EM LYON (Ecole de Management de Lyon) was founded in 1872 by the local business community, and is affiliated to the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. EM LYON is a leading European management school accredited EQUIS by EFMD (European Foundation for Management Education), AMBA for the International MBA programme and by AACSB.The school is consistently ranked among the top 4 business schools in France, beeing one of the most recognized "grande école" in business.
It offers different kinds of programmes:Msc in Management, for students from the "classes préparatoires" or with a bachelor degree ; MS programmes, in 11 different fields ; MEB: Master in European Business, for foreign students ; Full-time or part-time MBAs ; Executive programmes ; Entrepreneurship programmes ; Doctoral programmes
The School has 3 main orientations: Internationalisation: a European identity for a global mission, Entrepreneurship: for the development of entrepreneurship and business creation, Technology: use of new technologies to advance learning in all programmes.
Lyon's geography is dominated by the Rhône and Saône rivers which converge to the south of historic city centre forming a sort of peninsula or "presqu'île"; two large hills, one to the west and one to the north of the historic city centre; and a large plain which sprawls westward for the historic city centre.
Lyon is the capital of the Rhône-Alpes région, the préfecture of the Rhône département, and the capital of 14 cantons, covering 1 commune, and with a total population of 445,452 (1999).
Lyon is connected to the North (Lille, Paris) and the South (Marseille, Montpellier) by the TGV.