École normal supérieure de Lyon
| ENS Lyon | |
|---|---|
|
|
| founding | 1880 (Fontenay), 1882 (Saint-Cloud) |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Lyon , France |
| Rector | Jean-François Pinton |
| Students | 2361 (2017) |
| Employee | 920 |
| including professors | 488 (2017, enseignants-chercheurs ) |
| Annual budget | € 130 million (2017) |
| Website | www.ens-lyon.fr |
The École normal supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon) is a French Grande École that is part of the network of Écoles normales supérieures . After the older École normal supérieure de Paris, it is considered to be the most renowned academic university in France.
history
ENS Lyon is the successor to ENS in Fontenay and Saint-Cloud . These universities were founded in 1880 and 1882 by the French educational reformer Jules Ferry to guarantee high quality teacher training. With the aim of decentralizing and reorganizing the ENS, ENS Lyon was founded in 1987 and located in the Gerland district of Lyon . At that time it comprised the entire scientific branch of the previous universities. The humanities part was initially formed by the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay / Saint-Cloud , then from 2000 onwards the newly founded École normal supérieure Lettres et sciences humaines (ENS LSH), which was also located in Lyon, and finally became the ENS on January 1, 2010 Lyon attached.
Education
Admission to the course is highly selective and takes place via a nationwide admissions process after attending two-year preparatory classes . The students accepted in this way are given the designation élève normalien and are accepted into the civil service with a salary for a period of 10 years. In addition, students who come from universities in Germany and abroad can be admitted through an application process. The final years only include around 20–30 students in each subject.
There are five courses in the natural sciences: Mathematics, Physics / Chemistry, Geology, Biology and Computer Science. After the first year the students receive the license ( Bachelor ) and after two further years the Master . After the first year of the Master’s degree, there is the possibility of preparing for the Agrégation , an examination for the higher teaching post, for one year . The preparation for the Agrégation is offered in the four subjects mathematics, physics, chemistry as well as bio and geosciences.
After the merger with the ENS LSH on January 1, 2010, corresponding courses in literature and art, languages, humanities and social sciences were added.
research
The university is home to a large number of research laboratories, especially in the fields of biology (in cooperation with the Gerland Science Park), theoretical and non-linear physics and computer science.
Famous Graduates
(Graduates from ENS Lyon and its predecessor institutions)
- Jean Aubouin (* 1958), geologist, member of the French Academy of Sciences
- Pierre-Marc de Biasi , literary scholar, painter and sculptor
- Pierre Bergounioux (* 1969), writer
- René Blanchet (* 1960), geologist, member of the French Academy of Sciences
- Catherine Bréchignac (* 1946), physicist, member of the French Academy of Sciences, President of the CNRS
- Jean-Claude Carrière (* 1931), writer, screenwriter and actor
- Roger Chartier (* 1945), historian, professor at the Collège de France
- Michel Davier (* 1942), physicist, member of the French Academy of Sciences
- Philippe Descola (* 1949), anthropologist, professor at the Collège de France
- Alain Devaquet (* 1962), chemist, former minister
- Jacques Dupâquier (* 1942), founder of the Institute for Historical Demography, member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques
- Alessio Figalli (* 1984), mathematician, recipient of the Fields Medal 2018
- Alain Finkielkraut (* 1949), philosopher and author
- Jean-Michel Gaillard (* 1966), senior civil servant
- Étienne Ghys (* 1954), mathematician, member of the French Academy of Sciences
- André Glucksmann (1937–2015), philosopher
- Maurice Godelier (* 1934), anthropologist
- Pierre Goubert (1915–2012), historian
- Claude Hélène (* 1958), biophysicist, member of the French Academy of Sciences
- Georges Hyvernaud (1902–1983), writer
- Jean Jacquart (* 1947), historian
- Noël Josèphe (* 1951), politician
- Marc Kravetz (* 1961)
- Pascal Lainé (* 1942), writer ( Prix Goncourt )
- Georges Lemoine (* 1956), Germanist, former minister
- Yves Le Pestipon , literary scholar and writer
- Gérard Miller (* 1968), political scientist and psychoanalyst
- Jean-François Muracciole , historian
- Maurice Nadeau (1911–2013), literary critic, writer and publisher
- Mazarine Pingeot (* 1974), journalist and writer
- Marceau Pivert (1895–1958), trade unionist
- Christian Renoux , historian
- Michèle Rivasi (* 1953), biologist, former MP
- Daniel Roche (* 1935), historian, former professor at the Collège de France
- Henry Rousso (* 1954), historian
- Jean-Pierre Sueur (* 1966), linguist , senator
- René Taton (1915–2004), mathematics and science historian
- Michel Vovelle (1933–2018), historian
Famous professors
- Christian Dumas (since 1984), biologist, member of the French Academy of Sciences
- Etienne Ghys (since 1988), mathematician, member of the French Academy of Sciences
- Bernard Castaing (since 1999), physicist, member of the French Academy of Sciences
- Cédric Villani (* 1973) (since 2001), mathematician, recipient of the Fields Medal 2010
- Golo Mann (1909–1994) (1933–1935 as lecturer), German historian, writer and philosopher
- Georges Gougenheim , Romance studies and linguist
- Hédi Kaddour , poet and novelist
- Jean-Toussaint Desanti , philosopher
- Albert Fathi , mathematician
- Denis Serre , mathematician
- Hélène Miard-Delacroix , historian and political scientist,
- Éric de Chassey , art historian and author
- Édouard Goursat , mathematician
- Edmond Perrier , zoologist and anatomist
- Henri Gouhier , philosopher
- Daniel Roche , art historian
Web links
- Official website of the École normal supérieure de Lyon (French)
- Official website of the École normal supérieure de Lyon (English)
ENS (Paris) | ENS Paris-Saclay | ENS Lyon | ENS Rennes | Former: ENS LSH | ENSJF
