University of Lyon

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University of Lyon
Université de Lyon
Logo of the University of Lyon
Logo of the University of Lyon

Established: 2007
Type: Public
Endowment: 4,000,000 over two years
President: Lionel Collet
Vice-president: Olivier Faron
Faculty: 5,500
Staff: 9,500
Students: 100,000
Location: Lyon, France
(45°44′53″N 4°51′09″E / 45.748151, 4.852352Coordinates: 45°44′53″N 4°51′09″E / 45.748151, 4.852352)
Campus: Multiple campuses
Affiliations: Coimbra Group
Website: http://www.universite-lyon.fr/

The University of Lyon (Université de Lyon), located in Lyon, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher education. The three main universities in this center are: Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, which focuses upon health and science studies and has approximately 27,000 students; Lumière University Lyon 2, which focuses upon the social sciences and has about 30,000 students; Jean Moulin University Lyon 3, which focuses upon the humanities and law with about 20,000 students.

The other member institutions are:

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