Registration in 6 steps
Following the admission confirmation email, students register with the school on an online platform.
In order to enroll in a French higher education institution, students must provide a justificatif indicating that you have paid the Contribution Vie Étudiante et de Campus (CVEC) or are exempt.
This contribution, amounting to 103€, is intended to bolster prevention and health education initiatives, and to promote social, health, cultural and sporting support for male and female students. This contribution is payable only once a year, even in the case of enrolments at several higher education establishments.
Some students are exempt and must make a specific request on the dedicated website: https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/ . If the student is unable to provide proof of exemption at the time of registration, he or she will then have to pay for it and request a refund at a later date on the same site.
Information and registration on the dedicated site
International students coming as part of an international exchange are not affected by this procedure. However, it becomes compulsory if they wish to enroll in another course outside the exchange agreement.
Please note
Registration is online on the site: https://inscriptions.ec-lyon.fr with Chrome or Firefox browsers from a PC.
- For first-time students: log in with the provisional identifiers sent by e-mail in the "I don't yet have my ECL identifier" section. You will then receive new login details. If you haven't received anything, check your spam folder.
- For students already enrolled at Centrale in 2023-24: log in with your Centrale login by clicking on "I already have an ECL login"
If you lose your login and/or password, please contact dsi.support@listes.ec-lyon.fr
The registration will be validated only after payment of at least the first instalment and validation by the schooling department.
Fees can be spread over three successive monthly instalments. Please check your payment options.
Please pay online before validating the very last stage of registration. Otherwise, online payment will no longer be possible.
If you expect to receive a scholarship notification from the French government, we advise you not to proceed with online payment, pending receipt of the notification (unless you are taking steps to obtain a visa).
On the other hand, if this document is not received on the day of the start of the school year, a start on payment would be necessary. Subsequent production of the document justifying the scholarship will enable reimbursement in the event of a fee waiver.
Once your registration has been validated by the school and if you are joining the school for the first time, you will receive an e-mail to activate your computer account and your institutional e-mail address.
You will then be able to log in with your ECL computer account by clicking on the link "I already have an ECL login". Please complete the following steps as soon as possible:
- upload your tuition certificate or payment receipt,
- deposit any scholarship notification that arrives late,
- update your address,
- follow up on your deadlines.
We can also issue your student card.
If you are a foreign student from outside the European Union, you can register for social security at: https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr/#/
The day after your registration has been validated, you will be able to activate your Centrale computer account. The procedure will be communicated to you at that time.
Once you have activated your computer account, you will be able to log on to the registration site with your Centrale login by clicking on "I already have an ECL login"
The certificate of schooling will then be available for download in French and English.
The creation of your Centrale email will take place in a second step.
Once you have paid the CVEC, you will receive an e-mail from CROUS to activate your IZLY account. If you are not concerned by this tax, this e-mail will be sent to you once you have activated your computer account at the École and we have issued your card (step 3).
This step is important to enable you to benefit from access to the university restaurant as soon as the new school year starts.
Payment for your meals will be made via this account using the IZLY application or your student card. Once the account has been activated, remember to top it up!
