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==Faculty (Selection)==

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University of St. Gallen
Universität St. Gallen
Established1899
Location
St. Gallen
,
Switzerland
WebsiteUniversity webpage (English version)
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

The University of St. Gallen (in German: Universität St. Gallen) is a research university based in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

The University is generally known as HSG, which is an acronym derived from its full name Universität St. Gallen – Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften. 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 smallest universities in Switzerland, it has the largest business faculty of any Swiss university and is considered to be one of the leading schools for business, economics and public administration in Europe. [1]

The University of St. Gallen is a member of the CEMS and APSIA networks. It is EQUIS[2] and AACSB accredited.[3]

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 2008, there were about 6,000 students, 80 tenured professors, 60 assistant professors and senior lecturers, and over 300 lecturers and 300 assistants. [4] The University is financed by the Canton of St. Gallen and other cantons. The laws of the Canton of St. Gallen give the University far-reaching research autonomy.[5]

Campus

The HSG is located on top of Rosenberg hill, overlooking the old town of St. Gallen and the Alps. A remarkable feature is the integration of art and architecture throughout the campus. [6]

In the Main Building, designed by Walter Foerderer [7] and regarded as a significant examplar of 1960s architecture far beyond Switzerland's borders, art tends to play the role of a counterpart to the architecture, whereas in the Library Building of 1989, the works of art complement the diversity of architectural forms in a narrative fashion.

There are works by Burckhardt, Mastroianni, Kemény, Penalba [8], Arp, Braque, Hajdu, Soniatta, Miró, Calder, Soulages, Giacometti, Tàpies, Coghuf, Valentin, Otto Müller, Stahly, Baier, Bodmer, Oertli, Gehr, Gubler, Prantl, Baumgarten, Disler, Bill, Josef Felix Müller, Paladino, Richter, Fabro, and Cucchi.

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 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=University_of_St._Gallen&action=edit&section=3 The Masters programmes cover the same range of studies, but are more specialized. The Masters programmes typically run from 1.5 to 2 years. The University offers four masters programmes (M.A. HSG) entirely in English - Strategy and International Management (SIM), Quantitative Economics and Finance (MiQE/F), International Affairs and Governance (MIA, and Banking and Finance (MBF). [9]

Besides the CEMS Master’s in International Management, further double degrees may be obtained in cooperation with reputed partner universities such as Bocconi- Milan, ESADE- Barcelona, HEC Paris, NTU Singapore, Tufts University- USA, RSM- Rotterdam, or Sciences Po- Paris.

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.

HSG also offers double MBA degree program in conjunction with Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. This 14 month program gives students from around the world the unique opportunity to participate in a truly international double degree MBA programme studying on location in Switzerland and Singapore, ranked the 1st and 5th most competitive economies in the World (World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007).[10]

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.

Rankings

The University of St. Gallen MBA is currently ranked as the top programme in German-speaking Europe[11]. The classes of 2007 and 2008 feature 34 students, representing 16 nationalities, having an average GMAT score of 680, and 5 years of work experience on average. The class of 2009 represented 15 nationalities with average GMAT score of 690 and work experience of 6 years. [12] The MBA-HSG is conducted entirely in English.

Notable alumni

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. Jonathan Simmen, Finance
  • Prof. Dr. Klaus Spremann, Finance
  • Prof. Dr. Torsten Tomczak, Marketing, Strategic Marketing
  • Prof. Dr. Steven Floyd, Management (strategy process research)
  • Prof. Dr. Robert Waldburger, Tax Law; Vice President, Swiss Federal Tax Administration; United Nations ECOSOC Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters
  • Visiting Prof. John Palfrey, Harvard Law School

See also

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References

  1. ^ http://www.unisg.ch/hsgweb.nsf/wwwPubInhalteEng/Ranking+outcomes?opendocument
  2. ^ http://www.efmd.org/index.php/component/efmd/?cmsid=040929sqku
  3. ^ http://www.aacsb.edu/General/InstLists.asp?lid=3
  4. ^ http://www.unisg.ch/hsgweb.nsf/SysWebRessources/Publikation_Kurzportrait_EN/$FILE/kurzportrait_hsg_en_web.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.unisg.ch/hsgweb.nsf/f03e351c4ef8e43ac12572f00034cb6b/42972e3aa2d690bbc12575400042bc4d/$FILE/Media%20release_AACSB_16.1.2009.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.unisg.ch/hsgweb.nsf/wwwPubInhalteEng/Art+at+the+HSG?opendocument
  7. ^ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_F%C3%B6rderer
  8. ^ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalba
  9. ^ http://www.unisg.ch/hsgweb.nsf/wwwPubInhalteEng/English+Programs?opendocument
  10. ^ http://www.mba.unisg.ch/org/es/mba.nsf/wwwContentEng/Double+Degree?opendocument
  11. ^ http://www.unisg.ch/hsgweb.nsf/wwwPubInhalteEng/Ranking+outcomes?opendocument
  12. ^ http://www.mba.unisg.ch/org/es/mba.nsf/wwwContentEng/Class+Profile+2009?opendocument
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