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Gyöngyi Kovács
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Erkko Professor in Humanitarian Logistics, Dean / Vice Rector of Research at Hanken School of Economics. Find me at the HUMLOG Institute.
Logistics, research, humanitarian aid. Also hiking, birds, games, museums.

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Hanken School of Economics @hankenofficial.bsky.social · Sep 24
Nordic Rectors' Councils has made a joint call for action to safeguard academic freedom and university autonomy. Read more here 👉 www.hanken.fi/en/news/nord...

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Hanken School of Economics @hankenofficial.bsky.social · Sep 4
Doctoral researcher Anna Hiltunen's research provides insight into the collection and sorting of used textiles for charity second-hand shops and why cooperation between non-profit organisations and companies is needed to achieve textile circularity. Read more here 👉 www.hanken.fi/en/news/doct...
Doctoral thesis: Partnerships between non-profit organisations and companies crucial on the way to textile circularity
The EU-level ambition is to increase textile circularity and minimise textile waste. In practice, it all starts from the collection of used textiles separately from other household waste and sorting f...
www.hanken.fi

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Hanken School of Economics @hankenofficial.bsky.social · Aug 26
The story "Unlocking the Potential of Individuals on the Autism Spectrum" of the company Spectrum Designs written by Hanken students Kellyta Nikko, Jonna Henttinen, Emma Richardson and Alice Saraiva has been awarded the 2025 Flourish Prize Honoree. Congrats! 🎉
aim2flourish.com/innovations/...
UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
Spectrum Designs is an organisation based in New York, offering merchandising products such as printing, embroidery, and other promotional products while…
aim2flourish.com

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Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · Aug 23
My full statement on the Gaza Famine :

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Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · Aug 19
Mourning 100s of humanitarians killed this year. This is more than a statistical spike - it is normalization of violence against our community.

Each attack is an attack on all of us. Enough.

#WorldHumanitarianDay

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Hanken School of Economics @hankenofficial.bsky.social · Aug 13
The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council has granted national co-financing of €103,092 to Hanken’s Time2Scale project, which focuses on startup companies. Project Manager Thommie Burström extends a warm thank you to the council.

Read more about the project below 👇
www.hanken.fi/en/news/hank...
Hanken School of Economics receives funding to boost Finnish and Baltic startups
The “Time 2 Scale” programme aims to provide tailored support to ambitious and high-potential companies from Finland, Estonia, and Latvia. The programme will address the main cross-border scaling chal...
www.hanken.fi

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Gyöngyi Kovács @gyoengyik.bsky.social · Aug 6
So useful, thank you!

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WHO @who.int · Jul 27
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the #Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.

The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.

Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
Malnutrition rates reach alarming levels in Gaza, WHO warns
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July. Of 74 malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 occurred in July – including 24 children under five, a c...
www.who.int

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 27
Why I didn't retract this paper when I was Editor-in-Chief at Science (THREAD 🧵)
science.org Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 24
Science is retracting the December 2010 Research Article, “A bacterium that can grow by using arsenic instead of phosphorus.” (THREAD 🧵) scim.ag/4lGQ9g7
“If the editors determine that a paper’s reported experiments do not support its key conclusions, even if no fraud or manipulation occurred, a Retraction is considered appropriate.” H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-chief, Science journals

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Science Magazine @science.org · May 1
🎉 The overall winner of this year’s #DanceYourPhD contest is Sulo Roukka, who meshed lab experiments with dance moves under flashing lights as sequined lab mates analyzed hot chilies and mint with fancy footwork.

Watch the winning work and learn more about the category winners: scim.ag/4lSpjCl

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Linda Konate @lindakonate.bsky.social · Jul 23
Kun ajattelee ettei asiat voi pahentua, tahallinen nälänhätä annetaan tapahtua. Apua on rajan takaa, sitä Israel ei salli.

