University of St. Gallen

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University of St. Gallen - University of Economics, Law and Social Sciences (HSG)
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motto From insight to impact
founding May 25, 1898
Sponsorship state
place St. Gallen
country SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Rector Bernhard Ehrenzeller
Employee 3335 (2019)
including professors 105 (plus 73 assistant professors) (2019)
Annual budget CHF 251.3 million (2019)
Networks APSIA, CEMS , IBH , PIM, GBSN, GRLI, PRME, swissuniversities , IHK , KGV, SGBA, WISG
Website www.unisg.ch

The University of St. Gallen - University of Economics, Law and Social Sciences ( HSG ) - is located on the Rosenberg in the Swiss city ​​of St. Gallen . The University of St. Gallen is one of the smaller universities in Switzerland, but at the same time it is home to the largest economics faculty in German-speaking countries. The university is run by the canton of St. Gallen . The university is accredited by AACSB , EQUIS and AMBA ( Triple Crown ) and belongs to the associations CEMS , PIM, APSIA, GBSN, GRLI, PRME, swissuniversities, IHK, KGV, SGBA, WISG and the International Lake Constance University . According to international classifications (“ranking”), the University of St. Gallen is one of the leading business schools in Europe.

history

View of the city of St. Gallen with the university in the foreground

On May 25, 1898, the Grand Council of the Canton of St. Gallen decided to establish a traffic school and a secondary school (academy) for trade, traffic and administration in St. Gallen. The then Landammann and Head of the Economics Department Theodor Curti is considered the actual founder . In 1899 the commercial academy started its lectures. This makes it one of the oldest universities of its kind in the world. From 1911 it was called the commercial college . In 1938 it was transformed from a foundation under private law into a state institution and in 1939 it was granted the right to award doctorates.

In 1963 the university moved into a specially built new building and also changed its name to the University of Economics and Social Sciences . The new building was designed for 900 students, but in the winter semester 1963/64 there were 1150 enrolled.

With the entry of the Higher Education Act of 1989, the HSG was renamed St. Gallen University of Economics, Law and Social Sciences . The name was thus adapted to the actual subject areas: the HSG has had its own legal course since 1978. The library building was also moved into in 1989, and the number of students at that time was over 3900.

In February 1994, the St. Gallen Parliament passed a proposal for the revision of the University Act, which among other things led to the renaming of the university to the University of St. Gallen (keeping the abbreviation HSG ).

In the 2001/02 winter semester, the training was switched to the two-tier system with a bachelor's and master's degree, with which the HSG assumed the pioneering role in Switzerland.

In mid-2005, the citizens of St. Gallen approved the renovation, redesign and expansion of the HSG with 66.4 percent . The project, which comprises around 80 million Swiss francs, is intended to comprehensively renovate the buildings from the 1960s and to adapt the infrastructure to the changed training by 2011. On October 1 of the same year, the newly founded, self-sustaining Executive School for Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG) begins its work. It summarizes the activities in postgraduate training in the form of courses and seminars and is the central portal for all further training offers at the University of St. Gallen.

In 2018/19 the university was rocked by a series of scandals. An administrative investigation by the cantonal financial control showed that individual institutes were dealing with expenses in a questionable manner: compensation for bar visits, first-class flights, business lunches without receipts. The parliamentary groups of the SP, Greens, CVP, GLP and FDP in the cantonal parliament suspected that the government and in particular the head of the education department would no longer be able to ensure the control and supervision of the university. They therefore demanded urgent measures.

research

Central institute building of the university

The university is particularly known for its contributions to system-oriented management teaching. The central result of this research work is the St. Gallen management model , which was devised by Hans Ulrich and adapted to the latest findings by Johannes Rüegg-Stürm in 2002 .

The research results of the HSG are made available to the public via the Alexandria research platform.

In the profile areas of the University of St. Gallen, subject areas are combined within and interdisciplinary. Each HSG school is responsible for at least one profile area.

Library

The library is also located on campus. It has existed since the «Handelsakademie» was founded in 1898. In 1911, the institution, called the Handels-Hochschule , moved the books with it from the west wing of the cantonal school to its own rooms on Notkerstrasse. In 1963 the library was given new rooms on the two upper floors of the new building (currently: Building 01) on the Rosenberg. In May 1989, the library building (currently: building 09) next door was moved into, where the main library is still located today.

structure

The focus is on the training and further education of specialists and executives for business, public administration and the administration of justice. The university is divided into schools and institutes. The schools are responsible for teaching and offer bachelor's and master's degrees. The institutes tend to emphasize the practice-oriented character of the university and are accordingly primarily active in the area of ​​practice-oriented research.

  • School of Management
  • School of Finance
  • School of Economics and Political Science
  • Law School
  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

International relations is also taught here, the lecturers belong to the School of Economics and Political Science. In addition, the University of St. Gallen is an associated member of the European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS).

