École hôtelière de Lausanne

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Lausanne Hotel School (École hôtelière de Lausanne, EHL) provides university-level (undergraduate and post graduate) studies to students who are aiming for careers in the hospitality industry.

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
École hôtelière de Lausanne
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Motto: "First in the world"
Established: 1893
Type: Hospitality Management Education
Director: Ruud Reuland
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Colors: Green
Website: http://www.ehl.ch

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[edit] About EHL

EHL and the Glion Institute of Higher Education are the only institutions in Europe to be accredited as an Institution of Higher Education by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), USA. In Switzerland, it is the only institute of hospitality management at HES, Haute Ecole Spécialisée (University of Applied Sciences) level offering advanced programmes which are recognized by the government.

In addition to this international recognition, EHL continuously broadens the scope of its three academic programmes by integrating market trends and new technologies through projects done in collaboration with industry partners, applied research and consulting.

[edit] Degrees

The school currently offers different types of degrees. The primary programme, where students are educated in international hospitality management, leads to a Bachelor of Science (Bos) degree. Additionally, a MHA (Master in Hospitality Administration) is offered.

[edit] History

EHL was founded in 1893 with 27 (male) students in the first year. In 1924, the first woman enrolled as a student at the EHL. The campus of EHL was originally located in the city of Lausanne, on the shore of the Lake of Geneva, but was relocated to Chalet-à-Gobet in 1975.

EHL has educated more than 25,000 hospitality industry executives who now make up a network for every member of the EHL community.

Since April 2002 Ruud Reuland has been the General Director of EHL. He came to EHL from the Hotel School, The Hague where he was Dean.

In the first half of 2004 there were over 1,400 students from more than 80 different countries, enjoying the unique and enriching environment of the Lausanne Hotel School.

[edit] Reputation

In September 2007, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) Travel & Tourism (UK) the world’s largest provider of custom research and analysis conducted a broad industry survey amongst a large sample of hiring managers from leading international hospitality organizations around the world. The primary purpose of this survey was to establish the relative ‘ranking’ of the various international hospitality management schools providing university level programs from which these employers are likely to recruit staff. The survey ranked EHL as number one in the world. Among the top 3 industry rankings were Glion Institute of Higher Education (2nd) and Les Roches Hotel Management School (3rd)

[edit] India.

EHL recently helped set up a Hospitality Management Institute in Greater Noida, India. This Institute , FHRAI Institute Of Hospitality Management, was set up in 2005, and commenced its first academic session on the 5th of September 2005. EHL provides academic certification to this institute


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