Studying core business subjects alongside students from around the world, the Lyon Business option is an ideal program for the student seeking exposure to European business culture and dynamics.
More photos from this program can be found here.
With two well-known business programs to select from, students majoring or minoring in business learn about business in an international context. Students select from the Business Courses in English program at ESDES (Université Catholique de Lyon), or SELF (Université Jean Moulin – Lyon 3). Core business courses in marketing, international business, human resource management, cross-cultural management, etc. are taught in English. Students also take a French language course that complements their study of international business.
Students can enroll in a semester or yearlong program. This program can be combined with other semester options available in Lyon – please refer to the Custom Combination program description for more information.
Fall: March 31
Yearlong: March 31
Winter/Spring: October 15
- Sophomore or higher
- GPA of 2.75 or above
- Minimum of one year of college-level French or equivalent
Core courses are taught in English. Participants also take a French language course appropriate to their language level.
You can find program information and sample course offerings for the two business program options at the links below:
The Lyon Business program is open to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in Business.
Housing is coordinated by the IE3 Global Resident Director. Students will live with a host family for the duration of the program, giving students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the French language and culture. Each participant is placed with a family that has been carefully selected and is ready to welcome a visiting student.
The experienced staff of the Centre Oregon Lyon support students during their study program. Resident Director Laurie Wilson and Program Assistant Rémédios Hernandez will help you to arrange housing, coordinate your orientation, introduce you to the city, give you guidance regarding the French educational system, and provide other logistical and personal support as needed. The Centre Oregon is located at Lyon 2 in a suite of offices shared by other Lyon 2 partner institutions.
About Resident Director, Laurie WilsonLaurie grew up in Northern California and completed her BA in Language Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, during which time she spent her junior year abroad in Poitiers, France. She then moved to Oregon for graduate school and earned both a Master of Arts in French and a PhD in Romance Languages from the University of Oregon. During her doctoral program, Laurie spent a year working as a graduate assistant for the IE3 Global program in Lyon, France. She returned to Lyon to live after completing her PhD, and was hired to be the Resident Director of the IE3 Global Lyon program in 2003. She enjoys helping the IE3 Global students learn and thrive during their time in Lyon, and working with the French exchange students as they prepare for their time in Oregon universities.
IE3 Global seeks to make its exchange programs affordable and accessible. For detailed information regarding the program budget (both the program fee and an estimate of personal expenses), please click on the following:
The program fee includes academic and administrative fees, room and board allowance, on-site support, orientation expenses, group activities, and health and accident insurance. The program fee does not include airfare, visa expenses, campus-based fees and personal expenses such as local transportation, textbooks, laundry, recreation (including continental travel), personal supplies and incidental expenses.
Fall: March 31
Yearlong: March 31
Winter/Spring: October 15
- Sophomore or higher
- GPA of 2.75 or above
- Minimum of one year of college-level French or equivalent