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Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Jean Moulin University Lyon 3
Université Jean Moulin Lyon III
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Motto Ad summum in omnibus pro omnibus1 (latin)
Type Public
Established 1973
President Jacques Comby
Students 23,750
Location Lyon, France
Affiliations University of Lyon
Website www.univ-lyon3.fr

Jean Moulin University Lyon III (Université Jean Moulin Lyon III) is a French public university, based in Lyon. It is under the supervision of the Academy of Lyon. A total of 22,500 students study there for a two-to-eight-year degree.

University Lyon-III was established in the early 1970s (July 26, 1973), a division of teachers following the events of May 68 that rocked the academic world. There are also departments of geography-planning, the engineer of the countryside in Annecy and history, and a faculty of philosophy with more than 90 doctoral students. All three public universities in Lyon (Lyon I, Lyon II, Lyon III) are derivative of the former University of Lyon established in 1896.

The university has steadily expanded its international relations and has relations with universities in various countries.

Because of the politically extreme right tendencies of some of its lecturers, the university has been accused in the 1980s and 1990s to be complacent with regard to theses deniers, anti-Semitic and racist. The Report on racism and Holocaust denial at the University Jean Moulin-Lyon III, prepared under the direction of Henry Rousso at the request of the Minister of Education and released in October 2004, showed that the number of teachers involved was limited.

The university is located on three different campuses: the first one, called "Les Quais", is by the Rhône (river), the second, called "Manufacture des Tabacs" in the SE part of Lyon, and the last one in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain department).

The Faculty of Law of Lyon celebrates 130 years with its rival, the University Lyon-II. Largest center for law students from the city of Lyon, it has all the legal training of the first year Degree tray until 8 (or more). It is renowned especially for research of history of law and family law and for the Master 2 business and financial engineering ranked 6th among the best master's degrees in business law and finance by SMBG. The Faculty of law also proposes the preparation of master 2 business law and taxation coupled with the degree of legal council (DJCE). Under the near Lyon, the Law School of Lyon-III is a member of the graduate school creates common at the beginning of 2007-2008 between the University of Lyon-II, III and Lyon-Saint-Étienne.

The Law School also includes a team of political science (international relations oriented).

The Faculty of Languages of Lyon-III includes studies in foreign languages and civilizations (the LCE), learning of foreign literature, civilization, history of language, his system.

Foreign languages:

There is also the opportunity to study applied foreign languages.

The Faculty of Arts and Civilizations of Lyon competition and works in concert with the University Lyon-II and the "École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines" de Lyon.


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