Student Mobility Brochures (SMO-HSG) Juli 2015 | Page 5

Introduction Dear students For many of our graduates, a semester abroad at another university is one of the formative experiences of their university years. Contacts with other people, cultures, academic structures, working methods and intellectual interests are essential factors that broaden students’ minds. In this context, reputation undoubtedly plays an important part in the choice of an exchange university – but not necessarily the decisive one. The way we see it, student exchanges embody considerably more than a limited period of time spent at a different university; rather, they represent a unique opportunity to experience a foreign culture in depth. Consequently, it is an important objective of ours to enable as many HSG students as possible to have a top-quality experience abroad. The University of S й