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Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
region of France was the
University of Douai The University of Douai (; ) was a historic university in Douai, France. With a medieval tradition of scholarly activity in the city, the university was established in 1559, and lectures began in 1562. It ceased operations from 1795 to 1808. In ...
established in 1559 in
Douai Douai ( , , ; ; ; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord département in northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe (rive ...
and that was moved to Lille in 1887 and 1896 as University of Lille (). Between 1970 and 2017 the University of Lille was divided into three universities (student enrollment: 70,000): *
Lille 1 University of Science and Technology The Lille 1 University of Science and Technology (, USTL) was a French university located on a dedicated main campus in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near Lille (Hauts-de-France - European Metropolis of Lille), with 20,000 full-time students plus 14,5 ...
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Lille 2 University of Health and Law The Lille 2 University of Health and Law () was a French university for health, sports, management and law. It was located in Lille and was part of the Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France. The University of Li ...
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Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III The Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III () was a French university. Since 1974, the main campus of University of Lille III was located in Villeneuve d'Ascq in eastern Lille, at ''Pont de Bois'' metro station, and includes 21,000 students. ...
In 2018, the new
University of Lille The University of Lille (, abbreviated as ULille, UDL or univ-lille) is a French public research university based in Lille, Hauts-de-France. It has its origins in the University of Douai (1559), and resulted from the merger of three universities ...
was created with a merger of Lille 1, Lille 2 and Lille 3 universities. Universities in the Academy of Lille (') are members of the Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France and the European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France. Three other small public universities are located in the neighbourhood of Lille city: * Artois University *
University of the Littoral Opal Coast The University of the Littoral Opal Coast ( French: ''Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale''; ULCO) is a public university located in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments of northern France. Its namesake is the Opal Coast region, of which it ...
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University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis 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 2 ...
Lille has also one private university (enrollment: 20,500) : the Université Catholique de Lille.


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* Higher education in Lille {{DEFAULTSORT:University Of Lille Education in Lille