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UCLy launches the EPI-PSY (Epilepsy and Psychiatry) Chair
It aims to strengthen the training of healthcare professionals on the links between epilepsy and psychiatric disorders.

Campus Life
2025 - 2026: 150 years and new projects!
2025-2026 academic year is a time to remember, but also to innovate. In 150 years, UCLy has established itself as a major player in Lyon's academic landscape, proving the effectiveness of a unique recipe combining academic excellence, local support and a multidisciplinary approach at the heart of training. UCLy continues to look to the future, with the aim of combining innovation with fidelity to its humanist tradition, and continuing to marry science and the humanities.

ESDES
Esdes confirms its position among the top 25 French Business Schools in the 2025 Financial Times Ranking.

ESDES Business School

Testimonials
Become a host family and enjoy a unique multicultural experience
UCLy is looking for host families to accommodate international students

Campus Life
UCLy : 150 years in service of students
Founded in 1875, the Catholic University of Lyon is celebrating its 150th birthday during one year until june 2026 ! Open on the world and in tune with social evolutions, UCLy has kept growing, creating new programs and sponsoring research at the intersection between sciences and humanities.

International
The quality of UCLy's welcome for international students has once again been recognized by Campus France

International
2024 - 2025 : a year of transition in preparation for the coming decades
"What is the place of a Catholic university in today's France and Europe? This was the question guiding the academic lecture given by UCLy Rector Gregory Woimbée at the university's solemn opening on Thursday, October 10. With the start of a new term of office, in an uncertain national and international context for the academic world, it is now time to build a new strategic direction for our university.

Culture
Ali Saberi, international student at the ILCF and winner of the U-Art Festival

News of the school
Grégory Woimbée appointed Rector of UCLy
Professor Grégory WOIMBÉE, born in 1976, Doctor of History and Theology, has been appointed the new Rector of UCLy. He will take up his post on July 1, 2024. He succeeds Olivier ARTUS, who has held this position since 2019.

Campus Life
UCLy inaugurates its Maison de la Recherche et de l'Entreprise (House of Research and Enterprise)
UCLy's "Maison de la Recherche et de l'Entreprise" was inaugurated on April 10, 2024, after several months of construction work. This new facility, located at the heart of the Saint-Paul campus, offers improved working conditions for UCLy researchers in communication with new workspaces designed for partnerships between our university and the business world. A meeting that will bring to life the confluence of disciplines and the interaction between the world of Research and business in Lyon.