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Le Cordon Bleu Paris and Paris-Dauphine University partnership

Double Diplôme Le Cordon Bleu Paris et Université Paris-Dauphine

Double diploma in management between Le Cordon Bleu Paris and Paris-Dauphine University:

Joining forces to train future gastronomy and hospitality managers to the highest level




Paris, 30 May 2018 Le Cordon Bleu Paris institute, the leading Global Network of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institutes, and Paris-Dauphine University, a higher education establishment which is a benchmark in the field of Organisation and Decision sciences, today signed a partnership agreement. This first partnership is for the two Bachelor programmes, which are aimed at talented young French and international students, whose goal is to become gastronomy and hospitality managers.


Le Cordon Bleu Paris launched two Bachelor programmes in 2016: a Bachelor of Business in Culinary Arts Management and a Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management.

From 22 October 2018, part of the third year modules of the Bachelor training programmes will be taught by lecturers at the Paris-Dauphine University campus from Monday to Wednesday.

This third and final year of the training programme focuses on the student’s specialisation and learning business management skills specific to gastronomy and hospitality, in order to equip them with the keys to success in the business world. The main modules concerned are: marketing, management, human resources, customer relations, social networks, finance and accounting.

Specifically designed with international careers in mind, the programmes are taught in English and French (translated into English) for the professional modules.

Students who have successfully completed the programme will be awarded an international “International Bachelor - Talent in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management” diploma from Paris-Dauphine University and a “Bachelor of Business in Culinary Arts Management” or “Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management” diploma from Le Cordon Bleu institute.

There will be a maximum of two graduating classes per year, with a minimum of 25 students per class. The majority of 3rd year programme students will have taken the first two years at Le Cordon Bleu institute.

Mr. André Cointreau, President of Le Cordon Bleu institute stated:


The training programmes developed by our Institute are constantly updated in order to furnish our students with educational excellence, perfectly in line with their professional goals. Our university programmes are adapted in tandem with those with whom we have developed privileged partnerships around the globe. Today, we are extremely proud to announce this partnership with such a prestigious Establishment as Paris-Dauphine University

For Isabelle Huault, President of Paris-Dauphine University:


This partnership with Le Cordon Bleu, a renowned Institute with a presence in 20 countries, is perfectly in line with our long-term strategy for developing our international reach via quality partnerships.

She continues: "We will welcome our first “International Bachelor - Talent in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management” programme students in the 2018-2019 school year. Paris-Dauphine will develop their entrepreneurial know-how by focusing on fields in which our expertise is widely recognised – from finance and marketing, to project management and customer relations.
Students will begin studying our syllabus from the beginning of the next school year under the guidance of the two Paris-Dauphine diploma managers, Renaud Dorandeu and Ollivia de la Vallière, who were the driving force behind this unique partnership.”



Paris-Dauphine University

Paris-Dauphine is a higher education establishment which is a benchmark in the field of Organisation and Decision sciences.

A leading institution, member of the Conférence des présidents d’universités (Conference of University Presidents) and of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles (Conference of Grandes Ecoles) , Paris-Dauphine has, ever since its creation in 1968, developed a model committed to excellence thanks to:

The only French university which is EQUIS accredited, Paris-Dauphine is spreading its influence around the globe and is ranked in the top 40 universities in the world for mathematics. With its international campuses (Casablanca, Tunis, London, Madrid and Mannheim), Paris-Dauphine has also developed strategic international partnerships such as the Sigma partnership (Copenhagen Business School - Denmark, Fundaçao Getulio Vargas - Brazil, Singapore Management University - Singapore, St. Gallen University - Switzerland, Esade Barcelona - Spain, Wien Wirtschaft Universität - Austria, Hitotsubashi University - Japan, Renmin University - China). The development of its academic partnerships stretches over the 5 continents and focuses on off-site training programmes or double diplomas.

A founding member of PSL University, Paris-Dauphine has joined forces with 22 establishments and prestigious Parisian research bodies covering a vast array of disciplines (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Mines ParisTech, écoles d'arts, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales…). To date, PSL University counts 26 Nobel Prize winners, 10 Fields medals and 34 gold medals from the CNRS. Ranked 72nd in the world by Times Higher Education in 2018 and number 1 in France, this new ranking means that France now boasts one of the top 75 universities in the world.
To find out more: www.dauphine.fr

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