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| Institution | University of St. Gallen | | City and country | St. Gallen, Switzerland | | Language(s) of instruction | German and English | | Term | Semester | | Approximate dates | Spring 2007: April-July
Fall 2007: mid Sept - mid Dec Spring 2008: mid Feb - end May | | Population: city/university | 70,000 inhabitants
5,000 students (25% international) | | Program description | The University of St. Gallen for Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences (HSG) was founded in 1989 as a “municipal business academy” and enrolled its first students in 1999. The HSG, which became a full-fledged business university in 1911, continues to be one of the most prestigious business schools in Europe. The University of St. Gallen partners with several institutions around the globe, including ESCP-EAP (a Babson MBA exchange school), Manchester School of Management in England (another Babson undergraduate exchange school), London School of Economics and several U.S. business schools, including Duke’s Fucqua School of Business, NYU’s Stern School of Business and Columbia University. St. Gallen, with Lake Constance just to the northeast, is located in the eastern part of Switzerland and is very close to the borders of Germany, Austria and Lichtenstein. The city is situated within a picturesque landscape, with gentle hills, snowy peaks, vineyards, and medieval towns. | | Housing options | Apartments (through HSG Accommodation Services) | | GPA requirement | 2.7 GPA
You must have at least this GPA at the time of application and a 2.7 the semester prior to exchange. Failure to maintain adequate academic standing will result in your removal from the program. | | Language Requirements | Students are required to take a one- to two-week non-credit intensive German language course before the beginning of the semester | | Language Notes | Students can choose to continue their study of German throughout the semester and receive credit for their coursework.
Beginning language courses are counted as General College Credit. Intermediate and advanced language courses are counted as Advanced Liberal Arts. | | Credit Load | 5 courses
| | Credits per course | 2-5 credits each, depending on meeting times of courses
| | Scholarships available | None | | Non-credit internships | No | | Other academic notes |
| | URL address | www.iad.unisg.ch | | Comments | Their academic year begins in April and ends in July. |
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