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Karen Spens is the Rector of Hanken since 2015 and she will hold office for a term of five years, until 2020.
Karen Spens is Professor of Supply Chain Management and Corporate Geography at Hanken. Her research has mainly focused on humanitarian logistics in which she has published several books, co-founded the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management as well as the Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Research Institute (HUMLOG Institute).
She has served at Hanken as the Dean of Education 2010-2015. During this time she was in charge of the development of the Assurance of Learning-process, which aims at improving student learning.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
Kovacs, G. (Project participant), Spens, K. (Project participant), Storsjö, I. (Project participant), Meriläinen, E. (Project participant), Tatham, P. (Project participant) & Vaillancourt, A. (Project participant)
01.01.2014 → 31.12.2018
Project: Other project
Kovacs, G. (Project manager, academic), Spens, K. (Project participant), Haavisto, I. (Project participant), Ekwall, D. (Project participant), Sohn, M. (Project participant), Vaillancourt, A. (Project participant) & Tabaklar, T. (Project participant)
01.09.2011 → 31.08.2015
Project: Externally funded project
Kovacs, G. (Project manager, academic), Spens, K. (Project participant) & Sackey, J. (Project participant)
01.05.2009 → 30.06.2011
Project: Externally funded project
Kovacs, G. (Project participant), Spens, K. (Project participant) & Sackey, J. (Project participant)
01.01.2009 → 31.12.2011
Project: Externally funded project
Spens, K. (Project manager, academic), Kovacs, G. (Project participant), Sackey, J. (Project participant), Tomasini Ponce, R. (Project participant) & Haavisto, I. (Project participant)
01.01.2008 → 31.10.2012
Project: Externally funded project
Vega Bernal, D. (Other role), Kovacs, G. (Other role), Heaslip, G. (Other role), Spens, K. (Other role), Piotrowicz, W. (Other role), Larson, P. D. (Other role), Tatham, P. (Other role), Tuomala, V. (Other role), Abiková, J. (Other role), Adalgeirsdottir, K. (Other role), Falagara Sigala, I. (Other role), Harpring, R. (Other role) & Ruiz Kaneberg, E. (Other role)
Activity: Other › Types for other activities - Other activities, including coordination
Spens, K. (Examiner of doctoral thesis manuscript)
Activity: Examination › Official participation in PhD thesis supervision, defence and examination
Spens, K. (Host)
Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosted academic visit at Hanken
Spens, K. (Visit abroad)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visit to other institution
Spens, K. (Visit abroad)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visit to other institution
Spens, K. (Recipient), 20.06.2013
Prize: Prizes and awards