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President of the Université de Lyon
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- 05 SEPTLyon elected number one city for students by L'Étudiant magazine for the second year in a row
The 2018-2019 ranking in L’Étudiant magazine has for the second year in a row designated Lyon as the best city for students, tied with Toulouse.
- 09 JUILThe Université de Lyon’s CURSUS + project wins the “New University Curriculum” call for projects
On Monday, July 9, 2018, the “CURSUS +” project, spearheaded by the Université de Lyon, was announced as winner of the “New University Curriculum” call for projects, which was launched in 2017 by the French National Research Agency under the Investments for the Future Program (PIA) 3.
- 26 JUINSignature of the CNRS site agreement: for a shared scientific policy
On June 26, the Université de Lyon signed a site agreement with the CNRS alongside its members and CPE Lyon. This five-year agreement formalizes the commitments of higher education and research institutions in Lyon Saint-Étienne within the framework of a collaborative research policy in the region.
- 01 JUIN 14 JUINPublic call for applications to sit on the Université Lumière Lyon 2's board of administration
Following the resignation of Bernard Bouché on April 24, 2018, the Université Lumière Lyon 2 must appoint an external figure to represent employee representative organizations (article L712-3 3°b of the French Education Law).
- 03 MAI 05 MAIKhaled Bouabdallah visits China to celebrate 30 years of the Lyon-Canton twinning program
An important official delegation from Lyon visited China from May 2 to 9. The mission, led by the President of the Lyon Metropolis, David Kimelfeld, and the Mayor of Lyon, Georges Képénékian, to mark the 30th anniversary of the partnership between Lyon and Guangzhou (Canton), aimed to promote our city's sectors of excellence, its competitiveness clusters, companies and higher education institutions.
- 23 AVR 27 AVRThe Université de Lyon has hosted The Web Conference 2018
The 27th year of this prestigious global web conference: The Web Conference (formerly WWW), organized by the Université de Lyon in partnership with the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Métropole de Lyon, and in collaboration with Digital League and IW3C2, took place from April 23 to 27, 2018, at the Centre de Congrès de Lyon.
- 23 AVRA new scientific partnership between the Université de Lyon and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (Inra)
On Monday, March 5, 2018, the Université de Lyon and Inra signed a framework agreement with the common aim of promoting their collaborations and partnerships by implementing an active and strategic site policy on research and innovation, by coordinating their regional transfer and innovation policy, and by jointly developing scientific culture and a culture of dialogue with society.
- 11 AVRLyon elected the most hospitable city for students in 2018!
The Observatory on Student Life 2018, on the website ImmoJeune, puts Lyon at the top of the list of the most hospitable cities in France for students in 2017. Lyon is also the second most attractive city in France for national and international students.
- 08 MARSThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris hosts the Conference of University Presidents (CPU)
Khaled Bouabdallah, President of the Université de Lyon and Vice-President of the CPU, meets Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
- 26 JANVVisit from Frédérique Vidal, the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
Frédérique Vidal, the French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, visited the Université de Lyon on Friday, January 26, 2018, to discuss Parcoursup, the new admissions platform for higher education. During her visit, the university presidents presented innovative schemes and procedures that contribute towards the success of students within their institutions.
- 15 DÉC 26 FÉVRPulsalys SATT and IDEXLYON joint call for projects
The Pulsalys SATT and IDEXLYON are launching a joint call for projects to support innovation in the major theme "Humanities and Urbanity".
- 04 DÉCSciences Po Lyon opens its Saint-Étienne campus
On December 4, 2017, Sciences Po Lyon opened its new Saint-Étienne campus at the Université Jean Monnet. The opening ceremony, which marked the end of 18 months of construction work, was an opportunity to highlight the strong links and shared effort that unite these two member institutions of the Université de Lyon.