{"id":47841,"date":"2019-12-06T14:39:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T13:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/?page_id=47841"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:00:26","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/en\/ucly\/our-institution\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-text-image\">\n  <div class=\"row align-bottom collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-5 xxlarge-expand wp-block-text-image-info js-fade-scroll\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-text-image-title\">1875 - Creation of Lyon Catholic University <\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-text-image-intro\"><p>Following the promulgation of the law on freedom of higher education of July 12, 1875, a group of Lyonnais jurists, under the protection of the bishops of the twenty five dioceses of the greater south-eastern area of France, decided to create a Catholic university at the end of the month of July 1875.<\/p>\n<p>It developed in the heart of the city of Lyon on its peninsula, Place Bellecour .<\/p>\n<p>This historic anchoring is a key element of UCLy\u2019s identity and that of the city of Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>At the impulse of the deputy, and then senator, Lucien Brun, Lyon Catholic University preceded its public counterparts by a few months when it opened the courses of the first <strong>Department <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/faculte-de-droit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>of Law<\/strong><\/a> of Lyon on <strong>25 November, 1875<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-7 xxlarge-shrink wp-block-text-image-picture js-fade-scroll\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-1875-creation-facade-histoire-500x560.png\" class=\"attachment-text_image size-text_image\" alt=\"Cr\u00e9ation UCLy fa\u00e7ade bellecour - Histoire UCLy\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1875 - Foundation of the Department of Law<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/faculte-de-droit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\ufffc (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40423\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fac-droit_fr-quadri.jpg\" alt=\"Logo Facult\u00e9 de Droit tr\u00e8s bonne qualit\u00e9\"><\/a><br><br><br><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1877 - Foundation of the Department of Modern Languages and Literature and the Department Natural Sciences<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/faculte-de-lettres-modernes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\ufffc (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2227\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/lettresmodernes_rvb.png\" alt=\"Logo de la Facult\u00e9 de Lettres modernes de l'UCLy\"><\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/nos-poles\/sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\ufffc (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"118\" class=\"wp-image-37194\" style=\"width: 320px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-sciences_rvb.png\" alt=\"Logo de la Facult\u00e9 de Sciences - transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-sciences_rvb.png 563w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-sciences_rvb-379x140.png 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><br><br><br><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1878 - Foundation of the Department of Theology<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/faculte-de-theologie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\ufffc (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" class=\"wp-image-37210\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-theo_rvb.png\" alt=\"Logo de la Facult\u00e9 de Th\u00e9ologie - transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-theo_rvb.png 562w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-theo_rvb-368x140.png 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br>It became a Faculty in 1886.<br><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-text-image\">\n  <div class=\"row align-bottom collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-5 xxlarge-expand wp-block-text-image-info js-fade-scroll\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-text-image-title\">1919 - The First Chemistry School Opens<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-text-image-intro\"><div class=\"tl-text-content\">\n<p>It became The Institute of Chemistry and Industrial Physics (ICPI) and ESCPE in 1994<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-7 xxlarge-shrink wp-block-text-image-picture js-fade-scroll\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-4-histoire.png\" class=\"attachment-text_image size-text_image\" alt=\"Etudiante au tableau cours de chimie - Histoire UCLy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-4-histoire.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-4-histoire-202x140.png 202w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-4-histoire-460x320.png 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1932 - Foundation of the Department of Philosophy<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/faculte-de-philosophie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\ufffc (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-37208\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-philo_quadri.jpg\" alt=\"Logo de la Facult\u00e9 de Philosophie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-philo_quadri.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo_faculte-philo_quadri-402x140.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-text-image\">\n  <div class=\"row align-bottom collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-5 xxlarge-expand wp-block-text-image-info js-fade-scroll\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-text-image-title\">1939 - 1945 - The University Grows<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-text-image-intro\"><div class=\"tl-text-content\">\n<p>The declaration of war came when the construction of new buildings had barely started. They would be completed in 1945, including:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The construction of the main courtyard<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The construction of the Saint Ir\u00e9n\u00e9e Chapel<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The establishment of a library, which today houses more than 200,000 books<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The setting up of science laboratories and classrooms on three floors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-7 xxlarge-shrink wp-block-text-image-picture js-fade-scroll\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-6-histoire-500x560.png\" class=\"attachment-text_image size-text_image\" alt=\"Chapelle Saint-Irenee - Histoire UCLy\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-icon-num js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-icon-num-left\">\n              <p>1940<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-icon-num-title\">The Inauguration of the Saint-Ir\u00e9n\u00e9e Chapel<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-icon-num-intro\"><div class=\"tl-text-content\">\n<p>Rectangular in form with numerous stained glass windows, it was designed by painter and decorator Jean Coquet.