Lumière University Lyon 2
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| Lumière University Lyon 2 | |
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| Université Lumière Lyon 2 | |
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| Established: | December 1969[1] |
| Type: | Public |
| Location: | Lyon, France |
| Website: | www.univ-lyon2.fr (In English) |
The Lumière University Lyon 2 (French: Université Lumière Lyon 2) is a French university, based in Lyon. It is under the Academy of Lyon. A total of 27,500 students are studying there for a three-to-eight year degree.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Bruno Julliard, chairman of the UNEF, the largest student union in France
- Jérôme Kerviel, a French trader involved in the largest fraud in banking history
[edit] Notable faculty
- Mohammed Arkoun, an influential scholar in Islamic studies
- Robert Faurisson, a professor of philosophy who has generated controversy over his holocaust denial articles
[edit] References
- ^ Background. Université Lumière Lyon 2. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.

