anthony Hopwood made an outstanding contribution to many areas of academic accounting and particularly notable was his contribution to the discipline of management accounting. His PhD at the University of Chicago was a groundbreaking application of methods and insights from social psychology to the subject of budgetary control and management accounting, and he went on to both develop these insights in the field of management accounting and also to use wider, organizational perspectives to the study of all aspects of accounting. He made his career at several major universities in the U.K., including the University of Oxford and London School of Economics and Political Science. He was the founding Editor of Accounting, Organizations and Society, now in its 35th year of publication, a journal which has had an incalculable impact on accounting research of all types. He was also a central figure in the founding of the European Accounting Association which is holding its 33rd annual congress next week in Istanbul.

Anthony's role in establishing and developing the European Accounting Association over the past 33 years just cannot be overstated. The world would not have been the same without his influence. He received a number of awards, including the Lifetime Contribution Award of the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association in 2008. Anthony's passing away is sadly mourned by his family (his wife Caryl and his sons, Justin and Mark) and by his many friends and colleagues throughout the academic and professional accounting world, including the research community of the Turku School of Economics.

For an appreciation and summary of Professor Anthony Hopwood's exceptional career, please follow the link http://www2.lse.ac.uk:80/accounting/Home.aspx.

Professor Kari Lukka
Turku Shcool of Economics

Turku School of Economics conferment of doctoral degrees 13 - 15 May 2010

Mon, 10 May 2010 04:49:27 EEST

At the 60th anniversary degree ceremonies of the Turku School of Economics, eight honorary doctorates and 41 doctorates will be conferred. The degree ceremonies will be the fifth by the Turku School of Economics, and the first since it merged with the University of Turku.

The eight people being conferred with honorary doctorates represent the fields of both science and business. They are all significant actors in their fields, have contributed to the success of the Turku School of Economics in different ways, and have engaged in active co-operation with the School.

The traditions of degree conferment have their roots in the ceremonies of the medieval university emphasising self-administration. The Finnish word meaning 'degree conferment', promootio, comes from the Latin verb ‘promovere’, meaning to move forward, promote and elevate. The degree conferment ceremonies, which represent the continuity of academic tradition, symbolise the bond linking modern science and higher education to older European education.

The degree ceremonies comprise the Sword Sharpening Display, the Conferment Ceremony, the Academic Procession, the Conferment Church Service, the Conferment Banquet and Ball and a boat trip. Professor Antti Paasio will act as Conferrer.

The degree ceremonies

Thursday 13 May

Sword sharpening display
The degree ceremonies will begin at 6.00 pm on Thursday 13 May with the sword sharpening display in the festival hall of the Turku School of Economics.

The swords of the doctors and honorary doctors will be sharpened on the grindstone of the Vanhalinna Manor House and Museum, which belongs to the University of Turku. The marshals will christen the grindstone with sparkling wine.

After a welcoming speech by Ulla Hakala D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus.Adm), the programme will include two further speeches. Head Marshal, Pasi Malinen D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus.Adm) will talk about the tradition of sword sharpening and Hannu Makonen D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus.Adm) will address the sword itself. After the sword sharpening, there will be musical performances followed by dinner.

Friday 14 May

Laying of Wreaths at the cemetery 9.00 am
The actual day of degree conferment will begin on Friday morning at Turku's old cemetery, where representatives of the doctors will lay wreaths, led by the Conferrer. The doctors will lay wreaths at the graves of the deceased luminaries of the Turku School of Economics who are buried in Turku, Chancellor Niilo Ikola and Rectors Unto Virtanen and Veikko Halme.

The Conferment Ceremony at Turku Concert Hall, 12 noon
The Conferment Ceremony begins with an entrance procession, which will include the Rector of the University of Turku, the Director of the Turku School of Economics, the Conferrer and the doctors and honorary doctors upon whom degrees will be conferred. The programme will include speeches by the Rector of the University of Turku, Keijo Virtanen, the Director of the Turku School of Economics, Satu Lähteenmäki and the Conferrer, Antti Paasio. The Doctoral Question to the Primus Doctor will be posed by Master of Ceremonies, Heli Marjanen, and the reply to the Doctoral Question will be given by Primus Doctor, Mélanie Raukko. If the scientific community accepts the reply given, the conferral of doctors will then begin, with the honorary doctors and doctors each in turn receiving the symbols of their doctoral degree: a hat, a sword and a degree certificate. The Honorary Doctor’s speech will be made by Seppo Honkapohja, a member of the board of directors of the Bank of Finland. The event will also include music related to the conferment ceremony, including the Conferment Cantata of the Turku School of Economics.

