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.
Figures
- 20,000 international students
- 171 collaborative training courses and programs
- 1,915 international PhD students
- 28 international laboratories and international mixed units
- 455 thesis co-supervisions
Latest international news
- 02 DECFollow live the third Arqus debate on "Energy as a pillar, driver and goal of today's world"
Together with water, energy is one of the pillars of life and human activities. Nowadays it is impossible to make any reliable prediction about our future without a deep and unbiased reflection on energy. It underlies the most important topics like migrations, wars, tensions among countries, technological competition, public health and others.
- 27 NOVThe first episode of the “Arqus Knowledge Pills” podcast series is now released!
A new podcast series named “Arqus Knowledge Pills” brings the scientific expertise of the seven partner universities of the Arqus European University Alliance together – and directly to its listeners.
- 27 NOVArqus Virtual Company Creation Challenge 2020: and the winner is...SonoTOM!
After a week of public voting and jury rating, SonoTOM has won the 2020 Arqus Virtual Company Creation Challenge! The final had been programmed for the week of the 16th of November so as to be part of the activities organised for the 2020 Global Entrepreneurship Week.
- 16 NOV 22 NOVThe finals of the Arqus virtual company creation challenge 2020 are coming up!
From November 16 to 22, 2020, people will have the chance to vote on the Arqus website for their favourite business project, among the 5 final candidates proposed by Arqus Universities.
- 12 NOVEighth edition of the CLARA Cancéropôle’s 2020 French-Chinese symposium
Registration is open to attend CLARA Cancéropôle’s 2020 French-Chinese symposium online event on Thursday, November 12 from 9 AM to 12:30 PM. This eighth edition will focus on reprogramming the tumor microenvironment.
- 02 NOVArqus Alliance: new calls for applications launched for international research projects
Intended for all members of the Arqus scientific community of Lyon Saint-Étienne, these opportunities aim to develop research activities with an international vocation: conferences, doctoral grants, etc.
- 02 NOVFAPESP-UDL 2020 joint call for projects: 11 French-Brazilian projects selected
Eleven French-Brazilian projects were selected by the joint committee as part of the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa Do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)/Université de Lyon 2020 joint call for projects issued on October 7, 2020.
- 22 OCTSix entrepreneurs selected to participate in the Arqus ISLYE 2020-21 program
The Arqus ISLYE (International Soft Landing for Young Entrepreneurs) program enables student entrepreneurs to work with Arqus European University member institutions’ incubators in order to develop their international development strategy.
- 21 OCTLeipzig University offers free workshops to all doctoral researchers and postdocs of the Arqus Universities
If you are a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher, the Research Academy of Leipzig University offers you the opportunity to strengthen the skill sets you need as an early career researcher in a differentiated and tailored way and to actively plan the next steps on your career path.
- 19 OCTRenewing the cooperation agreement with Fudan University in Shanghai
The Université de Lyon has renewed its cooperation agreement with the University of Fudan for a period of five years. Fudan University is ranked 100th in the Shanghai 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU – Shanghai Ranking) and is ranked the sixth best Chinese university in this same world-class ranking.
- 18 OCTHappy first Arqus Day!
Today, we celebrate our first Arqus day, happy and excited as we share the challenge of building together bridges to the future of our seven universities.
- 16 OCTOnline “Inclusion and mobility” information and discussion session, organized as part of Arqus
The Arqus European University is organizing a session of presentations and discussions with experts from the European Commission and Arqus member institutions on October 16, 2020, from 2 PM to 3 PM. The session will focus on the challenges and problems encountered, as well as their solutions, in order to enable all students to benefit from mobility experiences.
- 16 OCTLaunch 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 in a friendly, relaxed environment.
- 15 OCT 17 OCTArqus European University: the focus of the 2020 Erasmus Days
The Saint-Étienne 2020 Erasmus Days will feature a series of briefings and activities focusing on the Arqus European University Alliance.
- 14 OCT 16 OCTThe Université de Lyon is taking part in the EAIE 2020 online exhibition
The 2020 world exhibition for those involved in international relations – the EAIE – has been redesigned to comply with current health regulations. The Université de Lyon expects that its participation in this exhibition will help it to develop its international partnerships and provide an opportunity to interact with academic and scientific communities from all over the world through online meetings.