HEC Lausanne

What HEC Lausanne does

HEC Lausanne (Faculté des hautes études commerciales) is the faculty of business and economics of the University of Lausanne (UNIL), a public Swiss university governed by the Canton of Vaud. Founded in 1911, HEC Lausanne is one of seven UNIL faculties and one of only three business faculties unique in Switzerland. It offers 15 bachelor programs, 42 master programs, and participates in 31 doctoral tracks spanning management, economics, finance, accounting, actuarial sciences, and sustainable management. The faculty is located on UNIL's lakeside campus overlooking Lake Geneva and benefits from an interdisciplinary environment with approximately 5,000 researchers across 210+ research and teaching units.

The faculty's core technology stack consists of standard higher-education digital infrastructure including Moodle LMS, MS Teams, Zoom, MyUNIL student portal, Compilatio for plagiarism detection, Wooclap and Wooflash for interactive learning, OpenBoard for presentations, SpeakUp for student response, REC·Unil for lecture recording, MoodleExam for assessments, and SAP S/4HANA for back-office operations. HEC Lausanne also operates the HUB Entrepreneuriat et Innovation, a dedicated entrepreneurship and innovation hub offering courses on social innovation, startup launch, and entrepreneurial finance. Its offerings are complemented by a Centre de Langues covering eight languages and short-term summer and winter school programs.

HEC Lausanne's revenue model is a hybrid of public funding and academic fees. Primary streams include cantonal government funding from the Canton de Vaud, competitive research grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS/SNSF), Horizon Europe, and Innosuisse, tuition and registration fees from bachelor, master, doctorate, and continuing education programs, and professional services revenue from executive education, summer/winter schools, and language courses offered jointly with EPFL. Customer segments span undergraduate students, graduate students, doctoral candidates, and working professionals in executive education. Distribution is executed through centralized UNIL admissions, the Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP), CIVIS European University Alliance mobility programs, bilateral university partnerships (Lancaster University, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université Laval, Université de Padoue), and the Worldwide Universities Network.

Name

HEC Lausanne

Legal name

Université de Lausanne

Website

https://unil.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HEC Lausanne is the business and economics faculty of the University of Lausanne, a Swiss public university founded in 1911. It serves undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and executive students through 15 bachelor and 42 master programs, supported by public funding, research grants, and continuing education revenue.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: Revenue from student tuition fees including bachelor, master, doctorate programs, and continuing education. Swiss universities charge relatively modest tuition compared to private institutions.
2. Research Funding: Government funding through Swissuniversities consortium, Canton de Vaud support, and competitive research grants from Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS), European Horizon programs, and other funding bodies.
3. Continuing Education and Executive Programs: Revenue from executive education, summer/winter schools, language courses, and professional development programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Core offering

HEC Lausanne is the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne (UNIL), delivering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs in management, economics, finance, accounting, and actuarial science, together with continuing education, executive programs, language courses, and summer/winter schools. It grants academic degrees (Bachelor, Master, PhD) and serves both Swiss and international students as well as working professionals seeking professional development.

Product overview

HEC Lausanne (Faculté des hautes études commerciales) is one of seven faculties at the University of Lausanne, offering a comprehensive educational portfolio from bachelor to doctoral levels alongside continuing education. The faculty provides 15 bachelor programs and 42 master programs across business disciplines including management, finance, accounting, actuarial sciences, and sustainable management. Core academic offerings are supported by the Digital Learning Tools Suite (Moodle, MS Teams, Zoom, MyUNIL), the HUB Entrepreneuriat et Innovation for startup support, Language Centre courses, and international mobility programs through SEMP and partner universities. The institution also participates in the broader (Sciences)² outreach program and offers continuing education in collaboration with EPFL.

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Products and services

• Bachelor Programs (UNIL) Three-year undergraduate degree programs across UNIL's seven faculties, including 15 bachelor's degrees in disciplines such as theology, law, social sciences, business (management, economics), sciences, and medicine, available full-time or part-time.
• Master Programs (UNIL) 42 specialized graduate degree programs enabling students to develop expertise or pursue interdisciplinary competencies across disciplines including law, criminology, management, finance, biology, and social sciences.
• Doctoral Programs (UNIL) Research doctorate degrees distributed across UNIL's seven faculties, totaling 31 doctoral titles, with support for thesis writing, annual monitoring, skill development, and defense processes.
• Continuing Education (UNIL-EPFL) Professional development and lifelong learning programs offered jointly with EPFL, providing opportunities for career advancement, skill updates, and knowledge refresh for working professionals.
• Language Courses (Centre de Langues) Language instruction through the Centre de Langues covering German, English, Mandarin, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Swiss German, and French Sign Language (LSF), including exam preparation for Goethe, CAE, CPE, IELTS, and TOEFL.
• Short Programs (Summer and Winter Schools) Summer and winter school programs including specialized courses such as aesthetics and philosophy of art, transdisciplinary nature conservation, European criminology, forensic science, and interdisciplinary mountain studies.
• Mobility and Exchange Programs International exchange opportunities through the Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP), general agreements, faculty-specific agreements, CIVIS short mobility (BIP), and privileged partnerships with Lancaster University, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université Laval, and Université de Padoue.
• HUB Entrepreneuriat et Innovation Entrepreneurship and innovation hub offering courses in social innovation, startup launch, and entrepreneurial finance, an advisory board, and a student advisory board for fostering entrepreneurial skills among students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 specialized Master programs available for career-focused graduate education
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong collaborative partnership with EPFL including joint Graduate Campus, Formation Continue UNIL-EPFL continuing education programs, shared sports services (Service Sport Santé UNIL+EPFL), co-organized events, and knowledge transfer initiatives. The institutions share the Lausanne campus area.
• CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor healthcare and medical research partnership with the University Hospital of Vaud (CHUV), particularly through the Faculty of Biology and Medicine. Knowledge Transfer UNIL-CHUV service facilitates research valorization and collaboration.
• SwissuniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of Swiss universities advocating for Swiss higher education and research interests nationally and internationally, coordinating joint initiatives and funding.
• Canton de VaudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary cantonal government partner providing institutional funding, support for regional higher education initiatives, and coordination on regional development.
• CIVIS - European University AllianceflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean University alliance (Campus Rhodanien) bringing together eight European universities for collaborative education, research, and mobility. UNIL serves as a founding member of CIVIS with dedicated CIVIS Cell coordination unit.
• Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of universities facilitating international research collaboration, student mobility, and academic exchange programs across continents.
• Lancaster UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivileged partnership university in the UK for student exchanges, research collaboration, and academic staff mobility.
• Université Libre de BruxellesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivileged partnership with Belgian university for exchanges and collaborative research initiatives.
• Université LavalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivileged partnership with Canadian university in Quebec for student exchanges and research collaboration.
• Université de PadoueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivileged partnership with historic Italian university for academic exchange and research partnerships.
• Alliance Campus RhodanienflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional alliance of universities in the Rhône valley region (Switzerland, France) for collaborative education and research, linked to CIVIS European University initiative.
• Venice International University (VIU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational university network in Venice for academic exchange, summer programs, and cross-cultural research collaboration.
• Scholars at RiskminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network supporting threatened scholars worldwide, providing safe academic opportunities at UNIL for researchers facing persecution.

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Market position

Competitive moat6 records

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