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Unparalleled experiential learning: From Michelin-starred restaurant to 5-star hotel management. Learn with the best on our award-winning hospitality courses.
Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse)
Institut Lyfe, Lyon, France, Ecully France
# 51-100QS WUR Ranking By Subject
6Undergrad. & Postgrad. Programmes
About Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse)
LEADING INTERNATIONAL CULINARY ARTS & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
For more than 30 years, the school has been training expert, committed and responsible leaders and managers of tomorrow in the culinary arts, hospitality, food service and pastry...
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LEADING INTERNATIONAL CULINARY ARTS & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
For more than 30 years, the school has been training expert, committed and responsible leaders and managers of tomorrow in the culinary arts, hospitality, food service and pastry sectors and represents an ecosystem that is unique in the world for initial training, research and professional training.
Institut Lyfe welcomes 1,200 students encompassing 75 nationalities, offering an unrivalled multicultural campus, just a few minutes from Lyon. It provides excellence in training from Bachelor's to MSc level.
Our educational philosophy is based on experiential learning, on a unique training ground-school centred around project management, talent discovery, entrepreneurial spirit and creativity (6 restaurants including one Michelin-starred, 4 hotels including a 5-star hotel, 17 cooking and pastry laboratories).
RECOGNITION & QUALITY THE EXPERIENCE OF EXCELLENCE
BECOME A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
The international dimension of Institut Lyfe has been rooted in its DNA since its creation: worldwide mobility, courses available in English, internships, conferences, lectures by professors from all over the world, our school actively encourages openness and sharing to foster intercultural exchanges. A community of graduates in over 90 countries will give you access to a solid professional network.
EXCITING JOBS OPPORTUNITIES
Choosing a career in hospitality not only means choosing a job with a human touch, a passion for passing on knowledge, but also the guarantee of finding a job quickly, with responsibilities and global scope. Your soft skills are easily transferable to many other sectors. You'll benefit from over 2,500 selected internship and job offers a year, and monthly career events to forge close ties with our 1,000 partner companies.
Which job is right for you?
> Hit the road with our career orientation course
VIRTUAL OPEN DAYS
Sign up for our next Open Days to live the Institut Lyfe experience and talk to our students !
Register here
HOW TO JOIN US ?
Read lessIf you have a French baccalaureate and would like to join one of our Bachelor's courses in the 1st year, go to Parcoursup for enrolment for September 2025.
If you are not in this case, apply here on our website.
About Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse)
LEADING INTERNATIONAL CULINARY ARTS & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
For more than 30 years, the school has been training expert, committed and responsible leaders and managers of tomorrow in the culinary arts, hospitality, food service and pastry...
Read more
LEADING INTERNATIONAL CULINARY ARTS & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
For more than 30 years, the school has been training expert, committed and responsible leaders and managers of tomorrow in the culinary arts, hospitality, food service and pastry sectors and represents an ecosystem that is unique in the world for initial training, research and professional training.
Institut Lyfe welcomes 1,200 students encompassing 75 nationalities, offering an unrivalled multicultural campus, just a few minutes from Lyon. It provides excellence in training from Bachelor's to MSc level.
Our educational philosophy is based on experiential learning, on a unique training ground-school centred around project management, talent discovery, entrepreneurial spirit and creativity (6 restaurants including one Michelin-starred, 4 hotels including a 5-star hotel, 17 cooking and pastry laboratories).
RECOGNITION & QUALITY THE EXPERIENCE OF EXCELLENCE
BECOME A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
The international dimension of Institut Lyfe has been rooted in its DNA since its creation: worldwide mobility, courses available in English, internships, conferences, lectures by professors from all over the world, our school actively encourages openness and sharing to foster intercultural exchanges. A community of graduates in over 90 countries will give you access to a solid professional network.
EXCITING JOBS OPPORTUNITIES
Choosing a career in hospitality not only means choosing a job with a human touch, a passion for passing on knowledge, but also the guarantee of finding a job quickly, with responsibilities and global scope. Your soft skills are easily transferable to many other sectors. You'll benefit from over 2,500 selected internship and job offers a year, and monthly career events to forge close ties with our 1,000 partner companies.
