ESDES is the business school of the Catholic University of Lyon, which is highly reputed in France as a leading education and research institution. It has more than 130 partner universities in 40 countries and offers French and English business classes for international students.

ESDES delivers a Master Degree which is recognized and awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. The school is currently engaged in the process of acquiring international accreditations like AACSB.

Created nearly 30 years ago in the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), ESDES developed the first university in Lyon in compliance with the humanistic values of this great, 140 year old university.

Integrated into the new campus, which has 10,000 students and 200 teachers, ESDES offers a student life rich in diversity and culture, and one that is multidisciplinary: law, economics, science, humanities, social sciences, etc.

It is fertile ground for educational collaborations and research work, intersecting science and humanities, which notably allows for the creation of joint training courses, such as "Business and Law" and "Philosophy and Management" for constructing professional profiles that are open to the new challenges of business development.

Study in Lyon

With its 1.5 million inhabitants, Lyon is the 3rd biggest city in France. Located 2 hours  by train from Paris and Geneva, 2 hours from the French Alps (Chamonix霞慕尼勃朗峰), the Mediterranean sea (Marseille 馬賽), the capital city of gastronomy in France (e.g. 美食之都home to Paul Bocuse)