École normale supérieure de Lyon

ENS de Lyon welcomes Ernest Leong and Josephine O’Brien, two of the 30 American students selected for the inaugural Lafayette Fellowship cohort, for a year of study and research in France during the 2026–2027 academic year.

In June 2026, Marie-Hélène Barrière, a digital publishing specialist at the Persée laboratory, participated in an Erasmus+ Staff Week at Dorset College in Dublin. This week-long training program on artificial intelligence—rich in learning opportunities and new connections—enabled her to develop new skills, which she now applies in her work at ENS de Lyon.

ENS-CSC doctoral fellowship program: the 2026 call for applications is now open!

In November 2025, Émilie Paget participated in an Erasmus+ Staff Week in Athens, which—through specialized courses—enabled her to better understand the key concepts of artificial intelligence and its application in higher education. It was a memorable week, both professionally and personally, made possible by the Erasmus+ staff mobility program.

Since its inception in 2024, the Nanomer project—which brings together European and Latin American institutions focused on nanoscience—has given rise to several initiatives in both education and research. Here’s a look back at the activities in which ENS de Lyon participated in 2025-2026 and at upcoming projects.

Representatives of the BIOSANTEXC network met on 22-23 July 2026 at IISER Thiruvananthapuram to explore new opportunities for scientific collaboration between France and India across several fields of life sciences and health.

At the start of the 2026-2027 academic year, ENS de Lyon will welcome its first two Lafayette Fellows, two of the thirty recipients of the Lafayette Fellowship. This Franco-American program of excellence will enable 30 American students to pursue a fully funded Master's degree in France while participating in an international leadership program.

As part of the France–India Year of Innovation 2026, ENS Paris-Saclay hosted the first edition of ENS Beyond Borders, bringing together French and Indian institutions, researchers, and students to highlight the diversity of collaborations developed within the ENS network. The event showcased interdisciplinary partnerships in research and education, including the BIOSANTEXC Franco-Indian Campus in Health coordinated by ENS de Lyon.

Internationalization is a central pillar of ENS de Lyon’s 2025-2026 institutional strategy. Following three international visits in the fall of 2025 by Vincent Michelot, Vice President for International Relations, the School participated in February 2026 in the High-Level Scientific Meetings organized alongside President Macron’s visit to New Delhi, India, and also attended the APAIE (Asia-Pacific Association for International Education) Conference in Hong Kong. In March 2026, ENS de Lyon welcomed a delegation from its long-standing Chinese partner, ECNU (East China Normal University, Shanghai), for the jury meeting of a reconfigured PROSFER program. Vincent Michelot reflected on the priorities underpinning the School’s international strategy in a context profoundly reshaped by the pandemic and increasingly polarized geopolitically.

As part of the PROSFER program, ENS de Lyon welcomed French and Chinese partners to select joint-supervised doctoral students and discuss upcoming academic exchanges. The meeting also provided an opportunity to review prospects for scientific cooperation, particularly within the framework of the JoRISS program.

In New Delhi, French and Indian researchers and institutions gathered in February 2026 for the High-Level Academic and Scientific Meetings (RUSH), an event dedicated to scientific and academic cooperation. ENS de Lyon took part in roundtable discussions on AI and health, while also participating in numerous bilateral meetings to strengthen Franco-Indian partnerships. 

Seventeen exchange students from around the world are joining ENS de Lyon for the second semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. From workshops to social meetups, the ENS de Lyon community is actively supporting international students as they settle in, fostering connections, engagement, and a vibrant campus experience.

On 8 and 9 December 2025, the Franco-Indian Life Sciences and Health Campus brought together more than 80 researchers and institutional stakeholders in Paris for a workshop dedicated to global health. Co-organized by the BIOSANTEXC and IN-HEALTH projects, the event highlighted the major challenges of interdisciplinary research and the prospects for scientific cooperation between France and India.

ENS-CSC doctoral fellowship program: the 2026 call for applications is now open!

Since the start of the 2025 academic year, missions to China, Japan, the United States, and Canada by the Vice President for International Relations have strengthened or initiated our relationships with major international universities.

To celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence and French-American friendship, France has launched the Lafayette Fellowships, a new program offering 30 scholarships each year to American students who wish to spend a year pursuing a master’s degree in France. ENS de Lyon is proud to be among the 15 French host institutions for the laureates.

