University of St Gallen (hsg)

University of St.Gallen (HSG)
Graduate School of Business, Economics, Law and Social Sciences

The University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, was founded as a "Business Academy" in 1898 - in the heyday of the St.Gallen embroidery industry - and offered its first lectures in 1899. The HSG continues to pursue the goal of providing its more than 6,000 students with a practice-oriented education, guided by an integrative view of business, economics, law, and social sciences. With success: the University of St.Gallen has constantly been ranked among the top business schools in Europe. Accreditations by EQUIS and AACSB International underline its commitment to a holistic curriculum that meets the highest academic standards.

Academic structure
The University of St.Gallen (HSG) has developed a unique academic structure to satisfy the demands of society and the economy to promote graduates with intellectual flexibility and intercultural qualifications. The HSG aims to develop students both in professional and personal terms by providing them with an education based on a humanistic approach.

The HSG's course structure consists of three pillars and three levels. The three levels stand for the Assessment Level, the Bachelor's Level and the Master's Level. Undergraduate studies are composed of the Assessment and Bachelor's Levels. On this level, five majors taught in the German language are on offer. Four out of the ten Master's Programs are entirely taught in the English language.

Besides these three academic levels, courses consist of three didactic, subject-related pillars of Contact Studies, Independent Studies and Contextual Studies. Contact Studies consist of lectures and seminars in small groups. Students have to attend program-specific compulsory courses, core electives and independent electives. Independent Studies are multimedia supported and interactive, and they reinforce students' personal responsibility. In terms of subject matter, they complement Contact Studies. Contextual Studies consist of courses in cultural awareness, leadership skills and critical thinking.

Research
The crystallization points of the globally recognized HSG research are the 40 institutes and research centres, which are an integral part of the University. The directors of the institutes double as HSG professors. Bringing theory and practice together, the institutes provide an important input for teaching at the University and play a significant role in furthering the careers of young academics. The 80 tenured professors, 60 assistant professors and senior lecturers, and more than 300 lecturers and 300 assistants, plus distinguished visiting professors cultivate the scientific discourse with the students.

Campus
The University of St.Gallen (HSG) offers the latest facilities and services to support individual and collaborative learning, including web-based communication platforms and wireless LAN. The library contains around 400,000 bound volumes, some 1,500 journals and a vast selection of e-journals. To keep body and mind in balance a full spectrum of sports activities awaits the students, from aerobics to yoga. The University's attractive location between Lake Constance and the Alps makes St.Gallen an ideal setting for all kinds of leisure activities.

Internationality
The University of St.Gallen is bilingual: German and English
- Bachelor's Level: numerous courses are taught in the English Language
- Master's Level: four programs are taught in English: The Master's Programs in Banking and Finance, Strategy and International Management, International Affairs and Governance, Quantitative Economics and Finance
- Doctoral Level: most of the ten Ph.D. programs are taught in English
- Executive education: full-time MBA (English), Five EMBAs (three in German, two in English; General Management, Global Management, Technology Management, Business Engineering, Financial Services)

The University of St.Gallen (HSG) is committed to promoting international students and faculty, as well as the international orientation of its teaching:
- 34% of students come from 80 different nations
- 48% of faculty come from abroad
- Selected visiting professors from various countries

The HSG is a member of the following networks:
- Community of European Management Schools and International Companies (CEMS)
- Partnership in International Management (PIM)
- Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA)

Partner universities:
- Possibility of exchange semesters at 150 partner universities worldwide
- 400 guest students per year

Double-degree programs with reputed partner universities:
- Science Po, Paris; Fletcher School, Tufts University, Boston; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Bocconi, Milan; ESADE, Barcelona; HEC, Paris; RSM Erasmus, Rotterdam; FGV, Sao Paulo; CEMS network

The HSG supports international networking, for instance with:
- Hub in Singapore
- Asia Research Centre
- Center for Sino-Swiss Competence
- Centro Latinoamericano-Suizo de la Universidad de San Gallen

Appreciation of HSG degrees on the labour market
- HSG degrees are at a premium on the labour market. On average, graduates are able to choose from among 2.4 jobs.
- Search for employment: more than 80% of graduates already have a job at the time of graduation.
- The average salary of the first fixed job is CHF 94,200 for holders of a Bachelor's degree and CHF 96,000 for holders of a Master's degree.
- The quota of HSG alumni in Swiss top management is outstanding. The HSG has the greatest placing power in Switzerland in Business Administration and is the runner-up with regard to Law.

HSG Alumni
HSG Alumni is the official organization of former students of the University of St.Gallen. With more than 19,000 members and 80 Alumni clubs on 4 continents, it is one of Europe's leading associations of this type. Since 1930, the club has been reinforcing the alumni's lifelong bonds with the University, as well as the networks among its members, by means of numerous events and information platforms.

ES-HSG:
The Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG) offers an English-language full-time MBA and various part-time Executive MBAs.

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