École normale supérieure de Lyon
The École normale supérieure de Lyon (also known as ENS de Lyon, ENSL or Normale Sup' Lyon) is a French grande école located in the city of Lyon. It is one of the four prestigious écoles normales supérieures in France. The school is composed of two academic units —Arts and Sciences— with campuses in Lyon, near the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers.
For other uses, see École normale supérieure (disambiguation).ENSL's students usually enjoy a special civil servant status in the wake of highly competitive exams, providing they pursue careers in public service.[4] Although it maintains extensive connections with the University of Lyon and external research institutions, including the CNRS, the school remains independent.
History[edit]
Training teachers for normal schools[edit]
L'École normale supérieure de Lyon is the descendant of two top educational institutions founded by Jules Ferry:
Studies[edit]
First year[edit]
Students prepare the third year of Licence, the equivalent of a UK Bachelor's degree. The ENS de Lyon offers numerous courses which are conceived as preparations for Masters.
Second and third years[edit]
Students prepare in two years their Master's degree. 5 research Masters are proposed in Sciences, 36 in Humanities.
Fourth year[edit]
During this year, students can prepare the agrégation teacher recruitment examination in 16 different subjects. Students can also start their PhD, go studying for one year or more in a foreign country, or follow during one year courses in other subjects.
Gap years[edit]
Between the first and fourth year, normaliens can also spend up to 2 free years called années sans solde, during which they can study other disciplines or do a long internship, sometimes in foreign countries. Each année sans solde project needs the approval of the ENSL supervisors.