Lundi 19 novembre, l’Université Catholique de Lille a accueilli le Professeur Mohammad Yunus, Prix Nobel de la Paix 2006, fondateur de la Grameen Bank et pionnier du social business, pour une journée exceptionnelle d’échanges avec les étudiants et les chercheurs sur la dynamique du social business.
G2mobility et « La Catho » vont tester dans le quartier Vauban les solutions avancées de collaboration énergétique entre bâtiments et mobilité.
Internationalisation is integral to the Université Catholique de Lille project, and constitutes a fundamental element of the comprehensive education that it wishes to offer to students, reflecting its openness to the diversity of cultures and commitment to European citizenship.
+6,000 incoming international students
+6,000 outgoing students
109 double diploma programs with universities around the world
88% of international students very satisfied with their exchange program
In keeping with its tradition of openness, the Université Catholique de Lille was one of the pioneering French universities in the area of international mobility, signing partnership agreements with American universities such as Juniata College as early as the 1970s. These partnerships have been complemented by new agreements around the world. The Université Catholique de Lille has been involved in European mobility programs such as ERASMUS or INTERREG since their launch at the end of the 1980s.
The Université Catholique de Lille currently has 546 partner universities worldwide and manages one of the largest French ERASMUS consortia with 445 Erasmus partnerships in 29 countries. It welcomed 5,476 international students in 2017-2018 and 5,379 Lille students experienced academic life beyond our borders.
The University offers both students and staff opportunities for international mobility in a highly diverse selection of schools and universities. Initially focused on strengthening the international mobility of students, particularly through the Erasmus+ program, the University is also encouraging “Internationalization at home”: strengthening the presence of foreign students and colleagues on campus enables the entire university community – students, teachers, researchers, administrative and support staff – to develop openness and intercultural communication skills.
Following the adoption of the charter on reception of international students in 2000, the Université Catholique de Lille has developed an environment facilitating the integration of international students and enhancing their presence on campus (courses in English, courses in French specially intended for international students, possibility of taking courses in several institutions, ...)
Reception and orientation sessions specifically for international students are organized in all the institutions concerned and an informational guide, "Passport for Lille", which lists practical information about the university, the city of Lille, life in France etc. complete this program.
Throughout the year, international students are integrated into the various associations present on campus, in particular the "Student Offices" and invited to take French courses validated by ECTS credits.
The number of international students has increased considerably in recent years, from 1,400 in 2007 to 5,476 in 2017, of which 3,482 are students in undergraduate and graduate programs (mainly at IESEG and EDHEC) and 1,986 in exchange programs (700 via Erasmus and 1,286 thanks to the signing of 101 inter-university agreements).
Students registered at the University are highly encouraged to study abroad, and even required to do so in a number of programs (business, engineering, political science, international law, foreign languages, etc.). Going abroad on exchange or with an internship allows students to develop adaptability, autonomy, and intercultural communication skills; linguistic progress is inevitable. This experience constitutes a serious asset for the professional integration of future graduates.
Within the framework of international partnerships signed by the University or the Erasmus+ programs, departure preparation sessions are mandatory for all students selected to study abroad the following semester. Students are made aware of the intercultural adaptation necessary and are offered the opportunity to be ambassadors for the Université Catholique de Lille at their host institutions.
A practical information guide, the ”Passport for the world,” is provided to each student at the pre-departure session. Here they can find all the information necessary to prepare for their stay abroad.
5,379 students completed their experience abroad in 2017-2018, and 1,500 of them benefitted from a system of financial aid to achieve their international project.
The scholarships available to students include:
The university also supports the mobility of its academic and administrative personnel. Information meetings are regularly proposed to discover existing options, especially within the framework of Erasmus+ or international solidarity (for example, through solidarity leave to work with an international charity organization).
The development of intercultural skills is an important objective across all the various programs of the Université Catholique de Lille.
Most of the University’s programs require mastery of English for graduation, and acquisition of a third foreign language is encouraged. A highly diversified offering of courses in English across disciplines and institutions promotes linguistic and intercultural openness.
CLARIFE, the University’s language learning centre, is accessible to all students. It offers courses in 10 foreign languages, with specialized language courses as well as certificate preparation and validation. It also offers intensive French language courses for international students during the summer (through the "LILLE European Summer Program") and just prior to the fall semester, while other courses are integrated into the regular academic session.
The varied institutions that constitute the Université Catholique de Lille share a policy of recruiting bilingual teacher-researchers, both French and international, and encourage teaching mobility through Erasmus (visiting professors). Thanks to an internationalised teaching staff (up to 80% of the staff at IÉSEG, for example), the University offers an international and intercultural environment to all of its students, whether from France or elsewhere. Meanwhile, the number of English-language courses and programs continues to grow.
After 40 years of international engagement, the University quickly implemented the measures recommended by the Bologna process to increase clarity and transferability on an international basis (including credit accumulation, the semester system, and more).
A course catalogue adapted to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) has been available both in French and in English on the University website since 2008.
Courses and entire programs in English are offered to all students, et some units offer international training courses. 
Strategic partnerships such as the one between the Faculties of Université Catholique de Lille and Liverpool Hope University have led to the formation of joint programs (dual degree, double Master) while engineering and business schools have engaged in joint degree and twinning programs. A total of 109 double degrees were offered to students 2018-2019.
Course and program offerings in English have increased notably in the past five years thanks to the policy of recruiting bilingual French and internation teacher-researchers and encouraging Erasmus teaching mobility through visiting professorships.
In 2017-2018, 2,522 students from the Université Catholique de Lille went abroad for internships. A majority of students are required to complete a professional internship abroad in order to complete their programs. They may receive assistance from the unit through specialized services, and may receive financial support through Erasmus or the Mermoz program of the Hauts de France region.
The internship program benefits from close institutional relations with major regional businesses that have an international profile (Auchan, Décathlon, Thalès, Lesaffre, and others).
The internationalisation of teacher-researchers is strongly encouraged, whether through the Erasmus program or through bilateral mobility agreements for teaching and research.
Founded in 1066 by the Counts of Flanders, Lille – Rijsel in Flemish – quickly became a major commercial hub between rich Flemish cities and the Champagne markets. As shown by its architecture, Lille was successively Flemish, Burgundian, and Spanish before becoming French in 1667, under the reign of Louis XIV. The Sun King’s military engineer, Vauban, built the city’s impressive citadel. Two centuries later, Lille’s industrial power increased dramatically. Its world-leading textile activity gave rise to other industries; metal industries quickly became the second flagship of the Lille economy. To maintain this pace of development, Lille welcomed labour from Flanders, Poland, Southern Europe, and North Africa.
From its strategic position at the crossroads of Europe, Lille and the Université Catholique de Lille have drawn a tradition of openness and acceptance of others and their ideas. Internationalisation is part of the DNA of the University, one of the first in France to enter into partnership agreements with foreign universities in the early 1970s.
Its position at the heart of Europe and closely connections to the social ideas of Robert Schuman, founder of the European Union, have made European citizenship a priority for the Université Catholique de Lille.
The university has been involved with the various Erasmus programs since the beginning, and manages one of the largest consortia in France, with 902 outgoing students in 2017-2018 and 451 signed Erasmus partnerships in 29 countries. Since 2017, it has developed relations with various countries bordering the EU, initiating exchanges of students and teacher-researchers across disciplines with Serbia, Bosnia, and Georgia.
More information about ERASMUS+ International Credit Mobility Program
The Université Catholique de Lille is also involved in European projects such as Interreg or Jean Monnet, and offers 29 double degrees with European universities.
The Université Catholique de Lille has been a pioneer in the development of university partnerships between France and North America, signing partnership agreements with American universities such as Juniata College as early as the 1970s. It now has 27 inter-university agreements in the United States and Canada.
The University already has 26 partnerships with Latin American universities (compared to 5 in 2008) and the number of Latin American students on campus has multiplied by 5 between 2008 and 2018.
The Université Catholique de Lille is involved in several developmental partnerships with Burundi and Cameroon (as well as with Haiti). It offers its partners long-term support for the training of university teachers, researchers, and local development agents. Training and/or research grants are awarded to colleagues who are already actively involved in their institutions, and who undertake graduate-level training for the benefit of their university or association for a minimum of 5 years. This in turn contributes to the education and international solidarity of our students.
The University has a policy of partnership in Asia, particularly with the Philippines and India, where several units have developed close links allowing for significant student mobility and joint training projects. The Université Catholique de Lille hosts more Filipino students each year than any other institution in France.
Between 2008 and 2018, the number of agreements with Asian universities tripled (37 partnerships as of 2018) and the number of Asian students welcomed increased by 9 times.