<\/p>\n<p>The apse represents a composition in five panels, called &#8220;Le po\u00e8me de Saint Ir\u00e9n\u00e9e&#8221;, inspired by the writings of the Bishop of Lyon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-icon-num js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-icon-num-left\">\n              <p>1947<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-icon-num-title\">Creation of education and research institutes working on the major questions of contemporary society:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-icon-num-intro\"><ul>\n<li>Family<\/li>\n<li>Human rights<\/li>\n<li>Local Developoment<\/li>\n<li>Bioethics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-text-image\">\n  <div class=\"row align-bottom collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-5 xxlarge-expand wp-block-text-image-info js-fade-scroll\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-text-image-title\">1956 - Disciplinary and Geographic Expansion<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-text-image-intro\"><div class=\"tl-text-content\">\n<p>From this point, new disciplines could be taught, such as philosophy and research on the major issues of contemporary society. It was in 1956 that the university opened on Place Bellecour at 25 rue de Plat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-7 xxlarge-shrink wp-block-text-image-picture js-fade-scroll\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-6b-institut_de_chimie_industrielle_un_laboratoire_de_recherches_mesures_physico-chimiques.jpg\" class=\"attachment-text_image size-text_image\" alt=\"Laboratoire de recherche\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-6b-institut_de_chimie_industrielle_un_laboratoire_de_recherches_mesures_physico-chimiques.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-6b-institut_de_chimie_industrielle_un_laboratoire_de_recherches_mesures_physico-chimiques-212x140.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-icon-num js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-icon-num-left\">\n              <p>1968<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-icon-num-title\">The Creation of ESTRI<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-icon-num-intro\"><p>Created in 1968, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/estri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESTRI &#8211; School of Translation and International Relations<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; supports students who are passionate about foreign languages and cultures and prepares them for internationally oriented professions in the following fields: translation, liaison interpretation, international communication, and intercultural and event management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-icon-num js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-icon-num-left\">\n              <p>1974<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-icon-num-title\">The Creation of the ISF<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-icon-num-intro\"><p>Founded in 1974 by the lawyer Emma Gounot, the ISF &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/institut-des-sciences-de-la-famille-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Institute for Family Sciences<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; is the only French institute offering multidisciplinary university training devoted to the family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-icon-num js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-icon-num-left\">\n              <p>1975<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-icon-num-title\">The Creation of IFTLM<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-icon-num-intro\"><p>Founded in 1975, the IFTLM &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/iftlm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Training Institute for Medical Laboratory Technicians<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; trains the medical laboratory technicians of today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-icon-num js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-icon-num-left\">\n              <p>1985<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-icon-num-title\">Creation of the IDHL<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-icon-num-intro\"><p>Founded in 1985, IDHL is a higher education and research institute. Multiculturality and interculturality are strong values of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/institut-des-droits-de-lhomme-de-lyon-idhl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Institute of Human Rights<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Lyon which welcomes students from all over the world every year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-icon-num js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-icon-num-left\">\n              <p>1987<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-icon-num-title\">The Creation of ESDES<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-icon-num-intro\"><p>Founded in 1987, ESDES &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lyon Business School<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; trains responsible natives. They are smart, curious, committed students who have grown up to a positive impact on their environment. ESDES allows them to embrace their inital potential to become responsible managers. ESDES, the Business School of Lyon Catholic University offers a 5-year &#8220;Grande Ecole Programme&#8221; (EPAS accredited) and a 3-year Bachelor&#8217;s Degree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-icon-num js-fade-scroll\">\n  <div class=\"row align-middle collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-shrink wp-block-icon-num-left\">\n              <p>1994<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-expand\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-icon-num-title\">The Creation of ESQESE<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-icon-num-intro\"><p>Founded in 1994, ESQESE &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-ecoles\/esqese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School for Quality, Environment, Safety, and Health in Business<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; trains its students in a strategic and operational approach to QSE.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2005 - Lyon Catholic University settles on the Place Carnot site<\/h2><p>A decisive first investment. The site then acquired modern equipment and today welcomes more than a third of the university's students, but does not cover all of its development needs.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly js-fade-scroll\"><div class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme owl-gallery\"><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/header-ucly-universite-campus-carnot-lyon-900x520.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Etudiants devant le campus carnot Lyon\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ucly-expert-locations-carnot-1-bd-900x520.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Carnot\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/campus-carnot-900x520.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/passerelle-etudiant-ilcf-900x520.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Des \u00e9tudiants de l&#039;ILCF sur la passerelle du campus Carnot\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/campus-actuel.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"Hall Campus Carnot UCLy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/campus-actuel.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/campus-actuel-210x140.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ucly-expert-locations-carnot-7-bd-900x520.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Carnot UCLy\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"owl-numbers\"><span class=\"owl-number-current\"><\/span><span class=\"owl-number-sep\"><\/span><span class=\"owl-number-total\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2007 - UCLy joins the Lyon University group<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" class=\"wp-image-26654\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/udl_logo_couleur-scaled.png\" alt=\"Logo Universit\u00e9 de Lyon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/udl_logo_couleur-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/udl_logo_couleur-scaled-1536x755.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/udl_logo_couleur-scaled-2048x1006.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/udl_logo_couleur-scaled-285x140.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>UCLy is an associate member of the <strong>COMUE <\/strong>(community of universities and institutions) of Lyon and has been awarded the status of an <strong>EESPIG <\/strong>(public interest private higher education institution) by the French government.<\/p><p><br><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-text-image\">\n  <div class=\"row align-bottom collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-5 xxlarge-expand wp-block-text-image-info js-fade-scroll\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-text-image-title\">2010 - UCLY repurposes the old Saint-Paul prison<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-text-image-intro\"><div class=\"tl-text-content\">\n<p>UCLy seized the opportunity offered by the reconstruction of the Saint-Paul and Saint-Joseph prisons site, located at the <em>Porte de la Confluence<\/em>, by answering a state call for projects.<\/p>\n<p>This global project, entitled &#8220;La vie grande ouverte&#8221;, was selected by the state in a decision which was made public in November 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The architects Garbit &amp; Blondeau, the Ory studio, and the urban planner Thierry Roche were chosen to restore the site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-7 xxlarge-shrink wp-block-text-image-picture js-fade-scroll\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-11-st-paul-histoire.png\" class=\"attachment-text_image size-text_image\" alt=\"Reconversion ancienne prison campus saint paul - Histoire UCLy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-11-st-paul-histoire.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-11-st-paul-histoire-210x140.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015 - Opening of the second UCLy Campus in Lyon: Campus Saint-Paul <\/h2><p>The old Saint-Paul prison has become a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"new campus for UCLy (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-campus\/campus-st-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\">new campus for UCLy<\/a>. On the islet of the former Saint-Joseph prison, 107 accommodation units are now located as well as 66 rental social housing units, an intergenerational residence with 110 apartments, local shops, restaurants and 11,300 m2 of office space.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly js-fade-scroll\"><div class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme owl-gallery\"><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/devanture-campus-saint-paul-ucly-835x520.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Devanture campus Saint-Paul UCLy\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/photo-drone-campus-saint-paul-900x520.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"photo-drone-campus-saint-paul\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-12-perspective_lointaine_place_des_archives-histoire.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"Nouveau campus de saint paul - Histoire UCLy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-12-perspective_lointaine_place_des_archives-histoire.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-12-perspective_lointaine_place_des_archives-histoire-243x140.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/header-rue-interieure-saint-paul-900x520.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Hall int\u00e9rieur du campus Saint-Paul de jour\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"wp-block-gallery-ucly-caption\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"owl-numbers\"><span class=\"owl-number-current\"><\/span><span class=\"owl-number-sep\"><\/span><span class=\"owl-number-total\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015 - Launch of the UCLy Club<\/h2><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"152\" class=\"wp-image-37173\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-13-logo_club_ucly_aout2015_grisrouge.png\" alt=\"Logo du Club UCLy - Histoire UCLy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-13-logo_club_ucly_aout2015_grisrouge.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ucly-13-logo_club_ucly_aout2015_grisrouge-185x140.png 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p><p>A meeting point between our university community, individuals, and businesses, the UCLy Club provides a space to discover a new perspective on the world. In 2018, the UCLy Club was renamed \"<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"UCLy Experts (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/uclyexpert\/agenda-ucly-expert\/rdv-ucly-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\">UCLy Experts<\/a>\".<br><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-text-image\">\n  <div class=\"row align-bottom collapse\">\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-5 xxlarge-expand wp-block-text-image-info js-fade-scroll\">\n      <p class=\"wp-block-text-image-title\">2020 - UCLy opens its third Campus in Annecy, the Campus Alpes Europe<\/p>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-text-image-intro\"><p>UCLy is expanding once again by establishing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/l-ucly\/nos-campus\/campus-annecy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third campus in the heart of the city of Annecy<\/a>, which opened its doors in <strong>September 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Carried out in agreement with the Savoie Mont Blanc University, this project makes it possible to develop the Higher Education Programmes in Haute-Savoie, a particularly dynamic border region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 xlarge-7 xxlarge-shrink wp-block-text-image-picture js-fade-scroll\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/annecy-header-780x536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-text_image size-text_image\" alt=\"Maquette architecte nouveau campus Alpes Europe \u00e0 Annecy\" \/>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1875 &#8211; Foundation of the Department of Law1877 &#8211; Foundation of the Department of Modern Languages and Literature and the Department Natural Sciences1878 &#8211; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":9765,"parent":47800,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47841","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our history - UCLy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Founded in 1875, UCLy university combines respect for humanist values and openness to society. 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