Vatel Group and N.C.H.M. (MoU)

The Indian Government selects Vatel Hotel School, world leader for the quality of its undergraduate and post graduate programmes in International Hotel Management

In line with the tourism development of the country, the public institutions in India for Hotel Management popularly known as IHMs (Institutes of Hotel Management), have thought it necessary to harmonise the Indian Hotel Management programmes with the International standards. After having studied several proposals, IHM has chosen Vatel, The International Business School, dedicated to the Hotel and Tourism sector, which has an international standing.

Here is an extract from the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ signed between the two parties:
“Party 1: National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHM), an autonomous apex organisation under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India...
Party 2: Vatel, The International Business School, France is a world leader in education for International Hotel & Tourism Management.

In view of the internationally reputed Hotel & Tourism Management Institute of Vatel, France, the NCHM certifies that with an objective to upgrade quality of training being imparted by the National Council for Hotel Management through its affiliated 26 Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs) and upgrade professional skills of the Indian Hospitality Industry, the NCHM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Vatel Hotel Management School, France on the 1st of August 2006...”

To develop its hotel management programmes, the Indian government has judged it necessary to call upon a partner with an international reputation.

It chose Vatel, the French group, a school specialising in International Hotel Management which has an undisputable recognition.
- 5000 students around the world.
- 25 hotel schools spanning 4 continents
- 9000 graduates and postgraduates who hold operational and management positions in organisations all over the world.
- An original teaching concept

This choice is based upon the success of the Vatel philosophy. In fact the President and Founder of Vatel is convinced that “a good theorician does not necessarily have to be a good hotel manager. It is indispensable for him/her to have excellent professional knowledge”. His teaching concept is based on two big principles:
- associate the classroom teaching with the practical applications in the training restaurants and hotels in all Vatel Hotel Schools.
- Complete each school year with an internship in reputed hotels (4 or 5 stars), preferably around the world.

Thus, the programmes aim to help the students achieve not only the “savoir-faire” (know-how) but also “savoir-être” (develop one's personality) that is so particularly important in this profession, essential for recruitment by the large hotel groups in India and around the world.

A memorandum to better pass on the know-how 

The memorandum was signed on the 1st of August 2006 at New Delhi by Alain Sebban – President of the Group Vatel – and Rajeev Talwar - Additional Director General, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India-
It defines two axes of cooperation and principally the following points:
- The transfer of the French know-how to IHM in the field of Hospitality Education and more particularly the expertise of the Vatel group in the international arena;
- The terms of the partnership which facilitate access for the young IHM graduates to the Vatel programmes and hence allow them to prepare for not only the Indian University degree but also for the French State degree;
- The training of Indian professors in the French teaching methods which have proven so successful;
- The intercontinental exchange between students and professors.

The Vatel group gives a lot of importance to this cooperation because it reinforces its presence in India significantly. In fact, Vatel has a permanent liaison office at New Delhi since 1998.
Finally, kindly note that Vatel Nimes in France, welcomes around 50 Indian students every year who prepare for the French University Degrees : “Licence and Master de Management du Tourisme, spécialité Hôtellerie internationale”. Thanks to these degrees and a strong academic programme recognised by the Hospitality professionals, they have numerous job opportunities in India and around the world immediately after finishing the Hotel School.