INSA Lyon is a leading engineering school with strong humanist values that have formed the basis of its business model for more than 50 years.
Created in 1957 by philosopher Gaston Berger and Rector Jean Capelle, INSA Lyon is the oldest and largest of the six schools making up the INSA Group.
INSA engineers lead careers built around a high adaptability logic, a pioneering approach to science and technology, and a strong sense of social responsibility.
This hallmark of the INSA Lyon model is a living tribute to its two founders. We owe the humanist commitment of the INSA schools and their openness to different origins, cultures, and social backgrounds.
While teaching in the sciences constitutes the core of the five-year engineering programs, the 'Humanities' have also played a central role since the creation of INSA Lyon in training engineers who are open to the world.
In addition to the languages, philosophy, and culture, our engineering students benefit from specific training in management and issues inherent to the corporate world.
These teachings include foundations of ethical reflection, implementing innovative and active pedagogies that aim to provide the students with opportunities to learn about citizenship, gain autonomy, and develop a sense of responsibility while encouraging creativity and innovation.
INSA Lyon wishes to take up new industrial, technological, scientific, and societal challenges.
The committee has an advisory role and presents the Administration Committee with recommendations concerning the orientations of the establishment's research strategy, the scientific and technical documentation, and the attribution of the general research funds (Bonus Quality Research). It is consulted for matters about research as conducted in the laboratories and on international collaboration issues.
Regarding education, the committee is consulted on the policy implemented by the doctoral schools, requests for accreditation to supervise research, projects involving the creation or modification of the diplomas delivered by the establishment, and the general establishment contract.
It also intervenes in the signature of the "research" section of the quadrennial contract with the "Ministère de la Recherche." It is consulted for the creation of lecturer-researcher positions, career management, and appointments to the different laboratories in the local committee.
It annually welcomes a diversity of profiles among the best Baccalauréat graduates throughout France. Each academic year, we receive applications from more than 14,000 high-school students, nearly a thousand of whom are admitted.
37% of new students are female, 33% grant holders, and 33% international students. This is a significant advantage of our school where recruiters are concerned. We are proud that our graduates always find work so quickly, confirming the relevance of the education we offer to business and industry requirements, with which we work hand-in-hand daily.
Since its inception, the INSA model has always been associated with specific values we continually seek to serve and, more than ever, transmit. Diversity, excellence, openness, and innovation are the driving forces behind INSA Lyon, which, for almost 60 years of existence, continues to embody an avant-garde and resolutely modern vision of engineering. INSA engineers are in a league of their own. They boast excellent scientific and technical expertise, understand the issues at the heart of their companies, and actively contribute to the evolution of their world.
This is a world in which INSA Lyon aims to become a benchmark. On the higher education scene, it ranks among the top 10 engineering schools in Europe. It also has the vocation to become a center for research and innovation recognized throughout the world, a partner of choice for business and industry."
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