Discover Sciences Po Lyon

Founded in 1948, Sciences Po Lyon is a public higher education institute specialising in Human and Social Sciences and training future executives in the public and private sectors.
The aim of our five-year training program is to ensure that our students graduate with a clearer understanding of the contemporary world, including its challenges, stakeholders, vulnerabilities, and outlooks for continuous development. We train students to become skilled and effective professionals who are able to take initiatives and make decisions.

Our educational model is similar to that of Anglo-Saxon Schools of Public Affairs or School of Government. Our teaching is fuelled by a constant quest for excellence and cultivates a multi-disciplinary approach in human and social sciences based on four fundamental disciplines: history, law, political sciences and economics. On top of these, all of our graduates leave with firm understandings of managerial sciences, management, information-communication and, of course, language and civilisation. Their knowledge base is broad and deep.

Since 2017, Sciences Po Lyon has operated on two campuses: the historical campus is in Lyon city center and a second in Saint-Étienne. International students who visit us for a semester or a full academic year will study on Lyon campus.

With its 1,800 students, Sciences Po Lyon’s size as a higher education institute that enables it to retain a human touch, offering optimal study conditions that can benefit each and every individual student. Joining Sciences Po Lyon also enables students to enjoy the intellectual stimulation offered by around fifty conferences per year, not to mention a vibrant student life led by forty associations.