Its main campus is located in the historical complex of the “Manufacture des Tabacs” in the heart of Lyon, France.

At the start the IAE Lyon was a part of the Law and Economics faculty and was located on the Saône's Quays at 15 quai Claude Bernard.

The early 80’s saw the start of the internationalization process of the IAE Lyon, which increased with the years and has now become one of its main characteristics.

After a major reorganization and growth period in 1982, the IAE of Lyon initiates its first student exchange programme within Europe in 1983 with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom.

Since 2000, all of the IAE Lyon activities, except the EUGINOV organisation, are located at the ‘Manufacture des Tabacs’ complex.

To face the soaring consumption of tobacco at the start of the 20th century, the French government decided to build a new plant in Lyon on a 25,000m² site of a fortification bought from the army.

This functional site illustrates the successful redevelopment of an industrial building into a modern tertiary education complex where the latest technologies are respectful of the historical past.

This achievement is reflected in the recognition by the French Minister of Culture of the ‘Manufacture des Tabacs’ complex as a “Patrimoine du XXème siècle”.

[3] Unlike the French Grandes écoles, public university education is open admissions, tuition is often more affordable, and registration does not require attendance at a Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles or prépa (post-high school preparatory school).

It included three teams focusing on different area: EURISTIK on strategy, MODEME on advanced information sciences and GRAPHOS on health care management.

Two other departments were created in 2004: AFI covering the finance area and SICOMOR expanding the information sciences field.

The countries where these trainings are available are: Algeria (1), Armenia (9), Burkina Faso (1), China (2), Czech Republic (1), Hungary (1), Lebanon(1), Morocco (3), Poland (1) and Tunisia (2).

This is to provide overseas students with an opportunity for them to discover France and the French approach to business studies without language requirement to attend the teaching.

The IAE of Lyon initiates its first student exchange programme within Europe in 1983 with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom.