HSG offers its first MOOC

07/11/16

Three Challenges for NATO

An opinion piece by James W. Davis on the ever-changing role of NATO.

Prof. Dr. Klaus Dingwerth on swissinfo.ch

06/22/16

Why leaving the EU would be complicated for the UK

A withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union would ultimately end up frustrating certain legitimate expectations of EU citizens, writes Thomas Burri. He is professor of international and European law at the University of St.Gallen.

06/24/16

The decision will shake the foundations of the EU and usher in an era of great uncertainty.

06/29/16

HSG team remains unbeaten

Unlike at the Euro in France, there were no surprises at the invitation football tournament of Unisport. The side made up of HSG members also won the eighth run of the tournament.

04/07/16

Newsroom of the University of St.Gallen (HSG)

06/15/16

Term of the month: postdoc

What is the next stage of an academic career after obtaining a Doctor’s degree?

People

06/17/16

New Executive Director appointed

On application by the Senate, the University’s Board of Governors has appointed Dr. Bruno Hensler as Executive Director of the University of St.Gallen (HSG).

Events

06/06/16

SBB Lab: What does our mobile future look like?

Survey about future mobility

Ideas about mobility were voiced by guests of the Gotthard base tunnel inauguration in the context of a non-representative survey conducted by the HSG’s SBB Lab.

06/01/16

St.Gallen Executive Education Report

The second edition of the St.Gallen Executive Education Report (SEER) examines how firms may simultaneously develop firm-wide strategic thinking, organisational capabilities, and individual top managers.

06/03/16

Representatives of the University and young scientists discuss

Panel discussion: Women in research

An article by Dana Sindermann.

For their exchange, students could choose from 190 universities worldwide. Source: "The HSG: a portrait".

06/27/16

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Publications

06/03/16

HSG Review

New edition of our web and social media newsletter has appeared.

Events

05/21/16

Dies academicus 2016

President Bieger opened the official ceremony with an address on the topic of "University 4.0".

06/08/16

Exchange with students from Uruguay

The Ressort International student initiative enables students to travel to a country of their choice and to experience the locals’ everyday life at first hand. In April, HSG student Tabea Stöckel spent ten days in Uruguay. She describes her experiences below.

The number of HSG alumni has risen in the last five years to 24,764 members. Source: "The HSG: a portrait".

06/27/16

24,764

05/27/16

The Swiss prefer clean mobility

The sixth edition of the Customer Barometer for Renewable Energies reveals Swiss consumers’ attitudes towards energy issues. More than half of the population would like to test an electric car, a quarter of Swiss people can imagine buying an electric car in the next two years.

05/11/16

What kind of growth do we want?

Professor Martin Kolmar on the topic of the 46. St. Gallen Symposium.

People

04/28/16

What influences journalists?

The internet and social media have changed journalism. In her doctoral thesis, Stephanie Grubenmann examined how innovation impacts media firms and what influence this has on journalists.

04/26/16

30 years after Chernobyl

A comment by Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen.

Background

04/26/16

Chernobyl 2014 – Credits: Marc Abächerli

Gallery Chernobyl

These pictures depict the situation on the reactor site of Chernobyl in 2014.

04/15/16

U.S. Supreme Court vacancy?

Häusermann on the strategic options of the Republicans in relation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

04/06/16

HSG modernises website and positions itself as a "knowledge platform"

Particular attention had been given to the optimisation of the website contents for mobile appliances and to positioning the HSG as a "place of thought leadership".

02/29/16

Will US Latinos decide the election?

Yvette Sánchez on the Latinos’ influence on the US presidential elections.

03/23/16

E Pluribus Unum: the American primary races

Until the two presidential contenders are nominated at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in July, will trek from state to state, from Alabama to Wyoming, watched closely by voters and the media. An opinion piece by Claudia Franziska Brühwiler.

04/21/16

Lessons of the student organisation PIECES

P.I.E.C.E.S. for a better world

The student association P.I.E.C.E.S. and its members are involved in voluntary educational work worldwide. A contribution from student reporter Thomas Tarantini.

03/29/16

HSG researchers forecast the finish of the Bundesliga season

In its project entitled SEW Soccer Analytics, the Sports Economics research group led by Prof. Dr. Michael Lechner uses statistical methods of so-called "machine learning" to forecast, among other things, the results of the coming Bundesliga match day, as well as the final league table.

03/23/16

Digital maturity; Copyright: www.photocase.com / FaroNK

Digital maturity of companies

The Institute of Information Management at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) examined the digital maturity of 550 companies. The Digital Transformation Report is available online. The survey suggests that digitally mature companies see the digital transformation as a positive.

People

03/21/16

HSG Founder of the Year 2016

Coppetti was elected as the representative of the running shoe company "On".

03/17/16

Who is voting for Clinton, Trump & Co?

Campaign strategists for US presidential candidates want to know the voters well, so they can tailor their election campaigns to them. Facebook data about the candidates’ supporters open new perspectives on the candidates. An analysis by Daniel Boller and Prof. Andreas Herrmann.

