洛桑飯店管理大學（Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne）

中文簡介：

洛桑飯店管理大學成立於1893年，是世界上第一所飯店管理大學，它是被瑞士政府及聯邦委員會公認的高等專門學校或稱之為所謂的應用科技大學。它也是被美國新英格蘭學校及學院基金會承認的高等教育機構。提供大學階段課程給對飯店業有興趣以及目標在飯店業有企圖心想擔任高階主管的學生。

除了受到國際的認可外，EHL也常針對整個市場的趨勢以及新興科技來調整、陸續延伸其三種學位的課程範圍。算1893年成立以來，有超過3萬名以上的畢業校友在世界各地旅館業擔任要職，儼然為將來的畢業學生們建立起重要而廣大的市場網路。目前在學的1,830名學生，分別來自89個不同國家，共同在這獨一無二、融合多種文化的教育環境中學習。

洛桑飯店管理學院提供飯店管理的學士、副學士以及碩士學位，同學們可以選擇以英語或法語教學的課程。所有課程使學生不只學得包含旅館業、休閒業以及觀光業等多方面的管理能力，同時也使學生獲得可以應用到餐飲管理的其它專業知識。另外，如銀行業、稽核、房地產、資產以及財務管理、諮詢、市場行銷以及專業管理等。

英文簡介：

歷史（History）

The Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne was the first hotel school in the world. It was founded nearly a hundred and twenty years ago, in 1893, during the Belle Epoque when Switzerland was experiencing an unprecedented boom in tourism and there was an urgent need for skilled and professional personnel, at every level from management down.

This was the era of the grand palaces and magnificent hotels - still visible today - built along the shore of Geneva and in mountain resorts high above the lake, in order to accommodate a growing international and often wealthy and famous clientele.

The rapid growth of this wealthy and highly demanding clientele resulted in a huge increase in hotels. Fifty palaces and grand hotels were built between 1834 and the opening of the School in 1893, and the number had more than doubled by the outbreak of the First World War. The demand for skilled employees and dynamic managers also grew exponentially in response to the need for high standards of individualized service.

EHL was founded in response to this need. At the time, the idea of a hotel school was revolutionary. EHL's founder, Jacques Tschumi, an influential member of the Swiss Hotel Association, had to persuade his rather reticent fellow members that the project was a realistic and viable one. His vision was soon to be proved well-founded.

When founded in 1893 EHL started 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 in the building of the Hotel d'Angleterre, but was relocated to Chalet-a-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.

As of September 2009, with the start of the the preparatory year for the revised bachelor programme, approximately 1,800 students were enrolled to EHL from 89 different nationalities.

On April 24, 2009 Ruud Reuland announced his decision to terminate his mandate as General Director. In November of the same year, the Board of Foundation elected Michel Rochat as his successor. Mr Reuland will remain in office until mid 2010 and will further act as consultant over the years to follow.

課程認證（Accreditation）

EHL is accredited as an Institution of Higher Education by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), USA. It was the first management college in the world to have a dual accreditation at NEASC and HES, Haute Ecole Specialisee (University of Applied Sciences) level offering advanced programmes which are recognized by the government.

Thanks to its recent transition to a reviewed Bachelor of Science (BSc) programme, it now as well features European Bologna process accreditation.

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. EHL has earned its worldwide recognition in the hospitality industry as being the number one hospitality school in the world along with Cornell.

It is normal for students at EHL to speak at least four languages fluently. All these students have been subjected to a rigorous admissions process. EHL has introduced a new selection process for its Bachelor and Diploma students since the end of 2007.

This means that after careful study of the application files and if they meet the admission criteria, potential students are invited to a Selection Day on campus. Selection Day is made up of a number of steps: three computer evaluation assessments, role-playing and a 45 minute interview. This process gives a better perception of the academic capacities as well as the motivation for EHL and the hospitality professions of each candidate.

學位（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 (BSc) degree and is open to secondary school diploma holders who have access to a university in their country of origin. Concentrations include those in Corporate Finance, Real Estate, Marketing, Human Resources, Information Systems, Entrepreneurship and Law. A Diploma programme is also offered to vocational background candidates. Additionally, an MBA is offered to highly motivated university graduates.

EHL is a very competitive school. Candidates who present the minimum requirements are not necessarily guaranteed acceptance. Applications should be carefully completed to maintain the best chances to succeed. In 2009, 362 seats were available for 1227 candidates.