Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse)
MSc in Culinary Leadership & Innovation
Écully, France
Master degree
DURATION
18 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Aug 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 20,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
As a visionary, you seek to acquire a strategic and innovative understanding of the culinary sector and future trends. You are a leader, aiming for a high-level management position that combines creativity and innovation ? With your imagination and boldness, you are looking to develop your entrepreneurial spirit.
The Master of Science in Culinary Leadership & Innovation aims to strengthen and develop your managerial skills and research methods, with focus on the world around us.
You will be trained in two European countries renowned for their food, culinary arts and their avant-garde teaching methods : in France at Institut Lyfe and in Finland at Haaga Helia University of Applied Sciences.
Equal opportunities and Excellence scholarships are awarded to French and international students admitted to the 1st year of a Bachelor’s degree, by the Institut Lyfe Foundation, to fund part of the tuition fees.
These are renewable each year, based on academic and attendance criteria, and can be combined with Crous scholarships.
Our program, taught entirely in English, is based on an innovative approach that focuses on skill acquisition through collaborative projects, in partnership with leading international companies (General Mills, Food Service Vision, etc.), and partner schools (ISARA, Haaga-Helia) to promote a strategic perspective of the industry.
Course Features:
- Strategic food service management
- Sustainable Kitchen Design
- Leadership & Change Management
- Business project
Master’s degree awarded by our internationally-recognized partner institution University of Applied Science Haaga-Helia.
Postgraduate state-certified level 7 qualification, registered with the National Repertoire of Professional Certifications (RNCP), awarded by Institut Lyfe.