emlyon business school will temporarily close its doors in August before the upcoming academic intakes and start of classes across its campuses. Find all key information regarding the summer closure and the schedule for the 2025-2026 academic intake.

Having nurtured a childhood dream to become a chef and then gone through generalist business studies at Bachelors level, Inès El Baba joined emlyon in 2017 with a clearer plan of how she was going to make her way in the hospitality industry. She recounts a tale of opportunities, international exposure and successful immersion into the working world.

Committed to strengthening the hybridization of students' knowledge, emlyon business school is contributing to the launch of the first-ever the Collège des Hautes Études Lyon Sciences (CHELS) of the very first Inter-Institutional Degree “Major Transitions: Measuring and Understanding to Take Action”, initiated by the Collège des Hautes Études Lyon Sciences (CHELS). This unique program, with a transdisciplinary dimension, embodies a common ambition: to train a new generation of students capable of thinking and acting in response to the complexity of transitions, through the diversity of knowledge and skills. 

Sarah Lebreton arrived at emlyon on a mission to channel her thirst for international study and work experiences into the hospitality industry. Undeterred by the pandemic in 2020, her career has taken a fascinating turn in recent years, away from hotellerie towards the area of Food Service. She tells a tale of self-discovery and opportunities seized. 

The message is loud and clear from emlyon students past and present – France’s third largest city provides a lively and cosmopolitan setting that is ideal for undergrads and postgrads looking for a vibrant student life. Discover Lyon, the city that hosts emlyon’s main campus, a historic, and forward-looking place that offers students an exceptional living and learning environment. 

Far from being just the capital of one of the most visited countries in the world and a globally recognized historical and cultural icon, the “City of Lights” is also home to 750,000 students, 430,000 of whom are international according to Campus France 2023-24. It is ranked 7th best student city worldwide by QS Best Student Cities 2025. With its unique blend of lifestyle and professional opportunities, Paris provides the perfect setting for an enriching student life enhanced by the academic excellence to be found on emlyon’s centrally located campus.