Culinary Institute of Barcelona
MTC
For those who not only want to lead kitchens, but also want to redefine the paradigms of the global gastronomic industry with our highest degree in culinary arts.
The updated figure of the Chef
To transform gastronomy in the 21st century, the figure of the chef must evolve
In a world where gastronomy is constantly reinventing itself, excellence is not a point of arrival but a never-ending journey. You must understand that what makes a chef great is no longer found only in his or her culinary skills, but also in his or her aptitude to lead people and manage businesses in a conscious way.
At the CIB - Culinary Institute of Barcelona we have conceived the Meta Chef concept as the ultimate culinary figure, designed for those who not only want to lead kitchens, but who want to redefine the paradigms of the global gastronomic industry.
The MTC - Metachef Diploma is not just a program, it is a metamorphosis. A Meta Chef has such a wide range of knowledge that he or she can work in any kitchen or restaurant business in the world, knowing how to adapt not only to diverse cultures, but also to the different panoramas in terms of products, technology, and contexts. A MetaChef is ahead of the challenges of the future. That is why we consider it our highest culinary degree.
You will live the most transformative experience of your life during almost four years of a career in gastronomy in Barcelona.
Preparing you for excellence
Explore and master
a broad spectrum of techniques and cuisines to adapt and redefine global culinary practices.
Taking leadership
of oneself, others and of the culinary business.
Build an international network of contacts
with experts, chefs and entrepreneurs who will be your allies in the future.
Combine creative and experiential learning,
integrating all culinary and management specializations in a cohesive and evolving learning process.
To drive a metamorfosis
and prepare you to excel in any culinary and catering environment.
Prepare you to be a chef with adaptive capabilities
to integrate into different cultures, products, technologies and business contexts.
Forge an anticipatory mindset
so that you are always at the forefront of future challenges in gastronomy.
4,256 hours designed to transform
each day of your learning experience into a show
+200
TEACHERS
THE BEST IN THEIR FIELD
+500
HOURS
IN CHALLENGES AND WORKSHOPS THAT WILL
PUT YOU TO THE TEST
+1700
SESSIONS
UNIQUE CONTENT THAT PROVIDES
MORE THAN KNOWLEDGE
+60
WORKSHOPS
MORE THAN 300 HOURS TO LEARN HOW TO DO CRAZY THINGS
+35
EXPLORER CAMPUS
TO EXPERIENCE THE PRODUCT
AND ITS APPLICATION
24
CHALLENGES
OUR WAY OF EVALUATING,
YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE
We don’t teach you recipes, that would be copying
You'll learn to create and innovate
for the 21st century
International internships in restaurants where you can
continue learning with CIB
12
MONTHS
Staying in one or more restaurants
100%
PERSONALIZED
According to your goals, interests and performance
For three or six months you will put into practice much of what you have learned while you continue your training in one of the many national and international restaurants with which the CIB has a collaboration agreement under the criteria of educational quality.
We are constantly creating dozens of unique experiences for each call.
For people who believe that
the traditional profile of the chef has become obsolete
You want to start your career
For young aspiring CIBers who wish to have a holistic and international vision that allows them to face challenges from any kitchen in the world.
You are looking for an extended and complete educational experience
For people who want to have the option of spending an extended stay of 4 years in Barcelona.
You are looking for an evolutionary and cohesive learning process
That delves into all existing culinary specializations and develops management and entrepreneurial skills.
You want to have an accredited qualification
The first two years of the Metachef program are equivalent to an advanced degree in culinary management.
You want to revolutionize the industry
For visionaries who want to break with the status quo and develop an anticipatory mindset to always be at the forefront of challenges.
You want to know any cuisine in the world
For curious people who want to know all the corners, cultures, and techniques of gastronomy.
Entrepreneurial people
who want to take on the world
+85%
INTERNACIONAL PROFILE
You’ll live with students with an entrepreneurial profile from every continent.
100%
PARITY
We aim to achieve gender diversity in our classrooms.
100%
MATCH
Each program is based on criteria of heterogeneity and compatibility.
60%
START THEIR CULINARY CAREER
You will share the same admission, admiration and passion to start your professional development in the culinary environment.
70%
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROFILE
All of them will share this experience with you for the rest of their lives.
25
AVERAGE AGE
Experiences from all ages that will help you grow.
YOU BELIEVE THAT
Current culinary eduaction programs are outdated
Education is an investment in your future
Education in general fails to reflect the realities of the 21st century
Education should be international
Education should allow for a positive work-life balance
Barcelona is a gastronomic hub
YOUR GOAL IS
To start your own business
To change your career
To gain the best education
To become a great chef
To stand out from the crowd
YOU ARE
An entrepreneur
Passionate
Defiant
Creative
A leader
A non-conformist
The CIBers, our students, talk
"I came to innovate and make molecular gastronomy accessible"
"As a chef I wanted to gain an exceptional education and reinterpret cooking”
"I have evolved as a chef to improve others’ quality of life”
“From journalist to chef entrepreneur”
"I got the transgressive point of view of the cooking”
“Studying haute pastry is growing as a chef”
"From chef to creating my own restaurant”
“Cooking challenge, from food to nutrition”
"Being an agent of gastronomic change”
“Challenging myself as pastry chef”
"I started my career as a chef"
"From Marketing to becoming a professional chef"
"Learning about the profession of pastry chef”
"It's never too late to reinvent yourself”
“A chef never stop learning”
Your time is now
Los alumnos del Meta Chef comparten su experiencia con alumnos del PCAC · Diploma Chef de Alta Cocina y del GDC · Gran Diploma Chef. El número de plazas del programa MTC · Meta Chef por convocatoria es limitada y exclusiva para las candidaturas que consigan mayor puntuación en el proceso de admisión.
