About KATAJA
The central function of KATAJA is to support Doctoral students in their efforts to attain a Doctoral degree. Doctoral level education in business studies is offered at 12 universities in Finland. Cooperation between these units through KATAJA helps universities make the most out of limited resources devoted to Doctoral education in business.
Member universities
- Aalto-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu/Aalto University School of Business
- Jyväskylän yliopisto/University of Jyväskylä
- LUT Yliopisto/LUT University
- Oulun yliopisto/University of Oulu
- HANKEN/ HANKEN School of Economics
- Tampereen Yliopisto/Tampere University
- Turun kauppakorkeakoulu/Turku School of Economics
- Vaasan yliopisto/University of Vaasa
- Åbo Akademi/Åbo Akademi University School of Business and Economics
- University of Lapland
- University of Eastern Finland / UEF Business School
- University of Helsinki/ Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry/ Economics and Management
Pooling students and funds from different institutions enables broadening the variety of courses offered and delivering content in a cost-effective manner. Furthermore, networking opportunities provided for students and faculty from diverse institutions fosters cross-institutional research collaboration. KATAJA is organized around seven subject-specific graduate schools across member universities.
In addition to funding from member universities, roughly half of KATAJA´s annual budget comes from private foundations:
- Marcus Wallenberg Foundation
- Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation
- Foundation for Economic Education
- KAUTE Foundation
Contact information:
Director of KATAJA
Johanna Frösén
Associate Professor in Marketing (Aalto University School of Business)
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KATAJA Coordinator
Pekka Saarikorpi
Doctoral candidate (Hanken School of Economics)
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