University of St. Gallen
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The University of St. Gallen (in German: Universität St. Gallen) is both a research university and a vocational university based in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
The University is generally known as HSG, which is an acronym derived from its former name Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften St. Gallen. It is also known in English as the University of St. Gallen for Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences. It has the largest business faculty of any Swiss university and is one of Europe's leading business schools. The University of St. Gallen is a member of the CEMS and APSIA networks. It is EQUIS and AACSB accredited.
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[edit] Overview
The University of St. Gallen for Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences was founded in 1898 and began operations in 1899. It is therefore one of the oldest universities of its kind in the world. At the beginning of 2006, there were about 4,500 students and some 80 professors. In terms of numbers, the University of St. Gallen may well be one of Europe's smaller universities, but it has Switzerland's largest «faculty of economic sciences.» It concentrates on the training and continuing education of experts and leaders in business, public administration, and the law. The University is financed by the Canton of St. Gallen, which gives it far reaching autonomy.
[edit] Studies
A new structure of Studies became operational as of winter 2001/2002. Degrees are now divided into Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programmes in accordance with the Bologna Reforms.
The Bachelor degree programmes begin with an Assessment year for all students. Upon successful completion of this year, students can then choose one of the following majors for their remaining two years of study:
- Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics
- Bachelor of Arts in Law
- Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs
- Bachelor of Arts in Law and Economics
The last two degree offerings commenced in 2001. The majority of students are enrolled in Business Administration. Only the University of Geneva and the University of St. Gallen offer an International Affairs programme within Switzerland.
The Masters programmes cover the same range of studies, but are more specialised. The Masters programmes typically run from 1 to 2 years.
[edit] MBA-HSG
In 2005 the University of St. Gallen inaugurated its flagship one year full-time MBA programme, the MBA-HSG. The programme is designed to start on the first Monday of January each year and finish on the week before Christmas in December in the same year.
The programme is subdivided into four teaching terms, which are each divided further into two blocks of studies. The first and the second term are devoted to the teaching of core courses including three courses in finance. The third term is designed for students to complete an MBA project, which can also be combined with an internship in a company. The final term allows students to pursue elective classes as well as participate in an integrative seminar.
The University of St. Gallen aims for the programme to be listed in the top 5 of the FT rankings. The class of 2006 features 30 students, representing 15 nationalities, having an average GMAT score of 690, and 5 years of work experience in average. The MBA-HSG is conducted entirely in English.
[edit] MBL-HSG
Founded in the 1990s, the university started the MBL Program, which offers practicing attorneys and business executives the opportunity to learn about the legal problems that confront companies which operate or intend to operate in international markets. Topics include principles of European economic integration, European competition and antitrust law, the World Trade Organization, and U.S. laws related to international business transactions. In addition, there is solid coverage of the emerging topics in Corporate Governance, Finance, international Taxation and international Mergers & Acquisitions.
[edit] See also
- Auto-ID Labs
- The university is member in the European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
[edit] Faculty
- Prof. Dr. Manuel Ammann, Finance
- Prof. Dr. Carl Baudenbacher, European and International Business Law; President of the EFTA Court
- Prof. Dr. Beat Bernet, Banking
- Prof. Dr. Heike Bruch, Leadership
- Prof. Dr. James Davis, International Relations & Politics
- Prof. Dr. Simon J. Evenett, International Economics, World Trade
- Prof. Dr. Karl Frauendorfer, Operations Research/Computational Finance
- Prof. Dr. Peter Gomez, Business Administration/Cybernetics; President of the SWX Swiss Exchange
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Grünbichler, Financial Regulation/Financial Market Theory; Chief Risk Officer, Zurich Financial Services Group
- Prof. Dr. Heinz Hauser, International Economics
- Prof. Dr. Martin Hilb, Corporate Governance, Human Resource Management
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Juliane Kokott, European Community Law/European Business Law; Advocate General at the European Court of Justice
- Prof. Dr. Christian Keuschnigg, Public Finance
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Roland Kley, Political Theory, International Relations
- Prof. Dr. Axel P. Lehmann, Insurance Economics; CEO Zurich North America Commercial
- Prof. Dr. Günter Müller-Stewens, Management (Strategic Management)
- Prof. Dr. Peter Nobel, Swiss and International Business Law, Banking and Finance Law; Partner, Nobel & Hug
- Prof. Dr. Paul Söderlind, Finance
- Prof. Dr. Klaus Spremann, Finance
- Prof. Dr. Torsten Tomczak, Marketing, Strategic Marketing
- Prof. Dr. Georg von Krogh, Management (Knowledge Management, Innovation Management)
- Prof. Dr. Robert Waldburger, Tax Law; Vice President, Swiss Federal Tax Adminstration; United Nations ECOSOC Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Professor, Technische Universität Munich
- Paul Achleitner, board member, Allianz
- Josef Ackermann, CEO, Deutsche Bank
- Markus Akermann, CEO, Holcim
- Christophe R. Gautier, President, SiberHegner Holding
- Bénédict Hentsch, Global Estate Managers, Banque Bénédict Hentsch
- André Hofmann, board member, Roche
- Walter B. Kielholz, President, Credit Suisse
- Fürst Hans Adam II. von Liechtenstein
- Prince Lorenz, Prince of Belgium, Arch Duke d'Autriche-Este
- Hans-Rudolf Merz, Bundesrat (Federal Council of Switzerland)
- Wolfgang Reichenberger, board member, Nestlé
- Roger Schawinski
- Stefan Wäspi, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Peter Wuffli, CEO, UBS
- Johannes Züll, CEO, NTV (German TV channel)
