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The Central School of Lyon (École Centrale de Lyon) is a French public educational institute that was founded in 1857 . It operates under the legal form of Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel and is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of France . The institute is a subsidiary of the University of Lyon and is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France . Its headquarters are situated in Écully .
The Central School of Lyon is part of various industry sectors, including education , higher education , and university . As part of the University of Lyon, the school operates under the motto "Une grande école sans frontières", which means "A great school without borders" .
This institution is also affiliated with the Coimbra Group, an association of long-established European universities of high international standard , and the Groupe des Écoles Centrales , a network of leading French engineering schools.
The Institut des nanotechnologies de Lyon, a research center that specializes in nanotechnology applications, is a subsidiary of the Central School of Lyon .