The Université Catholique de Lille has also established a partnership with the NGO Gawad Kalinga in the Philippines. Founded in 2003, this NGO fights against poverty and precariousness, in particular by building supportive, autonomous, sustainable communities. Students can usefully get involved through supervised humanitarian internships, either for a short period in the summer or for 4-6 months (social entrepreneurship).
The Université Catholique de Lille has 4 current agreements with Australian universities lovated in Sydney and Brisbane, the largest and third-largest cities on the continent.
The Université Catholique de Lille actively participates in several specialized networks:
Patrick SCAUFLAIRE
President-Rector of the Université Catholique de Lille
since 1st September 2020
Patrick Scauflaire: an international journey in science and industry
Having graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1984 and from the École des Mines de Paris in 1986 (in process engineering), Patrick Scauflaire began his career that same year as a process engineer in technical management with the Solvay group in Belgium. In 1989, he moved to Brazil to continue his professional career with the same company as a manufacturing and project engineer, returning to France in 1995 to become their director of production in the Moselle.
In 2001, Patrick Scauflaire joined the BP Chemicals group in Brussels as their Business Technology Manager. In 2003, he took on new responsibilities as their Strategy Manager, then as Director of Research and Technology Europe at BP Chemicals’ headquarters in London.
Experience in the volunteer sector and in higher education
Patrick Scauflaire then chose a more social orientation, joining the Apprentis d’Auteuil Foundation in 2005. In 2006, he was appointed Deputy General Manager in charge of projects and establishments.
In 2015, he took on the management of ICAM (Institut Catholique des Arts et Métiers / Catholic Institute of Arts and Crafts) in Lille, a member institution of the Université Catholique de Lille. He completed his Executive MBA in 2016 at the Paris business school HEC.
Multiple commitments
Patrick Scauflaire holds a Canonical Licence in Theology (equivalent Master 2) from the Catholic Institute of Paris, and has been a permanent deacon of the Catholic Church since 2002. He also serves as advisor to an EDC team (Entrepreneurs et Dirigeants Chrétiens / Christian entrepreneurs and leaders).
He sits on the boards of the CRGE (Conférence Régionale des Grandes Écoles) and of the FormaSup work-study training centre, and was a member of the Board of Directors both for the relief agency ACSC (Association des Cités du Secours Catholique) and for UNIOPSS (Union nationale interfédérale des œuvres et organismes privés non lucratifs sanitaires et sociaux – the national union of private non-profit health and social organisations).
The three-level organisation of post-secondary education is shared by most countries in the European Union; in France, meaning Licence-Master-Doctorat (Bachelor's-Master's-Doctorate), or the LMD system.
This system standardises the levels and organises recognition of the degrees in the different countries. It makes educational mobility easier in Europe and elsewhere.
Within the framework of the European harmonization of higher education, university higher education programme is organised in 3 degrees recognised in all European countries.
The L-M-D European system uses the ECTS system (European Credit Transfer System).
The first degree is Licence (bachelor’s degree). A Bachelor's requires successful completion of six semesters, resulting in 180 ECTS credits.
An additional four semesters (corresponding to 120 ECTS crédits) are required to obtain a Master's degree, resulting in 300 ECTS.
Two different kind of Master's degrees exist:
The third degree is Doctorat: 180 credits, plus a doctoral thesis, plus attending a certain number of seminars are necessary to get it (6 semesters after a Master's degree.)
French higher education has adopted the LMD system. Most degrees that it awards also give ECTS credits that are recognised by countries in the European Union and around the world. One particularity of the French educational system is that the students can choose between three different types of educational establishments.
Université Catholique de Lille is unique in its combination of Faculties, “Grandes Ecoles”, and vocational colleges.
Please contact directly the Admission Office of our school/faculty in which you wish to apply or the International Relations Office.
Check our list of faculties and schools
Besides, for students of the following nationalities:
Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Egypt, United States, Gabon, Guinea, Haïti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam.
You must enrol to your degree program through the online application procedure “Studying in France”. Set up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the procedure is completely dematerialised and manages all of the enrolment procedures for an institute of higher education up until the visa request. Following the “Studying in France” online application is mandatory to obtain a student visa.
More information on the procedure "Studying in France"
They vary according to the departments, depending on the type of courses you intend to take. Please contact directly the Admission Office of our school/faculty in which you wish to apply.
