Charles de Gaulle University - Lille III
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The Charles de Gaulle University - Lille III (Université Charles-de-Gaulle - Université Lille III) is a French
university
. Since 1974, the main campus of University of Lille III is located in Villeneuve d'Ascq
in southern Lille
, at Pont de Bois metro station, and includes 21,000 students.
University of Lille III inherits from the humanities taught for centuries in Lille area and referred to as the humanities from Université de Douai, established in 1562 and located 25 km away from the present modern campus. Since 1970, sciences and technologies are taught in an independent campus of Université de Lille I - USTL, while law, management, sports and health faculties are part of the independent campus of Université de Lille II.
Altogether, the universities of Lille include more than 90,000 students and 3,000 PhD Doctorate students supported by university research laboratories.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. Since 1974, the main campus of University of Lille III is located in Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villeneuve-d'Ascq is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants, it is one of the main cities of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole and the largest in area after Lille ; it is also one of the main cities of the Nord-Pas de Calais region.Built up...
in southern Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, at Pont de Bois metro station, and includes 21,000 students.
University of Lille III inherits from the humanities taught for centuries in Lille area and referred to as the humanities from Université de Douai, established in 1562 and located 25 km away from the present modern campus. Since 1970, sciences and technologies are taught in an independent campus of Université de Lille I - USTL, while law, management, sports and health faculties are part of the independent campus of Université de Lille II.
Altogether, the universities of Lille include more than 90,000 students and 3,000 PhD Doctorate students supported by university research laboratories.