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At a time when grand luxury hotels were making their mark across European cities, demands for personalized, high-quality service led to a need for competent staff and dynamic managers. Mr. Tschumi was a pioneer in recognizing and acting on the need for highly qualified and skilled employees in the hospitality industry, which led to the founding of EHL in 1893.

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Our organizational status as a foundation clearly sets us apart by signifying the reinvestment of all profits to further enhance the quality of our students' education.

Our structure allows us to deploy a variety of products and offerings in both Swiss and international markets. It enables students, faculty and administrative personnel to evolve in an environment that is in line with the hospitality industry's expectations.

Most importantly, being a not-for-profit company facilitates our work in developing academic programs and resources, thereby reinforcing our status as the world's leader in higher education in Hospitality Management.

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EHL Education Group offers a wide range of hospitality management courses with three campuses on two continents. Each school has its own unique offer of programs, services, and specialized activities in relation to the industry.

EHL Campus Lausanne & EHL Campus (Singapore)
The two campuses offer hospitality business degrees and hotel management courses for students of all ages and backgrounds, including pre-university courses, a bachelor’s degree, master’s and MBA degrees, as well as short courses & online programs for executives.

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EHL Campus Passugg
The campus offers the Professional Pathway to EHL’s Bachelor’s Degree in International Hospitality Management as well as professional hospitality programs and courses.

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EHL Advisory
For more than 30 years, EHL's training and consultancy branch has helped investors, such as governments, foundations and universities, to develop more than 30 successful learning centers around the globe. It offers tailor-made solutions, ready-to-deliver hospitality training programs as well as certification processes for hospitality schools seeking a quality label and support.

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EHL is the world's first hotel school, founded in 1893 as Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne.

For the last four years in a row, EHL was ranked World’s #1 University for Hospitality and Leisure Management by QS World University Rankings (in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).

EHL was also ranked #5 in Switzerland for Business & Management Studies by QS World University Rankings (in 2021, 2022).

Year after year, EHL achieves top positions in university rankings and industry awards based on academic quality, reputation among employers, and contributions to research.

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In order to promote social diversity and talents, EHL is committed to providing a scholarship and financial aid program for deserving foreign students, and Swiss students who do not benefit from HES-SO grants.

To help these students and attract new skills, the “EHL Foundation for Scholarships and Honorary Loans” has been created.

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