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

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

Chinese students, applications for the CSC-ENS 2025 doctoral scholarships are open from January 20 to February 14, 2025. Discover the thesis topics proposed.

Emeritus Professor at IFE, Luc Trouche has been invited for a scientific visit to Beijing Normal University during the months of March and April 2024. Here's a look back at a rich and varied scientific stay, as part of the ProSFER and JoRISS cooperation programs. 

Join one of ENS de Lyon's top-level research units to get your project off the ground. Our school's supports will assist you in setting up and submitting your project. Call open until September 11, 2024.

For the second time this year, ENS de Lyon welcomed a delegation from East China Normal University. These meetings enabled to renew strong contacts and establish a work schedule for the development of collaborative programs.

In the framework of the BIOSANTEXC project, the Office of International Affairs of ENS de Lyon hosted a get-together on October 5th to welcome interns and visiting professors from the IISERs.

The2nd  call for applications for the NII Internship Program (Master and PhD students) is currently open. Deadline for applications: October 20, 2023.

The international attractiveness of ENS de Lyon is a strategic priority, both in terms of training and research. As the new 2023 academic year begins, we take a look at some of the signs of the vitality and international recognition of our institution. 

The 11 consortium partners met from May 23 to 25 at IISER Pune, for the official launch event of the Franco-Indian campus for life sciences for health Biosantexc.

On June 7 and 8, 2023, ENS de Lyon welcomed a delegation from East China Normal University, led by its Vice-President of International Relations.

A delegation from ENS de Lyon, composed of the Office of International Affairs and representatives of the four laboratories in life sciences of the ENS de Lyon, will be present at the IISER Pune, where this important moment of the Biosantexc project will take place form May 23 to May 25, 2023.

The ENS-IISER partnership encouraged Megha Jacob and Deevitha Balasubramanian, graduate students in biology at IISER Tirupati, to apply for a 6-month internship at ENS de Lyon in 2021.

Ashley Suraj Hermon, Megha Jacob and Deevitha Balasubramanian, IISER students, have completed their internships at ENS de Lyon.

Ashley Suraj Hermon, IISER Bhopal's student in Biological Sciences, has completed his two month internship at the IGFL in mid-2022.

Integrated Research Oriented Training Network in Life Sciences through Interdisciplinary Approaches.

Selected amongst a shortlist of  8 projects, the final Biosantexc proposal "Integrated research-oriented training network in life sciences through interdisciplinary approaches"  is to be submitted this Friday, September 30.  The consortium consists of the 4 French Écoles Normale Supérieures, the 6 Indian Institutes of Science, Education and Research (IISER) and 4 other Indian research institutes in medicine and life sciences. Results are expected to be announced at the end of October.

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.

On this occasion, the ENS of Lyon represented the four French ENS which were pre-selected in the framework of their project in consortium with the IISER and the NCCS.

On September 29, 2021, a delegation of German university heads and vice-presidents was welcomed at ENS de Lyon.

Similar to the Music Festival or European Heritage Days, the ambition of #ErasmusDays is to promote the Erasmus+ program across Europe and amongst the 201 countries eligible for this initiative.

As part of the #ErasmusDays 2020 and Mobility Week, ENS de Lyon is organizing an information meeting for staff. This year, due to the current pandemic, information meetings for student mobility are likely to be held in November. However, despite the restrictions, we are still finding time to get together to talk about international projects.

ENS de Lyon holds the "Bienvenue en France" label, awarded by Campus France.

Communication from SAAFE, by Michael Rose, on July 1, 2020.

On 11 December 2019, the ENS de Lyon welcomed a delegation from the East China Normal University (ECNU).

The 10th Steering Committee of the Joint Research Institute for Science and Society (JoRISS), under the joint chairmanship of Mr QIAN Xuhong (President of ECNU) and Mr Yanick RICARD (Vice-President Research of ENS de Lyon), was held on December 11, 2019 at ENS de Lyon. Six projects were selected in the framework of the call for research projects launched in autumn 2019.

The first edition of Knowledge Summit was held in March 2018. It was organized on the occasion of the State visit of the President of the Republic in India and inaugurated by Mrs. Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation which helped to establish the roadmap for Franco-Indian cooperation for the coming years, in partnership with companies.

As part of the #ErasmusDays 2019, the mobility week organized by the ENS de Lyon offers you a series of information meetings for students and staff alike, as well as convivial moments around the international scene.

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.