The École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL, French for "Hotel School of Lausanne") is an "applied science" university for hotel management in Switzerland. It offers an education at university level (MBA) in "hospitality management". Its undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in hospitality management, is recognized by the U.S. New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Lausanne ( 46° 31′ 10″ N 6° 37′ 56″ E) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France). ... The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

The school had been founded in 1893 with 27 (male) students in the first year. In 1924, the first woman enrolled as a student at the EHL. In 1975, the school moved into its current campus at Chalet-à-Gobet near Lausanne. 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

In 2001, there were about 1000 students of 58 different nationalities studying on campus (slightly more than half were women), and another roughly 600 were doing internships abroad as part of their education at EHL. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• EHL web site (http://www.ehl.ch/)