INSA Lyon

The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon or INSA Lyon is a French grande école and engineering school. The university is located on the La Doua LyonTech campus, in a cluster of science and technological universities and Grandes coles. La Doua is located in Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon. The school was founded in 1957 to train highly qualified engineers, support continuing education, and conduct research. The five-year curriculum aims at training engineers who possess human qualities and are well versed in the primary areas of science and engineering. Students may pursue a PhD upon completion of the 5-year curriculum. Graduates from INSA Lyon are called Insaliens.