More than 60 undergraduate students received a scholarship
Ilkka Kontula, LL.M., M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Admin), who passed away in 2012, studied both at the Helsinki School of Economics (today Aalto University School of Business) and the University of Helsinki. With his bequest, he wanted to support students in their everyday lives. Thus, the Ilkka Kontula Foundation awards annual incentive scholarships to students of the School of Business and the Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki.
Scholarships are awarded to students who have an excellent grade point average (GPA) and who have completed at least 80 credit units during their first three terms. Personal scholarships are worth 1000 euros.
Here are the students who are awarded the scholarship in 2024.
Bachelor's Programme students, Otaniemi:
Ahvenniemi, Kasperi
Antila, Alex
Anttalainen, Elias
Artto, Julius
Celik, Sinan
Grönqvist, Kai
Haakana, Sami
Hanni, Vilho
Hirsimäki, Helmi
Hyppänen, Valtteri
Ilkka, Jussi
Kankare, Paula
Kauppila, Jasmin
Keränen, Eemeli
Kilpinen, Topi
Kivistö, Juha
Kojamo, Julius
Kokko, Eero
Korpijärvi, Lassi
Laakso, Minna
Latvalahti, Tuomas
Lehtinen, Emma
Leivonen, Oskari
Lindqvist, Iisa
Lintunen, Nuutti
Luoma, Heidi
Lähesmaa, Juho
Malm, Aatu
Manner, Salla-Mari
Mähönen, Miika
Mäkelä, Moona
Oinonen, Miikka
Orpana, Oona
Paavola, Vilma
Palola, Ville
Pihlaja, Matti
Rinkinen, Juuso
Rinne, Daniel
Roiha, Oskari
Rönkä, Josefiina
Röyskö, Anton
Salo, Jarkko
Sievänen, Katarina
Simonen, Nea
Svetloff, Karri
Syrjä, Joel
Taulavuori, Anni
Tuominen, Kalle
Tuominen, Tony
Verta, Tatu
Virrantuomi, Toivo
Virtanen, Joona-Paavali
Economics Programme students, Otaniemi:
Alanya, Leo
Do, Ngan
Liu, GuanWen
Seuri, Juuso
International Business (BScBA) Programme students, Mikkeli:
Bui, Phan Chau Anh
Ha, Nhat Linh
Kyyriäinen, Alisa
Le, Ba Vinh
Mai, Phan Ngoc Hoai
Pham, Hoang Minh
Siukola, Pinja
Taranenko, Alexandra
Võ, Lê Thảo Nguyên
Warmest congratulations to all the 66 students!
(One student didn't want his/her name to be published on the net.)
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