This model is based on active pedagogy, integrating practical work, laboratory activities and collaborative projects to enable students to apply theoretical concepts in concrete contexts.
Project-based teaching
Project-based teaching at Centrale Lyon is based on an active learning philosophy, aimed at immersing students in actual situations and representative of their future profession as engineers. It fosters autonomy, taking initiative and collaboration, while reinforcing the technical, managerial and human skills needed to lead complex projects.
This approach confronts students with problems that have no predefined solution, encouraging them to mobilize their knowledge, seek outside resources, and develop appropriate strategies. It also encourages confrontation with uncertainty, thus developing their ability to adapt and innovate.
One of the major objectives is to train engineers capable of working in a team, communicating effectively and carrying out a project in a structured way, while taking into account economic, technical and human constraints. Project-based teaching, in continuous dialogue with the challenges of the professional world, thus contributes to training responsible engineers fit to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Laboratory and practical activities
At Centrale Lyon, Travaux Pratiques (TP) and Travaux Dirigés (TD) are essential elements of training, enabling students to reinforce their theoretical knowledge through a practical and experimental approach. These sessions offer immersion in real-life issues and promote learning by doing, while developing analytical, technical and collaborative skills.
The school is committed to offering a learning environment in close interaction with its six internationally renowned research laboratories. Numerous practical courses take place at the very heart of these laboratories, enabling students to work on leading-edge equipment and to be in direct contact with the latest scientific advances. This proximity to research ensures that students are trained in cutting-edge technologies and methods, in line with today's engineering challenges.
By fostering this synergy between teaching and research, Centrale Lyon aims to prepare its students for the reality of tomorrow's technical challenges, while familiarizing them with the most advanced experimental approaches and scientific practices.
Internships and company presence
At Centrale Lyon, internships are an integral part of training, ensuring a constant synergy between the school and companies. These professional experiences enable students to confront their theoretical knowledge with the realities of the field, while developing practical skills essential to their future engineering profession.
The school cultivates close ties with a vast network of partner companies, which play a key role in shaping educational paths and accompanying students. These partnerships manifest themselves through the active presence of companies in courses, projects, and above all, through internships, which constitute privileged learning moments. By fostering this continuous interaction with the industrial fabric, Centrale Lyon ensures that its graduates are in tune with the demands of the job market and ready to take on the technical and organizational challenges of tomorrow.
This professionalizing approach places the company at the heart of the pedagogical set-up, guaranteeing a smooth transition between academic training and professional insertion. It is an integral part of the school's commitment to training engineers who are competent, responsible and able to provide innovative solutions in a constantly changing environment.
