Student review [#106352] for BSc in International Hospitality Management
at EHL Hospitality Business School - EHL

As a final year student, reflecting on my experience at EHL Hospitality Business School, It has been extremely rewarding. I believe EHL has helped me develop strongly both academically and personally. Coming to EHL, I acomplished things that I never thought I would, as the school pushes you to work on yourself everyday, through all the oportunities it provides.

The programme is split between a practical year (AP), where you gain hands on experience by working with industry professionals on campus. You have workshops such as events management, where you take part in the preparation of events happening on campus, or working in the one star michelin restaurant (both kitchen and service) the school offers o campus. From the first year you end up learning how to be a proffessional and do things you would have never tought you would be capable of and do it effortlesly. This year ends with a 6 month operational internship, that gives you the chance to go anywhere in the world and further develop your professional skills.

The next years, focused on the academical part you take business courses such as mathematics, excel or financial analysis. These will build further upon your proffessional carreer. For example, I believe that the excel you learn throughout EHL is one of our unique selling points, as it is way more extensive than other business universities. This is something that has been proven to me when I went off to my second internship (the administrative one), which I personally did in financial analysis. I represented a strong asset for the company, as I had already had a strong foundation and could train newcomers. Another useful aspect of EHL, is the amount of group projects inspired by real life case studies we have. Not only do they bring a lot of insight into into real life problem solving situation, but it also teaches you a lot about working in teams. At the end of the programme, instead of a thesis, you can opt to do a student business project in a team of 6, where you work as a consulting team for a real company and come up with a solution for one of the issues they propose to you.

When it comes to student life, EHL really teaches you that you can do anything if you step outside your comfort zone. Committees is something i chose to join, they act as a student mini business and you create events for everyone on campus, while developing organizational skills. You can even become a student ambassador, like I did, and represent the school at Open Day, Career Fair or do campus tours for companies, which gives you a good chance to network.

Overall, I would highly recommend EHL to students looking for a challenging, internationally oriented business education that combines academic knowledge with practical experience.