Institute for Higher Education in Vine and Wine

Training is IHEV‘s main focus. The institute offers a comprehensive range of training courses, covering vocational, engineering, master’s and PhD degree programmes. The programmes are structured around viticulture, oenology, economics and management; they incorporate innovative teaching methods linked closely with research and the vine and wine sector.

Every year, the IHEV hosts 300 students, 30% of whom are international students, and oversees 7 training courses, including 2 International Master's degree programmes, the National Œnology Diploma (Diplôme National d'Œnologue, DNO), an engineering degree option, and a specialized degree program developed in collaboration with leading partner institutions at the local (University of Montpellier), national (Bordeaux Sciences Agro) and international levels:

• Vocational B.Sc. Level – Responsable commercial vins et réseaux de distribution/Marketing and distribution (co-accredited with the University of Montpellier)
• French Agricultural Engineering Diploma – Viticulture-Oenology option
• National Œnology Diploma (Diplôme National d'Œnologue, DNO)
• International Master in “Agronomy and Agri-Food Science” - “Vine and Wine” specialization (co-accredited with Bordeaux Sciences Agro).
• Vinifera EuroMaster – (an international master’s programme taught entirely in English, offered in partnership with European universities in the EMaVE consortium)
• Master – Wine marketing (co-accredited with University of Montpellier)
• International Organization of Vine and Wine (O.I.V.) MSc in wine management (Consortium AUIV and OIV)

IHEV coordinates research-knowledge transfers to professionals and develops special links with companies in the vine and wine sector through partnership agreements.

IHEV contributes to public expertise activities nationally (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants - UPOV, French Institute for Vine and Wine - IFV, FranceAgriMer) and internationally (International Organization of Vine and Wine - OIV, Group of International Experts for Cooperation on Vitivinicultural Systems - GiESCO).

Online training programmes

IHEV is organizing an online training course, "Vine & Wine MOOC" in collaboration with Bordeaux Agro Science, AgroSup Dijon and ENSA Toulouse. It will be launched in 2018.  

Montpellier SupAgro signed some partnership agreements in the field of vine and wine to contribute to the development of the wine industry.

• Montpellier Business School and Montpellier SupAgro have committed themselves to a partnership to promote the "Vine and Wine" hub, aiming to optimize the professional skills of future managers.
• Vinseo Cluster: network of suppliers and professionals in the wine sector.
• Fruition Sciences: a young Franco-American company specializing in technological innovations for the wine sector.
• International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES): an academic association dedicated to viticulture and enology. Founded in 2017 by a group of leading universities and research institutes, it aims to make the results of scientific research in this field freely available for researchers and professionals. IVES publishes OENO One, a peer-reviewed scientific journal and will launch a technical journal by the end of 2019: Ives Technical Reviews.