FULL TIME

Master of Business Administration

The MBA Programme 2022/2023
Facts Rankings Accreditations

& Figures Welcome

1898 Financial Times
Founding of the Business School Rankings 2021:

University of St.Gallen No.1 Business School in

Switzerland
9074 Dear Prospective MBAs
No.6 Business School in
Students from 80 Europe
different countries
Bloomberg Business Memberships An MBA is a time of new beginnings and opportunities. You have
3335 Week chosen to embark on an MBA because you want to grow your
Employees career in deeper or new directions, find more meaning in what you
Business School Ranking 2021: do, and challenge yourself personally and professionally. We see our
No.13 in Europe role as facilitators of your professional success, and we have been
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working hard to ensure that your time with us is spent learning
Professors The Economist evidence-based business tools that are directly applicable to your
future work roles. Your MBA is also a time to nurture your
46 Economist WhichMBA? Rankings 2021
No.14 in Europe leadership skills, and to set new personal and professional goals.
Institutes and research We therefore have carved out unique experiences across the year
centres for you to do just that.
Corporate Knights
>90% Better World MBA Rankings 2021
No.9 Globally I have a strong conviction that business education should be a force
Of graduates would for good in the world. Today’s largest problems cannot be solved by
choose to study at the one person, firm, industry, or government alone, but instead their
University of St.Gallen resolution requires collaboration among diverse groups,
again multi-disciplinary problem solving, and systemic thinking. We have
carefully built our MBA curriculum so that our graduates have
practiced these skills, learning from both faculty and from one
80 % another, and are able to confidently tackle the grand challenges of
Of Switzerland’s Top today and tomorrow.
100 companies have a
University of St.Gallen The MBA will be one of the most exciting and challenging times of
alum on their Board of your life. As your Academic Director, I am proud that you have
Directors chosen to spend this chapter of your career with us. I look forward
to seeing you on campus!

Prof. Amanda Shantz

Professor of Management
1 & Academic Director of the University of St.Gallen MBA 2
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 «This is not a text-
book MBA.
Built for your
This is about
professional
learning-by-doing. success
Everything that you
do will add to your
portfolio of skills.

Every assignment
will be, what we like
to call, CV-able.» This full-time MBA programme is built for
professional success. That’s why this MBA is
“hyper-localised” – it is deeply rooted in the
management skills that you need to be successful
in this part of the world.

We showcase the way business is done in the DACH region (Germany=D;

Austria=A; and Switzerland=CH). What’s so special about DACH? It’s the largest
economy in Europe, its cities dominate the current top 10 Quality of Life rankings,
and it attracts incredible international talent.

We will take you on a journey that offers 5 mega courses: Purpose, People, Invest,
Customer, and Innovate. In doing so, we zero in on 5 of the most notable Swiss
industries: Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Finance, Technology, and
Consulting. And there will be much more: stretch your team and leadership
capabilities, join forces with new friends to compete in case competitions, interact
with companies both in St. Gallen and in other DACH cities, and gear up for the
job market via workshops and unlimited 1-2-1 coaching.

Every single element of this curriculum will ask you to zoom in on a business
issue, a problem that must be solved. These problems can only be solved through
multi-disciplinary thinking, leveraging the strengths of a diverse team, and using
structure and data to underpin solutions. And of course, successful resolution of
these problems requires stepping into the shoes of all relevant stakeholders.

You see, we live in a world where once-a-century events are happening

once-a-year, and so the world needs problem solvers to address today’s grand
challenges. We want you to think big, experiment, take risks, and be
entrepreneurial thinkers of the future. We want you to have the skills to create,
design, and execute solutions that not only make sense, but that can transform the
way we work and play.

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«Be part of our
community. Be
present, trust
each other to
learn together,
Be Present Experiment
This is what we are
Be you. Be authentic. We love our Dream it, explore it, create it. We are
diversity and celebrate our differences. not afraid to think outside of the box
all about!
We know that our community is and take risks. If an idea happens to
strongest when we are ourselves. And fail, we never give up. We find new Ours is a culture of collaboration

experiment,
while we are all unique, we are also innovative solutions to our challenges. and inclusiveness, and one
connected through meaningful We love playing in our experimental underpinned by 4 behaviours:
common experiences. We live the laboratory, exploring the full spectrum
brand and are proud to be us. So be of possibilities. We know that we will being present
there, be present, and fully engaged. find remarkable solutions and ideas in trusting
the end, and if we do not have it yet, it's experimenting
because we are not quite done yet.

