The University of Artois ( French: ''Université d'Artois'') is a

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situated in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments of northern France. It is situated on 5 campuses in Arras,

Béthune Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department. Geography Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated south-east of Calais, ...

Douai Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Dou ...

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and

Liévin Liévin (; pcd, Lévin; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called ''Liévinois''. Overview The town of Liévin is an old mining area of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this town is of modest size bu ...

. The University of Artois is a member of th
European Doctoral College Lille-Nord-Pas de Calais
and the

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group of universities.

Academics

The university offers bachelors, vocational bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in the

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and

humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

, as well as in various STEM fields. The university also offers BUT and DEUST certifications in several fields, including business,

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includ ...

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

, and

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...

Composition

The University of Artois consists of 8 faculties and 2 technology institutes:

Arras campus

* Faculty of History, Geography, and Heritage Studies * Faculty of Foreign Languages * Faculty of Letters and Arts * Faculty of Economics, Management, Administration, and Social Sciences

Béthune campus

* Béthune Institute of Technology * Faculty of Applied Science

Douai campus

* Faculty of Law

Lens campus

* Faculty of Sciences * Lens Institute of Technology :Commerce, Management, IT, Digital Media Studies, Health Services

Liévin campus

* Faculty of Sports and Physical Education

Notable faculty

* Jean-Pierre Arrignon (1943-2021) - historian * Laurent Warlouzet (born 1978) - historian

Notable alumni

* Bruno Bilde (born 1976) - politician * Bruno Studer (born 1978) - politician *

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(born 1993) - Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long jump

References

University of Lille Nord de France Universities in Hauts-de-France Education in Arras Buildings and structures in Arras Educational institutions established in 1992 1992 establishments in France {{france-university-stub