EHL AcademyPre-University Hospitality Program

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Join other hospitality-curious students for a transformative pre-college experience and open your mind to the endless career

opportunities in hospitality and hospitality business. The EHL Academy program will allow you to explore various sectors of the hospitality industry such as hotels, fine dining, and events through hands-on courses and field trips. Plus, you will acquire a useful set of transferable hospitality skills.

Discoverthe World of Hospitality

UNIVERSITY PREPARATION

The EHL Academy will allow you to experience firsthand the blend of academic quality and premium hospitality

training that has earned EHL its ranking as the world’s best university of hospitality management*. During the one- or two-week program, you will explore a wide range of hospitality topics through hands-on learning and activities. The academic courses will ease you into university level business studies, while excursions and field trips will give you a taste of the student experience on the EHL campuses.

Join a Top-Ranking University

Source:EHL ranked #1 in 2019 QS World University Rankings Hospitality & Leisure Management and Best Hospitality and Hotel Management Schools in the World, CEO World Magazine.

INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE

Understand key trends and players in the hospitality industryKnow the different hospitality management functionsIdentify the standards and procedures of hospitality operations

HOSPITALITY SKILLS

Apply basic hospitality operational skillsDevelop critical thinking and problem solvingCreate and practice basic food and beverage recipes

SOFT SKILLS

Apply «savoir-être» and «savoir-vivre» in daily lifeDevelop an instinct for hospitality excellenceApproach cultural differences and new situations

What Will You Take Away?

The EHL Academy gives you the choice of two, challenging one-week programs offered on the EHL campuses in Switzerland. You can choose one week or experience both for a complete introduction to industry topics. Each program is enriching on its own, but together they combine to create a thorough foundation for the knowledge, skills and mindset of a five-star hospitality manager.

Discover the current trends in the hospitality industry

Learn what Service Excellence means and how it is applied

See how ideas become reality with EHL’s very own Innovation Hub

Develop your team-work skills by solving a real-life hospitality business case

Immerse yourself in the traditions and values of Swiss excellence and heritage

Experiment with culinary creations anddiscover new tastes and F&B trends.

Explore Switzerland’s luxury tourism and hospitality scene

Develop your team-work skills by solving a real-life hospitality business case.

Campus LausanneHospitality Business & Innovation

Campus PassuggHospitality Traditions & Culinary Arts

Two Options, Many Insights

EHL Academy Certificate of Completion in Hospitality Business & Innovation

EHL Academy Certificate of Completionin Hospitality Traditions & Culinary Arts

Learn from Awarded ProfessionalsEHL’s Lecturers in Practical Arts are highly awarded chefs, and they work alongside world-renowned guest chefs.

You will see firsthand how EHL uses culinary research, student contests and partnerships to support the development of gastronomical concepts, sustainable initiatives and innovative processes.

The business classes are taught by real experts from the field. All of them have a passion for hospitality and sharing knowledge, allowing you to gain both theoretical and real-world expertise.

Gateway to the Bachelor ProgramEHL Academy participants benefit from first-hand coaching by the Admission team and receive tips to prepare their application to the Bachelor Program, for either the Academic Pathway in Lausanne, or the Professional Pathway in Passugg. Academy participants who apply to EHL’s Bachelor degree will be exempted from the application fee and the online interview, which will be done during the Academy.

Campus Lausanne Hospitality Business & InnovationThe Lausanne campus will immerse you in a buzzing university environment to explore the global business side of hospitality. Your program will begin with an introduction to the EHL history and programs, a campus tour, introduction to student committees, and ice-breaking activities with your fellow participants and EHL students.

HOSPITALITY EXCELLENCE

Learn essential skills from the hospitality industry on how to make the best professional impression.

→ How to portray a professional image

→ World of Hospitality: today and the future

→ Dining Protocol

Workshop examples: Service Excellence, International Etiquette

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Get to know the business side of hospitality management and learn to think and operate like a hospitality professional in the following areas:

→ Business communication

→ Entrepreneurship principles

→ Innovation techniques

→ Team-building and leadership skills

Workshop examples: A real-life hospitality business case, Innovation at EHL

GROUP PROJECT & COMPETITION : HOTEL MANAGEMENT

In teams, using an online hotel simulation tool, you will try to achieve the best profitability (coached and assessed by EHL Advisory consultants), by learning and applying knowledge about:

→ Sales & Marketing → Finance & Pricing strategies→ HR & Leadership→ Competition & Benchmarking

On the Passugg campus, you will feel like you are on a luxury retreat in a historical venue, with a contemporary touch. Your program will begin with an introduction to the history and programs of EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality, a campus tour, introduction to student committees, and ice-breaking activities with your fellow participants and EHL students.

