HEC Lausanne

HEC Lausanne (standing for Faculté des Hautes Études Commerciales), also called the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne in English, is the affiliated business school of the University of Lausanne. It offers different programs: two Bachelors of Science, six Masters of Science, all integrated to the Bologna System, executive MBA programs and PhD programs.  The faculty received the AMBA and EQUIS accreditations for the excellency of its teaching and is ranked among the Top 10 Business Schools in Europe for its research according to the ranking published by the University of Texas, Dallas. The Financial Times ranked its Master's program in Management 35th worldwide

In 1537, the Academy of Lausanne is founded as a school of theology. In 1890, the Academy of Lausanne receives the status of University and it is within the Faculty of Law that economics is taught. 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, professors 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.


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 choices, each corresponding to one of the two specialised subjects for which HEC awards its two Bachelors of Science (BSc) Degrees:

• BSc in Management
• BSc in Economics

The two first years of Bachelor are highly selective. 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

HEC Lausanne offers also a multidisciplinary Master program in collaboration with the Faculty of Law and Criminal Justice and the School of Criminal Justice of the University of Lausanne:

• Master of Law (MLaw) in Legal Issues, Crime and Security of Information Technologies

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

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