31. May 2013. Did you know that…
- almost a third of our students are women?
- half of our students are involved in one of the approximately 100 student associations and initiatives?
- about 80 per cent of undergraduates and students at the Master’s Level work during their studies?
- one in five students spends at least one semester abroad?
- the HSG has a quota for foreigners and that this is 25 per cent?
- more than 21,000 alumni are members of one of the 140 Alumni Clubs?
- the HSG attained its objectives of being placed among the top ten in the European Business Schools Ranking of the Financial Times for the first time in 2012?
- the research platform Alexandria provides free access to over 30,000 publications with research results?
- dozens of external events take place on the campus every year?
- the HSG contributes to the value creation in the Appenzell AR – St.Gallen – Lake Constance region to the tune of CHF 201m?
- one in five overnight stays in the city and the region is generated by the University?
- the University is referred to in the media 28 times a day?
- the 41 institutes, research centers and centers are organised largely along autonomous and entrepreneurial lines?
- 42 works of art can be found on the campus, among them Giacometti, Richter and Miró?
Further facts and figures can be found in our brochure "The HSG: a portrait – facts and figures".