École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
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The École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (also known as ENS Lyon, ENSL or Normale Sup' Lyon) is a highly selective grande école located in Lyon
, France
. As one of France's three Écoles normales supérieures, ENS Lyon is associated with a strong French tradition of excellence and public service. It trains researcher
s and teachers in the sciences and the humanities.
It is considered as one of the three most prestigious and best French universities along with its sister the "Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris" and the Ecole Polytechnique, and is ranked as the 100th in the world.
The Fontenay school, for girls, was founded by the decree of 13 July 1880.
The Saint-Cloud school, for boys, was founded by the decree of 22 December 1882.
These two Ecole Normale Supérieure were founded by Jules Ferry
.
1887: The decree of 18 January 1887 transformed the previous institutions into Ecoles normales supérieures de l'enseignement primaire (of primary education), institutions which were free and modern, that is without compulsory Latin. The pupils were granted scholarships and were recruited using a competitive examination open to holders of the higher diploma or the baccalaureate who had signed a ten-year service commitment.
1897: The length of studies was increased from two to three years.
1945: The decree of 19 February 1945 granted both institutions the title of Ecoles normales préparatoires à l'enseignement secondaire (institutions of preparation for secondary education). Pupils trained for the CAEC, then the CAPES teaching qualifications.
1956: The length of studies was increased to four years and the preparation of the agrégation teaching qualification appeared in the regulations.
As part of France's process of decentralisation, the scientific departments moved to Lyon in 1987, with the creation of the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.
Humanities students remained in what was called the ENS de Fontenay/St Cloud. In 2000, the humanities were transferred to the École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines
, also located in the Gerland district.
On 1 January 2010, the scientific branch and the arts, humanities and social sciences branch merged to become a single institution, retaining the name Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.
Science departments
Humanities departments
Institute of Functional Genomics of Lyon (IGFL)
http://igfl.ens-lyon.fr/
Laboratory of molecular and cell biology (LBMC)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/LBMC/ENG
Laboratory of plant reproduction and development (RDP)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/?lang=en
Laboratory of human virology (VIRO)
http://hvd.ens-lyon.fr
Laboratory of Earth Sciences (LST)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/LST/?lang=en
Joliot-Curie interdisciplinary laboratory (LJC)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/Joliot-Curie/?lang=en
Laboratory of Pure and Applied Mathematics (UMPA)
http://www.umpa.ens-lyon.fr/
Laboratory of chemistry
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/CHIMIE
Computer science laboratory (LIP)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/LIP
Laboratory of physics
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/PHYSIQUE
Astronomy research center (CRAL)
http://www-obs.univ-lyon1.fr/?lang=en
Center for high field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (CRMN)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/crmn
C2SO - Communication, culture and society
Institute for the History of Classical Thought, from Humanism to the Enlightenment
Interactions, Corpuses, Learning and Representations
Interdisciplinary approach to the logics of power in medieval Iberian societies
Literature, Ideologies and Représentations in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Rhône-Alpes Centre for Historical Research
Socialisation Research Group
Triangle: Action, Discourses, Economic and Political Thought
History and Archaeology of the Medieval Christian and Islamic Worlds
Economic Theory and Analysis Group
ENS Lyon retains its close links to the classes préparatoires which prepare students for a competitive entrance examination that is taken after two years of undergraduate-level study.
Students who succeed in the entrance examinations, which attract some 6000 candidates for 228 positions, are known as Normaliens; those who are from France or another European Union country are considered trainee public servants, and receive a salary for their studies during 4 years. A second entrance examination is also open to students who have not gone through the "classes préparatoires" system.
After these 4 years,Normaliens can also receive an additional 3 year-fellowship to get a PhD.
Auditeurs
Entry to ENS Lyon is not restricted to “normaliens”. Students may also apply through a separate admissions process to study for an ENS Masters or PhD degree, or for the final year of an undergraduate degree offered in conjunction with one of Lyon's universities.
Alumni of the Ecoles normales supérieures of Lyon, Saint-Cloud and Fontenay-aux Roses on Wikipédia
Students prepare the third year of Licence, the equivalent of a UK Bachelor's degree .
The ENS de Lyon offers 5 final year courses for Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Earth Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics). These courses are conceived as preparations for Masters
Students prepare in two years their Master degree. 5 research Masters are proposed in Sciences, 36 in Languages, Literature, Human and Social Sciences.
During this year, students can prepare the agrégation teacher recruitment examination in 16 different subjects.
Students can also start their PhD, or follow during one year courses in other subjects (students from biology can therefore follow courses in Humanities).
Other Studies
ranked ENS Lyon 133rd in the world.
The 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings
ranked ENS Lyon 100th in the world.
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. As one of France's three Écoles normales supérieures, ENS Lyon is associated with a strong French tradition of excellence and public service. It trains researcher
Researcher
A researcher is somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.-Examples of research institutions:...
s and teachers in the sciences and the humanities.
It is considered as one of the three most prestigious and best French universities along with its sister the "Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris" and the Ecole Polytechnique, and is ranked as the 100th in the world.
History
- Early life of the ENS: Jules FerryJules FerryJules François Camille Ferry was a French statesman and republican. He was a promoter of laicism and colonial expansion.- Early life :Born in Saint-Dié, in the Vosges département, France, he studied law, and was called to the bar at Paris in 1854, but soon went into politics, contributing to...
legacy
The Fontenay school, for girls, was founded by the decree of 13 July 1880.
The Saint-Cloud school, for boys, was founded by the decree of 22 December 1882.
These two Ecole Normale Supérieure were founded by Jules Ferry
Jules Ferry
Jules François Camille Ferry was a French statesman and republican. He was a promoter of laicism and colonial expansion.- Early life :Born in Saint-Dié, in the Vosges département, France, he studied law, and was called to the bar at Paris in 1854, but soon went into politics, contributing to...
.
- Training teachers, inspectors and directors for primary education
1887: The decree of 18 January 1887 transformed the previous institutions into Ecoles normales supérieures de l'enseignement primaire (of primary education), institutions which were free and modern, that is without compulsory Latin. The pupils were granted scholarships and were recruited using a competitive examination open to holders of the higher diploma or the baccalaureate who had signed a ten-year service commitment.
1897: The length of studies was increased from two to three years.
1945: The decree of 19 February 1945 granted both institutions the title of Ecoles normales préparatoires à l'enseignement secondaire (institutions of preparation for secondary education). Pupils trained for the CAEC, then the CAPES teaching qualifications.
1956: The length of studies was increased to four years and the preparation of the agrégation teaching qualification appeared in the regulations.
- Towards the new Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
As part of France's process of decentralisation, the scientific departments moved to Lyon in 1987, with the creation of the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.
Humanities students remained in what was called the ENS de Fontenay/St Cloud. In 2000, the humanities were transferred to the École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines
École normale supérieure lettres et sciences humaines
The École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines, or ENS LSH, was an elite French grande école specialising in the arts, humanities and social sciences...
, also located in the Gerland district.
On 1 January 2010, the scientific branch and the arts, humanities and social sciences branch merged to become a single institution, retaining the name Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.
Departments
Teaching at ENS Lyon is organised through eleven main departments.Science departments
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Mathematics
- Physics
Humanities departments
- Arts
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French, Francophone and Classical Literature
- Human Sciences
- Social Sciences
Research
23 of ENS Lyon's research groups have contractual ties to major research organizations, notably the CNRS and INSERM. ENS Lyon is a member of several advanced research networks and competitive clusters, including Lyon BioPôle, and hosts an Institute for Advanced Study, the Collegium de Lyon.- Sciences
Institute of Functional Genomics of Lyon (IGFL)
http://igfl.ens-lyon.fr/
Laboratory of molecular and cell biology (LBMC)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/LBMC/ENG
Laboratory of plant reproduction and development (RDP)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/?lang=en
Laboratory of human virology (VIRO)
http://hvd.ens-lyon.fr
Laboratory of Earth Sciences (LST)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/LST/?lang=en
Joliot-Curie interdisciplinary laboratory (LJC)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/Joliot-Curie/?lang=en
Laboratory of Pure and Applied Mathematics (UMPA)
http://www.umpa.ens-lyon.fr/
Laboratory of chemistry
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/CHIMIE
Computer science laboratory (LIP)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/LIP
Laboratory of physics
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/PHYSIQUE
Astronomy research center (CRAL)
http://www-obs.univ-lyon1.fr/?lang=en
Center for high field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (CRMN)
http://www.ens-lyon.fr/crmn
- Humanities and Literature
C2SO - Communication, culture and society
Institute for the History of Classical Thought, from Humanism to the Enlightenment
Interactions, Corpuses, Learning and Representations
Interdisciplinary approach to the logics of power in medieval Iberian societies
Literature, Ideologies and Représentations in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Rhône-Alpes Centre for Historical Research
Socialisation Research Group
Triangle: Action, Discourses, Economic and Political Thought
History and Archaeology of the Medieval Christian and Islamic Worlds
Economic Theory and Analysis Group
Admission
NormaliensENS Lyon retains its close links to the classes préparatoires which prepare students for a competitive entrance examination that is taken after two years of undergraduate-level study.
Students who succeed in the entrance examinations, which attract some 6000 candidates for 228 positions, are known as Normaliens; those who are from France or another European Union country are considered trainee public servants, and receive a salary for their studies during 4 years. A second entrance examination is also open to students who have not gone through the "classes préparatoires" system.
After these 4 years,Normaliens can also receive an additional 3 year-fellowship to get a PhD.
Auditeurs
Entry to ENS Lyon is not restricted to “normaliens”. Students may also apply through a separate admissions process to study for an ENS Masters or PhD degree, or for the final year of an undergraduate degree offered in conjunction with one of Lyon's universities.
Alumni of the Ecoles normales supérieures of Lyon, Saint-Cloud and Fontenay-aux Roses on Wikipédia
Studies
Classical studies for a Normalien- First year at the ENS
Students prepare the third year of Licence, the equivalent of a UK Bachelor's degree .
The ENS de Lyon offers 5 final year courses for Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Earth Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics). These courses are conceived as preparations for Masters
- Second and third year at the ENS
Students prepare in two years their Master degree. 5 research Masters are proposed in Sciences, 36 in Languages, Literature, Human and Social Sciences.
- Fourth year at the ENS
During this year, students can prepare the agrégation teacher recruitment examination in 16 different subjects.
Students can also start their PhD, or follow during one year courses in other subjects (students from biology can therefore follow courses in Humanities).
Other Studies
- Auditeurs (i.e. non paid-students) can join the ENS as a first, second or third year student. Except they are not paid, they follow the same courses as the Normaliens.
- Doctorates: The ENS de Lyon welcomes around 400 PhD students. Both Normaliens and Auditeurs (from the ENS or from other universities) can be PhD students within the different laboratories of the ENS. It requires three years of research work and specific training in the form of tuition or the participation in seminars.
Rankings
The 2011 QS World University RankingsQS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....
ranked ENS Lyon 133rd in the world.
The 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings is an international ranking of universities published by the British magazine Times Higher Education in partnership with Thomson Reuters, which provided citation database information...
ranked ENS Lyon 100th in the world.