About the Université de Lyon

L’Étudiant magazine’s 2020-2021 rankings placed Lyon as the second best city for student quality of life for the second year in a row.

The particular health situation and the future development of certain procedures are modifying the conditions for receiving and renewing residence permits.

The Université de Lyon met with Nawel Boughanem, an alumnus of the “Lockdown graduating class” of the Digital Transformation University Diploma program.

The Université de Lyon met with Louise Chabert, a student at the Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3. Louise decided to end her studies with an internship at the Université de Lyon’s Science Shop and to use her skills to work on social creativity.

Researchers at the Institute for Catalysis and Environmental Research of Lyon (Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l’environnement de Lyon – Ircelyon) are currently testing a method that uses chemical compounds in the breath to detect Covid-19.

The Université de Lyon and its member and associated institutions have put forward several seven-month civic service positions to revitalize student life at the start of the academic year. Applications are now open.

The new Figaro Étudiant ranking puts Lyon as the second best city to study in.

The designer Éric Jourdan has been appointed Director of the École supérieure art et design de Saint-Étienne (Esadse), one of the Université de Lyon’s associated institutions. He assumed the position on July 1, 2020.

The Université de Lyon met with Marie Lopez Y Laso, an environmental geography student at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne. She decided to round off her “Biodiversity, Landscapes and the Environment” Master’s degree by completing a participatory research internship with the Université de Lyon’s Science Shop. The future graduate is using her skills to help the ACOPREV organization, which was founded by the inhabitants of Saint-Julien-en-Quint to find a way to produce renewable energy in the Drôme region.

The Université de Lyon met with Mila Daval, a social and environmental psychology student at the Université de Nîmes. Mila decided to end her studies with an internship at the Université de Lyon’s Science Shop and to use her skills to work on social innovation. In February 2020, she joined Tissu Solidaire, an organization that uses sewing as a mediation tool to encourage the social inclusion and professional integration of refugees.

In May 2020, the Université de Lyon signed a three-year framework agreement with the New York University in Shanghai.

The Université de Lyon met with Nicolas Goiran, an alumnus of the 2019 September graduating class of the Digital Transformation University Diploma program.

In the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Université de Lyon and its institutions are committed to bridging the digital divide and have devised an emergency plan for students to provide them with computer equipment and internet access. The Métropole de Lyon is financially supporting this initiative.

In light of recent Covid-19 developments, measures have been put in place for the IDEXLYON 2020 projects.

The Research Ethics Review Board will be an integral part of the RESETIS platform. Its main task will be to provide an advisory opinion on research protocols to researchers and research professors at the Université de Lyon.

“Discovery”, a real-time, adaptive clinical trial, will test four different treatments against Covid-19 and will enroll 800 patients in France.

In order to guarantee the continuity of vital activities for the most precarious, the online platform jeveuxaider.gouv.fr was launched by the FRench Government. It is built in conjunction with the largest associative networks, and will allow all those who can and who wish to give their time so that the most vulnerable are not the first victims of the Covid-19 health crisis.

The weather is nice, you are no longer at university, and for most of you, you think you will not be exposed to serious risks if you get coronavirus-Covid 19.

The Université de Lyon met with Youssef Arrai, an alumnus of the March 2019 Digital Transformation University Diploma graduating class.

On August 20, 2019, Lyon was selected to host the 47th edition of the World Skills Competition, which will take place in 2023. Since the early stages of the project, the Université de Lyon has been working alongside the Métropole de Lyon and various other local players in an effort to mobilize the strengths of Lyon's higher education system for this major international competition.

The Foundation for the Université de Lyon has revealed its new website, which is more in keeping with the Université de Lyon’s image.

In order to satisfy the expectations of international scientists, the Espace Ulys website has been given a new look.

As part of its Energy and Ecological Transition strategy, the Université de Lyon has joined forces with the Crous de Lyon, the Métropole de Lyon and Saint-Étienne Métropole to respond to the Agir Ensemble (Act Together) call for projects.

