Cityland Education (CE) and Switzerland’s famous hospitality management school École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) recently inked a cooperation agreement at a ceremony which saw the attendance of Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan.

At the signing ceremony, which saw the attendance of Vietnamese Ambassador
to Switzerland Le Linh Lan (centre)

Under the deal, CE has become a partner of the training programme that follows EHL's world-renowned quality-assurance standards in hotel management.

In her remarks, Lan welcomed CE’s vision that contributes to a peaceful future, stable society and economic growth of Vietnam via capacity and skill development for the country’s high quality young human resources.

The Vocational Education & Training Licensing (VET) programme by EHL is a blended skills training model based on a Swiss competency framework. 

The curriculum emphasises practical learning, designed to enable graduates to be work-ready upon completion. 

The programme will comprise four courses and be held in Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

CE is a member of CityLand Investment Company Limited (CityLand) which develops and operates a multi-industry business.

Switzerland is the sixth largest European investor of Vietnam, with a total investment worth about US$2 billion. Meanwhile, Vietnam is the fourth leading trade partner of Switzerland in ASEAN.

Two-way trade surpassed US$3.6 billion in 2019.

The countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2021.