MSF:n työntekijä sanoo osuvasti ettei ihmisiä tapettu aikasemmin kun apua antoi humanitaariset toimijat

@uusijuttu.fi

www.uusijuttu.fi/juttu/sKmKEc...
Jack Latour auttaa Gazassa ruoanjakelupisteellä ammuttuja palestiinalaisia. Hän näkee nälkää jo itsekin.
Iltapäivisin julkaistavassa Pihvi-ohjelmassa valitsemme yhden olennaisen uutisen ja selvitämme, mistä se oikeastaan kertoo.
www.uusijuttu.fi

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Gyöngyi Kovács @gyoengyik.bsky.social · Jul 15
The humanitarian reset has led to quite some changes in humanitarian operations, disaster management, emergency management, and ultimately, our resilience already. Academics in these areas, we have a job for you in Helsinki, Finland:
hanken.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
#adademicsky
Professor in Disaster Management and Resilience (tenured) OR Professor in Sustainability Reporting (tenured)
hanken.rekrytointi.com

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The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · Jul 12
A nationwide survey of Kenyan attitudes to refugee integration offers lessons for other countries grappling with protracted refugee situations and declining aid. ⬇️
Kenya embraces refugee integration – and citizens are on board
A survey of Kenyan citizens on refugee integration offers lessons for other countries grappling with protracted refugee situations and declining aid.
buff.ly

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Päivi Tikka @paivitikka.bsky.social · Jul 7
Erittäin tarpeellinen kirjoitus, jossa opetusministeri paaluttaa tutkimuksen vapauden ja monimuotoisuuden arvon sekä periaatteet. ”Suomen Akatemian rahoituspäätökset eivät ole poliittisia valintoja tai mielipidekysymyksiä.”
Vieraskynä | Tutkimuksen vapaus ei ole sattumaa – eikä silmänlumetta
Tutkimuksen sisältöä ei pidä alistaa poliittiselle ohjaukselle. Vain siten varmistamme, että tutkimus luo uutta ajattelua, tietoa ja toimintaa.
www.hs.fi

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jul 2
When history marks the point where we lost the future to China, this will be it.

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Hanken School of Economics @hankenofficial.bsky.social · Jul 1
How can we ensure that society continues to function during crises in the future? This is the central question of a new research project in which Hanken School of Economics is participating, together with @vtt.fi.

#HankenResearch

www.hanken.fi/en/news/new-...
New research project maps the vital functions of Finnish society
The project, running until June 2026, focuses on updating and strengthening the understanding of the functions in society that are essential for it to operate – even under challenging conditions such ...
www.hanken.fi

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Linda Konate @lindakonate.bsky.social · Jun 28
Tämä ei ole humanitaarista apua.

Apua ei anneta aseiden turvin, eikä pakoteta ihmisiä hakemaan sitä henkensä uhalla.

Tämän loputtava ja annettava puolueettomien toimijoiden tehdä työnsä, humanitaaristen periaatteiden mukaisesti

www.hs.fi/maailma/art-...
Gaza | Satoja ruokaa hakeneita palestiinalaisia surmattu
Aikajana näyttää, kuinka apua hakevia ihmisiä on tulitettu käytännössä päivittäin.
www.hs.fi

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Hanken School of Economics @hankenofficial.bsky.social · Jun 17
Vill du vara med och forma en mer hållbar IT-framtid? Hanken samarbetar med Inrego i en studie för att kartlägga utmaningar och möjligheter inom cirkulär livscykelhantering av IT-produkter. Alla som arbetar med inköp eller hantering av IT-utrustning kan delta.

