Université Jean Moulin Lyon III

The University

Educating lawyers since 1875

University Jean Moulin welcomes 22,500 students every year with more than 4,000 overseas students from 120 different nationalities. UJM has one of the largest international networks in Europe and the largest in France. Over 6,700 students study at the Law School, approximately 4,000 as undergraduates and 3,000 as postgraduates (with more than 400 Ph.D students).

The Law School

Founded in 1875, the Law School has been an integral part of the University's mission.

The Law School has played a major role in policy debates and policymaking and in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. Staff and students in the Law School come from all over the world, and bring to the School an unparalleled international and interdisciplinary outlook in teaching and research.

With more than 125 lecturers, the ratio of students to teachers at the Law School is one of the best in Europe.

With more than eight research teams, the Law School is a leading research centre in the fields of Business Law, Taxation, Securities, Private Law, Public Law, Health Law, Comparative Law, History of Law and Political Science.

The Law School is recognized as having one of the best international law programs in Europe. Many consider the Law School’s Institute of Comparative Law (Institut de droit comparé – Edouard Lambert), founded in 1920 by Professor Édouard Lambert, to be the birthplace of comparative legal studies.

The Program

The Law School has over 20 master level programs in law. Our LL.M. is the only one taught exclusively in English.

There are two intakes into the LL.M. program each academic year (in the Fall and Spring semesters).

Our Law School offers highly qualified and intellectually outstanding graduates, with a background in law, the opportunity to specialise in international, European and comparative law as well as the chance to develop their legal skills in the international context, facilitating their entry into the professional world whilst at the same time enabling them to pre-empt and address the dynamic nature of law in practice.

In the French system of higher education, we are distinct in that all the courses on these programs will be taught exclusively in English to ABA and international standards.

The advanced nature of these programs is reflected further by the fact that our:

- Programs allow you to tailor your course selection
- Courses mix the practical and the academic, preparing you for your life in practice
- Courses are specifically designed for these programs
- Professors have been chosen for their expertise and professional experience
- Professors are mostly lawyers, as well as academics, working for international law firms, the WTO, the EU, the OECD, the European Banking Federation and NGOs
- Personnel are multinational and bilingual
- Personnel is dedicated to taking care of you
- Program assigns you a tutor responsible for your welfare

Entry Requirements

For more information, please visit our website:

llm.univ-lyon3.fr/

Generally to be eligible for admission into our LL.M. program, you must:

I. Possess a background in law
II. Have a good level of English

Application Procedure

For more information, please visit our website:

llm.univ-lyon3.fr/admission/application-procedure

The admission timetable is as follows:

For Fall semester (September intake) -
End of June : Deadline for applications (review of applications on a rolling basis)
By first week of July: Letters will be dispatched to applicants

For Spring semester (January intake) -
End of November : Deadline for applications (review of applications on a rolling basis)
By first week of December: Letters will be dispatched to applicants

The Law School will accept early applications for future intakes.

At the discretion of the Law School, late applications may be considered.

Tuition and Fees

The rates are as follows:

Tuition:
For the LL.M program 10,000 Euros
For the Diploma program 5,000 Euros

Fees:
Application Fee (non-refundable) 50 Euros for each application
Acceptance Deposit (applicable to Tuition) 700 Euros (non-refundable)

Location

Lyon is located at the heart of the European Union and is France's second largest city, with a population of over a million.

Lyon has a distinctive historical tradition, dating back to the invasion of Gauls by Julius Caesar, when a Roman settlement was founded on the hill at Fourvière. It became the capital of the Gauls, called "Lugdunum."

In the middle ages, Lyon became an important trading centre as its trade fairs attracted traders and bankers from all over Europe. The Italians eventually brought the ideas of the Renaissance with them to Lyon and built the district known today as "Vieux Lyon" (Old Lyon) – an outstanding example of urban development and fine architecture characteristic of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is its fine architecture and history, which led to its appointment as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The modern part of the city, built in the 18th and 19th centuries, is situated between the two rivers, the Rhône and the Saône. It has many boutiques and pedestrian shopping areas.
As a major French city, Lyon's attractions are vast; besides its universities, it boasts an opera house and numerous theatres, museums, cinemas, shops, restaurants and cafes.

Further, the mingling of northern and southern influences in Lyon has inspired a local cuisine that has made the city France's culinary capital. It is home to many of France's greatest gustatory offerings.

Since its establishment, Lyon has played a major role in Europe's political, cultural and
economic development. It is home to Interpol, EuroNews as well as hundreds of NGOs. In June 1996, Lyon was the location of the G7 summit.

Lyon is a centre of study with 12 educational establishments, universities and specialized schools and more than 100,000 students.

Today, excellent rail (the TGV, the "train à grande vitesse") and air transportation also make Lyon a convenient departure point for travel to ski resorts, the southern coast of France (the French Riviera), Paris (2 hours by TGV) and other European countries, such as Italy, Switzerland and Spain.

Accommodation

Student guides to life in France and housing in Lyon are available on our website at :

llm.univ-lyon3.fr/ (please scroll down to the bottom of this page)