Academic Procession from the Concert Hall to Turku Cathedral at about 2.30 pm
The Academic Procession will march along Aninkaistenkatu to the Cathedral. The procession will include the Rector of the University of Turku, the Director of the Turku School of Economics, the Conferrer, the honorary doctors and doctors upon whom degrees have been conferred, the Vice Rectors of the university, rectors of other universities, professors of TSE, other members of staff and the spouses/partners of those taking part in the ceremonies. At the head of the procession will be mounted police officers, flags and the Master of Ceremonies. Anyone who wishes may come to watch the procession along the street or in Cathedral Square.

Church Service at the Cathedral at about 3.00 pm
The Conferment Church Service will be presided over by Archbishop Jukka Paarma. In addition to friends and relatives of the doctors, anyone who wishes may attend the Church Service. Those who participated in the procession will sit in the cathedral in seats specially reserved for them.

Conferment Banquet and Ball in Turku Castle 7.00 pm
During breaks in eating, the following speeches will be given at the Conferment Banquet:

Declaration of the beginning of the Banquet, Master of Ceremonies Heli Marjanen
Speech to the School, Maarit Laiho D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Reply by the School, Director Satu Lähteenmäki
Speech to the Conferrer, Leena Haanpää D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Reply by the Conferrer, Conferrer Antti Paasio
Speech to the Honorary Doctors, Jussi Hätönen D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Honorary Doctor’s reply, Honorary Doctor Nicole Coviello
Speech to the young doctors, Kari Lukka D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Young doctors’ reply, Reetta Raitoharju D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Speech to the women, Pekka Koskinen D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Speech to the rising sun, Aki Koponen D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)

The conferment speeches will be published after the event at the TSE website www.tse.fi/degree_ceremonies

Saturday 15 May

Boat trip on M/S Ukkopekka 10.00 am - 1.00 pm

The honorary doctors of the Turku School of Economics 2010

Based on scientific merit, honorary doctorates will be conferred on the following:

Professor Nicole Coviello, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Professor Dian Marie Hosking, the University of Utrecht and the University of Tilburg, the Netherlands
Professor Kenneth A. Merchant, USC Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA
Professor Slavica Singer, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia

Based on their achievements in business, honorary doctorates will be conferred on the following:

Seppo Honkapohja, Member of the board of directors, Bank of Finland
Reijo Karhinen, CEO of OP-Pohjola Group, Honorary Counsellor
Lasse Kurkilahti, Honorary Counsellor
Hans Langh, Managing Director of Oy Langh Ship Ab, Honorary Counsellor

Further information of honorary doctorates can also be found at the TSE website www.tse.fi/degree_ceremonies.

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Representatives of the media are welcome to follow the proceedings. The sword-sharpening display at 6.00 pm on 13 May is a good opportunity to meet the honorary doctors and other doctors upon whom degrees are being conferred.

If reporters or photographers wish to participate in any of the festivities, they are kindly requested to register in advance no later than Wednesday 12 May with the Communications Unit of the Turku School of Economics, tel. 050 336 2393 or viestinta(a)tse.fi.

Further information about the practical arrangements for the ceremony is available from Education and Research Secretary, Birgit Haanmäki, tel. 050 553 2927.

Information about the proceedings can also be found at the TSE website www.tse.fi/degree_ceremonies

National Enterprise Education Seminar in Turku

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EEST

In 2010, the National Enterprise Education Seminar will be held in Turku. The seminar is a platform for the practitioners and researchers to meet and discuss. The seminar continues to develop enterprise education research and practice.

The theme for the seminar will be entrepreneurial learning.

How to teach and learn in an entrepreneurial fashion?
What is an entrepreneurial teacher and learner?
How to give feedback and assess learning outcomes?

The Keynote Speaker for the Seminar will be a leading researcher in the field of entrepreneurial learning, Professor David Rae from Lincoln Business School, England.

There will be also national Keynote Speakers and workshop presentations from various perspectives to enterprise education. In addition to research papers and dissertations plans we invite submissions on pedagogical papers, book reviews and project presentations.

Timeframe for submissions:

1.6.2010: Deadline for submitting an abstract for the presentation.
30.6.2010: Feedback to the authors.
1.9.2010: Submission of final papers, research plans and case presentations.

Organiser

The Seminar will be organised in co-operation by the Turku School of Economics and University of Turku. The main organisers are

Professor Jarna Heinonen, Turku School of Economics
Research director Ulla Hytti, Turku School of Economics
Docent Jaana Seikkula-Leino, University of Turku

Further information (in Finnish): www.yktt2010.fi

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The University of Turku and Turku School of Economics will merge according to the new university act to a new University of Turku from the beginning of 1.1.2010. This is done to create an even stronger research centre in Turku. The starting point for the merger is the University’s prominent and versatile basic research, which will be strengthen by the business expertise from the School of Economics. This offers an excellent platform for enterprise education both from the perspective of research and practice.