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Louis Jacques Filion: ‘An entrepreneur is an artist who takes action’ 15 Jun 2020

‘Artists have much to learn from entrepreneurs, but entrepreneurs can also learn a lot from the world of artists,’ believes Louis Jacques Filion, who has covered extensive ground examining both traditional entrepreneurs and those who come from the arts. His interest lies in the...

Teach different! - HEG-FR Magazine 15 Jun 2020

On Friday, 13 March, in an effort to bring the Coronavirus pandemic under control, the Federal Council announced that educational institutions were to be closed indefinitely. The School of Management Fribourg made arrangements for classes to be held remotely, giving teachers one...

Magazine HEG-FR: N° 10 - Les arts 10 Jun 2020

The latest edition of the HEG-FR Magazine "Les arts" is now available in paper or digital version. Moreover, for your information, you can also find all past editions on the HEG-FR...

Congratulations to Dean Rico Baldegger on being awarded the Wilford L. White Fellowship 08 Jun 2020

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Rico Baldegger has been elected as newest Wilford L. White Fellow, with over 2/3 of the votes in his favour. A special thank you goes to Prof. Louis Jacques Filion, Honorary Professor at HEC Montréal, for his support as...

Coronavirus Information 01 May 2020

Following the decisions of the State Council and the cantonal authorities, we inform you that all presential courses are suspended. Courses are now offered in the form of distance learning. The building of the School of Management Fribourg will remain closed with immediate...

Out now - Governance of Ventures 17 Apr 2020

In times of crisis, it is more important than ever to focus on the vital question of value creation and governance. In this new publication, authors such as Hermann Arnold, Baldegger Rico, Sebastian D Becker, Thomas Dübendorfer, Dietmar Grichnik, Jan Paul Grollé, Dr. Manuel Heß...

Congratulations to Programa Valentina, winner of the SeedstarsTransforming Education Prize 04 Apr 2020

Programa Valentina wins the Transforming Education Prize 2020, offered jointly by the School of Management Fribourg and TRECC. Programa Valentina reduces youth unemployment and underemployment in Guatemala with training, certification and placement...

Entrepreneurs worldwide: GEM latest Global Report 2019/2020 03 Mar 2020

More than 40% of entrepreneurs in 35 of 50 countries agree or strongly agree that their motivations to launch a business are to make a difference in the world, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s (GEM) latest Global Report. Switzerland tops for ease of starting...

Swiss Venture Capital Report 2020 30 Jan 2020

For the first time, funds, large companies and private individuals have invested more than CHF 2 billion in technology-driven start-ups – an increase of 86% on the previous year – as shown by the eighth Swiss Venture Capital Report published by the online news portal...

Tackle the challenges linked to the delivery of medicaments in Morocco 22 Jan 2020

The School of Management of Fribourg (HEG-FR) in collaboration with the Faculté des Sciences juridiques économiques et sociales Ain Chock of Hassan II University in Casablanca, and the Chambre de Commerce Suisse au Maroc organized the “La gestion des médicaments et du matériel...