and achieve.»
achieving
Trust Great results never come from staying
in our comfort zone.
True magic can only happen in a
trusting environment. Trust is
fundamental to creating a safe space, Achieve
where people can be vulnerable for the
sake of progress and experimentation, At the University of St.Gallen MBA,
and where we can all learn together we understand that real achievement
and from one another. We respect each comes through collaboration and
other, we take responsibility for what struggle. We see success not as the
we do, and we are open to feedback. culmination of a project, but rather
a process that is never ending. We
strive to go from good to great to
amazing. And finally, we know that
opportunities do not just happen: you
create them. We want you to create
your own opportunities, and to
achieve, both individually and
collectively.

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Content
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Career
outcomes
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Companies that
11 hired our graduates
The curriculum
explained
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The full curriculum
explained

13
The core phase

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The electives and
projects phase

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«6 months The full curriculum
explained
designed for
you, and 6
months designed
by you.»
The full-time MBA programme is an intense
12-month long journey; the first 6 months is the
core phase, and the last 6 months is the elective
and project phase.

The first 6 months of the core are designed for you. You will go througa a series of
mandatory courses:

- 5 core management courses

- 4 You Inc. weeks courses
- storytelling week
- startup week
- career lounge
- company insights

The last 6 months are designed by you. From here on, you start to take control of
your destiny. You get to design your own curriculum, based on your unique
career strategy or other personal goals. You get to choose your electives,
exchanges, and the type of final project you wish to undertake:

- 5 electives (choose 5 out of portfolio of around 24)

- exchanges at partner schools (optional)
- career lounge extended (optional)
- final project (choose business plan, research, or corporate project)

6 months 6 months
designed for you designed by you

core courses electives projects

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The core phase: 5 mega The core phase: visualised
management courses

We will take you on a journey that offers 5 multi- 5 courses, 5 lenses, 5 industries.
disciplinary 3-week mega management courses:
Purpose, People, Invest, Customer, and Innovate.
In doing so, we zero in on 5 of the most notable
Swiss industries: Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals,
Finance, Technology, and Consulting.
6 months
designed for you

Purpose Invest Innovate

FINANCE
This course is about getting to the core In all strategic roles, you need to speak Great leaders generate breakthrough
of why a firm exists. You will learn the language of finance. In this course, ideas: they push the envelope of
how firms 1) really create value 2) you will 1) understand financial technology and new ways of working.
capture this value in the face of tough instruments and apply them in the In this course, you will 1) ideate,
competition 3) get the most out of the context of accounting and finance and prototype, and validate new products
TECHNOLOGY
business environment they operate in 2) acquire different accounting and or services 2) examine how products
and 4) become more profitable while corporate finance tools to assess the or services drive entirely new business PHARMACEUTICALS 3
simultaneously making the world a value of individual assets and critically models and 3) formulate innovation- INVEST
better place. reflect upon it. focused strategies to bring new
technologies into the market.

People Customer 2 4
PEOPLE CUSTOMER
Stepping up in your career likely Gone are the days of digital marketing. PROBLEM
means taking on the job of managing Today, all marketing is digital. In this SOLVING
people, and so, step by step, we walk course, you will understand customer
you through how to become an centricity by examining the
effective leader of people. You will intersections of data, technology, and
learn how to 1) translate business communication. You will 1) work with
strategy into people strategy 2) shift data frameworks, infrastructure maps,
culture 3) select and onboard the right and marketing automation 2) master a 1 5
people and 4) set the right goals and whole suite of digital tools so that 3) PURPOSE INNOVATE
give feedback that motivates. you can be on top of your game, even if
you are not a data scientist.

CONSULTING
MANUFACTURING

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The core phase: personal
& career development, and
capstones
«We want to
We want you to find and follow your own internal
see the full
power in you
compass. This is why, in between the core
management courses, you will enjoy a whole suite
of career & personal workshops, plus flex your
skills in two of our capstone events: storytelling

to drive your
week & startup week.

life and career

You Inc. Weeks Storytelling Week Career Lounge

Discover the power in you. Actively Our capstone course no1. This is a These career focused workshops will
manage your career as if it were your storytelling competition. In this course, help you to 1) articulate your values,
own business. Across these four weeks, you will learn 1) the art of storytelling internal drivers, and strengths 2)
you will 1) become a stronger team 2) how to talk to people using data in a differentiate and credibly position

forward, as if it
member 2) solve problems in a way that emotionally engages them yourself as an expert in your own field,
structured and evidence-based manner and 3) you will become confident in and 3) move you from strategic and
3) win over others through an front of a large audience. You will be targeted job search activities to gaining
enhanced public speaking ability and challenged to create your own story, a secured job offer. In addition to group
4) meet yourself physically, mentally, design it, practice it, and finally to workshops, you benefit from unlimited
and emotionally, somewhere on a share it on a very big stage. And yes, 1-2-1 career advisory sessions with our
mountain in Switzerland. there is a prize to win! dedicated career advisory team.

