alumni
Clémence, who was born in the region, is an MBA Vatel graduate majoring in Wine & Spirits Management. She tells us about the three years she spent in Bordeaux. After completing a vocational undergraduate diploma in hospitality in La Rochelle, Clémence decided to do a preparatory year at Vatel then study at the college to […]
Almost immediately after graduating with an MBA majoring in Wine & Spirits Business Management, Clémence signed an unlimited-term contract as Wine Tourist Manager at the Château Rayne Vigneau. Clémence, we heard that you were recruited at the end your period of work experience at the Château de Rayne Vigneau. Congratulations! Can you tell […]
Aubry has just completed our first MBA course majoring in Wine & Spirits, he is currently working under a fixed-term contract but he already has a large number of opportunities for the future. What does your present job consist of? I’m currently based in Milan where I’m working as Head Sommelier for […]
Graduation Ceremony for the 2015 Bachelor students at Château Siran, the celebrated wine estate of Margaux The graduation ceremony was held on Tuesday, the 9th of June at the magnificent Château SIRAN, a property which has been owned by the MIAILHE family for 5 generations : 150 years have passed since the […]
After graduating with an international hotel management bachelor, Franck Brunel opened his own restaurant in Bordeaux (2010): “L’Epicure”. And we managed to get some information about his somewhat atypical path to this point. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? My name is Franck Brunel, I’m 36 years old and […]
Michaël has been studying at Vatel Bordeaux for the past two years to obtain his diploma in International Hotel Management. He joined our establishment with a very clear idea in mind concerning his future career plan Michaël, could you introduce yourself and briefly describe your profile and career so far? While pursuing […]
Meeting with Koen Slingerland, a 3rd year Bachelor student who has just launched « WORK ! », a website designed to help students find work as « extras » in the hotel-restaurant business and at the same time satisfy a real demand from professionals. Can you briefly introduce yourself ? I’m 21 years old and I was born in Holland. […]
In the latest edition dated January 2015 of “Luxury Hoteliers” Magazine, Edouard Grosmangin, a Vatel alumni gives his testimonial about the evolution of guest relation management and the challenges to keep in line with guest expectations, the impact of the integration of new technologies and social media as his vision for the new expected trends for 2015.
Interview of Bérengère Bulgheresi-Descuilhes, a young entrepreneur who graduated in 2012 These are rather complicated times for entrepreneurs… It is not always easy to start out on the workplace as a young graduate in the current economic context. Most Vatel alumni prefer salaried positions providing both job security and a way of gaining experience before striking […]
Interview of Valeriya Komissarova, a Russian student attending the VATEL MBA in Wine § Spirits Business Management in Bordeaux What did you study since you graduated from high school? After finishing a high school in Novosibirsk, I came to Switzerland for a foundation year in Swiss Hotel Management School in Leysin – small mountain […]