Université Catholique de Lille
Encyclopedia
Lille Catholic University is a private Catholic university
located in Lille
, France
.
Among the most well-known of its institutes are:
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...
located in 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...
, France
France
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.
Institutional history
The university was founded in 1875. Today it has faculties and colleges specializing in all the major fields:- Law - Economics - Management - Business
- Arts - Humanities - Education - Social work
- Health and Social Care
- Sciences and Technologies - Engineering
Among the most well-known of its institutes are:
- École des Hautes Études Commerciales du Nord (EDHEC) founded in 1906, currenty ranked among the top 15 business schools in Europe by the Financial Times, and among the top 5 business schools in France by Le Point.
- Ecole des Hautes études d'ingénieurHautes études d'ingénieurHEI Lille or Ecole des Hautes Etudes d’Ingénieur is a private school of engineering located in Lille, France, member of Lille Catholic University and a French Grande Ecole. The school trains students during five years and delivers the diploma of Ingénieur...
(HEI) a school of engineering, founded in 1885, offering 10 fields of specialization, - Institut d'Économie Scientifique et de GestionIESEG School of ManagementIESEG is a business school located in Lille, France, and part of the Université Catholique de Lille. IESEG stands for Institut d'Économie Scientifique Et de Gestion ....
(IESEG), currently ranked within the top fifteen business schools in France by Le Point, - Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers (ICAM) founded in 1898, with a specialty in educating engineers with a broad curriculum,
- Institut Supérieur d'Électronique et du Numérique (ISEN) founded in 1956,
- Ecole Supérieure de JournalismeEcole Supérieure de JournalismeThe ESJ or Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme is an institution of higher education and French Grande École dedicated to the study of Journalism. It has three sites in France:*ESJ Lille...
(ESJ), the university's school of journalism, established in 1924, - Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture (ISA), a school of engineering focusing on the agronomy/agriculture field.