Institut Lyfe (Lyon for Excellence, Education, Exploration, Experience) trains committed and responsible decision-makers in the hotel, restaurant, culinary arts and pastry professions.

Over the past 30 years, it has built up a unique ecosystem of initial training, research and vocational training. It currently welcomes 1,200 students encompassing 72 nationalities. Its teaching is based on experiential learning, centred around project management, talent development, entrepreneurship and creativity. Its international strategy is built on an educational hub created with the world’s leading schools and universities, along with its network of 5,000 alumni in 90 countries. It is the first private higher education establishment in the hospitality and food service sector to be recognised by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, with four state-approved Bachelor’s in International Management. It is also the only school in France to have a Michelin-starred training restaurant, a 5-star hotel-school and a Research Centre whose scientific work contributes to the quality of its teaching and its forward-looking vision on careers in the hospitality industry.