There are representative offices, so-called hubs, in Singapore and Sao Paulo.

Education

Studies at the HSG begin with an assessment year that brings together students from all disciplines and places particular emphasis on a broad basic education. This is followed by a specialization in the bachelor's programs in business administration, economics, law, law with economics and international affairs. A number of specialized Masters courses build on the respective programs.

From September 2012, officers and senior non-commissioned officers can, under certain conditions and with the provision of an additional service, receive credit for their military cadre training with up to 6 ECTS in the “Action Competence” study area.

Since 1996, the Institute for European and International Business Law has been offering an 18-month Master’s degree with a focus on European and International Business Law. The nine study modules of the Executive Master of European and International Business Law take place in Europe, the USA and China.

Foreign applicants are selected by the university in a selection process. The number of foreign students is limited to 25 percent.

Student body and associations

The University during the 41st St. Gallen Symposium (2011)

The HSG student body (SHSG) represents the interests of both the students and the clubs. It offers them numerous services and provides a lot of information for them on its website. In addition, the SHSG appears through campaigns such as supporting exchange students.

There are over 100 clubs at the University of St. Gallen. The student magazine Prisma , which has been published since 1969, is part of the club's culture . Around 340 issues have been published so far. The International Students' Committee, an association independent of the university, which consists of around 25 HSG students and organizes the St. Gallen Symposium every year, is best known . Since 1970, the symposium has brought together international decision-makers from politics, business and society with students from all over the world in St. Gallen. The Industrial Club has served as a link between students, the university and industry since 2010 and is now one of the university’s associations with the largest number of members. AIESEC St. Gallen is also well-known : It was founded in 1951, offers an international internship program and organizes conferences. Furthermore, the oikos St. Gallen association at the HSG has been dealing with sustainability since the 1980s. With the help of initiatives and 80 active members, people should be encouraged to make their decisions in harmony with ecology, economy and society. The student management consultancy Esprit St. Gallen , founded in 1988, has existed for almost as long , and in addition to project work, it is also the publisher of the St. Gallen Business Review, which is published twice a year. One of the largest associations with 600 members is DocNet, the doctoral association at the University of St. Gallen, which also organizes the annual DocNet Management Symposium . The remaining clubs are primarily sports clubs, cultural associations, associations of students from other countries or cantons, subject-specific associations in the field of subjects taught at the HSG and student associations . The official alumni organization of the University of St. Gallen is HSG Alumni .

Rankings

Financial Times :

  • Financial Times European Business School Ranking: 4th place (2018, 2019)
  • Financial Times Program Rankings:
    • FT Masters in Management Ranking
      • 1st place worldwide with the master's program in Strategy and International Management (SIM-HSG, 2019)
      • 8th place worldwide with the CEMS Master's program offered together with other universities (2019)
    • FT Masters in Finance Ranking: 6th place worldwide with the Master in Banking and Finance (MBF-HSG) (2020)
    • FT Global MBA Ranking: 68th place among the best business schools worldwide (2020)
    • FT Executive MBA Ranking: Rank 44 of the best business schools worldwide (2019)
    • FT Executive Education (customized) Ranking: 36th place among the best business schools worldwide (2018)
    • FT Executive Education (open) Ranking: 28th place among the best business schools worldwide (2018)
    • FT Top MBAs for Entrepreneurship: 26th place among the best business schools worldwide (2018)

Handelsblatt ranking:

  • Business research: 1st place in German-speaking Europe (2014)
  • Economic research: 10th place in German-speaking Europe (2017)

CHE rankings:

  • Business administration: top group in German-speaking Europe
  • Economics: Top group in German-speaking Europe
  • International relations: top group in German-speaking Europe
  • Law: Top group in German-speaking Europe

The Economist Ranking:

  • Master in Management Ranking (2019): 2nd place worldwide

QS World University Rankings :

  • QS World University Rankings (general): 398th place worldwide (2020)
  • QS World University Rankings: Masters in Management Ranking: 1st place in German-speaking countries, 10th place worldwide with the Master in Management (MUG-HSG) (2018)
  • QS World University Rankings: Masters in Finance Ranking: 25th place worldwide with the Master in Banking and Finance (MBF-HSG) (2018)
  • QS World University Rankings by Subject Business and Management Studies : 1st place in German-speaking countries, 45th place worldwide (2018)
  • QS World University Rankings: Global MBA Ranking: 52nd place worldwide (2018)
  • QS World University Rankings: Executive MBA Ranking: 35th place worldwide (2018)

Shanghai ranking :

  • Worldwide ranking for business administration: 1st place in German-speaking countries, 48th place worldwide (2017)

THE ranking :

  • THE ranking (general): Category of the 400 to 500 best universities in the world (2018)
  • Worldwide ranking for business administration: 63rd place worldwide (2018)

EFinancialCareers Ranking:

  • Top 30 Master Programs for Getting a Job in Investment Banking : 4th place worldwide with the Master Program in Banking and Finance (MBF-HSG) (2017)

The UNL Global Research Ranking

  • Business School RMI Rankings: 1st place worldwide for the Institute of Insurance Economics (based on articles published in the top 5 scientific journals in the areas of risk management and insurance)

Partner universities

The University of St. Gallen has cooperations and joint exchange programs with over 200 partner universities, including with the following international universities.