Following the international jury hearings on November 28, 2019, the IDEXLYON project – 2020 Université de Lyon – received a favorable response.

The Métropole de Lyon has just unveiled its new Regional Climate Air and Energy Plan (Plan Climat Air Énergie Territorial – PCAET). The Université de Lyon and the Crous de Lyon are once again PCAET co-signatories, and together with the other partners, pledge to work towards a carbon-neutral and climate-friendly area by 2050.

As part of its development initiatives in Japan, the Université de Lyon organized a consultation between its academic players and the Science and Technology Department of the French Embassy in Japan with a view to improving the university’s profile and attractiveness.

The FAPESP Week, organized jointly by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Université de Lyon, was officially launched in Lyon on November 21 and 22, 2019. This two-day symposium is a testimony to the site's scientific potential, as well as the importance the alliance between the Université de Lyon and the State of São Paulo.

On November 14, 2019, the Université de Lyon and the Kuwaiti Embassy’s Cultural Office in France signed a collaboration framework agreement.

The Foundation for the Université de Lyon is organizing the twelfth Economy Days on November 5, 6 and 7, in collaboration with the ENS de Lyon. This event is entirely free and accessible to all. Registration is mandatory.

In conjunction with the Entretiens Jacques Cartier, which were held from November 4 to 6, 2019, the Université de Lyon and the University of Ottawa renewed their partnership by amending the framework agreement which they signed five years ago.

On October 17 and 18, the Université de Lyon hosted the second edition of the Knowledge Summit, a joint French-Indian summit dedicated to higher education, research and innovation. 300 people from both countries gathered for the occasion, in the company of Minister Frédérique Vidal, to draw up a common strategy to tackle the major future societal challenges.

The ARQUS European University Alliance project was presented on October 18, as part of a public event at the University of Granada. This presentation followed the constitution of the ARQUS Presidents’ council, the governing body responsible for establishing the general policies, strategies and the main objectives of the consortium. The partnership agreement was subsequently sanctioned by representatives from the seven universities.

The Université de Lyon’s celebration of the new academic year was held on October 15, 2019, in the Université de Lyon’s Grand Amphitheater, based on the theme of Europe.

The Université de Lyon met with Agnès Portelange, an alumnus of the September 2018 graduating class of the Digital Transformation University Diploma program.

The Université de Lyon met with de Stéphanie Ruphy, Chief Scientific Officer of the Social and environmental responsibility, research ethics and scientific integrity (RESETIS) platform.

The Université de Lyon welcomed the Cultural Attaché from the Kuwaiti Embassy’s Cultural Office in France to discuss possible student mobility collaborations between the Université de Lyon and Kuwaiti universities. A framework agreement is expected to be signed this fall.

The Université de Lyon met with Laura Ferreri, a research professor at the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 since September 2018, and winner of the 2019 IMPULSION grant.

On August 20 in Kazan (Russia), Lyon’s bid was selected to host the WorldSkills 2023 Competition. Every other year, this international competition celebrates the world’s top young professionals in over 50 technical, technological, artisanal and service professions. The City of Lyon and the Université de Lyon congratulate all the WorldSkills France teams who have applied.

The Université de Lyon met with Pierre Antoine Geslin, 2019 IMPULSION winner and CNRS research officer at the laboratoire de Science des Matériaux MATEIS.

The Université de Lyon releases its IDEXLYON 2017-2019 report.

A declaration of intent was signed with Mitacs (Canada) on July 16 at the Université de Lyon (UdL) by Jacques Comby, Vice President of International Strategy at the UdL and Alejandro Adem, Chief Executive and Scientific Director of Mitacs. This aims to support and promote research and training partnerships between the UdL and Canada.

The Université de Lyon met with Irene Cristofori, a Neuroscience faculty researcher at the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, winner of the 2019 IMPULSION grant.

Khaled Bouabdallah, President of the Université de Lyon, took part in the U7+ Alliance of World Universities summit in Paris. He told us more about the Université de Lyon’s commitments and its participation in the committee addressing “Inequality and the responsibility of higher education to combat polarization in our society”.

