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Study Management at University of St. Gallen
Ann Graham discovers what the University of St. Gallen has to offer.
University of St Gallen
Switzerland
Accreditations EQUIS and AACSB International
Rank The University of St Gallen is one of the 23 business schools that are part of the CEMS, the Global Alliance in Management Education, which ranked third in the 2008 Financial Times rankings.
What is unique about St. Gallen’s Masters in Management program?
In response to the Bologna Reforms, the University of St Gallen (HSG) created a course architecture in 2001, which aims to develop students’ chosen subjects and their personalities. It also provides them with a humanist education. A student’s studies consist of three pillars:
contact studies: in the classic form of lectures, seminars and exercises,
independent studies: preparatory and follow up work for lectures,
contextual studies: made up of courses in cultural awareness, critical thinking and leadership skills.
How does HSG compete with other Masters in Management providers?
“Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary General, said, 'The University of St. Gallen provides a setting which marries the promise of the future with the foundations of traditions and an absolutely essential link between academic work and the practical world.’ This shows where HSGs great strength lies - in its traditional high degree of practical relevance,” says Professor Thomas Dyllick. “The full-time faculty is complemented by more than 100 part-time faculty from management, practice and public office. Projects with companies are part of its long-standing standard, as is close research cooperation in all the areas of the economy with such reputable partners as SAP, Audi, UBS and KPMG, to name but a few.”
What will students gain?
HSG has traditionally had strong links to the working world. Measured in terms of the relative number of top management executives in the 500 largest Swiss companies, HSG is Switzerland’s business school with the greatest job placement power for graduates.
A degree from HSG provides exclusive access to the HSG Alumni Network - one of the oldest of its kind in Europe - with more than 19,000 alumni represented in over 80 clubs on four continents.
The HSG is one of the very few preferred recruitment partners for international banks and consulting companies like McKinsey and BCG. More than 80% of students have a job at the time of graduation, and are able to choose from an average of 2.5 job offers. With a starting salary of CHF99,500 they earn more than the Swiss average.
