HEC Lausanne

HEC Lausanne
École des hautes études commerciales
Type Public
Established 1911
Dean Thomas Von Ungern-Sternberg
Academic staff
 75 professors [1]
Students 2'644 [1]
Location Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Affiliations EQUIS, AMBA
Website www.hec.unil.ch

HEC Lausanne (standing for Faculté des hautes études commerciales), also called the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne, is the affiliated business school of the University of Lausanne. Since 1911,[2] HEC Lausanne has been developing teaching and research in the field of business and economics.[3] HEC Lausanne offers Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees, as well as executive education, including a part-time Executive MBA, short, open courses, and tailor-made programs for organizations.[4]

History

Léon Walras

In 1537, the Academy of Lausanne was founded as a school of theology. In 1890, the Academy of Lausanne received the status of University, economics was taught within the Faculty of Law that economics is taught. This period was strongly influenced by Léon Walras (1834–1910), the founder of the Lausanne School and creator of the general equilibrium theory.[5] It was also the time of Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923), famous author of the concept of Pareto efficiency.

On April 15, 1911, the "Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales" (HEC) was founded by Léon Morf and Georges Paillard within the Faculty of Law. The same year, the school welcomed its 12 first students.[6] Léon Morf, professor of management tools, public accounting, and financial mathematics was its first dean, followed by Georges Paillard.[5]

Over the years, professors like Henri Rieben, founder of the first department of European Integration, François Schaller, President of the Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank from 1986 to 1989, perpetuated the reputation of the school.[7]

Setting

HEC Lausanne is located at the shores of the majestic Lake Geneva's panorama, a major pool for European industry, banking and research. HEC Lausanne collaborates with the Swiss Finance Institute and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL - Management of Technology program), which are also based on the same campus in Lausanne.

Programs

Undergraduate school

Internef, main building of HEC Lausanne

The three-year cycle has led to the issuance of a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in a chosen specialization.The first two years consist of a common core curriculum in which students learn to master modern management tools and develop their critical thinking. In the third year, students may choose between two specializations:[8]

Graduate school

HEC Lausanne Masters of Science (MSc) include two to three semesters and a thesis that can be associated with a three- to six- month internship. All Masters can lead to the acceptance into a PhD program. HEC Lausanne offers the following Masters of Science (MSc) degrees:[9]

HEC Lausanne also offers multidisciplinary Master programs in collaboration with the Faculty of Law and Criminal Justice of the University of Lausanne:

Extranef, main building of the Executive Education

Executive Education - Continuing Education

HEC Lausanne also offers various programs of executive education:

PhD programmes

HEC Lausanne offers the following doctoral programs (PhD):[12]

Specificities

Accreditation and rankings

The School received the AMBA and EQUIS accreditations for the overall quality of its programs, research, and teaching.[13]

HEC Lausanne is highly rated in several rankings. In 2015, the HEC Lausanne master's degrees in Finance and Management were ranked 25th and 21th in the global rankings of the Financial Times. In 2013, the HEC Lausanne Master in Accounting, Control and Finance was ranked in 1st place for the second consecutive year in the Eduniversal ranking.

The Handelsblatt, a German economic journal, publishes an annual ranking of the best faculties of economics in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2013, HEC Lausanne ranked 8th and third at the Swiss level. HEC Lausanne also ranked first at the Swiss level and 4th at the European level for the quality of its academic publications in the Shanghai ranking.

Research

HEC Lausanne conducts research activities with a very high level of scientific rigor and with industrially relevant contributions.[14] The research units are:

Student organizations

The student organizations are omnipresent at HEC Lausanne and represent a real support to the community. These organizations offer diverse activities to students, linking them to the business environment and giving them the opportunity to get involved during their studies:[15]

Notable alumni

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HEC Lausanne counts among its alumni renowned personalities:

Deans

References

  1. 1 2 Fact and Figures (Retrieved 12 August 2014)
  2. ↑ "Avant l'an zéro". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Université de Lausanne". Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Présentation générale". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Avant l'an zéro, d'académie en Université". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Faculté de droit, Université de Lausanne (1937). L'école des hautes études commerciales, à l'occasion de son XXVe anniversaire. Son histoire, son présent, son avenir. Direction de l'école. p. 7.
  7. ↑ "Bulletin des gradués d'HEC Lausanne" (PDF). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "The HEC Lausanne Bachelors". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Our Masters". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Executive MBA HEC Lausanne". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Executive MBA HEC Lausanne". 12 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Doctorates - HEC Lausanne". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Rankings and accreditations". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Faculty and Research". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Student associations". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  16. ↑ http://hec.unil.ch/hec/general_information/index_alumnil
  17. ↑ http://hec.unil.ch/hec/general_information/index_alumnil
  18. ↑ http://hec.unil.ch/hec/general_information/index_alumnil

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