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Hanken & Inrego kartlägger företags IT-livscykler – din kunskap behövs | IT-Finans.se
Så lyder några av frågeställningarna som studien täcker. Enkäten tar ca 5 minuter att genomföra och kommer bidra med viktiga insikter för en främjad
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Gyöngyi Kovács @gyoengyik.bsky.social · May 28
Soon attending AidEx in Nairobi. If you are there, come and talk to me about humanitarian logistics research and practice, publishing in JHLSCM, or about our WORM project.

www.aidexafrica.com
AidEx Nairobi - 11-12 June 2025 - Safari Park Hotel
The AidEx Nairobi conference and exhibition was launched in 2014 as a satellite to our European event, focused on aid and development within Africa. It is a two-day high-profile conference attracting ...
www.aidexafrica.com

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Hanken School of Economics @hankenofficial.bsky.social · May 22
Hankens Sarah Schiffling skriver om de fortsatta svårigheterna att få in bistånd i Gaza i en artikel i The Conversation. theconversation.com/israel-allow...
Israel allows a ‘limited’ amount of aid back into Gaza, where the humanitarian situation is desperate
Israel allows aid to aid Gaza once more following pressure from its allies.
theconversation.com

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Gyöngyi Kovács @gyoengyik.bsky.social · May 22
On the importance of access and upholding the humanitarian principles when delivering aid:

theconversation.com/israel-allow...
Israel allows a ‘limited’ amount of aid back into Gaza, where the humanitarian situation is desperate
Israel allows aid to aid Gaza once more following pressure from its allies.
theconversation.com

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Gyöngyi Kovács @gyoengyik.bsky.social · May 5
Always look at the ports

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GeorgetownJD @georgetownjd.bsky.social · May 4
Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports.

A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.

www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports.
A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.
www.theatlantic.com

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WHO @who.int · May 4
Guess what? #VaccinesWork.

They protect us against more than 30 deadly diseases. Choose science, choose health. #HumanlyPossible

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Gyöngyi Kovács @gyoengyik.bsky.social · Apr 26
Wahllogistik, ein Grundpfeiler der Demokratie
derstandard.at DER STANDARD @derstandard.at · Apr 26
Damit Wien am Sonntag wählen kann, müssen die Mitarbeiter:innen des Logistik Centers der Stadt Wien tausende Wahlurnen und -kabinen in kürzester Zeit zu den Wahllokalen bringen.

Wir waren zu Besuch und haben den Stadtwahlleiter Jürgen @chairnohorsekey.bsky.social mit nischigen Fragen gelöchert:

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WHO @who.int · Apr 26
All 25 supported bakeries in Gaza have now shut down.
As the blockade on Gaza continues for over a month, people face growing risks of severe hunger, malnutrition, and lack of adequate health care.
Urgent humanitarian access is critical to resume lifesaving services
#ceasefire

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DER STANDARD @derstandard.at · Apr 26
Damit Wien am Sonntag wählen kann, müssen die Mitarbeiter:innen des Logistik Centers der Stadt Wien tausende Wahlurnen und -kabinen in kürzester Zeit zu den Wahllokalen bringen.

Wir waren zu Besuch und haben den Stadtwahlleiter Jürgen @chairnohorsekey.bsky.social mit nischigen Fragen gelöchert:

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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · Apr 25
As vaccination rates fall, the numbers of measles cases — in addition to other infectious diseases — are continuing to rise.

The United States has reached a dangerous precipice, now teetering on the brink of endemic measles. This shocking development comes a quarter century after measles was…

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UN Humanitarian @unocha.org · Apr 24
🚨 Aid operations in #Gaza are on the brink of collapse.

The consequences are already deadly.

We call on world leaders to press for:

❗️Lifting the blockade
❗️A renewed ceasefire
❗️Letting aid organizations operate in line with humanitarian principles

#ActForHumanity

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Gyöngyi Kovács @gyoengyik.bsky.social · Apr 23
Science also needs supply chains
science.org Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 23
This month’s tit-for-tat escalation of tariffs between the world’s two biggest economies is afflicting researchers on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. scim.ag/4irTVHS
In China, trade war with U.S. taking a toll on research labs
Scientists face higher prices and import bans on equipment and supplies
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