University of Lyon
Research and higher education consortium
The University of Lyon is a research and higher education consortium (PRES). It was set up in March 2007 and its legal status is a 'public establishment for scientific co-operation'.
It comprises 100,000 students.
The University of Lyon aims to:
- Enhance the University of Lyon's openness, quality of student experience and international reputation
- Highlight the potential of research in Lyon, and promote and strengthen its contribution to regional economic development
- Help students to integrate into life in Lyon by providing high quality information and services
- Develop the science, technology and industry communities and related communication
- Support the development of new learning technologies
Establishments associated with the University of Lyon:
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
- Université Lumière Lyon 2
- Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
- École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
- École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines
- École Centrale de Lyon
- Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne
- INSA - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
- École Nationale des Mines de Saint-Etienne (EMSE)
- École Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon
- Université Catholique de Lyon
- INRP (Institut National de Recherche Pédagogique)
- IPL (Institut Polytechnique de Lyon, regroupant) CPE Lyon , l'ECAM , l'ISARA et l'ITECH
- ENTPE (École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat)
- ENSSIB (École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de l'Information et des Bibliothèques)
- EM Lyon - École de Management de Lyon
- École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Saint-Etienne (ENISE)
- École Nationale d'Architecture de Lyon
- École Nationale des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT)
- Institut National de la Recherche Pédagogique (INRP)
Published on October 11, 2007
For more information
University of Lyon newsletterJune 2008
University of Lyon web site 
Address :
Quartier Sergent Blandan
37 rue du Repos
69361 LYON CEDEX 07
Tél. : 04 37 37 26 70