Academic calendar
Semestre d'automne 2026-2027 (Licence STS) runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semestre d'automne 2026-2027 (Licence STS)Relevant now
- Semestre 1 2026-2027 (ISFA)
- Semestre 2 2026-2027 (ISFA)
- Semestre de printemps 2026-2027 (Licence STS)
Campus language
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Showing 19 of 19 terms
A
- AFEL
- Association des Filières Étudiantes de Lyon; a student representative body.
- Allix
- The Résidence André Allix, a major student housing hub in Lyon (though not on-campus, heavily used by Lyon 1 students).
- AMELY
- Amicale des Étudiants de Lyon 1; a major student association providing services and events.
B
- BDE
- Bureau des Étudiants; the student union/board for a specific department or faculty.
- BU
- Bibliothèque Universitaire; the university library (e.g., BU Sciences, BU Santé).
C
- Cafet
- Generic term for any of the smaller CROUS cafeterias on campus (e.g., Cafet' Thémis).
- Colle
- Practice exams or tutoring sessions, specifically common in the medical faculty (Rockefeller).
E
- Einstein
- Refers to the Résidence Albert Einstein located near the INSA/Lyon 1 border.
F
- Fédé
- Short for GAELIS or any major student federation.
G
- GAELIS
- Groupement des Associations et Élus Étudiants de Lyon; the main federation of student associations in Lyon.
J
- Jussieu
- The Jussieu student residence located on the La Doua campus.
- Jussieu RU
- The university restaurant located within the Jussieu residence area.
L
- La Grignotière
- The main university restaurant (RU) located on the La Doua campus.
- Le Domus
- A dining and student life space often used for quick lunches.
P
- PACES
- The former name for the first year of medical studies, still used colloquially to refer to the competitive medical entry year (now PASS/L.AS).
- Partiels
- The final exams at the end of each semester.
- Puvis
- Short for the Puvis de Chavannes student residence.
R
- Rattrapages
- The resit exams held in the summer for students who failed the initial sessions.
- RU
- Resto U; the standard term for any university restaurant managed by CROUS.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Astrée
- The campus theater and cultural center.
- caf_t_ria_cybercaf_de_la_doua
- Cafétéria Cybercafé de la Doua
- caf_t_ria_rabelais
- Cafétéria Rabelais
- Cart'Etud
- The multi-service student ID card used for the library, printing, and IZLY payments.
- ENT
- Environnement Numérique de Travail; the online student portal for grades, schedules, and course materials.
- IZLY
- The contactless payment system used for all CROUS university restaurants and cafeterias.
- Le Déamb
- Short for 'Le Déambulatoire', a central building on the La Doua campus used for lectures and student services.
- Nautibus
- The main building for Computer Science (Informatique) and Mathematics.
- Pass'Région
- A regional card providing discounts on books, culture, and sports for students in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
- Quai 43
- A prominent science building on the La Doua campus.
- restaurant_iut_gratte_ciel
- Restaurant IUT Gratte-ciel
- restaurant_rockefeller
- Restaurant Rockefeller
- Rockefeller
- Refers to the health/medicine campus located near the Grange Blanche metro station.
- TCL
- Transports en Commun Lyonnais; the public transport network (T1 and T4 trams serve the La Doua campus).
- Thémis
- The building primarily housing law and science administration/classrooms.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semestre d'automne 2026-2027 (Licence STS) runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jan 31, 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.