Over the past few years, people from all horizons have rediscovered the importance of human relations and a healthy environment. This renewed focus on people and the planet has led us to strengthen our values and commitments.
As educators, we transmit not only knowledge but also values. We are helping students to develop a caring mindset and a culture of helping each other. We are developing our sustainable business model to ensure that EHL endures and remains relevant for years to come. As a Family, we are writing the next chapter in the story of EHL and the hospitality industry.
Taking Care of the EHL Community
The safety and wellbeing of the EHL community is our priority and we have a wide range of initiatives, committees and processes in place that spans across our campuses. To learn more about the various initiatives, policies, and committees in place at EHL, click on the links here:
Through our Sustainability platform Contributing Beyond Education, EHL is on a journey towards environmental sustainability. On every EHL campus, our community is working together to take better care of the environment. For the coming years, we’re aiming to reduce campus waste and CO2 emissions, offset our carbon footprint, and improve our overall social and environmental impacts.
of EHL faculty research involved SDG topics in 2022
1,160 hours
volunteered by the EHL community in 2023
40% reduction
in carbon footprint per person on Campus Lausanne since 2019
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
We strive to develop a perfect combination of hard skills (IQ: Intelligence or Industry Quotient) and soft skills (EQ: Emotional Intelligence), so our graduates have the knowledge to expertly perform their job while also being aware of their co-worker’s and client’s emotions and needs. This balance is a key part of our Learning Philosophy. These skills are honed through teamwork, internships, academic projects, and extracurricular activities.
We are continually updating our courses to integrate corporate social responsibility and sustainability into our classroom and virtual curriculum, as well as throughout the campus experience. We give students opportunities to learn about sustainability, both in and outside the classroom, in order to prepare them for their responsibilities as tomorrow's sustainability leaders.
In 2024, we introduced new courses such as Hospitality Management for Social Change, which will empower students to lead the industry towards more sustainable practices.
On our campus in Passugg we are launching a Sustainable Management Major in our HF program which focuses on sustainable hospitality management and provides sustainable experiences for eco-conscious guests.
EHL offers a range of specialized electives such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Business Ethics, Diversity and Inclusion, Ethical Decision-Making for Responsible Managers and Sustainability Transitions and Innovation.
