Fribourg School of Economics / Haute école de gestion Fribourg

We are an agile and inspiring business school. Our entrepreneurial ecosystem supports, stimulates and serves as a catalyst for next generation ideas.

Our mission

We support, nurture and empower leaders and international entrepreneurs to contribute to addressing global business and societal challenges with actionable management skills. Our goal is to make a positive impact on society through the students, participants and partners who benefit from our programs and activities in the three core areas of entrepreneurship, innovation and internationalization.

Core values and guiding principles

Our core values and guiding principles describe the framework within which HSW-FR strives for excellence:

• Faculty and managers serve as role models.
• Lecturers, employees and students are characterized by a dedicated implementation competence.
• Every employee is committed to holistic thinking and acting.
• Self-motivation and a sense of responsibility for one's own actions are the basis of our success.
• We promote a culture of openness and honesty.
• Common sense is the basis of our daily actions.
• We actively deal with conflicts, are solution-oriented and treat stakeholders fairly.
• We perform our tasks with passion and commitment - having fun at work is important to us.
• We promote a friendly working environment.
• We understand innovative behavior as creativity, we encourage courage, we grant freedom, we implement joint innovation initiatives.
• We celebrate our successes together.