. In 2021, EHL opened its first international campus in Singapore and has since welcomed around 350 students from 40 countries.
This transference of skills is reflected in his career, which includes roles in e-commerce, digital marketing and technology within the hospitality and food and beverage sectors, and which has seen him work in multicultural environments from Switzerland to Thailand, and now Singapore. The chief technology officer at Jollibee, Mr Cadena credits his education at EHL for giving him an edge when he first started his career in hospitality management.
For Ms Melissa Lou, the most valuable skills she took away from her time at EHL were business management and relationship building. An initial interest in event management was what led Ms Lou to pursue her bachelor degree with the school, though she wasn’t sure that she wanted to build a career in hospitality management. “What I appreciated about EHL was that it gave me new insights into the industry and showed me that there were plenty of career options outside of service and operations within the hotel line,” she shared.