Helsinki School of Economics

Aalto University School of Business

Aalto-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu Aalto-universitetets handelshögskola
Established	1911
Dean	Professor Ingmar Björkman
Academic staff	73 (2013)
Administrative staff	over 465
Students	3,789 (2013)
Other students	international students 14,4%
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Campus	Urban, Inner City
Affiliations	AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, CEMS
Website	business.aalto.fi/en

The Aalto University School of Business (Aalto BIZ, Finnish: Aalto-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu; Swedish: Aalto-universitets handelshögskola), is the largest business school in Finland. Founded in 1911, it is the second oldest business school in Finland and one of the oldest business schools in the Nordic countries. The school became part of Aalto University as of 1 January 2010. It has been previously known as Helsinki School of Economics (HSE), Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration (HSEBA), and during 2010-2012 as Aalto University School of Economics.

Consisting of about 3,500 students and 500 researchers, the Aalto University School of Business is conducting research with relations with the business community.

The Aalto University School of Business was established in Helsinki in 1904 by the business community and was given the status of a university in 1911. It operated as a private university until 1974, when the state of Finland was given the financial responsibility of the university. Nevertheless, the school has remained autonomous in its administration and internal affairs. Since the foundation in 1911, 23,000 students have graduated from different programmes.

The Aalto University School of Business has been accredited by all three major international organizations that certify business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS), a “triple-crown” accreditation possessed by only 55 other universities in the world. The school is also an active member of the CEMS (Global Alliance in Management Education) and PIM (Partnership in International Management).

Since 2005 the Financial Times has ranked the CEMS program among the top Masters in Management programs in the world. The Aalto University School of Business is an active member of this joint program. Financial Times ranked Aalto University School of Business 29th in the European Business school rankings in 2013, 78th in Global MBA program, 43rd in Master in Management program.

The Aalto University School of Business offers university degrees in economics and business administration at the Bachelor, Master, Licentiate and Doctoral levels, along with MBA programmes targeted to business professionals hosted through Aalto University Executive Education.