The Catholic University of Lyon is active in many networks and is a regional university with a European and international outlook.

the University of Lyon, a research and higher education consortium. It therefore works with other higher education institutions to develop the University of Lyon.

Union of Catholic Higher Education Establishments (UDESCA)
UDESCA is made up of France's five Catholic universities: Angers, Lille, Lyon, Paris and Toulouse.
the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU).
The Federation of European Catholic Universities (FUCE).
The FUCE conducts research on higher education in the European Union; it also organises international meetings and co-ordinates a student exchange programme between its members.
Campus France (agency responsible for promoting French higher education throughout the world)
the European Association for International Education (EAIE)