School of Management Fribourg
| Haute école de gestion Fribourg (HEG-FR), Hochschule für Wirtschaft Freiburg (HSW-FR) | |
Picture of the School of Management Fribourg taken from the south, resp. west side of the building
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Former names
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School of Economics and Administration (ESCEA) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1991 |
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Parent institution
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University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO) |
| Rector | Rico J. Baldegger |
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Academic staff
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100 |
| Students | 850 |
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Fribourg, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland 46.793735, 7.156777 |
| Campus | Pérolles |
| Language | English; French; German |
| Website | http://www.heg-fr.ch/EN/ |
The School of Management Fribourg (French: Haute école de gestion Fribourg; German: Hochschule für Wirtschaft Freiburg) is a public higher education institution that was created in 1991 as the School of Economics and Administration (ESCEA) and is attached to the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO).
It offers full and/or part-time courses, leading to Bachelor, Master or further postgraduate qualifications and is structured along three departments: the Institute of Entrepreneurship and SME, the Institute of Finance, and the Institute of Social and Public Innovation. The school is located on the Pérolles campus in Fribourg, Switzerland.
The School of Management Fribourg is involved in various national and international research projects, such as the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, and offers a range of services to businesses, public institutions and professional associations on a national and international level. Faculty members of the school regularly present their research at worldwide renowned scientific conferences, such as the annual meetings of the Academy of Management and the Academy of International Business as well as in scientific journals and textbooks.
The school adopts a trilingual approach (French, German and English) to education as well as research and keeps close ties to partner universities around the globe, such as Swinburne University of Technology,Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), University of Lorraine, University of Montpellier, Grenoble School of Management, EGADE Business School Monterrey, Montreal University, University of Quebec, University of Vermont, and the University of Trier among others.
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