Which job is right for you?
> Hit the road with our career orientation course
VIRTUAL OPEN DAYS
Sign up for our next Open Days to live the Institut Lyfe experience and talk to our students !
Register here
HOW TO JOIN US ?
Read lessIf you have a French baccalaureate and would like to join one of our Bachelor's courses in the 1st year, go to Parcoursup for enrolment for September 2025.
If you are not in this case, apply here on our website.
Available programmes
Bachelor (Hons.) in International Hospitality and Restaurant Management
Bachelor (Hons.) in International Hospitality and Restaurant Management
Bachelor in International Culinary Arts Management
Bachelor in International Culinary Arts Management
Bachelor in International Pastry Management
Bachelor in International Pastry Management
Master of Science in Culinary Leadership & Innovation
Master of Science in Culinary Leadership & Innovation
Master of Science in International Hospitality Management
Master of Science in International Hospitality Management
Social Sciences and Management (3)
Bachelor (Hons.) in International Hospitality and Restaurant Management
Bachelor (Hons.) in International Hospitality and Restaurant Management
Bachelor in International Culinary Arts Management
Bachelor in International Culinary Arts Management
Bachelor in International Pastry Management
Bachelor in International Pastry Management
Social Sciences and Management (3)
Master Of Science Sustainable International Wine Tourism
Master Of Science Sustainable International Wine Tourism
Master of Science in Culinary Leadership & Innovation
Master of Science in Culinary Leadership & Innovation
Master of Science in International Hospitality Management
Master of Science in International Hospitality Management
University information
If you want to integrate one of Bachelor our Master’s degree, please apply directly on our website.
General
We provide our students with a distinctive learning environment designed specifically for an experiential teaching approach that offers a real-world pedagogical experience combining practice and theory for a 360° exposure to the Hospitality, Food Service and Culinary Arts sectors.
Student life
Institut Lyfe’s main campus is in Lyon, France. Cultural diversity plays an important part of life on a campus with 1,200 students and over 75 different nationalities.
Accommodation (Le Clipper) is just five minutes from the school, with 114 bedrooms equipped with private bathrooms.
The international students affairs department will help students with all of the administrative...
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Student life
Institut Lyfe’s main campus is in Lyon, France. Cultural diversity plays an important part of life on a campus with 1,200 students and over 75 different nationalities.
Accommodation (Le Clipper) is just five minutes from the school, with 114 bedrooms equipped with private bathrooms.
The international students affairs department will help students with all of the administrative procedures.
Before the first week, international students have a two-day "Easy France toolbox" seminar. Every month the international student affairs department organizes cultural activities for international students.
Find out more here.
Read lessThe Institut Lyfe's Corporate Relations Department maintains links with more than 1,000partner companies that are leading stakeholders in our sectors. We also provide 2500 qualified job offers & placements per year.
Tuition fees
Domestic Students
International Students
Scholarships-
Each year, the Institut Lyfe Fondation offers bursaries scholarships to talented students aged under 28 who have achieved excellent academic results.
Rankings & Ratings
Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse) is one of the top universities in Ecully, France. It is ranked #51-100 in QS WUR Ranking By Subject 2025.
QS WUR Ranking By Subject
Ranking criteria
QS WUR Ranking By Subject
QS WUR Ranking By Subject
Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse)
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Campus locations
Main Campus
Institut Lyfe, Lyon, France Campus
1, Chemin de Calabert -
Ecully
FR
69130
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Frequently Asked Questions
Applications are made directly via the Apply form on our website.
Students with a French baccalaureate must apply to join one of our Bachelor programs on Parcoursup (national admissions platform according to the timetable set by the French government each year).
Institut Lyfe proposes several types of scholarships or bursaries to help you finance your studies:
Institut Lyfe also provides its students with an accommodation platform, whose members of staff are also there to help you with any day-to-day formalities.