Catholic University of Lyon
| Université catholique de Lyon Institut catholique de Lyon |
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|---|---|
| founding | 1875 |
| Sponsorship | Catholic Church |
| place | Lyon |
| president | Michel Quesnel |
| Students | 10,000 (2017) |
| Website | www.univ-catholyon.fr |
The Catholic University of Lyon (French: Université catholique de Lyon ) is a university sponsored by the Catholic Church in Lyon, France .
history
The university was founded on the initiative of lay Catholics in 1875 and inaugurated in 1877. This was only made possible by the law on the freedom of higher education of July 12, 1875, as a result of which the four other Catholic higher education institutions in France were created.
The traditional campus near Place Bellecour was expanded in 2005 by a further campus on Place Carnot.
The Catholic University of Lyon today
10,000 students, including 2,100 foreigners, attend the university. It is divided into five faculties: law, economics and social sciences, philosophy and humanities, theology, literature and languages, natural sciences. There are also six specialized universities ( Écoles Supérieures ) and five associated universities of technical subjects, in particular engineering schools ( Écoles Professionnelles ).
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Footnotes
- ↑ L'UCLy: 140 ans d'histoire retrieved on 24 November 2017th
- ↑ A propos de l'UCLy , accessed on November 24, 2017.