| |19 MAY-JUNE, 2023HIGHERReviewlearning courses. The aim of blended learning is to allow for more flexibility to take into accountthe students' needs and abilities, and also to enable and encourage them to work semi-autonomously and give them greater responsibility for the management and success of their studies. 'One2one' is now part of the school's DNA and the groundwork is being laid for 21st-century learning skills. To meet the training needs of blended learning, our in-house facility service built LearningBoxes. These connected and collaborative learning spaces are equipped with an Apple TV and allow learners to work alone or in groups. EHTL has been creating an innovative and stimulating learning environment. This will continue to engage students and improve academic achievement by giving the teaching and learning process much more flexibility. Placement Opportunities Partnerships with other schools and universities, as well as with the industry, are of strategic importance to the EHTL. First of all, in the context of redesigning our curricula, where the school collaborates with professionals from the sector to give their opinion at each revision of the courses. Bringing students closer to the reality of the field, enabling them to create business menus for the national airline, or giving them the opportunity to continue their studies in other renowned establishments are just some of the avenues that the school proposes to its students within the framework of its industry-academy partnerships. On the educational front, the EHTL has signed a prestigious partnership with Ducasse Education, but also with the ITHW (Institut de Tourisme et d'Hôtellerie du Québec), one of Canada's leading hotel and tourism schools, to help students to successfully enter the hospitality industry.The EHTL closely collaborates with players in the hospitality market. Speakers are invited on a regular basis to the school to give presentations on various issues and to exchange with students.As part of their studies, the students also have the chance to discover the working world and its requirements during annual (10-week to 6-months) internships at Luxembourgish or international companies. The experience they gain in these placements will facilitate their transition from education to employment. Foreign placements have the additional advantage of preparing students for the demands of professional mobility.Path AheadThe École d'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme du Luxembourg (EHTL) was established in 1949, and in 2024, the school will celebrate its 75th anniversary. "We are looking forward to this event and hope that it will bring together former students with current students as well as various other people who are active in the HORESCA sector in Luxembourg", says Mr Lanners, the headmaster of EHTL.In the years to come, EHTL aspires to keep up with the ongoing process of enhancing the quality of teaching and learning by focusing on courses and curricula. The institute will have a second campus in the south of the country through the refurbishment of the Castle of Sanem. The institutional development of the school will thus enable young people in the south of the country to take advantage of the hospitality training offered by the Luxembourg School of Hospitality and Tourism without long and tedious commute.Apart from the second campus, the EHTL will, in order to remain faithful to its motto, continue to strive for excellence in every field, especially in its IT infrastructures, its training courses and its (inter)national projects and collaborations.
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