Institut Paul Bocuse

1, Chemin de Calabert -, Ecully

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There are three undergraduate courses available at Institut Paul Bocuse:

Usual undergraduate entry requirements:

  • French Baccalaureate or equivalent qualifications
  • Length: 3 or 4 years
  • 2 intakes: September & April
  • Languages of instruction : French/English or English


Bachelor’s degree are registered and approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation and Industry.

This accreditation recognizes the quality and level of courses as well as their international portability.

Find out about average tuition fees for students here.

Learn more about how to apply for an undergraduate course here.

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.

This real-world learning environment includes 6 training restaurants including a 1-star Michelin restaurant, a 5-star school hotel and an apartment hotel.


Institut Paul Bocuse’s main campus is in Lyon, France, however, the institution has 10 international campuses worldwide. Cultural diversity plays an important part of life on a campus with 1,000 students. There are 55 different nationalities and 40 percent of classmates are international.

Accommodation 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. Students can try tennis, yoga, football, cross training and so many more activities.
Students live both on and off campus.


If you are a French citizen and if you wish to integrate a first year Bachelor's degree in September 2020, please visit Parcoursup to register for the program on your wishlist. If you are not in this case, please apply directly on our website.

 Scholarships

Institut Paul Bocuse is authorized to submit students at the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program which was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. This scholarship encourages applicants up to 30 years old at master’s level and applicants up to 35 years old at PhD level. 

Each year, the G&G Pélisson Foundation for Institut Paul Bocuse offers scholarship to talented students aged under 28 who have achieved excellent academic results.


  • 100 percent of our graduates are in the job of their choice within 3 months of graduating.
  • 33 percent of former students are living their dream of becoming an entrepreneur within 5 years of graduating. And over the last 30 years, almost 400 businesses have been created by Institut Paul Bocuse grads across the globe.
  • A global alumni community present in over 80 countries, working as ambassadors and actively recruiting our students.

The Institut Paul Bocuse's Corporate Relations Department is more than 300 annual contacts between a student and selected companies, more than 800 partners among the leaders in our sector and more than 2,000 internship and qualified job offers per year.




About

There are three undergraduate courses available at Institut Paul Bocuse:

Usual undergraduate entry requirements:

  • French Baccalaureate or equivalent qualifications
  • Length: 3 or 4 years
  • 2 intakes: September & April
  • Languages of instruction : French/English or English


Bachelor’s degree are registered and approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation and Industry.

This accreditation recognizes the quality and level of courses as well as their international portability.

Find out about average tuition fees for students here.

Learn more about how to apply for an undergraduate course here.

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.

This real-world learning environment includes 6 training restaurants including a 1-star Michelin restaurant, a 5-star school hotel and an apartment hotel.


Institut Paul Bocuse’s main campus is in Lyon, France, however, the institution has 10 international campuses worldwide. Cultural diversity plays an important part of life on a campus with 1,000 students. There are 55 different nationalities and 40 percent of classmates are international.

Accommodation 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. Students can try tennis, yoga, football, cross training and so many more activities.
Students live both on and off campus.


If you are a French citizen and if you wish to integrate a first year Bachelor's degree in September 2020, please visit Parcoursup to register for the program on your wishlist. If you are not in this case, please apply directly on our website.

 Scholarships

Institut Paul Bocuse is authorized to submit students at the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program which was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. This scholarship encourages applicants up to 30 years old at master’s level and applicants up to 35 years old at PhD level. 

Each year, the G&G Pélisson Foundation for Institut Paul Bocuse offers scholarship to talented students aged under 28 who have achieved excellent academic results.


  • 100 percent of our graduates are in the job of their choice within 3 months of graduating.
  • 33 percent of former students are living their dream of becoming an entrepreneur within 5 years of graduating. And over the last 30 years, almost 400 businesses have been created by Institut Paul Bocuse grads across the globe.
  • A global alumni community present in over 80 countries, working as ambassadors and actively recruiting our students.

The Institut Paul Bocuse's Corporate Relations Department is more than 300 annual contacts between a student and selected companies, more than 800 partners among the leaders in our sector and more than 2,000 internship and qualified job offers per year.




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Campus locations

Institut Paul Bocuse (IPB), Lyon, France,

1, Chemin de Calabert - , Ecully , France , 69130

English language requirements

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