Startup Week

Our capstone course no2. This is a

Corporate Insights

Corporate interactions are at the core of

were your own
business.»
startup week, and it is the very final this programme. In any one year, you
piece of the core phase, where you get will meet with over 70 different
to put all your learning into one unique companies that operate in this region.
business idea. You can expect a full You will experience industry days,
hands-on immersion experience, attend company visits, and enjoy city
creating your own startup. We want days. From company interactions to
you to think big, experiment, take career lounge days, our aim is to get
risks, and act fast. At the end of the you started in identifying where the
course, you will pitch your startup idea opportunities are, and how you might
to real investors. Who knows, maybe access them. We are here to help you
one of them will invest in you! grow your network.

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The electives & projects «This is not a text- «The future belongs
phase: outlined book MBA. to those who keep
learning new skills.»
This is about
learning-by-doing.
In these last 6 months, you design your own
curriculum. From here on, you take control of Everything that you
your destiny, based on your unique career
strategies and personal goals. You choose your
do will add to your
electives, exchanges, and the type of project you portfolio of skills.
wish to undertake.
Every assignment
will be, what we like
Electives German Language Projects to call, CV-able.»
Choose a minimum of 5 electives For non-German speakers, or those This is where you truly become the
across any of the six broad elective below C1 German level, German driver: you choose the type of project,
themes: Business Innovation, Digital language courses are mandatory. You its topic, content, and context. You
Skills, Finance, Global Management, study online at your own pace, starting have three options. First, for those who
Life-long Skills, and Responsible from week 1 of the programme. You want to take an entrepreneurial path,
Business. Our electives portfolio is complete tests and receive official you have the rare chance to dedicate
updated and revised each year. language certificates by the end of the a block of time to developing your
programme. own business plan project. Second, for
those who have a management topic
Exchanges of particular interest, or want to make
Career Lounge Extended a career jump, you can show thought
In addition to electives, or in place of, leadership by carrying out a research
you can take the opportunity to spend We continue to offer careers-focused project. Third, for those wishing to Electives Electives Electives
some time in Europe, or beyond, at one workshops in the last 6 months of the re-enter the job market as soon as
of our partner schools. The exchanges programme. These are not mandatory, possible, the corporate project is a good Business Innovation Digital Skills Responsible Business
that we offer differ from year to year. and are open to full-time and part-time option: such projects are done on-site
MBA students, and our alumni. These at company premises anywhere in the Future Business Models Machine Learning & AI Sustainable Business Strategies
workshops help you brush up your world, and it will give you the hands- Digital Product Creation Python for Data Science Business & Ethics
career management skills and are a on experience of an industry, company Business Plan Writing Blockchain & Use Cases Impact Investing
fantastic way to develop your network or function of interest to you. Venture Lab Agile Project Management Renewable Energy Management
beyond your class cohort.

Electives Electives Electives

Global Management Finance Life-long Skills
Study Mission Singapore Applied Value Based Management Negotiations
Global Supply Chains Management Accounting Corporate Athlete
Global Brand Management Mergers & Acquisitions Women in Leadership
International Management Private Equity Coaching

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Spending time abroad is part
of the experience

Our courses run mostly in St.Gallen, yet some

are in Zürich and others abroad. We encourage
everyone to take the time to travel, explore,
and get to know new countries and cultures.

Study Mission Singapore Exchanges Abroad Projects Abroad

A highlight is the elective Study In any one year, and subject to travel Projects can be done anywhere you
Mission Singapore. It is a 1-week course restrictions, the programme offers like. If you wish to conduct a project
in Singapore, delivered in collaboration some 6 to 8 exchanges with our partner that takes you around the world, then
with our St.Gallen Institute of schools in Europe, Asia, and beyond. you can do so. We will stay in touch
Management in Asia. This course is We see these as great opportunities with you, and your project supervisor
geared towards introducing students to to build your CV, and earn course will check in on your progress as you
Asian culture and way of doing certificates from institutions outside of go along. Your projects should take you
business. This is an invaluable real-life the University of St.Gallen. to where you see your career taking off
experience served in an academic post MBA.
setting.