For example, for a full academic year (for information purpose only):
Partially or totally taught in English
Master LL.M. in International & European Law – Human Rights / Security / Development
Master LL.M. in International & European Law – Business and Competition Law
LL.B. in Business Law & Management (double degree – EDHEC)
Program in European Politics
Master in Global and European Politics
Master in International Security Policy
Master in Food Politics and Sustainable Development
Master AIT (Languages Applied to International Business)
Master RI (International Relations)
Master LCE research (Languages, literature and culture)
Master International Management
Master Data and Artificial Intelligence
Master Information technology and Cyber Security
Master Tripartite Bridge Programme
Master Grande Ecole 5-year (Lille & Paris)
MSc in International Business (Lille & Paris)
MSc in Digital Marketing and CRM (Lille)
MSc in Business Analysis and Consulting (Paris)
MSc in International Accounting Audit and Control (Paris)
MSc in Finance (Paris)
MSc in Fashion Management (Paris)
MSc in Investment Banking and Capital Markets (Lille)
MSc in Big Data Analytics for Business (Lille)
MSc in International Business Negotiation (Paris)
International MBA (Paris)
Bachelor international Business (Lille)
MSc in Management for Sustainability (Lille)
MSc in Strategy and Digital Transformation (Paris)
MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (Paris)
MBA in Leadership & Coding (Paris)
Bachelor in Business Administration
Master Grande Ecole (Lille, Nice, Asia & America)
MSc in Business Management (Lille)
Msc in Financial Economics (Nice)
Master of Science and Engineering (MSE) Smart Cities
Food Sciences degree
Pollution control degree
Livestock production systems
Partially or totally taught in English
European LL.B. in Law bilingual
European LL.B in Law trilingual
International Bachelor in Economics and Business
Bachelor’s Degree in English and American studies
Our LILLE short programs combine 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.
If you come to Université Catholique de Lille as an exchange student in the framework of a partnership between us and your home university, we recommend that you contact the head of the International Office of your Department or Faculty in your home university a year before your study abroad period.
Registration fees
There is no registration fee if you come to study at Université Catholique de Lille in the frame of an exchange programme.
Awarded Credits
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.
If a student exchange programme exists between your home university and Université Catholique de Lille, here is the application procedure:
These partnership agreements are jointly signed by all the faculties and schools of the Université Catholique de Lille.
Please note that exchange students can take courses on the Lille campus only.
Eligibility
To be eligible, students must :
Nomination deadlines
Application procedure (online only)
Our Exchange Information kit and a link for application will be shared from your home university to create an account, complete the Student Exchange Application Form and upload a scanned copy of the requested documents :
For students attending courses in English, please note that no official test is required. We expect that exchange students have a sufficient level of English
Application deadlines
Please contact the International Office of the school or faculty in which you enroll. The application process may vary according to the host department.
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.
Academic Calendars - 2023-2024
Besides, for students of the following nationalities:
Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Egypt, United States, Gabon, Guinea, Haïti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Tchad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam.
You must enroll to your degree program through the online application procedure “Studying in France”. Set up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the procedure is completely dematerialised and manages all of the enrollment procedures for an institute of higher education up until the visa request. Following the “Studying in France” online application is mandatory to obtain a student visa.
Home to the Université Catholique de Lille since 1875, Lille is a vibrant and dynamic university city at the centre of Western Europe. With swift connections to Brussels (35 minutes), Paris (60 minutes), and London (80 minutes), Lille is perfect for students planning to visit and study Europe. And there is always much to see and do in Lille itself – a welcoming multicultural haven.
Lille Tourist office
Open 7 days a week.
From Monday to Saturday: 9.30 am – 6 pm.
Sunday and bank holidays: 10 am – 4.30 pm
Closed January 1., May 1. and December 25.
3 rue du Palais Rihour 59800 Lille Cedex – Metro Rihour
lilletourism.com
More information on cultural events
Estimated monthly expenses for 2021/2022
| Accomodation (university dorms) | from 240€ to 550€ |
| Meals (university restaurant) | around 300€ |
| Phone & internet | from 30€ to 100€ |
| Electricity/water (in university dorm) | about 60€ |
| Transport within Lille Metropolitan area (pass including metro, tramway and bus) | from 30€ to 60€ |
| V’Lille pass (Public bike system) | around 3,5€ (40€/year) |
Information provided is only indicative. We recommend that you visit specialised websites as well as links provided in this section to accurately estimate your living expenses.
