University Lyon 3 was established in the early 1970s (26 July 1973), part of the reorganisation of higher education following the events of May 68 that rocked the academic world. It was named after Jean Moulin, … See more

The university is located on three different campuses: the first one, called "Les Quais", is by the Rhône (river), the second, called "Manufacture des Tabacs" in the south part of Lyon, and the last one in Bourg-en-Bresse, … See more

The university is organised into four main faculties, a management school, and a University Institute of Technology. The campus at Bourg-en-Bresse offers the full range of courses.
The Lyon L… See more

• Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961), philosopher.
• Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995), philosopher. Taught at the School of Philosophy from 1965 to 1969.
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• Ume Kenjirō (1860–1910), drafter of the Japanese civil code, and a founder of Hosei University
• Motono Ichirō (1862–1918), statesman and diplomat, former foreign minister of Japan… See more