The (ENS LSH) was an elite French ''
grande école
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'' specialising in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Founded in 1987 in Paris as the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud,
it changed its name to ENS LSH in 2000 when it moved to
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
.
It was one of two (ENS) to be based in
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
; the two came together in 2010 with the creation of the new .
History
The ENS LSH had its origins in two that were founded in 1880 and 1882, located in
Fontenay-aux-Roses (for female students, the
École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses) and in
Saint-Cloud (for male students, the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud), both near
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
. In 1981, both became coed. As part of France's process of
decentralisation, the scientific departments moved to
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
in 1987, with the creation of the ; humanities students remained in what was now called the ENS de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud in Paris.
In 2000 this school was transferred to Lyon and took the public name of , also located in the Gerland district of Lyon's 7th arrondissement.
The and the merged on 1st January 2010, retaining the name .
Overview
The ENS LSH carried out teaching and research across a range of disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences, with teaching concentrated on final-year undergraduate, Masters and PhD levels, and research conducted through different research groups and centres, many organised in conjunction with the
CNRS. Part of its mission was to train future university professors and researchers, as well as high school and ''
classes préparatoires'' teachers, through preparation of students for the ''
agrégation
In France, the () is the most competitive and prestigious examination for civil service in the French public education
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'', France's highest-level teaching qualification. All of the ENS LSH's teaching and research programmes, as well as its international partnerships and other activities, were transferred in 2010 to the new .
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See also
*École normale supérieure
École or Ecole may refer to:
* an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by Secondary education in France, secondary education establishments (collège and lycée)
* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing i ...
* École normale supérieure de Lyon
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole Normale Superieure Lettres Et Sciences Humaines
Lettres et Sciences Humaines
Universities and colleges in Lyon
7th arrondissement of Lyon
Grandes écoles
Educational institutions established in 1987
1987 establishments in France