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University of St.Gallen (HSG)

Graduate School of Business, Economics, Law and Social Sciences

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University of St.Gallen (HSG)

• HSG: Founded in 1898 as one of the first Business Schools in Europe

• Public University: Canton of St.Gallen

• Core fields: Business, Economics, International Relations, Law

• Degrees: Bachelor of Arts HSG, Master of Arts HSG, Ph.D., MBA, EMBA

• Student body: 6,000 students including 2,040 international students (34%)

from 80 countries, and 30% female students

• Student distribution: 65% Business Administration, 15% Law,

10% Economics, 10% International Relations

• Faculty: 80 professorships; 360 lecturers, assistants and visiting professors

• Institutes: 30 + institutes and research centers

• Workforce: 1,000 employees

• Rankings: Constantly ranked as one of Europe's leading Business Schools

• Accreditations: EQUIS and AACSB (first in German-speaking world)

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Undergraduate Studies: 5 majors

BusinessAdministration

Economics

InternationalAffairs

Law and Economics

Law

• Business Administration

• Economics

• International Affairs

• Law

• Law and Economics

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10 Master's Programs

• Economics

• Quantitative Economics and Finance (taught in English)

• International Affairs and Governance (taught in English or German)

• Law

• Information, Media and Technology Management

• Strategy and International Management (taught in English)

• Marketing, Services and Communication Management

• Accounting and Finance

• Banking and Finance (taught in English)

• Law and Economics

Business Administration

Economics

International Affairs

Law and Economics

Law

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Program architecture: 3 levels – 3 pillars

The academic structure at the University of St.Gallen: three levels – three pillars:

Levels: Assessment Level, Bachelor's Level and Master's Level

Pillars: Contact Studies, Independent Studies and Contextual Studies

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Special academic offers

CEMS Master’s in International Management (CEMS MIM)

• a unique global Master's degree in addition to HSG Master's degree

• developed and offered by 25 leading business schools and over 50 leading

international companies (Corporate Partners)

• ranked #3 in the Financial Times European Ranking of Master's in Management

Programmes (September 2008)

• gives you an international focus in a globalized world

• the program's mission � to set a global standard of excellence for pre-

experienced Master degrees in management

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Special academic offers

DM2 Double Degree Programme

• Participating universities

- ESADE (Bacelona, Spain)

- Groupe HEC (Paris, France)

- RSM Erasmus University (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

- Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan, Italy)

- University of St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)

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Special academic offers

Double degree in Master's Programs with other

international partner universities

• Sciences Po (Paris),

• Fletcher School (Boston),

• Nanyang Technical University (Singapore),

• FGV (Sao Paulo)

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Highly committed students

• Formal student participation in all university bodies and decisions

• Student Union: plays a very constructive and respected role

• organization of political participation in university

affairs

• freshmen's week

•production of scripts

• student magazine and radio

•ball, etc.

• Student initiatives: cultivation of responsibility and leadership

• More than 80 student associations(sports, culture, society...)

• International clubs: Club Latinoamericano, Cercle des Francophones, Gateway to India, Asian Students Association, etc.

The Graduate Fair "Forum HSG" is entirely organised by students.

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Student initiatives: 3 examples

The International Students‘ Committee (ISC) organizes the

annual ISC-Symposium at the University of St.Gallen with

leaders from Europe, America and Asia from the worlds of

business, finance, politics and science, and a cross-section of

students from leading universities and business schools

around the world.

Joint project of the student body, the canton of St.Gallen,

AIESEC and the HSG. Twelve students from Eastern Europe

are awarded scholarships that enable them to obtain an

economic education in Switzerland.

Oikos is a student initiative in the area of sustainable

development. The students organize an annual international

conference on sustainable development as well as the

annual "Model WTO" where students simulate actual

discussions at the WTO.

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Career Services Center (CSC-HSG)

Strategic partner and initiator for career planning and career start

CSC-HSG services:

•Individual career counselling

•Optimization of application documents

•Application guidebook

•Seminars and workshops on career choices

•Recruiting events (career fairs and corporate presentations)

•Lending library

•HSGtalents platform

•Website: www.csc.unisg.ch

• Job and internship exchange

• Events calendar

• Corporate profiles

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Latest rankings results

Source: www.rankings.unisg.ch, 2008

Financial Times Ranking*

• Executive Education: 14th place of the best Business Schools in Europe**

• EMBA: ranked 20th out of the best business schools in Europe**

**Was the only German-language European business school to be admitted to this ranking.

• Top European Business School: ranked 25th out of the best business schools in Europe,

ranked 1st in German-speaking Europe

* As a consequence of the Bologna reforms, the HSG will be admitted in the field of initial education (MSc) for

the first time in 2009. The full-time MBA will first be admitted in 2010

CHE

• Business Administration: top-group in German-speaking Europe

• Economics: top-group in German-speaking Europe

• Law: top-group in German-speaking Europe

SwissUp

• Economic Sciences: 1st place in Switzerland

• Law: 3rd place in Switzerland

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International accreditations

EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System)

• Initial accreditation in 2001, reaccreditation in 2004

• European Foundation for Management Development

• Some 110 accreditations, mainly in Europe, leading European Business Schools (IMD, HSG, WHU, University of Mannheim, Bocconi, ESADE, Erasmus, HEC Paris, etc.)

AACSB (International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; US-based)

• Initial accreditation in 2004

• Some 550 accreditations, about 30 in Europe

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Internationalization: a process ...

