There are six universities and four Grandes Écoles, highly selective and prestigious post secondary institutions, where students are admitted after two years of intense preparation once they have finished high school, in five cities. All ten are state-funded public institutions. They have excellent reputations and a close working relationship with universities in Ontario. When you apply, you indicate your top two choices; we are more than happy to advise you on which university best suits your needs.
Partner Universities in Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
- Science, health sciences, technology, engineering, sports management
- Information about programs
- Courses taught in English at Lyon 1
Contact: Camille Journiac
- Humanities, social sciences, law, business and management, political science, communications
- Information about programs
- Information about the SELF program
Contact: Laetitia Belot
Université Grenoble Alpes (not accepting students in 2024-2025)
- Science, geography, technology, engineering, business, political science, social science, humanities, geography, law, economy
- Information about programs and faculties
- Fact sheet English
Contact: Sandra Dilas & Laura Barboza
- Social sciences, humanities, law, business, political science, commerce, economics
- Information about programs
- Courses taught in English at Lyon 2
Contact: Manon Levadoux
Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne
- Arts, literature, languages, humanities, social sciences, science & technology, economics, law, management
- Information about programs
Contact: Veli Arik
- Arts, languages, literature, law, social sciences, behavioural sciences, economics and management, business administration, mountain studies, tourism, sport, health
- Information about programs
Contact: Severine Quilliet, Florence Lubat
- applied sciences, engineering, computer science, technology
- Information about programs
Contact: Mervé Temel
École normale supérieure de Lyon
- science, liberal arts, social sciences, computer sciences, educational science
- Information about programs
Contact: Nadine Donguy