Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Jan 29, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer School 2026
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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- 24h
- 24 Heures de l'INSA, the massive annual student-run festival and race.
A
- AS
- Association Sportive, managing all campus sports and competitions.
B
- BdE
- Bureau des Élèves, the primary student union and event organizer.
D
- Départ'
- A student in their 3rd to 5th year, belonging to a specific engineering department.
F
- Fimien
- A student in the first two years of the engineering program (FIMI).
I
- Insaïen
- A student or alumnus of INSA Lyon.
K
- K-Fêt
- The student-run bar and social hub located on campus.
- Khôlle
- An intensive oral examination, common in French engineering schools.
L
- L'Olivier
- The Italian-themed dining hall serving pizza and pasta.
- La A
- Résidence A, the first of the lettered student dormitories.
- La B
- Résidence B, a common student housing block.
- La C
- Résidence C, one of the central campus dorms.
- La I
- Résidence I, typically housing older or international students.
- La J
- Résidence J, the newest of the lettered dormitories.
- Le Grillon
- The grill-style dining option on campus.
- Le Pied
- Short for 'Le Pied de l'Escalier', a quick-service snack bar.
P
- Pipo
- Slang for the Humanities department or non-technical courses.
R
- RI
- Restaurant des Ingénieurs, the main campus dining hall.
V
- VA
- Vie Associative, the office managing student organizations.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ENT
- Environnement Numérique de Travail, the central student web portal.
- FIMI
- The building dedicated to the First Cycle (Formation Initiale aux Métiers d'Ingénieur).
- Humanités
- The building housing the Humanities and Languages departments.
- insa_ri_restaurant
- INSA-RI Restaurant
- insnack_pr_vert
- INSNACK Prévert
- l_olivier
- L'Olivier
- La Doua
- The name of the large university campus area where INSA Lyon is located.
- La Rotonde
- The campus theater and cultural center.
- le_grillon
- Le Grillon
- Marie Curie
- The main campus library (Bibliothèque Marie Curie).
- Moodle
- The online learning management system for course materials.
- Pass'INSA
- The multi-service student ID card used for dining, laundry, and access.
- point_a
- Point A
- T1/T4
- The two tramway lines that connect the La Doua campus to central Lyon.
- Thémis
- A major building used for large lectures and examinations.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Sep 9, 2026 – Jan 29, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 15 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.