Our Benefits
Your membership is more than a network. It brings real benefits for your PhD at HSG.
Exclusive events & community access
Member-only events and discounted entry to paid ones, plus access to the DocNet WhatsApp community and the monthly newsletter.
Learn moreFree PhD bank account
A free Swiss bank account with cards and e-banking, including several perks e.g. a 50% discount on your SBB Halbtax Abonnement.
Learn morePhD Health Insurance
Personal SWICA advice on your health insurance and help finding the best offer for you. Also including an exclusive DocNet sign-up gift.
Learn moreKonzert und Theater St.Gallen
Opera, drama, dance and concerts for CHF 20 through the U30-Club. As a DocNet PhD you keep access even after your 30th birthday.
Learn moreExclusive events & community access
As a member, you are part of one of the biggest clubs at HSG, with more than 1’000 doctoral students, post-docs and alumni.
- Member-only events — exclusive access to DocNet events that are reserved for members
- Discounted entry — reduced ticket prices for the paid DocNet events
- Monthly newsletter — upcoming events and useful information for PhD life, straight to your inbox
- DocNet merch — the option to buy the official HSG DocNet hoodie (Coming soon)
- WhatsApp community — access to the DocNet PhD WhatsApp group to exchange with other doctoral students
Free PhD bank account
DocNet cooperates with Raiffeisen, one of Switzerland’s leading banking groups, to offer DocNet members a free bank account package tailored to the needs of doctoral researchers.
- Free bank account — a private bank account free of charge, including a free personal consultation with your Raiffeisen advisor
- 50% off the SBB Half Fare — a 50% discount on your SBB Half Fare travelcard (Halbtax) subscription
- YoungMember offers — access to the Raiffeisen YoungMember benefits, for example free entry to museums with the Swiss Museum Pass
- Exclusive welcome gift — an exclusive welcome gift from DocNet: the famous DocNet socks
PhD Health Insurance
DocNet cooperates with SWICA, one of Switzerland’s leading health insurance providers, to offer DocNet members an attractive health insurance solution tailored to their needs.
- Personal consultation — a personal SWICA consultation meeting tailored to your situation
- Cantonal discount rates — access to the cantonal discount rates available to you as an HSG employee
- Fitness & health support — attractive contributions to fitness and health promotion, from gym memberships to prevention programs
- Exclusive welcome gift — an exclusive DocNet x SWICA gift with your insurance sign-up*
*only when taking out basic insurance together with at least one supplementary insurance policy
Learn moreKonzert und Theater St.Gallen
DocNet cooperates with Konzert und Theater St.Gallen, one of the city’s leading cultural institutions, to give DocNet members access to the U30-Club and to St.Gallen’s vibrant cultural scene.
- Extended U30-Club access — use the U30-Club offers for as long as you are enrolled as a doctoral student at HSG, even if you pass the age of 30 during your doctorate
- CHF 20 per ticket — CHF 20 for many concert or theater tickets, from price category 2 upwards
- Opera, drama, dance and concerts — productions on the stages of the Theater St.Gallen and the Lokremise St.Gallen, and concerts of the Sinfonieorchester St.Gallen at the Tonhalle St.Gallen
- Exclusive events — special partner events for DocNet members, for example guided backstage tours