Founded in 1872, EMLYON Business School is a for-profit private higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Écully (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Saint-Etienne, Paris, Casablanca, Shanghai. Officially recognized by the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, France (Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of France), EMLYON Business School (EMLYON) is a small coeducational French higher education institution. EMLYON Business School (EMLYON) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. EMLYON also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.