Being a student in Lyon
The Lyonnais patrimony is a very rich cultural environment and is part of the UNESCO’s world heritage due to its historical sites, monuments, museums, and exhibitions, etc. Lyon is a great city for students and for employment in its dynamic region.
Culture in Lyon
Lyon has many theaters, concert halls, cinemas, café-theaters, shows, and dance halls, etc. but is especially famous for its gastronomy.
Part of the UNESCO World Heritage, the city where the cinema was invented by the Lumière brothers, the cultural life of Lyon is very dynamic with many large events: Nuits de Fourvière and Nuits sonores, (music festivals), Fête des Lumières (Light Festival), Biennale de la Danse and Contemporary Art (every other year), etc.
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At CPE Lyon, the Cultural Commission of the Student’s Office is in charge of finding you numerous invitations and reduced-price entry tickets for concerts, plays, cinema pre-screening of films, etc.
A great region for students
Lyon is a major centre for higher education and research with:
- France’s 2nd largest research and higher education networks
- 180 000 students
- 11,500 teachers and researchers
- 600 public and private laboratories
There are a large number of companies and research laboratories with an international outreach, together with large international groups, a network of small and medium-sized companies. In addition, there are many start-ups, whose creation is a result of the valorisation of research through patents, along with competitiveness clusters, notably «Axelera», of which CPE Lyon is a member of. More than 600 events on « Digital innovation» are organised each year in Lyon.
Choose a vibrant city and environment
An excellent summary of Lyon would be « a large university city and European metropolis, combining dynamism, business and quality of life (Top 5 most walkable city in 2025)».
Lyon is in ideally positioned: close to the Alps, and 2 hours from Paris and the Mediterranean Sea (by TGV).
