Université de Lille | |
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| Latin:Universitas Insulensis[1] | |
| Motto | Universitas Insulensis Olim Duacensis (Latin) |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1559, 1896, 2018 |
| Endowment | €500 million |
| Budget | €600 million per year |
| President | Régis Bordet |
Academic staff | 3,300 |
Administrative staff | 6,700 |
| Students | 80,000 |
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| Location | Five university campuses in theMétropole européenne de Lille (Lille -Villeneuve d'Ascq -Roubaix -Tourcoing), Hauts-de-France |
| Research labs | 64 |
| Colors | Black White |
| Affiliations | Utrecht Network IMCC EUA |
| Website | www |
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TheUniversity of Lille (French:Université de Lille, abbreviated asULille,UDL oruniv-lille) is a Frenchpublicresearch university based inLille, in theNord department ofUpper France. It has its origins in theUniversity of Douai (1559), and resulted from the merger of three universities –Lille 1 University of Science and Technology,Lille 2 University of Health and Law, andCharles de Gaulle University – Lille III in 2018. With more than 80,000 students, it is one of the largest universities in France and one of the largestFrench-speaking universities in the world.[2][3]
Since 2017, the university has been funded as one of the French universities of excellence. It benefits from an endowment of 500 million euros to accelerate its strategy in education, research, international development and outreach.
With 66 research labs, 350 PhD theses supported per year and 3,000 scientific publications each year, it is well represented in the research community; it collaborates with many organizations (Pasteur Institute of Lille, CHU Lille University Hospital,CNRS,INSERM,INRA,INRIA etc.) and schools (École Centrale de Lille,École des Mines-Télécom de Lille-Douai (IMT Lille Douai),Sciences Po Lille etc.).
Until 2019, the university was the main component of theCommunity of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France. It still operates theEuropean Doctoral College, which federates universities and otherhigher learning institutes in theHauts-de-France region.
The University of Lille has 15 Schools and Divisions, which are spread into six major domains:[4]
The University of Lille officially has five main university campuses, located in different cities of theMétropole européenne de Lille.It also includes campuses inArras,Gravelines,Valenciennes,Outreau andWimereux.
It is the university campus dedicated to Science and Technology and located in theVilleneuve-d'Ascq technopole. The campus has 150 hectares and a hundred buildings, and the vast majority of places is occupied by the Departments of the Faculty of Science and Technology (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Electronics/Electrical Engineering/Automation (EEA), Mechanics, Earth Science). There are also several engineering schools (Ecole Centrale de Lille,École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille,École des Mines-Télécom de Lille-Douai (IMT Lille Douai) etc.) and many research laboratories (CNRS,INSERM,INRIA etc.). The buildings are spread around the "LILLIAD Learning Center Innovation"[5] (the ultra modern scientific library of the University of Lille with exhibition spaces and conference rooms); and the campus is attached to the European Science Park of "Haute-Borne".[6]
It is the campus dedicated to Health and located between the cities ofLille (South) andLoos; it is the largest university hospital complex in Europe spread over nearly 350 hectares. The Faculties, Institutes and Departments of the university share the premises with the CHU Lille University Hospital and also with the companies and laboratories of "Eurasanté".[7]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[8] | =654 (2026) |
It is the campus dedicated to Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, Literature and Languages. It is located inVilleneuve-d'Ascq.
This campus is spread between Lille city centre, the district of Moulins in Lille, and the neighboring commune ofRonchin. It is dedicated to Law, Management, Journalism and Sports. It includes the University's headquarters, located in the Lille-Center district, 42 rue Paul Duez.
This campus includes several educational sites spread over the close communes ofRoubaix andTourcoing, municipalities of the European Metropolis of Lille.
The University of Lille is a member of the CURIF: Coordination of French research-intensive universities. CURIF brings together the most important French universities in terms of research.[9]
Several former professor or researchers from the University of Lille obtained theCNRS gold medal, the highest scientific distinction inFrance:Émile Borel (1954),Raoul Blanchard (1960),Paul Pascal (1966), Georges Chaudron (1969),Henri Cartan (1976),Jacques Le Goff (1991),Pierre Bourdieu (1993).
René Cassin won theNobel Peace Prize in 1968.
Louis Pasteur was the first dean of the science faculty.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, who holds two doctorates in mathematics from the University of Lille and theYaoundé University, was rector ofUniversity of Bangui from 2005 to 2008, then Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013, before being elected President of theCentral African Republic in February 2016.
Notable faculty, staff and alumni in alphabetical order:
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