From July 9 to 10, the Université de Lyon participates in the U7 International Alliance Summit. Under the high patronage of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, this two-day session will allow 49 university presidents, from 21 countries, to debate the universities' contribution to thinking global issues, and set a list of commitments before the next G7 (Biarritz, August 2019).

At its July 9 meeting, the Université de Lyon COMUE’s Board of Directors elected Khaled Bouabdallah as its president, with 27 of 38 votes. He has been elected for a four-year term. This is Khaled Bouabdallah’s second term as president of the Université de Lyon.

The Université de Lyon met with members of the GAELIS organization, winners of the Université de Lyon’s Student Initiative Fund’s call for projects, with their PSTTE project.

The Université de Lyon and its member and associated institutions have put forward several seven-month civic service missions to revitalize student life at the start of the 2019 academic year. Applications are now open.

On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, the ARQUS European University Alliance project was selected as part of the European Commission’s call for “European Universities” pilot projects launched in October 2018. This alliance is made up of nine associates, including three member institutions of the Université de Lyon, and will help establish better European cooperation over the next three years.

The École urbaine de Lyon met with Alexandra Pech, an Anthropology PhD student at the ENS de Lyon, whose thesis subject is based on food and the Anthropogenic Era.

Each year, the Friends of the Université de Lyon Association (AAUL - Association des Amis de l’Université de Lyon) awards prizes to students, post-docs, research professors and researchers from the higher education institutions of the Université de Lyon. On June 13 2019, twenty students were awarded traditional Education Prizes.

The Université de Lyon met with Christophe Barthelon, an alumnus of the 2018 September graduating class of the Digital Transformation University Diploma program.

We interviewed Xin Yee Ng, a student in the IDEXLYON Acoustics Master's program.

Meet the members of the PLicSou organization, whose “1 vs. the Auditorium” project won the Campus Arts call for projects.

Meet Cyprien Lefebvre, Co-founder of WeeeFund, a project incubated by Beelys.

The Université de Lyon met with Bruno Fedrici, an alumnus of the 2018 Digital Transformation University Diploma program.

The Université de Lyon met with Alexandre Valt, the research manager at NGE group, who has taken full advantage of the services which the university provides to the socio-economic world.

We met with Gaëlle Simon, an anthropology student at the Université Lumière Lyon 2, and Chancella Djimasde, high-school senior at the lycée Frédéric Faÿs in Villeurbanne, who took part in the gatherings for high-schoolers to meet doctoral students.

The Université de Lyon met with Emmanuel Fourault, who founded the Cuir Marin de France company, and whose project was incubated as part of the Student Entrepreneur Diploma (D2E) in the Beelys PEPITE, the Université de Lyon’s center supporting young entrepreneurs.

The Université de Lyon congratulates the forthcoming appointment of seven research professors from the Lyon Saint-Étienne site as members of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) on the October 1, 2019, for a five-year period.

Meet the members of the N.U.A.G.E. organization, whose “New Urban Generation Festival #2” project won the Campus Arts call for projects.

We met with Didier Chavanon, alumnus of the Digital Transformation University Diploma program.

The Université de Lyon met with Anne Delos, who founded the Ma friche urbaine company, and whose project was incubated as part of the Student Entrepreneur Diploma (D2E) in the Beelys PEPITE, the Université de Lyon’s center supporting young entrepreneurs.

Meet Rosalie Blanc and Romane Corlay, members of the RBRC organization, whose “RR11POSTCARDS” project won the Campus Arts call for projects.

We interviewed Luisa Mesquita, who graduated from the distance learning dual-diploma program in São Paulo.

The Université de Lyon met with members of the science Student Office (BDE) at the Université Jean Monnet, who won the Campus Arts call for projects with the “Concours Cult’” project.

The Université de Lyon met with Guillaume Millet, professor at the Université Jean Monnet. Discover his international career and learn about the Fellowships call for projects he was awarded.

