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.
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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 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.
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 business program option 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 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 programs affordable and accessible. For detailed information regarding the program budget, please refer to the Cost Estimate tab on the brochure page for the Lyon Business program.
Winter/Spring: October 15
- Sophomore or higher
- Good academic standing
- Minimum of one year of college-level French or equivalent