Upcoming Events

Here you can find all events at SQUARE. The events are open to the public, some require registration.

Wed
03.09.
18:15
-
19:30
2025
Public events

Physics in Hollywood

In Sascha Vogel’s big tour through the world of film, no eye remains dry — even if you gave up on physics after third grade. From «Armageddon» to «Star Wars» to «Zoolander» — nothing is safe from his critique!
Speaker:
Dr. Sascha Vogel
Location:
SQUARE, Atrium
Guisanstrasse 20
9010 St.Gallen
Tue
23.09.
18:00
-
21:00
2025
Public events

GAME OVER: The Fall Of Credit Suisse

The documentary by Simon Helbling traces the story of a historic bankruptcy and provides a devastating analysis of the CS management team, which collected huge bonuses in every financial situation.
Speakers:
Arthur Rutishauser
Reiser Nina
Nerlinger Martin
Location:
SQUARE, Atrium
Guisanstrasse 20
9010 St.Gallen
Wed
24.09.
-
Fri
25.07.
2025
Public events

Artist in Residence: Piet Baumgartner

Piet Baumgartner is a visual artist and director who takes a transdisciplinary approach to film, theatre and the visual arts. During his residency at SQUARE, he will explore questions of responsibility within education, the workplace and society. The detailed program will follow.
Speaker:
Location:
SQUARE
Tue
30.09.
-
Wed
01.10.
2025
Public events

Personality in Residence: Dr. Lina Zedriga

Lina Zedriga Waru Abuku is the deputy chair of the National Unity Platform (NUP), an opposition party in Uganda. The lawyer and peace activist will bring new impetus to discussions on law, peace and decolonisation at the University of St.Gallen's SQUARE. The detailed programme will follow.
Speaker:
Location:
SQUARE
Wed
01.10.
18:00
-
21:00
2025
Public events

cinema@SQUARE: Dr. Strangelove

Stanley Kubrick's brilliant satire on exaggerated war rhetoric and the dangerous logic behind nuclear deterrence. Followed by a discussion with Prof. Dr. Dania Achermann, expert on the history of technology in the Cold War.
Speakers:
Achermann Dania
Prof. Dr. Caspar Hirschi
Location:
SQUARE, Raum Wiborada
HSG Events
Sat
04.10.
13:00
-
20:00
2025
Congresses and Conferences

The Homecoming – 2. HSG Community Festival

HSG Alumni invites you to the 2nd HSG Community Festival, which will bring together over 1,000 students, HSG members and alumni from all over the world.
Speaker:
Various (see event description)
Location:
HSG SQUARE
Tue
07.10.
18:00
-
20:00
2025
Public events

2 Women – 2 Books

An evening about impact, change and inner strength. With Prof. Dr. Johanna Gollnhofer and Karina Rey, actress and author. They show how diverse and powerful the female perspective on our present can be.
Speakers:
Gollnhofer Johanna Franziska
Karina Rey
Location:
SQUARE, Atrium
Tue
07.10.
-
Wed
08.10.
2025
Public events

Personality in Residence: Prof. Dr. Jacob Soll

Jacob Soll's research combines the humanities and economics, focusing on the history of ideas, political responsibility, and financial systems. He is a professor of philosophy, history, and accounting at the University of Southern California, as well as an author. The detailed programme will follow.
Speaker:
Location:
SQUARE
Wed
08.10.
18:00
-
21:00
2025
Public events

cinema@SQUARE: Der schwarze Tanner

A political lesson about the tensions between individualism and the common good in times of exceptional social situations. Followed by a discussion with Roman Rossfeld, expert on the cultivation battles in the First and Second World Wars.
Speakers:
Roman Rossfeld
Prof. Dr. Caspar Hirschi
Location:
SQUARE, Raum Wiborada
Mon
20.10.
-
Wed
22.10.
2025
Public events

Personality in Residence: Prof. Dr. Tobias Esch

Tobias Esch is a doctor and neuroscientist who specialises in happiness research. He studies the biological, psychological and social foundations of health and life satisfaction. At Square, he will discuss the science of happiness, self-efficacy and resilience, and explain how we can maintain our focus on what really matters in a complex world. The detailed programme will follow.
Speaker:
Location:
SQUARE
north