Thursday 29 May 2014

Press Release: Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa holds its 2nd Convocation Ceremony

All graduating students successfully placed with leading firms in India and abroad


Lavasa City, Friday, May 23, 2014
: The 2nd Annual Convocation of the hospitality management students of Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa was held today in Lavasa city. This marks a significant milestone for Lavasa to fulfill its vision of being centre of excellence in education and research. At the convocation ceremony, Dr. Fabien Fresnel, Dean, Education and Research, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, presented the certificates to students for the 4-year Undergraduate Programme in Hospitality Management. All students have been successfully placed across India and abroad.


Other eminent guests present included Rajiv Kaul, President, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, Jean-Michel Casse, Accor's Senior Vice President and Nathan Andrews, President & CEO, Lavasa Corporation Ltd.


Speaking on the occasion Dr. Fabien Fresnel, Dean, Education and Research, EcoleHôtelière de Lausanne, said “In 2014, Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa (LEH) is celebrating its five years of academic certification from Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL). Since its creation, LEH evolved to become a state-of-the-art hospitality learning centre, differentiating itself from the other hospitality schools in India through its pedagogical approach by combining technical and theoretical learning and implementing entrepreneurial learning environments. We are proud to see what LEH has become today. I am convinced that the 19 graduating students of LEH in 2014 will show the world the capabilities they have acquired during their 4-year of studies, both on the management side and on the intangible ones. We will swiftly realize that they have the potential to becoming not only future hospitality leaders with a global vision but also citizens with values and outstanding intercultural skills and emotional intelligence abilities.”

Mr. Rony Kurien, Chief Operating Officer, Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa said, “Just like our first batch, all students in the second batch have been placed at leading hotel chains in India. A few of them have started their own ventures and are quite successful. The successful careers of our students from the first batch and the placement of our students amongst the best in the industry is a testimony to the to our success at building a world class institute.”


Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Nathan Andrews, President and CEO, Lavasa Corporation Limited stated, “Our endeavor to become a premier education and training hub is gradually coming to fruition. It is a proud moment for us to witness second batch of students graduate from Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa (LEH), a global institute, based in Lavasa.”

The four year hospitality management programme of Ecole Hoteliere Lavasa is one of the most comprehensive hospitality education programs being offered by any institute in India. The students are exposed to best in class industry practices, and the entire focus of the program is to develop students as hospitality leaders and entrepreneurs. The curriculum based on this unique pedagogy puts the students through a rigorous self-learning process and lays emphasis on practical training.



About Lavasa Corporation Limited (LCL)

Lavasa is India’s first planned hill city where people can live, work, learn and play in harmony with nature. Lavasa is an inclusive city being developed by Lavasa Corporation Limited (LCL). Spread over 10,000 hectares the city is based on the principles of New Urbanism. It takes three hours from Mumbai and one hour from Pune to reach Lavasa by road. Lavasa will host a multitude of global leaders in hospitality, tourism, education, health care, business research and industry. The hill city provides a combination of contemporary and timeless architectural designs, with multiple options for housing including rental housing, apartments and villas. With state-of-the-art infrastructure and amenities, the city enables people to live life in full.

 
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Bhavna Chhabria
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