The Université de Lyon places international students, PhD students and researchers at the heart of its vision. In collaboration with its member institutions, it supports many innovative measures by building on the strong research potential and high quality of training at the Saint-Étienne site.
The Université de Lyon values its special academic partnerships that are part of an alliance to develop high-quality projects, such as the creation of international training courses, the creation of research teams and the organization of international, issue-specific symposia.
The Université de Lyon's international policy is one of the fundamental pillars of the Université de Lyon's strategy to become a world-class university. This comprises the International Alliance, an innovative initiative around ten universities worldwide, which aims to create an integrated platform for research and training; a network of representative offices in key countries; and developing partnerships in Europe and on a global level.
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The Arqus European University Alliance brings together the universities of Bergen, Granada, Graz, Leipzig, Lyon, Padova and Vilnius. Arqus is a multilateral alliance of internationalized institutions who share academic, scientific and cultural objectives, a common vision of the role of higher education and research and mutual fields of interest.
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- 06 MAYArqus Alliance: participate in the "Co-creating Citizen Science" session
The Arqus Alliance is organizing the first Arqus Academy Week from May 3 to 7, 2021. As part of it, the open session "Co-creating Citizen Science" will bring together research staff and, more generally, the academic and global community of Arqus universities interested in the concept and application of Citizen Science.
- 04 MAYPhD candidates and Post-docs, register now to attend the panel "PhD and entrepreneurship: exploring new opportunities"
On May 4, 2021, Arqus European University Alliance -via its AL5 "Entrepreneurial University & Regional Engagement"- is organising a one-hour webinar specifically dedicated to raising awareness on entrepreneurship as a career path for PhD candidates and Postdocs. This webinar is organised as part of the first Arqus Academy Week.
- 03 MAY 07 MAYThe Université de Lyon participates in the first Arqus Academy Week, a week of discussions to shape the university of the future
From May 3 to 7, 2021, Vilnius University hosts the Arqus Academy Week 2021 on behalf of the Arqus European University Alliance. This first edition, with the motto of “shaping the university of the future”, aims to engage the communities of the seven universities in discussing a renewed vision for higher education.
- 03 MAY 09 MAYThe finals of the Arqus Virtual Company Creation Challenge 2021 are coming up!
From May 3 to 9, 2021, people will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite business project among the 6 finalists proposed by Arqus universities.
- 12 APR 18 APRSave the dates: upcoming Arqus events from April 12 to 18, 2021
Many events are offered throughout the year by Arqus, on the key themes of the alliance: research, entrepreneurship, multilingualism, etc. Find the events planned for the week of April 12 to 18, 2021.
- 07 APR2021 International Medicine and Humanities Summer School: Call for applications
The 2021 International Medicine and Humanities Summer School, whose theme will be “Health in a post-Covid world”, will take place online from July 2 to 13, 2021.
- 06 APR 19 MAYApply to participate in the Arqus PhD Week for Careers Outside Academia
From 13th to 15th October 2021, the Center for Knowledge and Innovation Transfer (ZWI) of the University of Graz will hold the Arqus PhD Week for Careers Outside Academia.
- 01 APRThe Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region launches a call for “Amorçage Europe” projects
This call for projects is open year-round and aims to provide financial support to researchers and higher education institutions to help them prepare their responses to the European Commission’s calls for projects in research, innovation and training.
- 30 MARThe Université de Lyon gets involved in the EUA-CDE network
Thanks to support from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, the Université de Lyon has taken part in a number of online events organized by the EUA-CDE network (Council for Doctoral Education of the European University Association). This network includes 260 universities and aims to promote discussions and experience-sharing among European doctoral training professionals.
- 25 MARArqus Alliance holds a workshop on “Implementation of mobility windows”
On March 25 at 2:30 PM, Arqus European University Alliance organizes the online workshop “Implementation of mobility windows” with the aim of getting acquainted with the definition of mobility window and discussing the ways of integrating it into the study programme curricula. The workshop is open for academic and administrative staff at all Arqus universities.
- 25 MARWebinar on European funding opportunities for Social Sciences research projects
The ESR Social Sciences institutions’ “COOP-AURA-SHS” regional cooperation network is organizing a half-day webinar on March 25 to discuss European opportunities for Social Sciences research projects. This event is aimed at researchers and research professors who would like to learn about European funding options.
- 23 MAR 30 JUNReopening of the Arqus Café: an interactive, friendly online platform to exchange ideas and practice foreign languages
The Arqus Café is a free, easy to access, easy to use online platform for students who are interested in practicing and improving their foreign language skills and exchange ideas with other European students in a friendly, relaxed environment.
- 22 MAR 01 OCTArqus training opportunity: participate in the "Ocean-Climate-Society" course aboard a ship sailing across the Pacific
The University of Bergen (UiB) has developed the interdisciplinary course Ocean-climate-society (SDG200), open to all Arqus students. The course will be taught onboard the sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl in the period from 1 May to 25 August 2022, while sailing across the Pacific from Valparaíso in Chile to Palau. The course is open for students from all academic backgrounds.
- 19 MARThe seven Arqus universities embark on an initiative to foster joint research and innovation
On March 16, 2021, a first high-level seminar explored two priority areas for the Alliance: artificial intelligence and climate change. This was the first of a series of high-level seminars with the final goal of developing a Joint Research Action Plan, complementing individual Research Action Plans of each Arqus university.
- 19 MARArqus: accreditation of prior learning, a key challenge for the Alliance
On February 2, the Arqus European University Alliance organised a webinar on the accreditation of prior learning that was dedicated mainly to the presentation of the French existing system called Validation des acquis et de l’expérience (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning - APEL).