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Jul. 04 2025

The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research has announced the new members of the Institut Universitaire de France. Laure Flandrin, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Centrale Lyon, and researcher at the Max Weber Centre in Lyon, has been appointed...

Laure Flandrin appointed to the Institut Universitaire de France
Jul. 04 2025 Research
Solar Orbiter image of the Sun's south pole

The Solar Orbiter space mission, carried out since 2020 by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with NASA, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. This milestone marks the start of a new phase for the mission: after a gravitational maneuver...

Five years of the Solar Orbiter space mission: never-before-seen images of the Sun's poles
Jun. 12 2025 Academics
Chloé Adam student engineer doctor

Double Sens: one profile, two directions! Behind each path are choices, tensions and a fierce desire to go further. This series of portraits gives a voice to those who lead two lives with a single compass: ambition. Meet Chloé, who chose to follow the...

Double Sens : Chloé on a double degree course in engineering and medicine
May. 07 2025 Academics

According to a study by DAUR Rankings, Centrale Lyon ranks among the most attractive engineering schools for students from scientific preparatory classes, confirming its place as the 2ᵉ school outside Paris.

2025 Attractiveness Ranking: Centrale Lyon one of the most popular engineering schools
Apr. 10 2025 Transitions Development, Student life, Campuses
shared greenhouse at Centrale Lyon engineering school

Ecological Transition Week, held from March 27 to April 4 on the Écully campus, rallied the community around concrete initiatives for a more sustainable campus. Between clean-up operations, repair workshops, a shared garden and a solidarity grocery store...

Ecological Transition Week: students at the heart of the action!
Apr. 01 2025 Institutional, Academics, Transitions Development
Centrale Lyon engineering student in environmental project simulation

From March 24 to 28, 2025, the Week of Engineering Experience (WEEX) mobilized all first-year general engineering students around environmental themes. Through a life-size simulation, the students divided their work into three areas: hydrogen and energy...

WEEX: a week to meet society's challenges
Mar. 20 2025 Student life
Final salute - Commuz 2025

Every year, Centrale Lyon's Commuz Club takes up a major challenge: to design, produce and stage a musical created entirely by and for the students. A veritable institution within the school, Commuz is much more than just a show: it's a human and artistic...

La Commuz 2025: Behind the scenes of a major artistic project
Mar. 06 2025 Institutional

The teacher-researcher recruitment campaign is open from March 4, 2025 to April 4, 2025, 4pm. Centrale Lyon is recruiting 5 lecturers and 1 university professor for the start of the academic year.

Centrale Lyon recruits its future teacher-researchers
Feb. 19 2025 Institutional, Academics

On Friday February 7, the graduates of our general engineering and energy engineering programs gathered in the Amphitheatre 3000 for the traditional graduation ceremony, attended by almost 1,300 people. Among them were 300 graduates and their families...

Centrale Lyon honors its graduates at an unforgettable ceremony
Dec. 06 2024 Academics, International

Located near one of France's most beautiful cities, Centrale Lyon provides international students with an unforgettable academic and personal experience. Discover why so many students choose Centrale Lyon for their education, and how the city, teaching...

Why Study at Centrale Lyon? A Unique Experience for International Students in France
Nov. 28 2024 Institutional
Shanghai Ranking logo

The Shanghai 2025 thematic rankings confirm Centrale Lyon's place among the world's most influential institutions in the fields of mechanics and mathematics. This recognition underscores the excellence of the research carried out at Centrale Lyon.

Shanghai 2025 ranking: recognition for Centrale Lyon research
Nov. 27 2024 Institutional

Centrale Lyon strengthens its position by ranking 15th in France in the GEURS 2025 international ranking, a key indicator of graduate employability. The school has climbed 20 places in the Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS) 2025...

Employability: Centrale Lyon stands out in the GEURS 2025 ranking