HEC Lausanne

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name = HEC Lausanne
native_name = École des Hautes Études Commerciales
motto = Swiss Education to Shape your World
established = 1911
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director = Suzanne de Tréville
city = Lausanne
state = Vaud
country = Switzerland
type = Public
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students = 1900
faculty = 84
website = [http://www.hec.unil.ch/ www.hec.unil.ch]
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HEC Lausanne (standing for "École des Hautes Études Commerciales"), is the affiliated business school of the University of Lausanne. It offers different formations, all integrated to the Bologna System: two Bachelor ès Sciences, seven Master ès Sciences, many executive MBA programs and PhD programs.

History

In 1890, the Academy of Lausanne gets the status of University and it is within the Faculty of Law that economics is teached. This period is strongly influenced by Léon Walras (1834-1910), the founder of the Lausanne School and creator of the general equilibrium theory. It is also the time of Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923), famous author of the concept of Pareto efficiency.

On April 15, 1911, the "Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales" (HEC) is founded by Léon Morf and Georges Paillard within the Faculty of Law. The same year, the school welcomes its 12 first students. Léon Morf, professor of management tools, public accounting, and financial mathematics is its first dean, followed by Georges Paillard.

Over the years, successors like Henri Rieben, founder of the first department of European Integration, François Schaller, President of the Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank from 1986 to 1989, perpetuate the reputation of the school.

Notable Alumni

* Louis C. Camilleri, CEO of Altria Inc.
* Georges Muller, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) SA [ [http://www.sgs.com/about_sgs/management.htm Management by SGS ] ]
* Patrick Heiniger, CEO of Rolex
* Joseph « Sepp » Blatter, President of FIFA
* Prof. Alfred Steinherr, Chief Economist at the European Investment Bank
* Andres Vassilis Andrekson (alias "Stress"), famous Swiss rapper
* Goetschin Blaise, CEO of Banque Cantonale de Genève (BCGE)

Programs

The Undergraduate School

HEC's Bachelor program is made up of three modules spread over three years and may be completed within a minimum of three years, not counting possible repeats of the first or second years, and up to a maximum of five. From the summer term of the second year onwards, the course syllabus is made up of two optional specialisations, each corresponding to one of the two specialised subjects for which HEC awards its two Bachelor Degrees:
* Bachelor ès Sciences in Management
* Bachelor ès Sciences in EconomicsThe two first years of Bachelor are highly selective with a 70% failing rate in the 1st year. HEC's Bachelor program is open to all holders of a Federal Matura School-Leaving Certificate (Swiss highschool degree) or equivalent.

The Graduate School

HEC Lausanne offers the following Masters of Science (MSc) Degrees:
* MSc in Accounting Control and Finance:
* MSc in Actuarial Science
* MSc in Information Systems
* MSc in Economics
* MSc in Finance
* MSc in Management

PhD Programs

HEC Lausanne offers the following doctoral programs (PhD):
* PhD in Actuarial Science
* PhD in Information Systems
* PhD in Economics
* PhD in Finance
* PhD in Management
* PhD in History of Economic Thought
* PhD in Public Administration

The Bologna system integration

Since 2005, HEC Lausanne has integrated the Bologna Process in order to be part of the European higher education area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe.