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Campus
06/03/20

HSG in figures

A new issue of the brochure "Facts and figures" has appeared. The figures reveal what the University of St.Gallen is and what its characteristics are.
Background
05/28/20

History lesson: Alice Scheitlin – the first graduate of the Commercial Academy

In the Winter Semester of 1900/01, a certain Alice Scheitlin enrolled as an auditor in the Commercial Academy, which had been set up in 1899 and was located in the west wing of the St.Gallen Cantonal School (today’s Cantonal School on Burggraben).
People
05/28/20

Dr. Christoph Heusgen to become Honorary Professor

Christoph Heusgen has been appointed Honorary Professor for the area of Foreign Policy and Diplomacy with effect from 1 August 2020. He will play a key role in the International Affairs programmes.
Campus
05/27/20

Information about the coronavirus

This page contains the latest information about the impact of the coronavirus on the University of St.Gallen. It is continually updated.
Videos
05/27/20
Quality versus efficiency in healthcare?

Quality versus efficiency in healthcare?
Research
05/26/20

Tourism in uncertain times

Tourism requires mobility and encounters between people. But both are undesirable in these times of corona. And this is why the tourism industry was the first to be affected by restrictions, and will be one of the last to be reopened. A report by the Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance (IMP-HSG) shows what changes tourism should be prepared for in the next twelve months in terms of the opening of markets and guest behaviour.
Campus
05/22/20

Learning in the corona crisis – Switzerland’s first virtual reading room inaugurated

The University of St.Gallen is really a campus university. Those who study here do not only acquire a wide range of knowledge for their careers and their lives but also meet many exciting people, make friends and establish valuable relations. Social contacts, encounters, learning groups and groups of friends are part of studying, and they make learning a great deal easier. However, such contacts are severely limited in the corona crisis. How can we maintain our motivation in this situation – particularly now that the learning stage is starting in the run-up to the examinations? By Dana Sindermann.
Videos
05/20/20
Academic GIFts: What is Post-Quantum Cryptography? And why do we need it?

Academic GIFts: What is Post-Quantum Cryptography?
Publications
05/19/20

Artificial intelligence in HSG Focus

The latest issue of the digital university magazine deals with Artificial Intelligence.
Campus
05/18/20

Empty student flats – an HSG start-up has the solution

Student flats are often empty in the inter-term breaks. The HSG start-up CampusAir has developed a service which sub-lets such flats through various platforms like Airbnb. An article by student reporter Sascha Duric.
Campus
05/16/20

Virtual dies academicus 2020

On 16 May 2020, the University of St.Gallen celebrated its virtual dies academicus with University members and guests from politics, academia and the general public.
Background
05/14/20

History lesson: Coghuf (Ernst Stocker) – a work of art to grace the Aula

It was an exception to the HSG’s art concept that a competition was organised for the artistic decoration of the Aula. Four artists participated and submitted sketches of a tapestry. On 16 June 1961, the jury under the chairmanship of cantonal minister Dr. Simon Frick awarded first prize to Coghuf.