Personalities

The physicist Paul Scherrer was a well-known graduate of the commercial and traffic school as the predecessor of the university .

Well-known graduates

Surname activity Connection to the University of St. Gallen Graduated from the University of St. Gallen source
Ola Källenius Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG , Chairman of the Board of Management Daimler AG (from 2019)
Paul Achleitner Member of the board of directors at Allianz SE ; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank ; formerly Chairman, Goldman Sachs Germany law Sciences Dr. oec. HSG
Ann-Kristin Achleitner German scientist and professor of business administration; Member of the supervisory board of Linde AG , Munich Re and Metro AG ; and venture capitalist Business administration, law
  • lic. oec. HSG
  • lic. iur. HSG
  • Dr. oec. HSG
  • Dr. iur. HSG
Josef Ackermann former Chairman of the Board of Directors at Zurich Insurance Group ; formerly CEO of Deutsche Bank Economics lic. oec. HSG
Raymond J. Bear Bank manager and Honorary President of Julius Baer Group Ltd. law Sciences lic. iur. HSG
Martin Blessing former CEO of Commerzbank Business administration lic. oec. HSG
Roger de Weck former Director General of SRG SSR Economics lic. oec. HSG
Otto Ineichen † Politician and entrepreneur Otto’s Business administration lic. oec. HSG
Arnold Koller Former Federal Councilor Business administration lic. oec. HSG
Christopher grief professor Business administration lic. oec. HSG
Adrian Künzi former CEO of Notenstein Privatbank Business administration Dr. oec. HSG
Hans Adam II from and to Liechtenstein Business economics, economics lic. oec. HSG
Hans-Rudolf Merz Former Federal Councilor Business administration Dr. rer. publ. HSG
Magdalena Martullo-Blocher Politician and CEO of Ems Chemie Holding AG Business administration lic. oec. HSG
Nick Hayek Entrepreneur ( Swatch Group ) marketing
Renaud de Planta managing partner of the Pictet group Economics Dr. oec. HSG
Peer darling CEO, Qiagen Business administration lic. oec. HSG
Ulf Schneider German manager and CEO of Nestlé Business administration
  • lic. oec. HSG
  • Dr. oec. HSG
Roger Schawinski Media pioneer and former managing director of Sat.1 Business administration Dr. oec. HSG
Peter Spuhler Entrepreneurs ( Stadler Rail ) and politicians Business administration
Christoph Tonini former CEO Tamedia AG Executive MBG EMBA HSG
Klaus Tschütscher Politician and former head of government of the Principality of Liechtenstein law Sciences Dr. iur. HSG
Pierin Vincenz former CEO Raiffeisen Switzerland Business administration Dr. oec. HSG
Valentin Vogt President of the Swiss Employers' Association Business administration lic. oec. HSG
Peter Wuffli formerly CEO, UBS AG Business administration Dr. oec. HSG

See also

literature

  • Gabriele Boller: The University of St. Gallen HSG. (Swiss Art Guide, Volume 651/652). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1998, ISBN 3-85782-651-7 .

Web links

Commons : University of St. Gallen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  5. ^ Members. In: www.swissuniversities.ch. swissuniversities, 2019, accessed on August 31, 2019 .
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  7. ↑ Handelsblatt Business Administration Ranking 2014
  8. ↑ The Economist Master in Management Ranking 2017
  9. ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek International Business School Ranking 2016
  10. ↑ https://www.unisg.ch/de/universitaet/ueber-uns/portraet/rankingsundakkreditierungen/rankingverbindungen
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  12. ↑ The HSG puts scandal after scandal. Day indicator.
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  17. ↑ Humanities and Social Sciences | University | University of St. Gallen. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
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  32. ↑ https://www.topmba.com/emba-rankings/global/2018
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  37. ↑ The UNL Global Research Rankings of Actuarial Science and Risk Management & Insurance ™ | Actuarial Science | Finance | Departments | Academics | Business | Nebraska. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
  38. ↑ List of partner universities, HSG homepage , accessed on January 8, 2018
  39. ^ Henkel: Shareholders' Committee. Retrieved February 23, 2018 .
  40. ↑ Prof. Dr. oec. Dr. iur. Ann-Kristin Achleitner. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 24, 2018 ; accessed on February 24, 2018 .
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  45. ↑ View council member. Retrieved February 23, 2018 .
  46. ↑ Everything was better in the past! - HSG alumni. (PDF) Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
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