News

• Jorge Volpi to lecture in the public programme

5/15/2012. The HSG’s public lectures in Spring Semester 2012 will end with a small highlight. In the last week of the term, the Mexican writer Jorge Volpi will give a lecture at the University of St.Gallen.

• The HSG: a value creation driver

5/15/2012. The University of St.Gallen (HSG) annually contributes CHF 201 million in value creation within the region of Appenzell Ausserrhode – St.Gallen – Lake Constance.

• Forum for the Management of Renewable Energies

5/15/2012. About 100 experts will meet on the occasion of the 3rd St.Gallen Forum for the Management of Renewable Energies. On Thursday, 24 May 2012, the general public will be invited to a panel discussion in Olma Hall 9.2.

• “Zeit Campus Dialogue” at the HSG

5/14/2012. On Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at 6 p.m., the German weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" will be staging a public panel discussion at the HSG. The topic of the discussion will be “Are we getting the education we deserve?”

• Award for Best Teaching

5/14/2012. The HSG’s Student Union annually awards the Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching to excellent teachers. This year, the prize went to Dr Reto Schuppli, Lecturer in Mathematics.

• HSG celebrates Dies academicus

5/12/2012. On Saturday, May 12, HSG celebrated its traditional Dies academicus with members of the university community and numerous guests from science, economics and politics.

• Discussing the state of affairs in Syria

5/10/2012. Ribal Al-Assad, Founder & Director of the Organisation for Democracy and Freedom in Syria, discusses the current political situation in Syria and the ways to move forward. A video interview.

• Discussing the Economics of Good and Evil

5/9/2012. Dr. Tomáš Sedláček, author of the Economics of Good and Evil, discusses the links between the morality of economics, the financial crisis and the Matrix trilogy. A video interview.

• Study on Switzerland’s economic climate

5/9/2012. Swiss executives are watching their country’s economic development with some concern. 200 interviewees perceived their companies’ future with more optimism, however, as a survey conducted by GfK and the HSG reveals.

• Watching football for human rights

5/8/2012. The European Football Championship is controversial. What impact do boycotts of large-scale sports events have at a political level? Martin Müller about sports as a political platform in Eastern Europe.

• St. Gallen Symposium essay competition

5/4/2012. 3 out of 100 students received the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award at the 42nd St. Gallen Symposium for their essays on the topic of “Facing Risk”. The prize is worth 20,000 euros.

• Peer Steinbrück at the St. Gallen Symposium

5/4/2012. The former German Finance Minister and the Social Democrat’s contender for the office of Chancellor, Peer Steinbrück, spoke about Germany’s role in Europe at the St. Gallen Symposium.