“Our vision is to be the leading European business university thanks to impactful research, holistic education and an active community.”
Manuel Ammann, President
The HSG in figures
around 10'000 students
Over 80% of graduates have an employment offer upon graduation
over 470 lecturers with a strong international flavour
145 HSG spin-offs create added value and jobs
46.7% of the University budget is self-financed
Research in focus
Prize-winning research - Impact Awards 2024
Rules for hybrid forms of work
The flexibilisation of work location and working hours has become an important factor for many companies in the battle for talent. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated this development. Even though many companies are calling for a return to the office after the end of the pandemic, it is becoming increasingly clear that the future of office work will be hybrid - i.e. partly in the office and partly remote. But what is the best way to implement this form of collaboration? This is where the project by Prof Dr Stephan Böhm, Tarek Carls and Dr Martina Hartner-Tiefenthaler (TU Wien) comes in.
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Green investments and unequal top incomes
Green finance has fundamentally changed the financial sector. The research project by Prof Dr Ola Mahmoud and Lea Tschan examines the relationship between green investments and income inequality, drawing on data sets from 87 countries from 2004 to 2020.
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The EU A.I. Act and the Grand Challenge
In July 2023, a unique competition was held at the SQUARE of the University of St.Gallen (HSG), in which the planned EU law on artificial intelligence was tested using AI applications. Prof Dr Thomas Burri's project is one of the winners of the HSG Impact Award 2024.
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Rules for hybrid forms of work
Green investments and unequal top incomes
The EU A.I. Act and the Grand Challenge
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Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking
Once again, the University of St.Gallen’s Masters in Strategy and International Management is ranked by the FT as the #1 programme globally for the thirteenth time.
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Once again, the University of St.Gallen’s Masters in Strategy and International Management is ranked by the FT as the #1 programme globally for the thirteenth time.
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Financial Times Ranking
The 2023 ranking of the international business newspaper ‘Financial Times’ (FT) recognises the HSG as the leading business school in Switzerland and the German-speaking world with 6th place in Europe.
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The 2023 ranking of the international business newspaper ‘Financial Times’ (FT) recognises the HSG as the leading business school in Switzerland and the German-speaking world with 6th place in Europe.
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Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking
For the second time in a row, the Executive MBA of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) has achieved an excellent result in the Financial Times Ranking: The programme achieved 25th place, consolidating its position as one of the best executive education programmes worldwide.
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For the second time in a row, the Executive MBA of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) has achieved an excellent result in the Financial Times Ranking: The programme achieved 25th place, consolidating its position as one of the best executive education programmes worldwide.
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Triple Crown
The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) has renewed the EQUIS label of the University of St.Gallen until 2028. EQUIS stands for European Quality Improvement System. There are 210 accredited business schools worldwide. Only 123 institutions globally can boast the ‘Triple Crown’ of all three quality seals EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
All rankings and accreditations
The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) has renewed the EQUIS label of the University of St.Gallen until 2028. EQUIS stands for European Quality Improvement System. There are 210 accredited business schools worldwide. Only 123 institutions globally can boast the ‘Triple Crown’ of all three quality seals EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
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From a commercial academy to a business school of European significance - the history of the HSG at a glance
2023
125 Years HSG
The HSG celebrates its 125th anniversary with a broad public programme. Around 3,000 visitors discover the HSG, its teaching and research as well as student initiatives at the Open SQUARE.
2022
SQUARE Opening
With SQUARE, the HSG is dedicating an entire building to testing the future of teaching and learning. The building, designed by the Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, was financed entirely by donations - many of them from HSG alumni.
2020
Two new degree programmes
The HSG founds the School of Computer Science. This offers Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in computer science. The Joint Medical Master started in 2020, where the HSG trains 40 prospective doctors every year.
2017
New teaching and research building
A new teaching and research building opens at Müller-Friedbergstrasse 6/8 after remodelling work. Researchers from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the School of Economics and Political Sciences (SEPS), among others, work here. HSG students run the co-working space TheCO here.
2005
ES-HSG strengthens lifelong learning
The HSG is bundling its continuing education programme in the newly founded Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG). Continuing education for professionals from a wide range of sectors and positions is part of the HSG's identity. It also generates a large proportion of its own funds with continuing education programmes.
2001
Introduction of the Bologna system
HSG is one of the first universities in Switzerland to adopt the Bologna system, introducing Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes.
1989
Move into the library building
With the construction of its own library building - the picture shows the characteristic roof - an academically orientated library was created in the middle of the HSG campus. It is also open to the public and has a collection of over half a million books and journals.
1963
A university campus on the Rosenberg in St.Gallen
St.Gallen opens the newly built HSG campus on the Rosenberg with a three-day celebration. Architect Walter M. Förderer designed the striking concrete buildings. These also contain artistic elements such as the ingeniously constructed concrete staircase in the main building. In the same year, the school was renamed the University of St.Gallen (HSG). Since 1995, the official name has been the University of St.Gallen (HSG).
1911
More space in the city centre
The new building at Notkerstrasse 20 gives the institution, now called the business college (Handelshochschule), more space for the growing number of students.
1898
Foundation of the commercial academy
In order to train skilled workers for the booming textile industry, the academy for trade, commerce and administration was founded in the west wing of the cantonal school on Burggraben. Seven students were enrolled on the first degree programme. In 1901, along with 25 male fellow students, the first woman began her studies.