Department of Information Systems (DESI)

Professor Solange Ghernaouti appointed member of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO...
The Federal Council has renewed Professor Solange Ghernaouti’s term of office on the Swiss Commission for UNESCO for a further four years (2020-2024).

Digital Awards 2020 Ceremony
The Digital Awards 2020 Ceremony, held on 4 February, recognised the achievements of the start-up Logmind and a team of five students on the Master’s in Information Systems course at HEC Lausanne (UNIL).

Best teacher awards: nine professors rewarded at HEC Lausanne
The Deanship of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne recently presented its nine “HEC Lausanne Best Teacher Awards”, singling out teachers for the success of their courses as rated by students.

Prof. Yves Pigneur and Alex Osterwalder named among the top 50 thinkers in management
Yves Pigneur, Professor Emeritus at HEC Lausanne (UNIL) and Alex Osterwalder, CEO of Strategyzer, who has a PhD from the school, were named among the top five leading thinkers in management on Monday 18 November 2019, by the renowned Thinkers50 ranking.

Academic excellence: thesis prizes winners 2019
Five PhD graduates from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne were awarded prizes at the second edition of the Annual Doctoral Event on Thursday 21 November 2019. The Dean’s Office warmly congratulates the researchers concerned.