The Advisory Board of TSE Met for the First Time
In early November, the first meeting of the International University Advisory Board, appointed for Turku School of Economics in the spring of 2013, focused on the present status of Turku School of Economics and the ongoing strategy work. The goal of the development work is to gain a head start in responding to future challenges.
Kristiina Helenius, Anders Aspling, and Markus Granlund
“We are working on an increasingly clear profile. In addition, we want to invest in an international learning experience and training responsible business managers. Our goals also include connecting all stakeholders closer together with our activities,” says Markus Granlund, Dean of Turku School of Economics.
The members of the Advisory Board represent the scientific community and the business sector. They are closely connected with Turku School of Economics.
Kristiina Helenius (CEO, American Chamber of Commerce in Finland), an alumna of Turku School of Economics and a member of the Advisory Board, emphasises that a place at the top internationally is a worthwhile goal. Helenius notes that the importance of business schools will grow as the operating environment becomes increasingly demanding.
“The schools must train people with strong abilities to lead complex international companies, create innovations, generate well-being, and maintain high ethical standards. Business schools cannot simply react to development, they must also influence it.”
Professor Anders Aspling (GRLI, Tongji University), is the chair of the Advisory Board. He emphasises that business schools must participate in the transformation of business and the economy more in the future.
“TSE is in a good position for the future, but are facing important challenges. Differentiation and quality are components of key importance for the future regardless of ambition. They will be required to remain competitive in the current context, and will become even more important as the landscape of business, management and economics change both locally and globally. The process of identifying and further develop and retain the uniqueness, and develop excellence has to be founded from within and in collaboration with the school's principal stakeholders,” says Aspling.