How can we prepare students to face the challenges of today and tomorrow? At EHL Hospitality Business School, we are reinventing learning through innovative, collaborative approaches rooted in real-world professional practice. Explore our vision of education here.
EHL Hospitality Business School's teaching philosophy is built on a foundation of experiential education, academic excellence, and industry relevance. We provide our faculty members with a dynamic and fulfilling academic environment where their knowledge and passion help shape the next generation of hospitality leaders. By blending academic rigor with real-world industry insights, we create a setting that seamlessly connects theory and practice. This forward-thinking teaching approach enables our educators to use their expertise to encourage critical thinking and accompany their students to develop not only the intellectual competencies but also the hands-on skills required to excel as leaders in the dynamic world of hospitality and beyond.
We strive to help our faculty members embody the key pillars of hospitality education:
Our faculty members are both educators with impressive hands-on industry experience and thought leaders in hospitality management and applied research. The combination of academic findings and real-world case studies directly shape and enhance our teaching methodologies by:
Our students are encouraged to be active participants and are responsible for their own learning journeys. Our faculty members emphasize personalized education through:
The future of education is digital, dynamic, and personalized. Our faculty members embrace cutting-edge teaching technologies and pedagogical innovation, including:
With a strong international presence, EHL Hospitality Business School fosters global perspectives by:
We take great pride in the accomplishments of our faculty members, especially when it comes to transferring their expertise into impactful continuous student learning.
Our annual EHL Teacher of The Year Award celebrates exceptional dedication, innovation, and impact in teaching and learning. More specifically, it values faculty members’ teaching excellence in terms of organization and planning, teaching delivery, student learning, and teacher development.
This recognition honors faculty members who go above and beyond to inspire students, foster academic excellence, and contribute meaningfully to the EHL Hospitality Business School learning experience. We are proud to present the outstanding educators who have earned this distinction in the past five years.
2019-2020: Ms. Louise Pascot
2020-2021: Mr. Eric Iunker
2021-2022: Mr. Frédéric Girodon
2022-2023: Mr. Clément Julien
2023-2024: Mr. Stéphane Bouchet-Dulas
2019-2020: Dr. Luciano Lopez & Dr. Philippe Masset
2020-2021: Dr. Jean-Philippe Weisskopf
2021-2022: Ms. Maya Gharbi
2022-2023: Dr. Florent Girardin
2023-2024: Ms. Karen Earl Erpelding
Our annual EHL Researcher of The Year Award recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions that advance knowledge and create meaningful impact within and beyond the hospitality industry. This award celebrates excellence in research, innovation, and academic leadership. More specifically, it praises their publication outputs, the funds raised, as well as active participation in research-related community service.
We are proud to showcase the five previous winners whose research exemplifies the highest standards of academic achievement:
2019: Dr. Achim Schmitt
2020: Dr. Isabella Blengini
2021: Dr. Cindy Heo
2022: Dr. Alessandro Inversini
2023: Dr. Nicole Hinrichs
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