Anckar Stamina

Dr. Reija Anckar is a highly accomplished professional with a diverse background in academia and business. She holds a PhD in Economics, an MA, and an eMBA. Throughout her career, she has held various leadership roles, including directing degree programs in business, tourism, sales and visual marketing, and aviation business. She has also been responsible for the development, communication, and marketing of a university campus.

Dr. Anckar has a proven track record of leading large teams, renewing organizations, and creating modern educational concepts that have been successfully exported abroad. She has also managed Dynamo, an entrepreneurship program for highly educated individuals, and worked as a researcher in vocational teacher education. Currently, she heads three MBA programs in sustainable business design, service design, and communication management. Additionally, she is an entrepreneur and serves as an expert evaluator for the European Commission.

Her academic journey began at the University of Turku in Finland, where she earned her MA, studying Finnish language, Russian language and literature, and communication. She furthered her education with studies in adult pedagogics, teacher training, and educational administration. Dr. Anckar completed her doctoral degree at the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics in Finland. She has published numerous papers and reviews on topics such as entrepreneurship, digital entrepreneurship, immigrant entrepreneurship, narrative approaches, sales, service, regional development, and educational anticipation.

Dr. Anckar’s certified special competences include circular business design, leadership, business coaching, brief therapy, development and export of education, teacher training, entrepreneurship, communication, and languages. She is proficient in Finnish, Swedish, English, and Russian.