Opening a bank account
Anyone staying in France for more than 3 months can open a bank account at the main banks.
For shorter stays (less than 3 months), you will have to go to “Caisse d’Epargne” or to “La Poste” which offer the same service as banks.
Documentations to provide: student card, passport and an accomodation certificate in French
Banks situated near the Vauban Campus:
Loss or theft of your credit card: inform as soon as possible your bank agency.
Students from outside the European Union spending more than 3 months in France are required to register to the national health insurance scheme, the « Sécurité sociale » (even if they come to France with their own health insurance). The registration is free of charge.
More information about the registration and refunds
Centre hospitalier Saint-Vincent
Boulevard de Belfort – 59000 Lille
Tel. (+33) (0)3 20 87 48 48 – Metro Porte de Douai
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille (CHR)
2 rue Oscar Lambert – 59037 Lille Cedex
Tel. (+33) (0)3 20 44 59 62 – Metro CHR B. Calmette
In emergency cases, call SAMU (Emergency Medical Assistance): 15
Medicines are exclusively sold in Pharmacie (drugstore) recognizable by its green cross sign.
Nearest pharmarcies in the Vauban area
Mail boxes are yellow with the logo “LA POSTE”. 
You can stamp letters or parcels at the post office. Letters can be dropped of in any street mail box (check collection hours on the mail box) or sent from the post office. Parcels can only be sent from the post office.
You can find stamps at the Post Offices and at tobacconists’ shops.
Nearest Post Office on the campus: 129 rue Colbert – 59000 Lille
Operation hours:
Monday-Wednesday: 9 am -12.30 and 1.30 to 5.30 pm
Thursday : 9am- 12pm and « pm-5 :30pm
Friday : 9 am -12.30 and 1.30 to 5.30 pm
Saturday : 9 am- 12 pm.
For further information, check this website and type « 59000 Lille » in the research bar. You will have access to information on all post offices in Lille.
If you already have a cell phone, you can buy a French sim card from the following operators : Orange, Bouygues Telecom, SFR, Free.
If you want to buy a mobile phone, operators propose two kinds of offers: monthly rates or pre paid cards. You can get the prepaid cards from the tobacconists.
Tickets and passes for buses, undergrounds and tramways are sold in automatic machines inside each station and in buses. Passes can also be bought online. More information on tickets and passes
Maps and timetables are available at Ilévia Information Centre and on Ilévia website.
For it to be valid, don’t forget to « tap » your card in the bus, at the control point in the tramway or metro station. A single card is valid for one hour from the first validation, it allows you to travel at will: connections, interruptions and returns included.
The SNCF (national railway company) has an important rail network in the Hauts-de-France region. TGVs (high-speed trains) from Lille serve 60 towns every day. Reservation is compulsory on TGVs. The price for a ticket can greatly vary depending on the class, the time and the day of your departure and time of purchase.
Swift connection to major European cities:
For more information: www.oui.sncf
Discounts are possible for students and people under 28 with the “Carte jeune 12-27 ans”. It is valid for a year and offers reduction from 25% up to 50 % for trips in France and abroad. More information on "Carte jeune"
Bus connection to other cities in France and Europe
Going to open air markets is a French tradition. There you will find a variety of fresh products like fruits, vegetables, meat, and fish. Some suggestions in the close neighborhood of the university, or in the historic city center:
Usually open from 8 am to 8 pm, except on Sundays. Supermarkets often offer an organic food sector.
Near the university:
EURALILLE shopping mall (near Lille Europe station): Carrefour (hypermarket, open till 10 pm).
Traditional supermarkets often offer vegatarian and vegan options, as well as some gluten-free and dairy-free products. Hypermarkets tend to have a higher supply for specific diets.
All-organic stores traditionnaly offer a very extensive choice for vegetarians and vegans, as well as for gluten-free and dairy-free diet.
Citizens from the European Union (1), the EEA (2) and Switzerland are exempted from the visa procedure. You can enter and stay in France with a national identity card or a valid passport.