Upcoming admission calls
Absolutely everything
Set of professional knives
Your own set of professional knives with a unique identifier valued at over €800.
Every experiences
All program activities, both at the CIB and off campus.
Uniform and equipment
All uniform and equipment you need for your chef's haute cuisine diploma, backpack with charger, etc.
CIB membership
You will become a life-long CIBer. You will have access to unique job offers, benefits and work opportunities.
All raw ingredients included
At no other school in the world will you handle and cook with so many raw ingredients as at the CIB.
Graduation ceremony
You will remember this day as one of the most special and memorable days of your life.
The CIB is just the beginning
Attitude
CIBers
Being a CIBer means being ready for tomorrow. They are united by this forward-thinking attitude and their goal of impacting the future by enhancing their surroundings.
Job opportunities
CIB alumni have access to our job bank called "I want a CIBer". The CIB is a guarantee of talent for restaurants, hotels and food companies.
Entrepreneurship
We nurture the talent that comes from our classrooms. We are surrounded by great professionals who will know how to accompany you in the initial stages of your projects.
Events
The CIB organizes and hosts many events, and you, as a student or alumnus, will always be more than welcome.
Networking
When you finish your course, besides the knowledge you will have acquired, you’ll also have gained countless contacts of talented students from across the world, as well as your teachers. It will be up to you to make the most of them.
The next generation of teachers
We keep an eye out for talent and nurture that which emerges from our classrooms. Sometimes we have the honor of incorporating this talent into our team.
Your continuous education
CIBers will always have privileged access to our continuous education programs under the best conditions, including our postgraduate programs.
Use of the facilities
The CIB will be available for you to accelerate your ideas, give your presentations or propose an activity whenever you need it.
For whatever your future holds
Here we teach you how to stand out
Professions:
Head Chef of any type of cuisine
Responsible for innovation projects (R&D)
Founder of your own restaurant business
Gastronomic manager in the food and catering industry
New product development manager
Gastronomic consultant
Restaurant manager
Restaurant manager
Executive chef in any international restaurant and hotel chain
Any output of our culinary or management specializations
Your competitive advantages:
You will have reached an unimaginable level of culinary knowledge that you would not have been able to achieve in other schools.
You will be able to start your own restaurant business and have the mentoring and networking necessary to carry it out.
You will have developed cognitive and leadership skills that will allow you to lead a good culinary team.
You will be prepared to successfully integrate into any multidisciplinary and international culinary team.
You will be part of the CIBers network by being one of them. And this advantage is incalculable.
Your 360º vision of gastronomy, its environment, products, technologies and in any context will stand out.
You will have developed cognitive skills that will make you stand out to your team, your customers and suppliers.
You will be able to create, innovate and meet objectives before others.
You will have an advantage in restaurants or collectivities where your chosen specialty has influence.
Our admissions team will walk you through each of these simple steps
Step 1
The first step is as simple as filling out the contact form for one of our advisors to contact you.
Step 2
We will assign you a personal advisor who will call you as soon as possible and will guide and support you throughout the process to answer all your questions.
Step 3
It is time to complete the admission form. This step is crucial to successfully reaching the next stage of the application process.
Step 4
If your admission form impressed us, you will move on to the interview phase with the Admissions Committee. This online interview will be set at a specific time depending on availability.
Step 5
If you pass our evaluation interview, our Admissions Committee will send you an email with the exciting news that you have been accepted into the Culinary Institute of Barcelona.
Step 6
You will have to reserve your place the same week you receive the acceptance email, and pay the rest of the registration fee within 15 days (30% of the total amount of the course you have chosen).
Step 1
The first step is as simple as filling out the contact form for one of our advisors to contact you.
Step 2
We will assign you a personal advisor who will call you as soon as possible and will guide and support you throughout the process to answer all your questions.
Step 3
It is time to complete the admission form. This step is crucial to successfully reaching the next stage of the application process.
Step 4
If your admission form impressed us, you will move on to the interview phase with the Admissions Committee. This online interview will be set at a specific time depending on availability.
Step 5
If you pass our evaluation interview, our Admissions Committee will send you an email with the exciting news that you have been accepted into the Culinary Institute of Barcelona.
Step 6
You will have to reserve your place the same week you receive the acceptance email, and pay the rest of the registration fee within 15 days (30% of the total amount of the course you have chosen).
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