First year students enrolled in the International Hospitality and Management Vatel program visited Portonovi and One&Only Portonovi hotel to explore career prospects within the resort industry.

“Vatel made me more open-minded and allowed me to meet people who contributed to making me who I am today.”


Aurélie Ponce - Operations manager for the Cheval Blanc Paris Hotel / 2006 Alumnus

Second year students attending the Open Day of the Dukley Gardens hotel.

VATEL Group, specialized in teaching Hospitality and Tourism Management, is proud to announce the nomination of Karine Sebban-Benzazon as CEO of our Group.

An agreement on co-financing a program and project that will be implemented at the Faculty of culture and tourism on the University of Donja signed today.

A third year student Marija Glišić participated on the "Women Entrepreneurs in Science" training from March 16 to 18, within the project "Women Entrepreneurs in Science".

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Sara Lubarda is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Málaga - Hotel & Tourism Management School Congratulations!

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Hana Sendelj is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Nimes, France - Hotel & Tourism Business School . Congratulations!

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Tamara Nikolic is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Nimes, France - Hotel & Tourism Business School. Congratulations!

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Stefan Ivanovic is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul, International Hotel & Tourism School Congratulations

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Nadja Milicevic is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul, International Hotel & Tourism School Congratulations!

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Konstantin Kujovic is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Nimes, France - Hotel & Tourism Business School Congratulations!

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student,Teodora Globarevic is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul, International Hotel & Tourism School Congratulations!

New summer internship positions for our students have become available thanks to a partnership with the Lustica Bay company.

The presentation of Mamula Island will be organised on Thursday, March 09, 2023 starting at 05:00 P.M. in the A3 amphitheater at the University of Donja Gorica. We invite all interested students to attend.

The presentation of Nikki Beach Hotel & Beach Club Montenegro will be organised on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 starting at 04:00 P.M. in the A3 amphitheater at the University of Donja Gorica. We invite all interested students to attend.

Today as a part of subject Economy of tourism , guest lecture was held by Ms. Milena Brajovic General Manager /CEO • Voco™.

It was our pleasure to host representatives from Nikki Beach & Hotel Beach Club Montenegro. We are so glad that our students had the opportunity to learn more about the vision, mission and goals of the company, as well as about high quality services

The presentation of Luštica Bay will be organised on Friday, February 24, 2023 starting at 01:00 P.M. in the A3 amphitheater at the University of Donja Gorica. We invite all interested students to attend.

We are delighted to have had the opportunity to welcome Luštica Bay representatives to our Faculty. We are so proud of our students for taking advantage of this learning experience and for immersing themselves in the company's vision and mission.

First year students took classes in the wine cellar of the "13. Jul Plantaže" winery as part of the Wine Vintages course.

School director prof. dr Andjela Jaksic-Stojanovic participated in a National convention ,,Vrijeme kreativnosti” organized by Ministarstvo kulture i medija Crne Gore as a panelist in session that deals with education for creative economy and creati

Interview of prof. dr Andjela Jaksic-Stojanovic in the show "Link" on RTCG. You can watch the entire interview on the link: https://youtu.be/hUoGACZbmVg

The presentation of hotel Casa del Mare will be organised on Friday ,February 03.2023 starting at 10:00 a.m.in the A3 amphitheater at the University of Donja Gorica. We invite all interested students to attend.​

Vatel Montenegro wishes all students, associates, professors, friends and partners a happy and successful New Year 2023!

The vineyards cover 2300ha with around 11.5 million grapevines and it represents the biggest vineyard in one piece in Europe.

Vatel students attended the debate entitled "Policies and practices for the protection of academic integrity at higher education institutions in Montenegro".

Students of the 3rd year visited the biggest cellar of "13. Jul Plantaže" winery, with capacity of 30 million liters.

Today, we had a pleasure to organize a presentation of the One&Only Portonovi Hotel for students of Faculty of culture and tourism- study programs Vatel and Culture and tourism.

We inform all students that on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, starting at 12:30 p.m., the presentation of the One&Only Portonovi Hotel will be held in the AP amphitheater at the University of Donja Gorica. We invite all interested students to attend.

