Universität St. Gallen | |
Type | Public |
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Established | May 25, 1898 |
Budget | CHF 212.03 million (2014) |
President | Thomas Bieger |
Academic staff
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81,7 Professors 62 assistant professors |
Administrative staff
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207,5 |
Students | 8,020 (2014) |
Undergraduates | 4,130 (2014) |
Postgraduates | 3,143 (2014) |
719 (2014) | |
Location |
St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°25′54″N 9°22′29″E / 47.43167°N 9.37472°E |
Campus | Urban (Rosenberg hill) |
Newspapers | HSG Focus, Prisma |
Colors |
Green, White and Black |
Affiliations | CEMS, APSIA, EQUIS, AACSB Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs |
Website | www.unisg.ch |
The University of St. Gallen (in German: Universität St. Gallen) is a research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Established in 1898, it is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German name Handels-Hochschule St. Gallen.
In fall 2013, the University of St. Gallen had 7,666 students, of which 2,986 were master's students and 725 were doctoral students.
Despite being one of the smallest universities in Switzerland, the University of St. Gallen has Switzerland's largest faculty for business administration. According to the Financial Times, the University of St. Gallen ranks fourth among business schools in Europe and is one of the leading business schools in the world. For the past four years, the Financial Times ranked the University of St. Gallen's Master in Strategy and International Management (SIM) first worldwide, while its master's program in finance (MBF) was ranked sixth worldwide in 2014.
The university boasts a world-class collection of modern art, including works by Gerhard Richter, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, Georges Braque, Jean Arp, Pierre Soulages, Antoni Tàpies, and Max Bill. Most works have been commissioned specifically for the various sites on campus where they are shown today.
The University of St. Gallen is a member of the CEMS and APSIA networks. It is EQUIS and AACSB accredited.