ENGAGE.EU proudly welcomes the University of St.Gallen (HSG) as a new associated partner of the alliance. The official announcement was made today during the ENGAGE.EU Annual Conference, hosted by Toulouse Capitole University.

“We are delighted to welcome the University of St.Gallen officially as an associated partner into our alliance,” said Sabine Sainte-Rose, Secretary General of ENGAGE.EU. “HSG’s strong commitment to responsible leadership and sustainability perfectly complements our mission. With HSG on board, ENGAGE.EU further expands its academic excellence and collective capacity to drive progress on pressing societal challenges and inspiring management education.”

The University of St.Gallen has long-standing academic collaborations with several ENGAGE.EU members, making this new affiliation a natural next step in strengthening shared ambitions. Through joint efforts and comprehensive interdisciplinary approaches rooted in business, economics, and social sciences, ENGAGE.EU strives to drive innovation, promote sustainability, and ultimately have a positive impact on the world. This mission aligns seamlessly with HSG’s vision, as emphasized by its President, Prof. Manuel Ammann:

“Today’s business students will become leaders in a world that faces major challenges such as climate change or social polarisation. By joining ENGAGE.EU, HSG is taking an important step towards realising its vision of educating students to become responsible, entrepreneurial leaders who develop innovative and sustainable solutions.”

As part of this collaboration, HSG will participate in ENGAGE.EU’s flagship initiative, the Joint Certificate in Global Sustainability Management (GSM). This programme combines the strengths of all participating universities and offers a research-based, international learning experience co-developed and co-taught by faculty across the alliance.

“With the GSM, we enable our students to participate in a leading international joint programme that provides essential skills and experience which are in demand on the job market. We are excited to be part of this forward-looking collaboration between leading European universities,” said Prof. Judith Walls, Presidents’s Delegate for Responsibility and Sustainability. HSG Master’s students will be able to apply for the certificate programme from the spring semester of 2026.

The addition of the University of St.Gallen marks an important milestone in ENGAGE.EU’s journey to empower a new generation of European citizens to address economic, social, and environmental challenges through research, innovation, and collaboration.

The University of St.Gallen (HSG) is the university of the Canton of St.Gallen and Switzerland’s business university. Internationality, practical relevance and an integrative view have characterised education at HSG ever since its establishment in 1898. Today, the University educates around 10,000 students from approx. 120 countries in Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences, International Affairs and Computer Science. With success: HSG is among Europe’s leading business universities. In the 2024 Financial Times European Business School Rankings, HSG is in the top ten, occupying 9th place. In 2025, the FT ranked the Master’s programme in Strategy and International Management (SIM-HSG) as the best worldwide for the fourteenth time in its annual ranking of Master’s programmes in Management. Its integrative education at the highest academic level earned the international seals of approval of the EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA accreditations. Students are able to obtain degrees at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral/Ph.D. Levels. In addition, HSG provides first-class and extensive executive education courses for more than 6,000 participants per annum. The focal points of research at HSG are its approx. 40 institutes, research centres and Centers, which constitute an integral part of the University. The institutes, which are largely organised autonomously, are self-funding to a great extent but are still closely linked with the University operations.