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Mission, aims and impact
Thanks to the extraordinary commitment of our donors and
partners, we are able to reinforce the University of St.Gallen’s
position as a leading business university in Europe.
2024
The financing of the St.Gallen Collegium was secured by donations totalling 3.5 million Swiss francs from 421 donors and sponsoring partners for the first three years of operation
2023
The HSG is celebrating its 125th anniversary and the HSG Foundation is launching the ‘St.Gallen Collegium’ anniversary project together with HSG alumni.
2022
Fundraising will be completed with CHF 65 million and SQUARE (HSG Learning Center) will be opened on 11 February.
2021
The level of donations for the HSG Learning Centre reaches 60 million francs.
2020
The foundation stone for the HSG Learning Centre is laid in May. The donation barometer climbs to 52 million.
2019
The building permit for the HSG Learning Centre is granted in July. The ground-breaking ceremony takes place a few months later.
2018
The financing of the HSG Learning Centre is well on its way thanks to the support of generous sponsors totalling 40 million Swiss francs. The winning project has been decided: Sou Fujimoto Architects wins the competition and convinces the jury.
2017
Approaching funding partners for SQUARE - the HSG Learning Centre of the University of St.Gallen.
2016
The Foundation would like to thank Wolfram Martel, who is handing over the office of President to Dr Paul Achleitner after 16 years of tireless dedication and great personal commitment. Important decision: The HSG Foundation decides to realise the HSG Learning Center.
2015
Expansion of the University of St.Gallen to include the Platztor and Rosenberg campuses: their modular master planning will be completed in autumn. The financial autonomy of the University of St.Gallen is politically reorganised and enshrined in the University Act.
2014
Initial discussions with government and cantonal representatives about the new campus to be planned. Following his move from PwC to Wenger & Vieli, Urs Landolf strengthens his commitment to fundraising at the HSG Foundation.
2013
Official change of name: the HSG Alumni Foundation is now called the HSG Foundation and Michael Lorz is appointed Managing Director. Generous funding from the Ernst Göhner Foundation and from our Honorary Senators enables the acquisition and extension of the teaching building on Tellstrasse. Teaching rooms, a Trading Room, a Behaviour Lab and an HSG Lounge on the top floor are created.
2012
The HSG Alumni Foundation is to be transformed into the HSG Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to promote the strategic development of the University of St.Gallen in the areas of research and teaching. To this end, the Foundation supports measures and projects that are related to the tasks and activities of the University of St.Gallen in the form of research and support contributions. One such contribution totalling CHF 100,000 is paid out to the campus bar ‘Ad Hoc’, which is very popular with the student body.
2010
The building at Gatterstrasse 9, which houses the Löwenzahn crèche, is undergoing a major refurbishment.
2008
Funding totalling CHF 9 million has made it possible to build the Executive Campus. Participants in continuing education events can now stay overnight on the campus. The University of St.Gallen thus becomes a campus university. Alexander Burtscher is elected as the new Managing Director of the HSG Alumni Foundation, replacing Philipp Kotsopoulos.
2001
Establishment of the HSG Alumni Foundation with the purpose of promoting teaching and research in Switzerland and abroad. Founding members: Wolfram Martel (President), Wolfgang Schürer (Vice President), Urs Landolf (Treasurer), Bruno Bauer, Peter Gomez, Björn Johansson, Bénédict Hentsch, Christian König and Dorle Vallender.
The following personalities from the circle of alumni and sponsors as well as from the academic world sit on the Board of Trustees of the HSG Foundation.
Dr. Paul Achleitner
Chairman since 20 January 2016, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG from May 2012 to May 2022Prof. Dr. Manuel Ammann
Vice-President of the Board of Trustees since 1 February 2024Prof. Dr. Tami Dinh
Board of Trustees since 12. Oktober 2020 Member of the senate at the University of St.Gallen (HSG)Toni Hilti
Board of Trustees since 4 March 2024 & Managing Director Direct Investments at THF AGMathieu S. Jaus, lic. oec.
HSG Board of Trustees since 30 June 2020, President HSG AlumniDr. Sabine Keller-Busse
Member of the Board of Trustees since 4 March 2024 President UBS SwitzerlandAndreas R. Kirchschläger, lic. iur. HSG
Member of the Board of Trustees since 16 July 2013, CEO of the elea Foundation for Ethics in GlobalisationDr. Urs Landolf
Member of the Board of Trustees since 7 May 2001, Delegate of the Board of Trustees, Honorary Senator of the University of St.GallenAdrian Locher
Board of Trustees since 4 March 2024, founder and CEO of MerantixGeorg F. W. Schaeffler, lic. oec. HSG
Member of the Board of Trustees since 20 January 2016, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AGDr. h.c. Thomas Schmidheiny
Member of the Board of Trustees since 20 January 2016, entrepreneur, Honorary Senator of the University of St.GallenDr. Claudia Süssmuth Dyckerhoff
Member of the Board of Trustees since 4 March 2024 Multi-board member at Hoffmann La Roche, Clariant, Ramsay Health Care and Prudential, among othersUrs Wietlisbach
Board of Trustees since 20 January 2016 Partner & co-founder, member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Markets Committee of Partners Group Holding AG‘It is part of the self-image of our graduates to give something back to the University through personal commitment and sponsorship. The HSG Foundation is an important milestone for us as HSG alumni.’
Urs Landolf - former HSG Alumni President, Honorary Senator HSG
‘I am delighted to take over the presidency of the HSG Foundation. My time at HSG was formative for my life and I would like to make a contribution to the development of my alma mater.’
Paul Achleitner - President of the Board of Trustees
Team Geschäftsstelle der HSG Stiftung
Luna Matthias
Student collaborationJenni Vuong
Student collaborationThe aim of the HSG Foundation is to support the University of St.Gallen in its development as one of the leading international business universities. It initiates and bundles funding activities in order to realise strategically important projects for the HSG and thus contributes to ensuring excellence in research and teaching.