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«Own your Career outcomes
of our full-time
career. It's a MBA Class
graduated 2021
journey, not a
destination. We
give you the
92% received a job offer within 3 months of
graduating, with the class total compensation
average of CHF 119,348

tools, you move Companies that hired our graduates (in the last 5 years):

A.T.Kearney ∙ ABB ∙ Accenture ∙ Akmina ∙ Alira health ∙ Alix Partners ∙ Alloga

it forward.»
Amazon ∙ Arla Foods ∙ Audi ∙ Avaloq ∙ Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise
Barry Callebaut ∙ Bertelsmann ∙ Blue Orchard Capital ∙ Boston Consulting Group
Capco ∙ CBRE Switzerland ∙ Coca Cola Hellenic ∙ Coople ∙ Credit Suisse ∙ CRH plc
Crypto Finance ∙ Deloitte ∙ DEME ∙ DePuy Synthes by HCL technologies
Derma2go ∙ Deutsche Telekom ∙ DSM ∙ Duff & Phelps Frankfurt ∙ Dufry ∙ ewz ∙ EY
Family Office ∙ Fitch Ratings Frotz Rechtsanwälte OG ∙ Gearbulk ∙ Givaudan
Glencore International ∙ Globus ∙ Google ∙ Hengeler Mueller ∙ Henkel Hexagon
Manufacturing Intelligence ∙ Hilti ∙ Horn&Company ∙ Houlihan Lokey
Huber Suhner ∙ InterRail Holding Johnson & Johnson ∙ Kanton Zürich ∙ KBL
Private Bankers ∙ KPMG ∙ Kuehne+Nagel ∙ L’Oréal ∙ LafargeHolcim ∙ LGT Impact
Lightsource BP ∙ LocalBini ∙ Lonza ∙ Mammut Sports ∙ Max Zeller ∙ McKinsey & Co
Medtronic ∙ Mettler Toledo ∙ Meyer Burger Technology ∙ Microsoft ∙ Misantrophe
AS ∙ MSCI ∙ MSG global solutions ∙ Nespresso ∙ Nestlé Netreo ∙ New Relic
New Way Capital ∙ Nispera ∙ Nobel Hygiene Private Limited ∙ Nord Stream
Novartis Oerlikon ∙ On Running ∙ Osmotex ∙ Parque Arauco ∙ Partners Group
Pegasus Capital Advisors ∙ Pimco Europe Pom+ Consulting ∙ Proventis Partners
PwC ∙ re:cap global investors ∙ responsibility Investments ∙ Rhodenium Private
Limited ∙ Ricola ∙ Savills ∙ SBB ∙ Schindler ∙ Selectchemie ∙ Serpentine Ventures
Siemens ∙ Sigvaris ∙ Sika ∙ Skymind ∙ Sonova ∙ Swiss Startup Factory ∙ Takeda
TikTok ∙ UBS ∙ Ufenau Capital Partners ∙ UNEP ∙ VAT Valve ∙ Volpi Xatena
Zurich Insurance

To see our full employment report 2021, go to:

mba.unisg.ch/employment-report-fulltime-mba
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Get in touch Admissions Requirements
Contact
We understand it takes time to decide We have a simple application process,
to emark on an MBA. This is why we which can be completed online.
are always happy to have a chat with
Andrew Dalik
you to understand you better. We can For full details visit here: Head of Marketing &
also put you in touch with one of our mba.unisg.ch/admissions-requirements Talent Acquisition
alums, so that you can get the feel of
the programmme from their unique
perspective.
Programme Fee
Antonio Magalhaes-
To schedule a call, write us an email: Senior Talent Acquisition
[email protected] CHF 63,500 Manager
(sixty three thousand and five hundred Swiss Francs)

Early enrollment and early tuition fee

payment discounts are offered.
Brenda Ntaganira
Growth Marketing
Scholarships are made available Manager
subject to a candidate's application and
assessment.

For full details visit here:

mba.unisg.ch/finance-your-mba

University of St.Gallen MBA

Blumenbergplatz 9
9000 St. Gallen
+41 71 224 24 78
[email protected]
mba.unisg.ch

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9000 St. Gallen
+41 71 224 24 78
[email protected]
mba.unisg.ch

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