14.11.2024

Marianne Stenius appointed Chancellor at Åbo Akademi University 

The Åbo Akademi University Collegiate Body has, on November 13, 2024, appointed Marianne Stenius as the new Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University. 

By virtue of the special provisions pertaining to Åbo Akademi University as given in the Universities Act, Åbo Akademi University shall have a Chancellor. The duty of the Chancellor is to promote scientific activities as well as the interaction of the university with society, to look after the general interests of Åbo Akademi University and to oversee its operations. The Chancellor also awards titles of Docent. 

To be elected Chancellor, the individual is required to have served science, art or the university system with distinction. 

Marianne Stenius (b. 1951) started her academic career at the University of Helsinki in 1974 and obtained her doctorate degree in 1986. In 1990, she was appointed Professor of Finance and Investment at Hanken School of Economics, where she served as Rector from 1993 to 2010.  

Stenius is also a docent in Economics at Åbo Akademi University and the University of Helsinki.   

She has held a large number of positions of trust in the scientific community and in culture and business on a national, Nordic and international level. She has also previously been chair of the Board at Åbo Akademi University.   

“We would like to express our warm thanks to outgoing Chancellor Carl Gustav Gahmberg for his valuable contributions to Åbo Akademi University, and welcome Marianne Stenius back to ÅAU. We are very pleased to have a knowledgeable new Chancellor who will be committed to the best interests of Åbo Akademi University”, says Professor Ronald Österbacka, Chair of the University Collegiate Body.