EHL is the world’s leading source of hospitality management education, advisory services, and innovation resources for businesses and learning centers. The EHL group has been serving up excellence in hospitality education since 1893 when its flagship institution became the world’s first hotel school, founded by Jacques Tschumi as Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne. Over the past 125 years, EHL grew from a small Swiss hotel school, into a thriving international group that has campuses in Switzerland and Asia. Today, EHL is further supported by a worldwide alumni network of 30,000 professionals and several thousand industry partners.
EHL offers hospitality business degrees and courses that include pre-university courses, a bachelor’s degree, master’s and MBA degrees, as well as short courses and certificates for executives. EHL also offers professional courses through its sister school EHL Swiss School of Tourism & Hospitality, located at EHL Campus Passugg.
EHL’s three campuses are located across the globe: Lausanne, Passugg, and Singapore. The campuses offer world-class learning facilities to support dual academic and industry learning, interactions with industry leaders and peers, and a healthy lifestyle. In addition, each campus has its own unique environment and opportunities, which EHL allows students to fully experience with exchange options across all campuses.
EHL Campus (Singapore) lets you experience the best blend of Swiss-quality education and Singaporean lifestyle, bringing to you refined hospitality and culinary trends, and leading-edge technology, in an urban oasis near the heart of the city. Students enjoy a perfect balance of convenience, calm and big-city vibes, with quick access to the best must-visit spots, shopping and leisure, and professionally-run student accommodation.
EHL students get a career headstart with extensive opportunities to develop their leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, and other in-demand skills. These include semester internships, real-world business projects, start-up opportunities, R&D workshops, and a Michelin-starred restaurant for practical learning.
EHL’s powerful Alumni Network has 30,000 alumni found in 150 countries, having a total of 70 alumni chapters. As one of the strongest and most active professional hospitality network of all the hospitality management schools worldwide, EHL alumni hold more than 300 events and gatherings every year.
In 2021, for the third year in a row, EHL was ranked number one by the QS World University Ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management. EHL is accredited by NECHE, the New England Commission of Higher Education. Since 1998, EHL has been associated by convention with the HES-SO, the largest of the eight Universities of Applied Science (UAS) in Switzerland. Learn more about the EHL Hospitality Management Courses & Degrees.