Question: In which year was this research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland that offers the St. Gallen MBA-HSG degree established?

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University of St. Gallen: The University of St. Gallen (in German: "Universität St. Gallen") is a research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.  Established in 1898, it is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs.  The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German name "Handels-Hochschule St. Gallen".

St. Gallen Symposium: The St. Gallen Symposium, formerly known as the "Internationales Management Symposium" and the "ISC-Symposium", is an annual conference taking place at the University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, aimed at fostering intergenerational and intercultural dialogue between the decision makers of today and tomorrow.  The symposium’s goal is to contribute to the preservation and further development of a social and liberal economic order.

Kantonsspital St. Gallen: The Kantonsspital St. Gallen (German for: Canton of St. Gallen-Hospital) is the main hospital of the Canton of St. Gallen and the sixth largest of Switzerland.  It lies in the center of St. Gallen, the capital of the canton.

Trolleybuses in St. Gallen: The St. Gallen trolleybus system (Alemannic German: "Trolleybussystem St. Gallen" ) forms part of the public transport network of St. Gallen, the capital city of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

St. Gallen District: St. Gallen District (German: "Bezirk St. Gallen" ) is a former administration unit of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.  It included the municipalities of St. Gallen, Wittenbach, Häggenschwil and Muolen.

St. Gallen–Trogen railway line: The St. Gallen–Trogen railway line, or Trogenerbahn (TB), is a 9.8 km long railway line in Switzerland.  It links the city of St. Gallen,in the canton of St. Gallen, with Speicher and Trogen, both in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.  Passenger service on the line now forms part of the St. Gallen S-Bahn, branded as the S21.

Piz Sardona: Piz Sardona (or Surenstock) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen.  The 3,056 metres high mountain overlooks the valleys of Elm (Glarus) and Calfeisen (St. Gallen).  Less than one kilometre south of the summit lies the tripoint (3,000 metres) between the cantons of Glarus, St. Gallen and Graubünden.  The summit itself is the northernmost point above 3,000 metres in Switzerland.

St. Gallen railway station: St. Gallen railway station (German: "Bahnhof St. Gallen" ) serves the city of St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

St. Gallen (Wahlkreis): St. Gallen is a constituency ("Wahlkreis") in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.  The Wahlkreis (SFOS number 1721) has been established on June 10, 2001 with an area of 157.54 km2 .  The Wahlkreis has its name by the city of St. Gallen.

St. Gallen MBA-HSG: The University of St.Gallen MBA is a Masters of Business Administration program offered at the University of St. Gallen, a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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Answer: 1898