INSA de Lyon is a major engineering school located in Lyon, France that is known for its humanism and diversity. It has over 5,400 students annually and graduates around 1,300 engineers each year. INSA Lyon is part of a larger INSA Group that includes five other engineering schools in France. It is ranked highly in numerous national and international rankings and has strong industry connections through training programs, research collaborations, and graduate employment.

1. « Treat yourself to
a share of the future »
INSA de LyonINSA de Lyon

2. INSA Lyon,
Humanism and diversity,
The real basis of its identity
• Social and territorial diversity
• Academic diversity
• Open to the world
• Integration of handicapped persons
with individual solutions
• Equal opportunities for men and women
Creation of INSA Lyon
and the Humanities’ Centre1957

3. INSA Lyon,
Humanism and diversity,
The real basis of its identity
of students receive grants31%
of engineering students are girls32%
of students are foreigners30%

4. students
graduates every year,
with 900 engineers in 12 specialist fields
5,400
34,000INSA engineers throughout the world
1,300
An engineering school of excellence

5. INSA Lyon,
At the heart of the INSA Group
Rennes
Created in 1966
1,700 students
Rouen
Created in 1985
1,600 students
Toulouse
Created in 1963
2,200 students
Strasbourg
Created in 2003
1,600 studentsLyon
Created in 1957
5,400 students
+ 2 INSA partners: The Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs at Bourges (ENSIB) and
the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Céramique Industrielle at Limoges (ENSCI).
Opening on Jan 1st 2014: The INSA Centre Val de Loire, the 6th INSA

6. for engineers in France
(“Usine Nouvelle” ranking 2012)
for engineers in France
50th
position in Europe and 149th
position in the world
(QS World University Rankings 2012 – “Engineering & Information Technology” category)
for post B.Sc. engineers in France
(Students’ Best – “L’Express” 2012)
1st
school
3rd
school
4th
school
for engineers at the
forefront of research (“Industrie & Technologies” 2012)
4th
school
INSA Lyon,
At the top of the rankings

7. A 5-year post-baccalaureate course of
excellence in engineering
Baccalaureate in science
or equivalent
First cycle
2 years
Second Engineering cycle
3 years2nd
year CPGE,
L2 or L3
DUT and BTS or equivalent
1
2
3
4
5
M 1 Master’s degree
or recognized equivalent
1st
year CPGE,
L1 or equivalent
Engineering degree
Master’s level
CAREER
PhD
Master’s degree
in Research
TRAINING

8. First cycle
TRAINING
• Theme courses
• Arts-Studies sections
(music, dancing, theatre, plastic arts),
• A high-level sports course
Acquisition of top-level scientific
culture, enhanced by specific
elements from the “INSA model”
• Active training in Sciences (FAS)
• International courses
EURINSA, ASINSA, AMERINSA, SCAN

9. engineering
courses
12
TRAINING
Biochemistry and Biotechnologies
Bioinformatics and Modelling
Civil Engineering and Urban Development
Energy and Environmental EngineeringElectrical Engineering*
Mechanical Engineering Design*
Mechanical Engineering Development
Mechanical Engineering Plastics Processes*Industrial EngineeringInformation Technology
Sciences and Material Engineering
Telecommunications services and uses
A second
training cycle
* Apprenticeships and sandwich courses are also available

10. TRAINING
Masters
(MSC : masters
of Science)11
Specialist
Masters
(MS)
9 Doctorate Schools
8
And a 3rd
cycle
course

11. • Teaching given by professionals
• Training periods in companies throughout the courses
• Projects in partnership with industry
INSA Lyon
Training closely linked with industry
• An Engineer-Entrepreneur course
A partnership foundation for
developing INSA Lyon
INDUSTRY

12. • Average time needed for finding a 1st
job: 1.2 months
• 76%have found a job in less than two months
• Annual starting salary: 36 K€
• 83% have a job of non-determined duration
• 96% of jobs have executive status
• 12%of 2010 graduates have found
their first job abroad *source: job placement enquiry 2012: 2011 graduates
INDUSTRY
Graduate employment figures

13. INTERNATIONAL
nationalities represented
100
INSA Lyon,
A major school
open to the world
Over
international
courses
(ASINSA, AMERINSA,
EURINSA, SCAN)
4
Over
partner
universities
250

14. INTERNATIONAL
Representational offices
Shanghai, Curitiba, Mexico,
Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville and Sendai5
Over
78%
30%of foreign
students received
every year
INSA student
engineers
in immersion abroad
every year

15. RESEARCH
with 21laboratories
INSA Lyon, a major school and …
A research and
innovation centre
Research
centres
6

16. INSA Lyon, a major school and …
A research and
innovation centre
659
632
RESEARCH
Researcher-teachers and
researchers
Doctoral
students

17. R&D
INSAVALOR, R&D subsidiary,
The INSA Lyon enhancement and permanent training unit
industrial contracts, with over
835 50%
patents registered since 2007*60
start-ups created since 2007*16 *in the name of INSA Lyon or one of its researcher-teachers
in services

18. CAMPUS & STUDENT LIFE
INSA Lyon,
A university town,
with intense associative life
residences (3,100 beds)11
catering units
(1,000,000 meals per year)3
Students’ House with
a surface of 1000 m21

19. CAMPUS & STUDENT LIFE
INSA Lyon,
A university town,
with intense associative life
Clubs and associations
130
Theatre/auditorium
managed by students1

20. INSA de LyonINSA de Lyon
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