Mr. Michel Rochat named as head of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (Suisse)
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Mr. Michel Rochat named as head of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (Suisse)
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The Board of Governors of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michel Rochat, currently General Director of Higher Education for the Canton of Vaud as General Director of EHL. Between 2003 and 2008 Mr. Rochat was at the head of the University of Applied Sciences Vaud, covering six specialised universities of applied sciences in the Canton, including the School of Business and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) and the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL), and has shown proof of superior management capacities and a strong strategic vision.
The Board of Governors of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michel Rochat, currently General Director of Higher Education for the Canton of Vaud as General Director of EHL. Between 2003 and 2008 Mr. Rochat was at the head of the University of Applied Sciences Vaud, covering six specialised universities of applied sciences in the Canton, including the School of Business and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) and the University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL), and has shown proof of superior management capacities and a strong strategic vision.
As the general director of the entire tertiary education system for the Canton de Vaud, which represents 16,600 students and 5,000 staff members, Mr. Michel Rochat brings a wide experience of both the Swiss and international academic worlds. In 2006, he was responsible for a long mission in the United States to reinforce the collaboration between the University of Applied Sciences Of Western Switzerland (HES-SO) and the Universities of California.
Mr. Michel Rochat knows EHL from the inside as he has been a member of the establishment’s Board of Governors since September 2003. Within the School, he will be responsible for continuing the implementation of the present development strategy, ensuring the institution’s international renown and managing the next stages of the campus extension.
Mr. Michel Rochat plans to take up his functions on 1 June 2010. Mr. Ruud J. Reuland has agreed to remain at his post until this time.
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