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Overview

GSF was established in January 2005, and it offers a well structured program for obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Finance. GSF builds on the program of finance of the Graduate School of Finance and Financial Accounting that operated from 1994 - 2004. GSF operates within the KATAJA, which co-ordinates nationally doctoral level education in business studies in Finland.

Organization

The organization of GSF comprises of a supervisory board and a director. The daily activities of the GSF are run by the director with the help of the part-time secretary.

Finance of GSF’s activities

• Finnish Foundation for Advancement of Securities Market
• The Finnish Doctoral Program in Business Studies (KATAJA)
• The Academy of Finland
• Ministry of Education (GS-fellowships)
• Member Institutions

Supervisory board

• Professor Timo Korkeamäki (Hanken School of Economics), chairman
• Professor Vesa Puttonen (Aalto University)
  
• Professor Jukka Perttunen (University of Oulu), vice chairman
  
• Professor Timo Rothovius (University of Vaasa)
  
• Professor Eero Pätäri (Lappeenranta University of Technology)

Participating universities

There are five universities in Finland where one can obtain a doctoral degree in finance. All these universities are the members of the GSF. In below you'll find the links to the participating finance departments.

• Aalto University
• Hanken School of Economics
  
• Lappeenranta University of Technology
  
• University of Oulu
  
• University of Vaasa

Graduate school fellowships

At the moment GSF has seven graduate school fellowships (financed by the Ministry of Education) for successful doctoral students of the GSF to pursue their doctoral studies full time. A doctoral student can have a fellowship for a maximum of 4 years.

These positions are filled annually during the fall. Additional information regarding admission is posted each fall semester in our News page and in KATAJA's homepage.