Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) has a reputation for being the best hospitality management school in the world, based on the criteria that matter most for hospitality graduates: learning methods, academic quality, employer reputation, career readiness, student life, and innovation.
Learn why students choose EHL over other Swiss hospitality management schools and discover if EHL is right for you.
EHL is regularly ranked number one among hospitality schools worldwide according to rankings that compare academic excellence, industry and employer reputation and research contributions. In the past decade alone, EHL has been ranked among the top universities for hospitality management 19 times.
-QS World University Rankings Hospitality & Leisure Management
-Best Hospitality and Hotel Management Schools in the World, CEO World Magazine
EHL's student training restaurant, Le Berceau des Sens, was the first to receive a Michelin star and it maintains high ratings in the Gault & Millau guide. The practical courses at EHL immerse students in a five-star hospitality environment where they learn from industry-awarded professionals and visit other renowned Michelin-starred restaurants in Switzerland, as part of their training.
-First educational restaurant in Switzerland to receive a Michelin star, 2019
-Le Berceau des Sens, rated 16/20 by Gault & Millau, 2018-2022
EHL is the most international hospitality school having more than three thousand undergraduate and graduate students. We hand-pick students for our community where cultivating awareness, connections and personal interests creates a perfect school of life.
EHL has two campuses in Switzerland, in Lausanne and Passugg, plus a new campus in Singapore. Students of the Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management can request to spend a semester on a different campus from where they are based, and all three campuses bring the strengths and trends of their surrounding industry regions to augment the quality of the student experience.
EHL courses combine premium professional education, which instills the art of hospitality, with rigorous academics that develop the student's capacity to use a scientific approach in hospitality business and research. This balance draws upon the experience and knowledge of both the professional teachers and academic faculty members who are all recognized experts in their fields.
EHL is the only hospitality management school to have US and Swiss accreditation. This measure of academic quality ensures that our students can transfer credits and our graduates can continue studies with other universities around the world.
The reputation of EHL students and graduates brings companies from around the world for internships and regular positions. Our Industry Relations department organizes this interest into events and platforms for students to benefit from a wide variety of employment options.
96% Of EHL graduates start a job within 6 months after graduation
Over 125 years, EHL has formed countless leaders and created the hospitality industry’s largest and most active university alumni group. This community stays with graduates for life, connecting to resources, opportunities and a feeling of family wherever they go.
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