28 OCTOBER 2010
“Welcoming someone is taking charge of his happiness during the time that he stays under your roof”, that’s how Gérard Pélisson, President of Institut Paul Bocuse, concluded the Institut’s 18th graduation ceremony on 28 October, 2010.
A celebration of the unique know-how of these future virtuosos of the Hotel-Restaurant industry, this event was the opportunity to recognize the work and passion that drive the 110 graduating students who come from the world over. The Class of 2010, sponsored by Franck Riboud, President and CEO of Groupe Danone, highlighted the theme of “getting resourced”, making reference to the well-being that they provide and the benevolent attentiveness that they demonstrate to their future clients.
A genuine moment of sharing and transmission of knowledge, the 110 graduates were all present on 28 October, recipients of this unique know-how ‘à la française’ and the values dear to the Institut: respect, high expectations, generosity and ethics. Franck Riboud, President and CEO of Groupe Danone and Class 2010 sponsor; Gérard Pélisson, President of the Institut and Hervé Fleury, Director, reminded their young graduates of the privileges but also the obligations that are linked to the profession that they have chosen with passion.
Recognized internationally, the Institut welcomes 390 students from 35 different nationalities each year and teaches them the values that will accompany them throughout their lives. More than just a school for hotel and restaurant management, Institut Paul Bocuse offers a curriculum for undergraduate’s degrees and a Master’s in Hotel and restaurant management and in the culinary arts in partnership with IAE Lyon Business & Management School. In the framework of its Food & Hospitality Research Center, Institut Paul Bocuse also welcomes PhD students to study the practices, behaviors and values of these professions.
Credit photos : Pascal Muradian
Credit photos : Pascal Muradian
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