École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
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| Motto | L'enseignement par la recherche, pour la recherche |
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Motto in English
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Education through research, for research |
| Type | Grande école (École normale supérieure) |
| Established | 1880 |
| Endowment | €110 million |
| President | Jacques Samarut |
| Director | Olivier Faron |
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Administrative staff
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350 researchers, 220 professors |
| Students | 2,000 |
| Postgraduates | 400 |
| Location | Lyon, France |
| Campus | "Monod" (Science) "Descartes" (Humanities) |
| Website | www.ens-lyon.eu |
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 four Écoles normales supérieures, ENS Lyon is associated with a strong French tradition of excellence and public service. It trains researchers 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 École Normale Supérieure located in Paris and the École 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 École Normale Supérieure were founded by Jules Ferry.
1887: The decree of 18 January 1887 transformed the previous institutions into Écoles 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 Écoles 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.
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