The University of St.Gallen (HSG) undergoes regular and rigorous assessment by independent international and national accreditation organisations.
Having been accredited by the three leading international accrediting bodies – EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA – the University of St.Gallen belongs to the exclusive circle of the so-called Triple Crown universities. The University also hold an institutional accredition by the AAQ under the provisions of the Higher Education Act (HEdA).
International accreditation
HSG has held the EQUIS accreditation since 2001 and in summer 2023, received its most recent re-accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). The accreditation will remain valid until 2028. An EQUIS institutional accreditation assesses the overall quality of business schools based on a broad set of criteria, including internationalisation, connections with practice, research, quality assurance, as well as social responsibility. The primary emphasis of the accreditation is on the practical relevance and international perspective in the business and economics programmes offered at HSG – for example, by the School of Management, the School of Finance, the School of Economics and Political Science – or in selected executive education programmes of the HSG's Executive School.
The University has been accredited by AACSB since 2003. The most recent re-accreditation, completed in autumn 2023, is valid until 2029/30. AACSB evaluates the educational institution focusing on excellence in teaching, learner success, curriculum development, research, and societal impact, with particular emphasis on international compatibility of business and economics programmes. At HSG, the evaluation by AACSB includes programmes offered by the School of Management and the School of Finance as well as selected executive education programmes of the Executive School.
HSG received its first AMBA accreditation in 2019. Following the re-accreditation in spring 2024, the status is granted until 2029. The accreditation includes the full-time and part-time MBA programmes, the EMBA programme (including emba X offered in collaboration with ETH Zurich), the International EMBA, and the Executive MBA programmes in Business Engineering (EMBE).
In 2022 HSG underwent an evaluation by the Swiss Accreditation Council according to the provisions of the Higher Education Act (HEdA) and received its accreditation, which will remain valid until 2029. The evaluation focused on HSG's internal quality assurance system in regards to the strategy, governance, teaching, research, services, resources as well as internal and external communication. The external evaluation confirmed the University of St.Gallen as an educational institution of high quality, at the same time providing impulses for the further development of its internal quality assurance systems.
Head of Quality Development
President’s Delegate for Quality Development