HSG Latam Term in São Paulo

The HSG Latam Term – the only programme to offer instant understanding of the Latin-American context! Spend a spring semester of your undergraduate studies abroad at the FGV - EAESP in São Paulo, Brazil.

Dear students interested in participating in an exchange, on this website you will find information regarding the HSG Latam Term. Please consider this to be a general summary of the information available. The information here is provided for students interested in studying at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) as degree students and also interested in the exchange opportunities at HSG. Detailed Information is available on StudentWeb and you have access to StudentWeb as soon as you are immatriculated at HSG.

General

The exchange programme is a voluntary option offered by the University of St.Gallen (HSG). Applicants are not guaranteed an exchange place.
The selection process takes place once a year.
An exchange within the HSG Latam Term is possible from the 6th semester of the Bachelor‘s level.
A minimum of 104 ECTS of 180 ECTS must be acquired at the HSG.

Exclusive
Spend a second semester at a partner university. Application «Second Exchange Partner Universities» possible with HSG Latam Term and HSG Asia Term Programmes.

General Information on HSG Latam Term

General Information
The HSG Latam Term is the flagship exchange programme between the University of St.Gallen and the FGV - EAESP in São Paulo. It provides a unique opportunity to spend a spring semester of your Bachelor degree studies abroad in Brazil.

Participation
Being integrated into FGV - EAESP’s curriculum and semester, the HSG Latam Term starts mid-February and ends mid-June. The HSG Latam Term is open to HSG students of any HSG Bachelor study major.

Requirements for the application and for beginning the exchange semester

General application prerequisits
• Enrolled in a HSG Bachelor programme at the time of application.
• For an exchange in the 6th semester: minimum of 4.50 grade average of Assessment Year studies. Applicants with an external Bachelors degree who are exempted from the assessment year must have an overall grade average of at least 4.50.

Requirements for beginning the exchange semester
• Enrolled in a HSG Bachelor programme.

Selecting universities for an exchange

Selecting universities for an exchange
In the application you may enter up to seven partner universities of your choice and in
the order of your preference. Application conditions are the same as for an exchange semester at a partner university. The HSG Latam Term in São Paulo can be selected as one preference «São Paulo - HSG Latam Term, FGV - EAESP, São Paulo».You can find an overview of our partner universities here.
If you want to apply for the HSG Latam Term, this option will be available and marked as "HSG Latam Term at FGV - EAESP".
Please note that this is a general list - detailed information with semester dates, fact sheets and fields of study are available on our StudentWeb. Please do not contact Student Mobility before you have not checked the detailed information on the StudentWeb. You will be granted access to the StudentWeb after having been immatriculated to HSG.
When making your exchange university selections, consider the language of instruction, the local language, available fields of study, semester dates, travel advisories, etc.

Exchange period

Exchange period
• Spring semester: Begin of exchange between 1 January and 30 June is considered as absence in spring semester.

Application period for an exchange in Spring semester 2024: 22 December 2022 to 12 January 2023, 16.00 (St.Gallen - CH)

Application deadline

Application deadline for an exchange in Spring semester 2024: 12 January 2023, 16.00 (St.Gallen - CH)

English language requirement

Language requirements

For the SMO exchange application, one of the following English language certifications (not older than 2 years) must be submitted:

• TOEFL internet-based min. 100 points
IBT Toefl Special Home Edition and TOEFL Best Score will be accepted by Student Mobility of the University of St.Gallen for exchange applications for an exchange at a partner university in the academic year of 2023/2024.

• IELTS (Academic Test) min. grade 7

• Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) min. grade B

• Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE) min. grade C

• Recognised tertiary degree certificate fully completed in English. English as the language of
instruction must be declared on the diploma or confirmed in writing by the degree granting
university.

• Proof of English as school language* according to HSG implementation provisions Academic Programmes regarding languages (Art. 69)
*School language = the language in which the majority of the school education and, if applicable, tertiary education took place.

BE CAREFUL: The language of instruction of the HSG degree programme is not considered as proof of English proficiency.

All of the above listed English language tests and degree certifications may not be older than two years by the date of the SMO exchange application deadline, i.e. they must have been taken on or after 12 January 2021.

Results from test dates on or prior to 11 January 2021 will not be accepted.

Transfer of credit towards HSG degree
A minimum of 16 transferable ECTS course credits must be completed with a positive grade at the host university, otherwise no credits from the exchange term will be transferred towards the HSG degree.
A maximum of 32 ECTS course-credits (Bachelor thesis excluded) can be credited to the HSG degree per exchange semester at Bachelor’s level. The website of the GIMLA-HSG in São Paulo provides additional information on the programme and quotes from previous participants.

Costs
Tuition fees must be paid at the HSG during the semester abroad. HSG students are not required to pay basic tuition fees at the host university but will be responsible for all other costs related to their semester abroad.