École hôtelière de Lausanne
| Lausanne hospitality management school | |
| Type | Hospitality school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1893 |
| Director | Michel Rochat |
| Students | 2685 |
| Location |
Lausanne, Switzerland 46°33′38″N 6°40′57″E / 46.56056°N 6.68250°ECoordinates: 46°33′38″N 6°40′57″E / 46.56056°N 6.68250°E |
| Colours | Green |
| Nickname | EHL |
| Affiliations | University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland |
| Website | www.ehl.edu |
École hôtelière de Lausanne is a hospitality management school in Switzerland. The school is consistently regarded as the best hospitality school in the world. It trains students whose goals are to obtain managerial careers in the hotel and hospitality industries.
Its campus is located in Le Chalet-à-Gobet, eight kilometers from the city center of Lausanne. Today, the school welcomes more than 2,600 students from 107 different countries.
EHL is a member of EHL Group, which was founded in 2015 and is dedicated to hospitality management education. This reorganization was aimed at fostering management transparency and facilitating partnerships abroad.
Founded in 1893 by Jacques Tschumi, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne is the oldest and first hotel school in the world. It opened during the tourism boom in Switzerland in the late 19th century in response to high demand for skilled and qualified personnel.
Since 2001, EHL has had an EMBA (Executive Master in Hospitality Administration) program, a graduate degree in hospitality management from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO).
Professionals consider EHL to be the best school in the world for training hospitality industry executives.
It prepares students for senior international positions in the field through five programs:
EHL offers financial support to talented students who are unable to enroll due to financial hardship.
Students, staff and teachers follow the EHL dress code, which is viewed as an additional asset for developing student potential.
The EHL campus contains several training restaurants for students in the preparatory year, including the Berceau des Sens, a gourmet restaurant that is open to the public and recognized by the Gault Millau guide. It also has several bars, 48 classrooms, auditoriums, a library, study rooms, a wine tasting room, a cafeteria, a boutique, a historic building, sports areas, and dorms.
EHL has adopted several sustainability initiatives, including a waste management system, vegetable garden, heat recovery system for cold storage, solar panels, and two electric cars on campus.
In 2013, EHL launched a project to further develop its campus through a collaborative exchange of ideas involving 385 architecture and landscape design students from around the world. Preparatory work should start in the fall of 2016, and should end within four years. The cost of the project is estimated at 226 million Swiss francs.
EHL students have created several committees for various interests, including sports, photography, food, arts, entrepreneurship and career development.
Candidates for the Bachelor program are selected after a review of their application materials as well as an online assessment with analytical and quantitative tests, a hospitality aptitude test, and an online interview. If accepted, applicants are invited to a selection day which includes a campus tour, meetings with a teacher or staff member, and a group activity.
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