The guest lecturer Mr. Nemanja Ciric, national director of the distribution company Berba D.O.O., shared with the students his experience on the sale of premium category wines and spirits in Montenegro.

Today Human Resources assistants of the HR Factor agency, Ms. Andjela Neric and Ms. Maja Stajovic presented to our students vacant positions as well as opportunities for conducting an internship in MAISTRA Hospitality Group in Croatia.

At the recently held Vatel Convention hosted by the University of Donja Gorica, the Vatel School in Montenegro received the prestigious award - The school of the Year 2022.

The University of Donja Gorica will host the 16th International Vatel Convention, which will be held from October 19 to 23 in Montenegro.

The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Media in Montenegro and UDG Montenegro, will contribute to the promotion and training of young and talented personnel in the field of culture, cultural heritage and creative industries

As part of the subject Current events in the hospitality industry, on Saturday, November 5, a guest lecture was held by Ms. Marina Radjenovic, general manager of the Grand Heritage Perast Hotel.

Orientation classes for first-year students will be held on September 15 and 16, 2022.

The Vatel Montenegro announces enrollment of a new generation of students for two-year master academic studies (120 ECTS) for study program International hotel industry and management.

On the occasion of 10 years of Montenegrin negotiations with the EU, the General Secretariat of the Government of Montenegro and the Ministry of European Affairs organized a meeting.

Congratulations to mr Alldin Resulbegoviq for successfully defended master thesis "English language communication in hospitality industry- Case study of the Karisma hotel emoyees”!

Congratulations to mr Vuk Krunić for successfully defended master thesis "Potentials for development of MICE tourism in Montenegro - case study of Splendid Conference Spa Resort". We wish him a lot of success in his future professional career!

Today, we have had the opportunity to summarize the achievements of the first year students and to share out experiences and impressions.

Our first and second year students do their five weeks proffesional training at One&Only Portonovi Resort

Vatel Montenegro students who are currently on an exchange in Russia through the Marco Polo program had the opportunity to be part of a study visit to the prestigious Ritz Carlton Hotel in Moscow.

Next year, we will have a pleasure to host Marco Polo student Abel Dubois from Vatel Bahrain. We will be happy to welcome him in Montenegro!

Studying at Vatel involves a lot of work, effort and sacrifice, but also a lot of travel, socializing and fun.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Ivan Vukčević is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Hanoi Vietnam

The manager of Nikki Beach Hotel & Beach Club Montenegro Mr. Viktor Matjan and the chef Zulfikar Demirsi held a guest lecture for Vatel students

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Brajan Martić is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Hanoi Vietnam.

The manager of Nikki Beach Hotel & Beach Club Montenegro Mr. Viktor Matjan and the chef Zulfikar Demirsi will hold a guest lecture for Vatel students.
The guest lecture will be organized on Monday, March 21, at 1:30 P.M. in the amphitheater A4.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Željko Ćupić is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Bahrain.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Simon Globarević is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Mina Vukčević is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Bordeaux.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Danilo Grbović is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Nimes.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Ksenija Batrićević is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Mexico.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Miradin Mrhović is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Vasilije Mićunović is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Staša Vukčević is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Bordeaux

More and more human communities consider ecotourism to be a solution that promotes their way of life, and preserves their culture and biodiversity surrounding them.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Dario Ćorović is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Nikolina Šarić is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Filip Vučelić is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Madrid

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Mitar Perovic is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Brussels.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Veselin Uskokovic is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Bahrain.

Martin Rousset, a Vatel Nimes student, flew to Antananarivo for Vatel Madagascar’s specialization in ecotourism management for his last MBA year.

We present you this year winners of Marco Polo scholarship! Our first year student, Tamara Radovic is going to spend next academic year in Vatel Istanbul.

The tourism sector, one that now attracts millions of young students throughout the world, is in tune with globalizationthat is currently being overturned by inequalities and environmental threats.

