English-taught Bachelor & Mastère programs for students from across Europe, Asia and the Commonwealth — with full arrival support: visa, housing, onboarding. French students welcome too: build your career in English without leaving France.
LIBS is the English-track school of the École de Commerce de Lyon, within the Groupe École de Commerce de Lyon: business programs taught entirely in English, a truly international classroom, and a team dedicated to making your move to France simple.
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Taught in English
Full Bachelor and Mastère curricula in English, built for an international cohort — start without speaking French.
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Business, hands-on
Management, marketing, international trade, digital business — with real projects and company immersion.
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Arrival made easy
Our Concierge Desk handles the hard part: visa guidance, housing, bank, administration.
Lyon — Notre-Dame de Fourvière, watching over the cityAn international classroomLectures & workshops on campusHands-on, project-based learningFrom classroom to career
Your pathway
Five years, one clear route — with French on top.
You study business in English from day one. In parallel, every anglophone student takes French as a Foreign Language (FLE) classes — so you graduate employable in both the English-speaking and French-speaking business worlds.
The LIBS Concierge Desk
Moving to a new country is hard. We make it simple.
Most schools leave international students to figure out visa, housing and paperwork alone. At LIBS, a dedicated desk supports you from your first email to your first week in Lyon — and beyond.
Visa guidance
Step-by-step help with your student visa & residence procedures.
Housing
Guidance to find safe, affordable accommodation in Lyon.
Onboarding
Bank account, insurance, transport, administration — sorted.
Community
A welcoming international community and life in Lyon.
BEFORE YOU FLY
Visa & admission
Campus France, visa file, enrolment letter — checked together, step by step.
DAY 1
Welcome to Lyon
Arrival guidance, keys to your accommodation, first walk to campus.
WEEK 1
Set up your life
Bank account, phone plan, transport card, health insurance.
WEEK 2+
Study & settle
Classes under way, FLE started, buddies and student community.
Votre école de commerce, 100 % en anglais — sans quitter la France.
LIBS est aussi une destination pour les étudiants français qui veulent faire de l'anglais professionnel leur avantage décisif : tous les cours sont en anglais, la promotion est internationale, et vous vivez l'immersion d'un campus anglophone… au cœur de Lyon. À la clé : le diplôme de l'École de Commerce de Lyon, la pratique des affaires en anglais au quotidien, et un profil immédiatement à l'aise à l'international.
Immersion totale
Cours, projets, vie de promo : tout se passe en anglais, avec des camarades venus d'Europe, d'Asie et du Commonwealth.
L'anglais professionnel, pour de vrai
Négocier, présenter, vendre, manager en anglais — le niveau qui fait la différence en entretien et en carrière.
Sans expatriation
L'expérience d'un cursus anglophone au coût et au confort d'études à Lyon — et le diplôme de l'École de Commerce de Lyon.
Professional, internationally-minded programs. Students are enrolled at École de Commerce de Lyon and receive the school's diploma; LIBS delivers an international specialisation diploma.
Students are enrolled at the École de Commerce de Lyon (core enrolment and school diploma) and also receive the LIBS international specialisation diploma. Program terms and admission requirements are confirmed in writing before enrolment. See program details →
Lyon & France in figures
The numbers behind the choice.
Studying in Lyon is not just pleasant — economically, it is one of Europe's smartest moves for an international student.
≈175,000
students in the Lyon area — France's 2nd student city
€297bn
regional GDP of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — France's 2nd economic region
7th
France in world GDP — 2nd economy in the European Union
2h00
Lyon–Paris by TGV · 1h50 to Geneva · direct flights across Europe
Average studio rent — Lyon vs Paris
€/month, 2024 — living in Lyon costs about a third less
International students in France
enrolled per academic year — +20% in four years
Sources: Campus France, Chiffres clés 2024 (international student enrolment) · LocService rental observatory 2024 (average studio rents) · INSEE, regional GDP 2022 · World Bank, GDP ranking 2024 · Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur (student population). EU/EEA/Swiss students also have access to paid French apprenticeship opportunities on the same terms as French students (market data: Observatoire Tremplin Alternance).
Graduation day — the moment every journey here points to.
Your international career starts in Lyon.
Tell us about your project — we'll guide you from application to arrival.
