Labels, accreditation and certification

Engineering diplomas from CPE Lyon are accredited by the CTI

The CTI (In french Commission des Titres d’Ingénieurs) is an independent body allowing higher education institutions to award French engineering diplomas (MSc level). To guarantee the quality of these diplomas, the CTI regularly audits high level schools of science and engineering.

CPE Lyon has always been given the maximum accreditation period (6 years) from the CTI in order to be able to give its 3 engineering diplomas (after 5 years of higher education):

• Engineering diploma in Chemistry – Process Engineering
• Engineering diplomas in Digital Science
• Engineering diploma in Computer Science and Communication Networks (vocational training course).

CPE Lyon graduates also received the EUR-ACE® label conforming to the European quality criteria.

For more information about this, go to: https://www.cti-commission.fr/la-cti/demarche-qualite/systeme-qe/eur-ace

CPE Lyon was given the national label « EESPIG » for their public interest mission (May 2016)

In May 2016, CPE Lyon was given the EESPIG label by the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research: a state certification recognising private non-profit higher education inistitutions that have signed a contract with the state to award state-recognised diplomas.

As CPE Lyon has the status of an independent association under the 1901 law, with its EESPIG Label, it performs its public service mission in terms of teaching, international opportunities and excellence in research. 100% of the ressources are in fact invested in student training and research activities.

European label in the implementation of the higher education reform

The European system for higher education was implemented in 2011 at CPE: the LMD (Bachelor’s – Master’s – Doctorate system) divides courses in semesters and 30 ECTS credits per semester. In 2011, CPE Lyon was the first French engineering school to receive the « Diploma Supplement » label. This document complements the diploma by describing the progression in their engineering studies (internships, options and specializations, etc.). In 2011 in France, only 4 universities and one engineering school (CPE Lyon) received this label in France.

 2 European labels for CPE Lyon :

– the “e-quality” label which rewards team work in international relations concerning the mobility of Erasmus students.

– the “EUROMASTER label”, for its courses in Chemistry – Process Engineering. This European label, managed by the European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN), rewards establishments for the quality of their chemistry courses: organization and teaching staff.

Specialised Master’s: accredited by the CGE, the label given by the IAR

The Specialized Master’s in «Biotechnology and Process Engineering», co-organized by CPE Lyon and the ENSIC in Nancy, leads to a diploma accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles (CGE).

Since 2015, this master’s course has had the “Industries and Agro-Resources (IAR)” label from the Global Competitiveness Cluster (www.iar-pole.com) in 4 domains:

• “ingredients”
• “biomolecules”
• “agro-materials”
• “bioenergies”

ERASMUS + accreditation

The school has been involved in various projects throughout the years

 “Bienvenue en France” Label since 2021

As part of the National Attractiveness Strategy, the “Bienvenue en France” label was created to encourage best practices within institutions of higher education and to guarantee the best possible welcome for international students.

CPE Lyon has been awarded the Bienvenue en France label since 2021 attesting the high quality support given to international students. The independent comitee based its evaluation on several criteria as follow :

• Quality and accessibility of information for international students
• Reception facilities
• Accessability and support for teaching
• Accomodation and campus life
• Post graduation follow-up