Cultural diversity

• 50 university places at the Master‘s Level are earmarked for students from regions outside the European Union

Programs in English language

• 4 Master's Programs, several Ph.D. Programs, a full-time MBA and several executive MBAs

Faculty

• 48% foreign national faculty

• international visiting professors

International exchange programs

• some 150 individual partnerships

• strategic partnerships: CEMS, PIM, APSIA

• Joint-degree and double-degree program

International Networking• Centro Latinoamericano-Suizo de la

Universidad de San Gallen

• Center for Sino Swiss Competence

• Hub in Singapore

• Asia Research CenterStudent Body: 34% international students from 80 countries

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International Exchange

Guest Students

• More than 450 students from

150 partner universities and 50 nations

spend a guest semester at the HSG

each year

• Pre-semester German language course

• Orientation program

• BuddySystem

• Housing office

• Many courses in English at Bachelor and

Master levels

Source: University of St.Gallen, 2008

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IIM, Bangalore

Nanyang, Singapore

Sophia University, Tokyo

Chinese University, Hong Kong

Melbourne Business School

Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney

EM Lyon

ESCP, Paris

Sciences Po, Paris

Handelshoyskolen BI, Oslo

University of Göteborg

University of Warwick

University of the Witwatersrand

Tel Aviv University

Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago de Chile

Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Vina del Mar

Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo

Instituto Autónomo de México

Universidad del Pacífico, Lima

ITESM, Monterrey

Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Milano

Stockholm School of Economics

London School of Economics

University College Dublin

ESADE Barcelona

HEC Paris

WU Wien Babson College, Boston

University of Chicago

Duke University, Durham

McGill University, Montreal

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

HEC Montreal

New York University

Northwestern University

Pepperdine University

University of Toronto

Asia / Oceania

Europe, AfricaMiddle East

South America

Europa

CEMS

USA and Canada

... more than 150 partner universities

...

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Exchange possibilities

Master's degree (1.5-2 years)

Lectureship/doctorate

Master's Level

Bachelor's Level

Bachelor's degree (3

years)

Ph.D. / DoctorateFaculty Exchange

Outgoing

Doctoral Exchange

Incoming/Outgoing

Swiss MobilityExchange

Incoming/Outgoing

Free Mover Exchange

Incoming/Outgoing

CEMS Program

Incoming/Outgoing

Regular Exchange

Incoming/Outgoing

Exchange Possibilities

Regular Exchange

Incoming/Outgoing

Free MoverExchange

Incoming/Outgoing

Swiss MobilityExchange

Incoming/Outgoing

HSG Asia Term

Incoming/Outgoing

International Study

Program (ISP)Incoming

Federal Scholarship

Incoming

MAPOW

Incoming

DD Programs

Incoming/Outgoing

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Exchange programs for guest students

Regular Exchange

for undergraduate & graduate students from partner universities

• Course program

courses available from bachelor or master level courses

• Semester dates

Fall semester September to December

Spring semester February to May

• Application procedure

contact the International Office at your home university

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Exchange programs for guest students

International Study Program (ISP) for MBA students from partner universities

• Course program

course choice fixed within the ISP Program

• Program highlights

program includes several company visits

• Program dates

Fall term September to November

Spring term January to March

more information at: www.isp.unisg.ch

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Exchange programs for guest students

Freemover

for undergraduate & graduate students from

non-partner universities

• Course program

courses available from bachelor or master level courses

• Semester dates

Fall semester September to December

Spring semester February to May

• Application deadline

30 April (for Fall semester)

30 November (for Spring semester)

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Exchange programs for guest students

Swiss Mobility

for undergraduate & graduate students from Swiss universities

• Course program

courses available from bachelor or master level courses

• Semester dates

Fall semester September to December

Spring semester February to May

• Application deadline

30 April (for Fall semester)

30 November (for Spring semester)

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Sports program

Aerobics Aikido Badminton Basketball Beach Volleyball Canoeing Cycling

Dancing Diving Fitness Training Golf Horse Riding Indoor Climbing Inline

Skating Jogging Judo Karate-Do Meditation Rugby Paragliding Pilates

Sailing Shinson Hapkido Soccer Squash Swimming T'ai Chi Kineo Tennis

Unihockey Volleyball Windsurfing Yoga

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Facts and impressions of St.Gallen

• 75,000 inhabitants

• German-speaking part of Switzerland

• Close to Swiss Alps + Lake Constance

• City founded in 610 AD

• Cultural + educational history since 900 AD

• In the past: textiles and embroideries

• Today: trade, services,and education

• only 1 hour’s journey to International Airport Zurich

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Abbey Library and Cathedral of St.Gallen (UNESCO World Heritage)

During the St.Gallen Open Air, the Sitter Valley is transformed into Switzerland's

biggest tent city for three days

St.Gallen's picturesque old town

The "Säntis" MountainA traditional house in Thurgau

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Switzerland

• Population: 7.5 million

• Surface area: 41,285 km2

• Four national languages

• Federal republic with direct democracy

• Internationally recognized neutral nation

• Headquarters of companies witha worldwide reputation

• United Nations Office at Geneva, biggest UN duty station outside the New York headquarters

• Excellent public transport system

• Short distances to major cities in Europe

• The quality level of universities and research institutes attracts many scientists and students from overseas (17.2% international students)

Zurich

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See you in St.Gallen!

University of St.Gallen (HSG)International Exchange

Dufourstr. 50CH-9000 St. Gallen

www.exchange.unisg.chE-mail: exchange@unisg.ch

Phone: +41 71 224 23 39