University of Sankt Gallen

Universität Sankt Gallen

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST0194
    • CH0008
    • Erasmus: CH ST-GALL09
    • SCHAC: unisg.ch
    • EU-PIC: 999861742
    • EU-VAT: CHE115978205
    • WHED: IAU-019368
  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Website
  • Founding year
    1898
  • QF-EHEA levels
    third cycle, second cycle, first cycle
  • Previous names
    • Hochschule St. Gallen für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften until 30/06/1994

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Programme accreditation
    voluntary, except for medical and health professions according to public health regulations
  • Institutional accreditation
    Institutional accreditation according to Swiss law, with a decision by the Swiss Accreditation Council, is mandatory for all public higher education institutions of the tertiary sector and for private higher education institutions using a protected denomination (“University”, “University of Applied Sciences”, “ University of Teacher Education“). Successful accreditation has no legal impact beyond the right to use one of the protected denominations but is a testimony to a quality assurance systems covering all processes and suited to support the higher education institution to achieve its goals.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Switzerland

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Institutional accreditation

Programme level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Human Medicine (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Humanmedizin
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Human Medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Humanmedizin (mit Joint Medical Master)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF 7)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme