Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I)

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Located in Lyon, France, Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I) is renowned globally as a leading public institution for science, technology, health, and sports sciences. Its strongest faculties include medicine, biology, chemistry, and engineering, which consistently attract top-tier researchers and students from around the world. International students benefit from a comprehensive welcome structure through the university's dedicated international offices, which assist with administrative procedures, housing, and integration. While many undergraduate courses are taught in French, the institution increasingly offers master's degrees and research programs taught in English, particularly within the sciences. A particularly distinctive characteristic of Lyon I is its exceptionally strong integration with local biomedical research hubs and hospitals, giving students unparalleled access to cutting-edge clinical and laboratory environments during their studies.

Background

Lyon 1 Claude Bernard University (French: Université Lyon 1 Claude-Bernard, UCBL, known as Lyon 1) is one of the three public universities of Lyon, France. It is named after the French physiologist Claude Bernard and specialises in science and technology, medicine, and sports science. It was established in 1971 by the merger of the 'faculté des sciences de Lyon' with the 'faculté de médecine'. The main administrative, teaching and research facilities are located in Villeurbanne, with other campuses located in Gerland, Rockefeller, and Laennec in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon. Attached to the university are the Hospices Civils de Lyon, including the 'Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud', which is the largest teaching hospital in the Rhône-Alpes region and the second-largest in France. The university has been independent since January 2009. In 2020 it managed an annual budget of over €420 million and had 2857 faculty.

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