At EHL, we offer a variety of management and hospitality courses, campuses, and delivery methods to help you find your ideal learning journey and achieve your professional goals.
With campuses in Switzerland and Singapore, as well as online learning platforms, EHL provides world-class education in business and hotel management. Our programs include pre-university courses, a bachelor's degree, master's degrees, MBA programs, a doctorate, as well as vocational diplomas and specialized certificates.
In 2025, for the seventh year in a row, EHL Hospitality Business School was ranked number one by the QS World University Ranking for Hospitality and Leisure Management, reinforcing its position among the best hospitality schools worldwide.
Our bachelor's degree in hospitality management gives you a balanced combination of hospitality skills, real-world experience, academic rigor, and business expertise. It includes a semester of practical courses with 25 hands-on workshops, two six-month internships, and options to practice entrepreneurship. You’ll also have the opportunity to customize your final year of studies with industry-relevant elective courses and the choice of a real-world business consultancy project, entrepreneurial project, or academic research project.
Lausanne & optional semester in Singapore
4 years including the Preparatory Year
Taught in English
Our pre-university courses allow you to challenge yourself and explore your career interests with university-level classes and immersive experiences in hospitality, tourism, and luxury businesses. You’ll develop essential soft skills through fun hands-on courses, industry field trips, and collaborative projects. The program also includes application assistance and admissions counseling to strengthen your EHL application.
Lausanne, Singapore & Passugg
1 to 2 weeks throughout the year
Taught in English
Teenagers 16-19
Our Foundation Program prepares students for bachelor’s programs in Business or Hospitality Management by strengthening essential skills in English, Math, and presentation. This bridging semester supports a confident university start, with cultural immersion trips around Switzerland and training in communication and foundational analytical skills. Perfect for meeting EHL’s bachelor admission criteria or similar programs at other top institutions.
Lausanne
6 months
Taught in English
Our three-day Youth Bootcamp Program in Singapore introduces young learners to the hospitality world through hands-on workshops, excursions, and interactive activities. Gain insights into hospitality careers, explore innovation, and develop problem-solving skills. Highlights include a fireside chat with an industry expert and a pitch competition to spark creativity. Ideal for those eager to experience EHL's unique approach.
Singapore
2 days
Taught in English
Teenagers 13-15
This master’s degree program combines advanced hospitality knowledge with real-world experience to kickstart your career in various hospitality management roles. Over three semesters, you will learn from industry experts, apply your insights to live projects, and immerse yourself in the real world of hospitality and service organizations. Our career department will guide you on a journey of self-discovery and help you create a roadmap and connections for a fulfilling future career.
Lausanne
18 months, full-time
Taught in English
Our MGH program prepares you to join the next generation of global leaders with an international business perspective and essential management skills for the future. Over three semesters, you will study at three prestigious institutions in Europe, Asia, and North America. Through these immersive international experiences, you’ll learn to adapt your management style, service offers, and business strategy to key tourism markets.
Lausanne, Hong Kong & Houston
16 months, full-time
Taught in English
In our MBA program, you will gain the skills and insights to drive profitability and performance in hospitality businesses while preparing for your next career step. As the only MBA in Hospitality custom-made for aspiring hotel managers and executives, this program enables you to study while you work. It offers virtual modules and built-in flexibility, and we give you the support you need to seize career-changing opportunities.
Lausanne (20% on-site)
24 months (option to extend)
Taught in English
Our Executive MBA allows you to elevate your business knowledge and leadership skills with a customer-centric approach to organizational strategy and people management. This blended-learning program is optimal for busy, mid-career professionals as it allows you to study and continue your career. It offers virtual modules for greater flexibility and career development support to help you seize life-changing opportunities.
Lausanne or Singapore, other global locations (electives)
18 months, part-time
Taught in English
The Hospitality Executive MBA (HEMBA) prepares you to become a confident leader in global businesses with strategies for service business management. We deliver this joint degree in partnership with the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). The classes take you to various locations, including Shanghai, Zürich, Lausanne, Singapore, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Ideally designed for busy professionals, it takes approximately 18 months to complete on a part-time schedule that requires four days on-site per module.
Shanghai, Zürich, Lausanne, Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong
18 months, part-time
Taught in Chinese and English (simultaneous translation)
The Doctor of Business Administration by EHL and the Drucker School of Management is designed for senior executives driving organizational change. This hybrid program combines online learning with global seminars, focusing on human-centered management and advanced research skills while building a network of global leaders.
Online & seminars in the USA, Europe, and Asia
3 years, part-time
Taught in English
This two-week program gives you specialized skills and knowledge for professional success in the luxury sector while you enjoy Paris, France, and Lausanne, Switzerland in the summer. Offered by HEC Paris and EHL, this program features interactive sessions with faculty and industry experts. You'll explore real-world cases and craft solutions to challenges in brand management, customer orientation, and service design within luxury hospitality and fine dining.
Paris & Lausanne
2 weeks
Taught in English
This four-week flexible program prepares you to be a confident hospitality business leader rising toward hotel executive and general manager roles. Learning from industry experts, you’ll focus on the practical application of hospitality management theory, creative solutions for industry disruptions, and innovative strategies for the ever-changing world of hospitality.
Lausanne & online
3 months (non-consecutive)
Taught in English
Our short course portfolio features specialized leadership and management courses designed and led by subject experts from EHL’s world-class faculty. By immersing yourself in the innovative learning environments of our Swiss and Singapore campuses for a few days, you develop future-ready skills and resources that help you reach your full career potential.
Lausanne & online
3 days on-site & virtual kick-off sessions
Taught in English
Our online courses cover many subjects adapted for different skill levels, allowing you to develop the specific knowledge and skills needed to advance your career and specialize in industry-relevant areas.
The courses feature engaging content, interactive learning tools, and expert faculty members who offer insights and guidance for achieving your goals and advancing your career.
100% online
From 2 to 15 weeks
From 4 to 8 hours per week
Taught in English
This program prepares you to launch a restaurant or an innovative Food & Beverage business by equipping you with essential managerial skills (finance, marketing, leadership) and expert-developed tools from EHL. You will build a solid business project while learning the fundamentals of culinary operations alongside renowned chefs and industry experts, in diverse environments ranging from fine dining to takeout.
Lausanne
5 months
Taught in English
Taught primarily in French, these hands-on workshops immerse you in modern gastronomy to develop your skills in cooking, pastry, baking, and mixology. The courses are ideal for passionate amateurs and professionals of all levels. Led by our awarded chefs and industry experts, they give you a friendly, educational, and gourmet experience.
Lausanne
Throughout the year
From 3 to 5 hours
Taught in French
This course prepares you to enter the workforce with real-world experience and global hospitality management skills for hotels, restaurants, and other tourism-related businesses. Over three years, you immerse yourself in international hospitality through practical classes and two six-month internships. You graduate with the federally recognized Swiss Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Hospitality Management and the option to specialize in Culinary Arts, Spa and Wellness Management or Sustainable Management. Plus, you can obtain your EHL Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality in just three additional semesters.
Passugg
3 years including 1 year of work experience
Taught in English and German
The Hotel Communications Specialist EFZ (HoKo) Diploma is offered exclusively in German over three years. The courses prepare you for administration roles in the hospitality industry and provide a solid foundation for further studies in hospitality management. By focusing on guest experience and service excellence, you acquire soft skills while gaining technical and industry knowledge to run hotel operations. Hands-on training and internships in hotels are an integral part of the program.
Passugg
3 years
Taught in German
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