03/09/16

“Little Green Bags” animation video: True Business Sustainability

The eleventh film of the HSG’s “Little Green Bags” animation video series has been released.

Publications

02/18/16

"Migration" dossier in HSG Focus

The latest number of our digital University magazine is devoted to migration issues. In this dossier, we focus on political, economic and societal aspects from 15 perspectives.

01/29/16

Digital work: evolution or revolution

The digitalisation of work is triggering off new and sometimes radical changes. Information Management Professor Jan Marco Leimeister shows what we can – or have to – do in order to counter these changes and, at the same time, to exploit the opportunities they offer.

02/02/16

China’s New Economy (pt. 1/3)

Whether at Davos, top boardrooms, or in the Financial Times headlines, two questions haunt the international economy. Is a Minsky moment of financial instability, akin to 2008, in the works for 2016? More pointedly, will China’s economy trigger that global run?

Events

03/03/16

46th edition of the St. Gallen Symposium

What consequences are accepted in order to be able to boost economic performance worldwide? Is material wealth distributed in a fair manner? And what alternative approaches to societal welfare are there? Questions concerning the issue of growth will be asked at the 46th edition of the St. Gallen Symposium on the campus of the HSG from 11 to 13 May 2016.

01/04/16

Why we need the female quota

An opinion piece by Christa Binswanger, Lecturer on Gender and Diversity

12/11/15

Transcultural Workspaces

An opinion piece by Professor Yvette Sánchez.

11/17/15

Dark shadows over Paris; Copyright: www.photocase.com / Andre Schuett

Attacks in Paris

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Alloa on the margins of democracy, which must be defended after the attacks of Paris. An opinion piece.

Videos

07/06/16

Video interview: Prof. Dr. Klaus Dingwerth comments the Brexit

After the Brexit earthquake: An opinion piece from Klaus Dingwerth

Videos

After the Brexit earthquake: An opinion piece from Klaus Dingwerth

Dingwerth is an Assistant Professor for Political Science and has a special focus on global governance at the University of St Gallen.

What does London's election of a muslim mayor mean for Europe?

An opinion piece by Prof. Dr. Marta Dominguez Diaz, Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies.

Burning-Man-Co-Founder Larry Harvey in a video interview

"Consumerism as a philosophy is bankrupt and scary"

What began in 1986 on a beach near San Francisco as a "happening" with twelve participants is today an interactive art exhibition and festival with more than 70,000 visitors − and a community at the same time: Burning Man. Larry Harvey, co-founder and "chief philosophical officer" of Burning Man, talks about our consumer society and Burning Man as a laboratory for a different and better world.

Rise of the Robots: Video interview with Martin Ford

Rise of the Robots: An interview with Martin Ford.

Martin Ford on technology and the threat of a jobless future. A video interview conducted at the 46 St. Gallen Symposium.

rof. Dr. Klaus Dingwerth on the significance of the Paris World Climate Agreement in a video interview.

UN Climate Summit. The Paris Agreement.

Prof. Dr. Klaus Dingwerth on the significance of the Paris World Climate Agreement and the signature of the treaty this Friday in New York. What role are the USA and the China playing in the context of the UN Climate Summit, and how can emerging countries be supported within the framework of the treaty? A video interview.

Knowledge bank: Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik on "Entrepreneurship", video

Knowledge Bank: What is entrepreneurship?

Can entrepreneurship be learned? What characterises experienced entrepreneurs? And how does the entrepreneurial journey unfold? In the second contribution to our “Knowledge Bank” video series, Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik explains “entrepreneurship”. (in German)

Conference: After Pop?

Prof. Dr. Jörg Metelmann on the topic of the conference “After Pop?” and the blurring boundaries between mainstream and minority. How can one understand pop without looking back and where does the future lie? A video interview. (in German)

Knowledge bank Oliver Gassmann Business Model Innovation

Knowledge Bank: New business models

How do business models stay up to date and why former market leaders such as Nokia and Kodak have failed to do so? Prof. Dr. Oliver Gassmann on the 55 basic patterns of business model innovation and the "Business Model Navigator" that helps to keep business models up to date. (in German)

Regicide in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

The hidden plot of Dostoevsky's masterpiece Crime and Punishment unravelled by Professor Ulrich Schmid.

The New Spirit of Capitalism

Prof. Dr. Franz Schultheis about our changing world of work, flat hierarchies and the ideal of the modern worker. What is the relationship between processes of acceleration and the transformation of work and privacy? A video interview. (in German)

What is the true meaning of leadership?

Professor Omid Aschari looks at the nature of leadership and the actions one can take to cultivate leadership abilities in their own lives.

Poland and the EU

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schmidt discusses the recent Conservative Party victory, "Law and Justice" in the parliamentary elections, dealing with Poland's refugee crisis and the possible exit of Britain from the EU. A video interview. (in German)

Further video interviews

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Education Fair of Eastern Switzerland

St.Gallen Olma Fair

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Education Fair of Eastern Switzerland

St.Gallen Olma Fair

We provide information about our education and further education possibilities at the Eastern Switzerland Education Fair.

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Education Fair of Eastern Switzerland

St.Gallen Olma Fair

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