Established 1562, 1854 Administrative staff 2,975 Total enrollment 19,604 (2015) Undergraduates 11,000 | President Jean-Christophe Camart Phone +33 3 20 43 43 43 Founded 1854 Postgraduates 9,000 | |
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Type Public, science and technology Students 20,292 (and 12,000 students in continuing education) Location Villeneuve d'Ascq, Lille, France Address Cité Scientifique, 59650 Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France Parent organization University of Lille Nord de France Notable alumni Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi, Faustin‑Archange Touadéra, Louis Chauvel, Marc Drillech Similar Lille 2 University of Health, University of Lille, Charles de Gaulle University, University of Lille Nord de F, École centrale de Lille Profiles | ||
Lille university of science and technology
The Lille University of Science and Technology (French: Université Lille 1 : Sciences et Technologies) is a French university located on a dedicated main campus in Villeneuve d'Ascq with 20,000 full-time students plus 14,500 students in continuing education (2004). 1,310 permanent faculty members plus 1,200 staff and around 140 CNRS researchers work there in the different University Lille 1 institutes and 43 research labs. University Lille 1 is a member of the European Doctoral College Lille-Nord-Pas de Calais, which produces 400 doctorate dissertations every year. The university is ranked in the world top 200 universities in mathematics by the Shanghai ranking.
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- Lille university of science and technology
- University Lille 1 campus
- University Lille 1 faculties and doctoral college
- History
- Faculty and staff
- Alumni
- Religion
- References
University Lille 1 was established in 1854 in Lille, although its academic roots extend back to 1562. It later moved to Villeneuve d'Ascq in 1967. The University focuses on science and technology. Law, business management and medical fields are taught in the independent campus of Université de Lille II, while literature and social sciences are taught as part of the independent campus of Université de Lille III. Altogether, the three university campuses in Lille include more than 90,000 students and are the main parts of the Université Lille Nord de France.
University Lille 1 campus
The main University Lille 1 campus, referred-to as 'cité scientifique', is located in Villeneuve d'Ascq in the suburbs of Lille, and covers an area of 1.1 km². USTL also has secondary campuses in the Lille historical city centre, Sallaumines, Tourcoing and Wimereux (Marine station).
University Lille 1 is located on the same 'cité scientifique' campus as École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille and Ecole Centrale de Lille; these independent entities have established a number of joint research laboratories with USTL.
University Lille 1 faculties and doctoral college
University Lille 1 faculties include
In addition to standard science curricula, providing bachelor (licence), master and doctorate degrees, University Lille 1 also includes a number of specialized education and research units run by the university, for undergraduate and graduate students:
University Lille 1 has also its own business management school
University Lille 1 participates in the European Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais, which produces 400 doctorate dissertations per year.
History
Faculty and staff
Faculty and staff in alphabetical order.
Alumni
Alumni in alphabetical order. This list includes alumni who are also faculty.
Religion
Even though the university is secular, it has prayer rooms for Muslims. The rooms are situated at residences "Camus" and "Bachelar" on the science campus.