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School of Management Fribourg

Vision and mission

Our vision

To be an agile and inspiring business school. Our entrepreneurial ecosystem supports, stimulates and works as a catalyst for the ideas of our future generation.

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Our mission

We support, prepare and empower leaders and international entrepreneurs to apply actionable executive skills to address global challenges faced in business and society. We are committed to creating a positive impact through the students, participants, and partners who benefit from our programs and activities in three areas: SME, Entrepreneurship/Innovation and Sustainability & Social Impact.

Mission statements

  • We provide students with an application-oriented tertiary education that prepares them well for future jobs.
  • We offer continuing new education programs directed towards business and society's current and future needs to ensure lifelong learning.
  • We run practice-oriented research activities to facilitate further economic developments and fuel our education activities.
  • We provide consultancy services to companies and organizations alongside our teaching and research activities. We anchor the HEG-FR as a solid partner for SMEs and non-profit organizations in the mandate and fundraising business.
  • The HEG-FR develops effective and responsible leaders by creating insightful knowledge and inspiring minds in a continuous dialogue with the world around us.

Distinctive attributes, uniqueness

  • Multilingualism (French, German, English) and multiculturalism
  • A healthy mix of teaching staff (practitioners and academics)
  • Good local anchoring (partner network)
  • A flexible, dynamic, and reactive organization
  • National and international co-operation
  • Close cooperation among students and teachers
  • A broad and varied choice of courses
  • A pronounced entrepreneurial orientation and innovative behavior