Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

The University of Lyon I ( Université Claude Bernard, UCBL ) founded in 1833 is the successor of the Faculty of Sciences of Lyon and founded in 1874 Faculty of Medicine.

The main campus is La Doua in Villeurbanne. Other university buildings can be found in the district Rockefeller, in the hospital and in the south Lyon Gerland district.

Study

The University of Lyon I offers science and health science courses.

Natural sciences

• Biology
• Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Earth sciences
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer science
• Engineering

Health Sciences

• Medicine
• Pharmacy
• Odontology
• Hearing aid technology
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Speech therapy
• Ophthalmology
• Psychomotor

Other

• Sports
• Observatory of Lyon
• Institute of Finance from Lyon

Facts and Figures

The University counts 35,000 students with a foreign population of 12%. Around 5000 employees are divided into 73 research units with 2630 academic staff. The total budget comes to an annual 395 million euros.

Rectors of the University of

• Domitian Debouzie (2001-2006)
• Lionel Collet (2006-2011)
• Alain Bonmartin ( since 2011 )