Université Lumière Lyon 2

About Université Lumière Lyon 2

Université Lumière Lyon 2 welcomes nearly 30,000 students, from the first year of undergraduate studies to doctoral degrees, across two campuses. It comprises 13 training entities divided into 4 fields of training and research: Arts, Letters, Languages / Law, Economics, Management / Human and Social Sciences / Science, Technology, Health. With 34 laboratories and 3 research federations covering the entire spectrum of Letters, Languages, Human and Social Sciences (LLSHS), Université Lumière Lyon 2 champions innovation, interdisciplinarity, partnership, and international openness. Through the projects developed and supported by its 641 teacher-researchers, it aims to foster dialogue between human and social sciences and hard sciences, and to place research at the heart of contemporary scientific and societal challenges. Resolutely international, Université Lumière Lyon 2 currently maintains 622 cooperation agreements with 370 institutions in 39 countries. International students on exchange or not account for 17% of the total student body.