École normale supérieure de Lyon

ENS de Lyon has once again been awarded the 3-star “Bienvenue en France” label for the quality of its facilities for international students.

ENS de Lyon press release, June 19, 2025

Sonia Goldblum will succeed Emmanuelle Boulineau as Vice-President for Academic Affairs at ENS de Lyon on September 1, 2025.

On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Anne L'Huillier, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics, visited the “La Science taille XXELLES” exhibition on the Descartes site of ENS de Lyon, and presented Emmanuel Trizac, President of ENS de Lyon, with a facsimile of her medal. This replica will be on display in the Félix Pécaut forum, to pay tribute to Anne L'Huillier's scientific career, but also to promote scientific careers to young people, particularly women.

A new student residence is due to open at the start of the 2027 academic year, on Monod Campus.

Since 2017, ENS de Lyon celebrates #ErasmusDays through several events. Let’s take a look back on the 2024 edition!

The brand new Cordée de la réussite ‘Building your future together’ has been in existence for a year now. Let’s take a look back at these months, which have been full of initiatives.

Find below information concerning the availability of main services of ENS de Lyon during the summer 2024.

Welcome and congratulations on joining ENS de Lyon!

From June 3 to 7, 2024, ENS de Lyon hosted an eco-responsible week. This served as an opportunity for all members of the school to learn more about various actions and themes linked to the ecological transition carried out at our institution.

Saturday March 16, 2024 saw the 3rd graduation ceremony of ENS de Lyon. The graduating class of 2023 celebrated their success with great pomp and ceremony.

The School will close on the evening of December 22, 2023. See you in 2024.

The graduation ceremony for the Normaliens class of 2022 will take place on Saturday, November 18, 2023, for a festive and highly colorful ceremony.

New premises for CIRI and SFR Biosciences.

The start of the 2023-2024 academic year at ENS de Lyon marks the beginning of a new phase for the institution, following a year of provisional administration. Appointed President on May 26, Emmanuel Trizac outlined his plans to the Board of Directors in July. The Board today approved the composition and remit of the new governance team. 

Sports "discovery" week from September 4 to 8: come and try out the courses offered by the Sports Centre!

Once again this year, young and grown-ups enjoyed the Garden Rendez-vous to discover or rediscover the ENS de Lyon garden. There were more than 600 school children on Friday and 400 visitors on Saturday.

The violent thunderstorms that broke out in Lyon on Saturday June 3, 2023 caused several damages on ENS de Lyon campus.

Decree of May 24, 2023 appointing the President of the ENS de Lyon

A series of events around the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

On March 21, 2023, Lamine Boubakar is appointed interim administrator of the École normale supérieure de Lyon.

Mr. Yanick Ricard, interim administrator of ENS de Lyon since September 1, 2022, has submitted his resignation on Monday, March 20, 2023.

Discover the events supported by ENS de Lyon to the occasion of this day

From Monday 23 January to Friday 27 January 2023, the School provides a week of extracurricular activities for ENS students referred to as “normaliens” who are enrolled in the 1st year of the ENS de Lyon diploma. The objective of these activities is to increase awareness of our students about the complex issues we are currently facing and that we will face in the future (ecological and digital transition, new individual and collective risks, future of research, etc.). Please find below a preview program.

Studies and Research at ENS de Lyon: what will you remember about your time spent with us?

As part of its international attractiveness and welcome policy, ENS de Lyon organised its now traditional integration week for new international students at the end of August.

Yanick Ricard has been appointed administrator of the ENS de Lyon, as of September 1^st.

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New 2022-2023 edition of the Omega brochure

Studies and Research at ENS de Lyon: what will you remember about your time spent with us?

Studies and Research at ENS de Lyon: what will you remember about your time spent with us?

Université de Lyon Presse release. March 7, 2022.

March 3, 2022.  Message from Jean-François Pinton to the ENS de Lyon communities

You are a future student, phD or researcher from ENS de Lyon, use the dedicated housing platform from our partner Studapart.

Thierry Dauxois, CNRS Research Director at the Physics Laboratory, was appointed Vice President in charge of Research (VPR) on February 3, 2020, taking over from Yanick Ricard.

"Studies and Research at ENS de Lyon: what will you remember about your time spent with us?"

For several years, the higher education and research institutions of the Lyon Saint-Étienne site have been involved in a collaborative and structuring process for the site. The aim of the "Université de Lyon 2020" project is to create a world-class, inclusive and multidisciplinary institution, known as the “Target University”.

At the end of August this year, ENS de Lyon organized an integration week to welcome students from around the world, as part of its policy of increased international attractiveness.

By decree of the President of the Republic on May 31, 2019, Mr. Jean-François Pinton was reappointed President of École normale supérieure de Lyon, as from June 5, 2019, for a five-year period.

The members of the Michel Serres Institute of ENS de Lyon pay tribute to the philosopher who passed away on June 1, 2019.