CULINARY ARTS

Exercise your skills in the kitchen and learn about the latest techniques and trends in F&B with lessons taught by world-class chefs and fine dining experts on these topics:

→ Service theory → Modern Trends

in Gastronomy→ Kitchen theory

Workshop examples: Chocolate for Connoisseurs, Barista workshop

HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS

Excellent customer service is the basis of all hospitality traditions. You will be introduced to the world of hospitality management and gain insights into running operations and teams.

→ Hotel operations → Luxury & SPA

Management→ Reception theory

Workshop examples: The World of Hospitality, Service Excellence

GROUP PROJECT & COMPETITION: A NEW HOTEL

In teams, you will work to create a new hotel or tourism concept and present it in front of a jury. You will learn the basics of strategic management in hospitality

→ Sales & Marketing → Finance & Pricing

strategies → Competition &

Benchmarking

Campus Passugg Traditional Hospitality & Culinary Arts

ExploreSwitzerlandCampus Lausanne & Region

The city of Lausanne and the Lake Geneva region offer a wide range of activities and a broad representation of hospitality and tourism trends.

FIELD TRIP EXAMPLES

Hotel visitVineyard visit Lausanne city tour from an EHL student perspectiveSwiss dinnerEHL Innovation Village visit

EVENING EXAMPLES

Cocktail workshopSilent party Treasure huntSport challengeBlind testGala closing ceremony & dinner

Campus Passugg & Region

This location is perfect for exploring the traditions of Swiss hospitality in the Graubünden region of Switzerland. The region is home to many luxury resorts, and Chur is the oldest city in the country.

FIELD TRIP EXAMPLES

Tour a luxury hotelVisit a Michelin-starred restaurant Chocolate factoryMountain excursion in the Alpst

EVENING EXAMPLES

Rock climbingGame night Movie nightChristmas market (winter session)

Fees

7-day program: CHF 4’40014-day program: CHF 6’920

THE FEES INCLUDE:

Tuition

Accommodation on campus

Full board

Outdoor activities & visits

Closing Gala dinner

Passugg week: Transportation from Lausanne to Passugg

Special fees apply for alumni, friends and family. Please mention if one or both of your parents are EHL Alumni, including their full name and year of graduation.

Admissions prerequistesAll participants must be between 16 and 18 years of age. Required language skills for non-native speakers:

→ ENGLISH: TOEFL iBT:80 IELTS:6.0

→ FRENCH: DELF B1

How & When to Apply

Please note there are a limited number of seats. Apply online at ehl.edu at least 2 months before the start of the program (for special visa requirements 3 months are required to register). Acceptance of the application is based on admissions prerequisites and availability of seats.

→ To apply online go to: www.ehl.edu

Practical Information

Program Dates 2020

Campus Lausanne: Sunday through Saturday

21 - 27 June 2020

28 June - 4 July 2020

5-11 July 2020, in English or French

9-15 August 2020

Campus Passugg: Sunday through Saturday

28 June - 4 July 2020

13 - 19 December 2020

2-week program in Lausanne & Passugg

21 June - 4 July 2020

28 June - 11 July 2020

Ecole hotelière de Lausanne (EHL) was founded in 1893 as the world’s first hotel school, located

in Switzerland. With 125 years of proven expertise, our institution unites the best in hospitality training, academics and research to create stronger connections between education and industry, and to expand the future of hospitality with greater innovation.

EHL is now ranked the world’s best university of hospitality management by international surveys that measure academic quality, graduate employability and research.*

This reputation is owed to our students, alumni, faculty and associates, who meet the ever- growing, changing needs of the industry. We offer programs for students in every stage of their life and career, all

leading to the best learning outcomes for their future. The EHL Group includes the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, or Campus Lausanne, and the Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality in Chur-Passugg, plus EHL Advisory Services, business and education consultancy firm.

In terms of academic quality and research, EHL is the only hospitality school in Switzerland to be associated by convention to the HES-SO, the largest of the eight Universities of Applied Science (UAS) in Switzerland, and to be accredited by the NECHE of the United States. This means our degrees are recognized in Switzerland, and thereby Europe, and the USA.

Source: EHL ranked #1 in 2019 QS World University Rankings Hospitality & Leisure Management and Best Hospitality and Hotel Management Schools in the World, CEO World Magazine.

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