The Catholic University of Lyon ('Université Catholique de Lyon') has stood for a hundred and thirty years since its foundation in 1875 in Lyon, France. Since 2005 the Catholic University of Lyon has been centred on two campuses that are close to each other in Lyon City center. City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Arpitan: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 47. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Arpitan: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 47. ...

The Bellecour Campus houses the Faculties of Theology, Philosophy, Language and Literature and Science, together with the rectorate, the university administration, central university services, the Department of Humanities and the 'Lyon Polytechnic Institute'.

The Carnot Campus houses all the Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Science, including ESDES business School, and the ESTRI School of Translation and international relations. ESDES Business School was founded in 1987 as part of the Catholic University of Lyon which has stood for a hundred and thirty years since its foundation in 1875 in Lyon, France. ...

Facts and Figures

• 6,500 students, including 1300 from abroad
• 200 permanent teaching staff
• 100 administrative staff
• 5 Faculties : Law, Economics and Social Science, Language and Literature, Philosophy and Humanities, Science and Theology

Three types of courses

• Traditional university courses with European model pathways in
  • Law
  • Psychology
  • Literature
  • Theology
  • Philosophy

• Professionally oriented courses at its 'schools':
  • ESDES Business School
  • ESTRI School of Translation and International Relations
  • ESQESE School of Environmental Quality and Safety
  • ESTBB School of Biochemistry and Biology Technicians
  • IFTAB Training School for Laboratory Technicians
  • ESSEP BIO School for Professional Applications in Biotechnology

• Specific courses at training centres and research laboratories
  • Institute of French Language and Culture (ILCF)
  • Lyon Institute of Human Rights (IDHL)
  • Pastoral institute for Religious studies (IPER)
  • Institute of Family Science (ISF)
  • International Centre for Local development studies (CIEDEL)
  • Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics (CIE)

ESDES Business School was founded in 1987 as part of the Catholic University of Lyon which has stood for a hundred and thirty years since its foundation in 1875 in Lyon, France. ...

University Library

• The main library on the Bellecour Campus contains 200,000 books and 2,000 journals in the areas of philosophy, history, literature, humanities, natural science and theology.
• The Documentary Resources centre on the Carnot Campus is specialised in law, business management, languages, family science, human rights and local development.

The library belongs to the SUDOC network ('Service Universitaire de Documentation') which interconnects with some 3,000 libraries elsewhere in France.

See also

• Education in France

Schoolsystem in France The French educational system is highly centralised, organised, and ramified. ...

External links

• http://www.univ-catholyon.fr/