Lyon is located in the east-central of France. It is city with more than 400,000 inhabitants. Lyon city has numerous universities, colleges and other minor establishments of higher learning.

Many lucrative industries, such as technology and finance, have a high demand for managers and executives who understand how new products and services are developed and implemented. Innovation programs often cover topics relevant to this, such as research methodology and market strategy.

France is currently among the 20 best performing countries in terms of the economy due to their excellent results-oriented higher education learning. Most of the courses at universities are offered in the French language. France has 60 public and 100 private universities.

A masters is earned after students complete an undergraduate degree program. To obtain a masters, you usually need to complete 12 to 18 college courses that often involve completing comprehensive tests and/or a thesis.