Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon
| Motto | L'imagination technologique |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Technological imagination |
| Type | Grande École |
| Established | 1957 |
| Endowment | €162.3 millions |
| President | Frédéric Fotiadu |
Academic staff | 718 |
Administrative staff | 677 |
| Students | 6,300 |
| 613 | |
| Location | , France |
| Campus | LyonTech – La Doua |
| Website | www.insa-lyon.fr |
The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity nɑsjɔnal de sjɑ̃s(z‿)aplike də ljɔ̃]; "Lyon National Institute for Applied Sciences") or INSA Lyon is a French grande école and engineering school. The university is located on the La Doua – LyonTech campus, in a cluster of science and technological universities and Grandes Écoles. La Doua is located in Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon.
The school was founded in 1957 to train highly qualified engineers, support continuing education, and conduct research. The five-year curriculum aims at training engineers who possess human qualities and are well versed in the primary areas of science and engineering. Students may pursue a PhD upon completion of the 5-year curriculum. Graduates from INSA Lyon are called Insaliens.