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 and young profesionnals
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
Renowned for being the “City of Tech”, Lyon shines with its dynamism in the field of digital technology and entrepreneurship including numerous communities, global events, start up accelerators, co working spaces etc. But also in chemistry and biotech! Nicknamed the vallez of Chemistry, Lyon is an important source of value creation, in terms of jobs, wealth and innovation. 50000 employees, 10 000 industrial jobs, and 2 000 researshers have been working to create a true public/private academic researsh ecosystem and centre since the 1850s. Four industrial sites are labeled “showcase of the Industry of the future” in the region.
The creation of many start-ups is a result of the valorisation of research through patents, along with competitiveness clusters, notably «Axelera», of which CPE Lyon is a member of.
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).
