Paul Bocuse’s culinary school now trains 1,200 students from 75 nationalities across two French castles

French chef Paul Bocuse lent his name to a culinary and hospitality school in 2002, helping shape an institution dedicated to preserving French gastronomy and the art of hospitality. Eight years after he died in 2018, the school, now known as Institut Lyfe, has grown into an international educational institution that says it welcomes 1,200 students from 75 nationalities across a 17,000-square-metre campus spread across two castles in Écully, near Lyon, France.According to the institute’s official website, the school offers programmes ranging from bachelor’s degrees to master’s and Master of Science (MSc) qualifications. Its teaching combines practical experience with project management, entrepreneurship and creativity, with the aim of preparing students for careers in culinary arts, restaurant management and hospitality.From a French culinary school to Institut Paul BocuseThe institution’s history dates to 1990, when the École des Arts Culinaires et d’Hôtellerie was inaugurated in Écully under the initiative of France’s then culture minister, Jack Lang, and with Bocuse serving as its honorary patron. Its stated objective was to promote French gastronomy internationally and pass on ...