Université Catholique de Lille
Founded in 1875, and now one of the major higher education institutions in France, the Université Catholique de Lille is strongly committed to the development of the region, and to laying the groundwork for the Third Industrial Revolution, through active collaboration both with local authorities and with the business sector. Its teaching departments and research teams combine multidisciplinary expertise and innovative new teaching methods aimed at enhancing the educational experience through cooperative learning and more.
The Université Catholique de Lille is France’s largest private, not-for-profit university, with over 33,000 students and 5,000 staff members. As a comprehensive university, the Université Catholique de Lille is home to 5 faculties, 20 schools (including two triple-crown awarded business schools and industry leading engineering schools), multiple institutes, and a renowned hospital group, and offers more than 200 distinct degrees in several centers of excellence, including:
- Law, Economics, Business, & Management
- Innovation and Design Thinking
- Science and Technologies
- Health and Social Care
- Arts, Humanities, Theology, Ethics, & Education
Semester exchange opportunities
There is no registration fee if you come to study at Université Catholique de Lille in the frame of an exchange programme.
All courses fulfill ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) standards and detailed transcripts will be sent by the end of your stay for credit transfer to your own degree program at your home university.
To be eligible, students must :
- be nominated by their home university
- have completed a minimum of one academic university year (at the time of application)
- be aged of 18 years minimum.
The academic calendar is divided into 2 semesters :
- Semester 1 or Fall Semester : it starts from end of August or early September and ends in December or January depending of the host faculty or school.
- Semester 2 or Spring Semester : it starts from early January to May or June depending of the host faculty or school.
Kindly note that each faculty and each school has its own academic calendar.
LILLE Programs (short term study abroad)
LILLE – “Learn In Lille, Live Europe” – combines a variety of innovative, student-centred academic programs at the Université Catholique de Lille, tailored to suit different academic needs and schedules, and to provide a welcoming environment and an excellent study/life balance.
LILLE Winter: 11 January - 29 January 2021
LILLE Spring: dates coming soon
LILLE European Summer Program: ESP1: 26 May to 23 June 2021 // ESP2: 25 June to 24 July 2021