The view of the city from the nearby hills. The St. Gallen University is in the foreground, the Abbey of St. Gall is visible above

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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. Despite being one of the smaller universities in Switzerland it has the largest business faculty of any Swiss university and is one of the leading business schools. It has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the German-speaking part of Europe. The University of St. Gallen is a member of the CEMS and APSIA networks. It is EQUIS and AACSB accredited. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... In economics, a business is a legally-recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers, usually in an effort to generate profit. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... CEMS is an acronym for Community of European Management Schools and International Companies, a cooperation of multinational enterprises and Europes leading business schools and universities. ... The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) is an organization that works to advance internationa understanding, prosperity, peace and security through professional education in international affairs. ... The European Quality Improvement System (or EQUIS) is an accreditation system for higher education institutions in management and business administration, run by the European Foundation for Management Development. ... AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), founded in 1916, has granted specialized business school accreditation to more than 500 degree-granting institutions in 30 countries. ...

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. St. ...

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 University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is a university in Geneva, Switzerland. ...

The Masters programmes cover the same range of studies, but are more specialised. The Masters programmes typically run from 1 to 2 years.

MBA-HSG

In 2005 the University of St. Gallen inaugurated its flagship one year full-time MBA programme, the MBA-HSG[1] . The programme runs over 12 months from September to August of each 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 comprises electives and an integrative seminar. The final term offers students an MBA project, which is in the form of either an academic research project or a company based internship.

The University of St. Gallen MBA is currently ranked as the top programme in German-speaking Europe and aims to be listed in the top 10 of the FT rankings for Europe. The class of 2007 features 34 students, representing 16 nationalities, having an average GMAT score of 680, and 5 years of work experience on average. The MBA-HSG is conducted entirely in English.

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. MBL can refer to: Marine Biological Laboratory Master of International Business Law a degree conferred by St Gallen University Mannose binding lectin 789789 Category: ...

See also

• Auto-ID Labs
• The university is member in the European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)

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Faculty (Selection)

• 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
• 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 Financial Services North America Commercial
• Prof. Dr. Markus Müller-Chen, International Law
• 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. Vito Roberto, Business Law; Counselor, Baker McKenzie
• 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 Administration; United Nations ECOSOC Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters

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Notable Alumni

• Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Professor, Technical University of Munich
• Paul Achleitner, board member, Allianz
• Josef Ackermann, CEO, Deutsche Bank
• Markus Akermann, CEO, Holcim
• Dr. Raymond J. Bär, Chairman of the Board, Julius Bär Holding Ltd.
• Ernst Bärtschi, CEO, Sika Group
• Max Burger-Calderon, Chairman Asia, Apax Partners
• 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, Vice-President, Swiss Re
• Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein
• Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
• Dr. Henri B. Meier, former CFO, Roche
• Hans-Rudolf Merz, Bundesrat, Federal Council of Switzerland
• Lukas Mühlemann, former Chairman and CEO, Credit Suisse
• Dr. Roberto Paganoni, CEO, LGT Bank Capital Partners
• Ivan Pictet, Partner, Pictet & Cie Privatbankiers
• Wolfgang Reichenberger, Board Member, Nestlé
• Roger Schawinski, Chairman, Sat.1
• Stefan Wäspi, Trial Attorney, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
• Peter Wuffli, former CEO, UBS
• Johannes Züll, CEO, n-tv

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External links

• University webpage (English version)
• MBA webpage (English version)
• Executive Programs, Institute of Management, University of St.Gallen (HSG)
• Home page for the MBL Program at the University of St. Gallen
• Open Access Data Protection Publication at the FIR, University of St. Gallen

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