University of St. Gallen

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... more

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. The University of St. Gallen is a member of the CEMS and APSIA networks. It is EQUIS and AACSB accredited. The University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, was founded as a "Business Academy" in 1898 - in the heyday of the St.Gallen embroidery industry - and offered its first lectures in 1899. It is therefore one of the oldest... less