(1) Germany – Austria – Belgium – Denmark – Spain – Finland – Greece – Ireland – Italy – Luxembourg – The Netherlands – Portugal – Sweden – Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania – Poland – Czech Republic – Slovakia – Slovenia –Hungary – Malta – Cyprus – Romania – Bulgaria – Croatia
(2) UE members + Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway
Before leaving your country, you must contact the French Consulate of your country to obtain a long-stay visa (for any stay in France exceeding 90 days). A tourist visa is not sufficient and students will face being expelled from France after 90 days and any diplomas or credits obtained will not be recognised.
You need to have received Université Catholique de Lille acceptance letter (“lettre d'invitation”) before starting the visa application (the original letter is sent to your home university).
For students of the following nationalities :
Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Egypt, United States, Gabon, Guinea, Haïti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico, Niger, Peru, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam.
You must enrol to your degree program through the online application procedure “Studying in France” before applying to a visa. Set up by the Ministry of Foreing Affairs, the procedure is completely dematerialised and manages all of the enrolment procedures for an institute of higher education up until the visa request. Following the “Studying in France” online application is mandatory to obtain a student visa.
More information on "Studying in France" procedure
For students from any other nationality:
Please check with the French Consulate which is the closest to your home. It will give the process and the list of required documents to get a visa.
>>For further information on visa requirement, you may also visit Campus France local office in your country. Find the local office closest to you.
You are coming to Lille for the European Summer Program?
As the program is shorter than 3 months, most students will not need a visa, but please check with the ESP team for visa requirement for your home country.
You need to have your passport stamped with the date of your arrival by the Border Police. If you come in France through a Schengen country, the stamp should be put on your passport by the authorities of the country you arrive in first.
When you arrive in France, you will have to validate your VLS-TS Long Stay on the Ministère de l’Intérieur website : https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/espace-personnel/connexion-inscription
More information : please contact the International Office of your host school or faculty.
You will have to apply for a resident permit on the Ministère de l’Intérieur website : https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/espace-personnel/connexion-inscription - Apply for a resident permit –
More information : please contact the International Office of your host school or faculty.
Please watch the video below:
USEFUL LINKS
Ministère de l’Intérieur website - Foreign nationals in France
Even if students come to France with their own health insurance, the French Government requires non European Union students (EU) spending more than 3 months in France to register to the French health insurance, called “Sécurité sociale”. The registration is free of charge. « Sécurité Sociale» reimburses medical (doctor’s appointment, medicines, bioanalysis, medical examinations) and hospitalization costs. However, Sécurité Sociale does not refund 100 % of medical and hospitalization costs. We strongly recommend that international students get supplementary health insurance.
Membership in the French social security system is free and compulsory. It entitles you to coverage of your health care expenses for the duration of your studies.
Before your arrival in France
Get a complete copy of your birth certificate (including filiation), you can generally get it from the consulate.
Except for birth certificates written in a language of the European Union, it must be translated in French by a sworn translator with official apostil.
Once you have arrived in France
You will then be able to download a provisional certificate ("Attestation provisoire de carte vitale") that will enable you to be refunded your health expenses. Within a few days, you will receive your "Carte Vitale".
How does Sécurité Sociale Work ?
Detailed tutorial on how to Register for Sécurité Sociale:
Sécurité Sociale does not refund 100 % of medical and hospitalization costs (about 70% in most situations). It doesn’t cover you if you travel outside of France, in case of repatriation or for civil liability. Private health insurance and supplementary health insurance aim to reimburse all or a part of your remaining medical expenses which are not covered by Sécurité Sociale. They are not compulsory and costs vary depending on the insurance company and the option chosen.
There are 2 main complementary student insurance companies
French public institutes and the Erasmus+ program offer a large number of scholarships for foreign students to help them finance their studies in France and Europe. Grants provided by the French Government are distributed by the French cultural services abroad (embassies, consulates and the French Alliance).
Find all the information on the various scholarship options on Campus France website
We advise that you get in touch with the Department of Education in your home country or with your home university to know more about the available options for scholarship. The amount of financial aid granted is variable and it is perhaps not enough for all your expenditure. That is why it is better to be sure before coming to France that you can live there without any financial difficulties.
Université Catholique de Lille does not deliver scholarships.
For a stay longer than 3 months in the same accommodation, it is possible to get a rent rebate called ALS (Allocation Logement Social). ALS is an allowance paid by the “Caisse d’Allocations Familiales” (CAF). Its aim is to help students pay for their accommodation.
Students have to make a request online on the CAF website (in French). The allowance is given directly to the student and the university is not responsible for any part of the process. The amount is paid from the second month and can vary from 30€ for a shared flat to 174€ for a studio.
