Why come to study in Grenoble ?
Grenoble is a leading centre of public research after Paris. Major facilities, international laboratories and the research and development units of many international companies have set up in Grenoble to benefit from its outstanding academic and scientific environment.
Grenoble, the largest urban area in the French Alps, boasts a unique mountain setting, and through the centuries has made its mark as a pioneering city open to the world. Out of this tremendous human melting-pot has emerged an economy that draws its strength from close ties between industry, university and research.
Grenoble is easily accessed by train, plane or car:
- 50 minutes from Lyon
- 1 hour 30 minutes from Geneva and 2 hours from Turin
- 3 hours from Paris by TGV high-speed train
- Close to two international airports