Vatel Rwanda started in 2016, we began to prepare the first intake for 2018, headed by Nicole Bamukunde, a Rwandese graduate of Vatel, and who has worked in startups in her country, which is totally renewing itself.

The Ambassador of the United States of America to Montenegro, Her Excellency Judy Rising Reinke, gave a lecture today at the University of Donja Gorica to students of the study program International Hotel Management and Management Vatel.

H.E. Judy Rising Reinke, the Ambassador of the United States to Montenegro, is going to hold guest lecture to Vatel third year students. We are happy to welcome her at University of Donja Gorica

Another outstanding defense of master thesis at Vatel! Student Igor Vujacic and his brilliant presentation in the field of marketing in the hotel industry made us extremely proud!

Our third year students have just finished their five weeks professional training at One&Only Portonovi. Many thanks for this great experience!

Two more students: Nevena Vulanovic and Alen Redzematovic successfully defended their MBA theses

Today, Prof. dr Vasilis Pagounis from University of West Attica hold a guest lecture for first year students of Vatel in Entrepreneurial nest.

Spectacular celebration of Montenegro’s National Day at Expo2020 Dubai.

Prof. Dr. Andjela Jaksic-Stojanovic, Dean of the Faculty of Culture and Tourism, together with Dr. Ivana Kovac- Barett, Honorary Consul of Embassy of Spain in Podgorica and a lecturer at the Faculty of Culture and Tourism, hosted Ms. Carmen Alvarez,

The second year students of Vatel visited the One&Only Portonovi and got acquainted with the business of this prestigious resort, the only one of this kind in Europe.

The first-year Vatel students visited the Hilton Hotel in Podgorica. The study visit was organised as a part of the course Human Resources.

Today, at Vatel, we made a celebration of Chinese New Year!

Mr. Nikola Burzan General Manager of Azul Beach Resort Montenegro hotel hold a guest lecture to second year students of Vatel.

Prof. of Chinese language, Lai Peiyu, gave a lecture to Vatel first year students about Chinese New Year and Spring Festival.

Our student Slađana Noković is the winner of the Student Award for Best Students of the Capital-Podgorica.

The unique theatrical-musical happening "Semper Iuvenis" was held on 16th December, 2021 in order to celebrate 55 years of successful work of the Cultural Information Center "Budo Tomovic".

A professor at the Faculty of Culture and Tourism, Dr Filip Ivanovic, was elected as a regular member of the Royal Historical Society from London.

Representatives of the Faculty of Culture and Tourism today had the opportunity to host students of the secondary school ''Sergije Stanic'' at the Donkey Farm.

Masa Djukanovic, a first-year student of Vatel Montenegro and a representative of the Montenegrin Karate team, won second place at the Balkan Karate Championship in Rijeka, Croatia last weekend.

Dear students,

We would like to inform all our students that One&Only Portonovi hotel is organizing a career day on December 3, 2021.

The best always go with the best! It was a great pleasure and honor to guest One & Only team at Vatel Montenegro and to strenghten our cooperation and to open many new possibilities for our students. Gratitude to the standing team of One& Only One&On

This last week of November, 339 5th year students competed in English for 1st place on the podium.

On Thursday, 25th od November, we have a pleasure and honor to host One & Only Portonovi Montenegro team that will present our students all possibilities of inclusion in the world of ultra luxury hospitality.

We had a pleasure to welcome Mr. Paul d’Azémar, International Network Director of Vatel group.

Mr. Andrija Pesic CEO of Montengro Stars Hotel Group hold a guest lecture to second year students of Vatel.

The Ambassador of the Republic of France

Vatel students are from the very beginning of their studies placed in the heart of the hospitality industry!

As a part of the course Wine, Beer and Spirits, our third year students had classes in Voco hotel Voco Podgorica.

The guest lecture for third year students was given by Mr. Ravi Bankar, Founder of Genesis Leisure Consulting company from Mumbai, India.

Great news for Montenegro and University of Donja Gorica- Vatel convention 2022 will be organized in Montenegro!

His Excellency Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to Montenegro Mr. Panayotis Partsos will hold a guest lecture to our first year students on October 13 at 14:15 pm.