The master thesis "The Intention to Buy: An Empirical Study of the Choice of Goodwill Method under IFRS" by Jasmina Fredelind and Matilda Hellman won Best thesis 2018, an award distributed by Svenska Revisionsakademin, SRA.

On March 26, the internationally acclaimed author and President of International PEN Jennifer Clement visited Stockholm School of Economics to engage in a conversation with Jesper Bengtsson, Chairman of Swedish PEN. This was the first author’s talk in a series co-arranged by Internationell Författarscen and SSE Literary Agenda.

Sofia Fölster is the Female Economist of the Year 2019. This scholarship highlights future female leaders and is awarded for the 18th consecutive year to an outstanding female student at the Stockholm School of Economics. Volvo Cars is the proud main sponsor and host company for the scholarship in 2019.

During an installation and conferment ceremony in the City Hall on February 16, two new professors, two jubilee doctorates, three honorary doctorates, and 16 PhD graduates received their hats, rings and diplomas.

I rapporten "Vem äger Sverige" visar Emma Heikensten, doktorand på Nationalekonomiska institutionen vid Handelshögskolan, att män äger dubbelt så mycket som kvinnor.

On February 12, Abhijeet Singh was awarded for outstanding pedagogical achievements at SSE. The award aims to create incentives for the School's great teachers to continue developing their pedagogical skills. The incentives are intended to encourage, motivate and acknowledge great pedagogical performance.

Natalie Wild and Jakob Nordfeldt, students at Stockholm School of Economics, have been awarded the Gun & Einar Larsson Scholarship 2019 (GELS) for their projects "Cryptocurrencies in Venezuela" and "Outsourcing Ourselves".

Jennie Fahlström and Randolph Heyrowsky have been awarded the Carl Silfvén SSE MBA scholarships for 2019. The scholarships are given to the next generation of leaders to promote the competitiveness of Swedish-based business in an international market.

January 28 marked the first stage of an 18-month journey for a new group of MBA students at the Stockholm School of Economics. 53 participants are enrolled in the SSE MBA Executive Format 2019 program, an intense learning experience that prepares them to build, lead and develop organizations. The program is designed for working professionals who, with the support of their employers, work full-time while pursuing their degrees.

Yamlaksira Getachew from the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is the winner of this year’s Gunnar Hedlund award for his PhD thesis “Institutional Voids Investment Purposes, and Foreign Subsidiaries of Multinational Enterprises”