The Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France (''Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France''), previously known as University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (''Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis'') until 1 January 2018, is a French

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...

, based in

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...

. It is under the Academy of

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

and is a member of th
European Doctoral College Lille-Nord-Pas de Calais
and of the Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France.

Rankings

On a national scale, in terms of graduate's employability, the university ranks first in legal, economic and management training out of 69 universities. In the field of legal training, economics and management, 99% of the university's graduates are employed. Overall, the university is ranked 28th out of 73 universities in France.

Notable people

Faculty *

Stéphane François Stéphane François (born 1 January 1973) is a French political scientist who specializes on radical right-wing movements. He also studies conspiracy theories, political ecology and countercultures. Life and career Born on 1 January 1973, St� ...

(born 1973) - political scientist Alumni * Édouard Sain (1830, in

Cluny Cluny () is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is northwest of Mâcon. The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in ...

, Saône-et-Loire -1910) - artist *

Jean-Marie Teno Jean-Marie Teno (born 1954) is a Cameroonian film director and filmmaker, "one of Africa's most prolific filmmakers". Life Teno was born in 1954 in Famleng in Bandjoun. He studied audiovisual communication at the University of Valenciennes and ...

(born 1954) - Cameroonian film director and filmmaker * Bruno Lanvin (born 1954, in

) - diplomat *

Julien Dive Julien Dive (born 21 May 1985) is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the second constituency of Aisne since 2016. A member of The Republicans, he was elected to the municipal council of Itancourt in 2008 an ...

(born 1985, in Saint-Quentin, Aisne) - politician ( LR)

Rankings

Notable people

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