Meet Esthelle Frois and Antoine Bouré, members of the Ansthelle Cooperative, who are graduates of the École supérieure d'art et design Saint-Étienne and winners of the Campus Arts call for projects for their “Failure by Design” project.

The Université de Lyon interviewed Leïla Guermit, a member of the Université de Lyon’s Sports Association, who discusses her experience as a world champion of university rugby sevens.

On Monday, April 1, 2019, the Université de Lyon, the Académie de Lyon, the Université Lumière Lyon 2, the Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 and the Crous de Lyon unveiled Franck Scurti’s artistic work, “Fire at full moon revisited 2018”.

On March 26, the Université de Lyon gathered its member and associated institutions at the École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon) to discuss its international policy in Shanghai and China, and prospects for future development.

The Université de Lyon was honored to host Campus France for a presentation of the “Welcome to France” label on March 15, which was followed by a practical workshop a few days later.

As part of the IDEXLYON project, the Université de Lyon and the Foundation for the Université de Lyon held a day for the socio-economic world on Friday, March 15, 2019. It aimed to offer new tools to foster relationships between the socio-economic world and the Université de Lyon, thereby contributing to the success of the University, its students and socio-economic partners.

In order to establish their international policy and European ambitions, the Université Jean Monnet, the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and the Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, under the banner of the Université de Lyon (UdL), have joined the “ARQUS” European Alliance.

On February 11, 2019, Frédérique Vidal, minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and Guillaume Boudy, general secretary for Investment, announced the list of 103 Laboratories of Excellence (LabEx) which have been extended for an additional five-year period. Eleven of these Laboratories of Excellence are affiliated with the Université de Lyon, which maintains Lyon’s status as the number one academic site in terms of number of LabEx.

The IDEXLYON consortium agreement was signed on December 19, 2018 by all project members.

Pierre Marc Johnson, the 24th Prime Minister of Quebec, and who is now advocatus emeritus of the Quebec Bar, received an Honorary Doctorate from the Université de Lyon and its President Khaled Bouabdallah on November 12, 2018, during the Jacques Cartier Meetings.

The random draw to fill four seats on the Université de Lyon’s governing board, three of which are for category 5 (BIATSS) and one for category 6 (users) was held on November 15, 2018.

The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) met for the fourth time on Friday, November 30, 2018.

On the morning of November 27 in Brussels, the representatives of the Universities of Granada (Spain), Graz (Austria), Leipzig (Germany), Padova (Italy) and Vilnius (Lithuania), and Lyon signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the ARQUS European University Alliance, an initiative designed to promote deep integration of the six institutions in their teaching and learning, research, outreach and civic engagement missions.

A random draw will be held to fill four seats on the Université de Lyon’s governing board, three of which are for category 5 and the other for category 6.

On Tuesday, November 6, during the Economy Days (JÉCO), the Université de Lyon awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Professor Vernon Smith, the 2002 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize laureate for his research in experimental economics.

The framework agreement was renewed for five years during the visit from a delegation from Tongji University, led by the President of the University Board, FANG Shouen.

The Université de Lyon is hosting the “Learning to learn in a fake news world, from high school to university” colloquium on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, which is being organized by the Conference of University Presidents (CPU - Conférence des présidents d'université).

Hélène Courtois, professor and Vice-President of the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, was awarded the French Award for Scientific Influence on Tuesday, October 2, by Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Led by the Université de Lyon and coordinated by the Université Jean Monnet, MANUTECH-SLEIGHT was one of two Graduate Schools of Research (EUR) selected by the French National Agency for Research in November 2017. It has just been launched on the Manufacture campus in Saint-Étienne.

The start of the academic year ceremony for the Université de Lyon was held on October 1, 2018 in the Grand amphithéâtre of the Université de Lyon. The event celebrated past accomplishments and shared future plans for the site’s academic and structural changes.

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.

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.

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.

The Pulsalys SATT and IDEXLYON are launching a joint call for projects to support innovation in the major theme "Humanities and Urbanity".

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.