If you stay in our university dorms, please contact our Housing Office (All)
It is very difficult to find housing upon arrival in Lille, so we strongly recommend making sure that you have housing before your arrival in France. For housing during your studies at Université Catholique de Lille, 2 options:
If you wish to book a room in a university dorm, you can find all the housing information (list of dorms, description, rent price, application procedure, etc.) on the All website that manages around 20 residences adapted to all needs and budgets.
Important
According to French law, rentals run for 1 year and are due:
Leaving your dorm before the date of expiration of your rental contract is possible: you must send a notice of leaving at least 1 month before leaving your dorm.
Students may consult as well the Housing Frequently Asked Questions
Please note that the dorms are mixed and have both male and female students in the same corridor, as well as shared bathroom and shared kitchen.
Some useful websites for students wishing to find housing by themselves :
Youth Hostel, located in downtown Lille:
Auberge de Jeunesse
12 rue Malpart- 59 800 Lille – France
Tel : 00 33 (0)3 20 57 08 94
Website
Another option would be Gastama in Vieux Lille, just a 20-minute walk from the stations and from the university.
Gastama
109, rue de Saint André, 59000 Lille
59000 Lille
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Why Lille?
Home to the Université Catholique de Lille since 1875, Lille is a vibrant and dynamic university city at the centre of Western Europe. With swift connections to Brussels (35 minutes), Paris (60 minutes), and London (80 minutes), Lille is perfect for students planning to visit and study Europe. And there is always much to see and do in Lille itself – a welcoming multicultural haven.
Founded in 1066 by the Count of Flanders, Lille – Rijsel in Flemish – became an important trading and stock market point on the route between the rich Flemish towns and the Champagne fairs. As evident from some of its architecture, Lille was successively Flemish, Burgundian, and Spanish before finally becoming French in 1667 under Louis XIV, whose military engineer, Vauban, built Lille’s impressive Citadel.
Lille’s strategic location and the area’s rich resources have made it one of the most fought over regions in Europe, a history visible today particularly through the numerous memorials from the last two World Wars in the region, toured by national and international visitors each year. Lille can boast all the conveniences of being at the centre of a 2 million inhabitant urban zone, yet remains a “human-sized” university city with 250,000 inhabitants. Visitors can get around easily on foot or by bicycle. Public transport also offers the metro, the tramway, and many buses.
Lille is a cultural destination with much to offer. Art lovers stroll the Palais des Beaux Arts, home to the 2nd largest fine arts collection in France after the Louvre (with a collection including Rubens, Van Dyck, Goya, and Delacroix), the ancient Hospice Comtesse with works dating back to the 13th century, the Modern Art Museum (whose impressive holding includes works by Picasso, Braque, Miro, and Modigliani), and La Piscine, located in a former art deco swimming pool in neighbouring Roubaix. Further afield, one can find world-renowned museums such as the Louvre-Lens Museum, which opened in 2013 to supplement the Louvre in Paris, and the Matisse Museum in Le Cateau-Cambresis, his hometown. Other galleries and museums abound.
Lille also boasts a significant number of theatres, music halls, movie theatres, an opera house, and a national orchestra, while the metropolis is home to a large number of regular cultural events, including a choir festival, a famous accordion festival, the Lille Piano(s) Festival, the International Independent Movie Week, a contemporary dance festival, and annual events such as the “Fête de la Musique” on 21 June with free concerts all over town.
The City of Lille website has a great deal of useful information on everything happening in the Metropole, from culture to sport to daily life in the various quartiers. One page gives access to a wealth of guides (in PDF format) to various aspects of Lille as a “City of Art and History.” However, it is all in French.
This magazine comes out monthly and lists pretty much all the shows and concerts to see each month across the entire Hauts-de-France region, Lille included. Copies are available at various places across the campus and around the city, but you can also consult those listings online (again in French only).
The Lille Tourisme Bureau website maintains a list of current and upcoming events and a useful outline of Lille’s history. It is also the best single source of information on the Lille Metropole’s lovely parks and gardens and its various historic sites and monuments, including the many excellent museums.
Anyone in a hurry might want to glance first at the “must see” page, but of course the site can also serve as a portal to further exploration. Many of the site-specific pages contain links to other websites, such as those for La Piscine (an art museum housed in Roubaix’s former Art Deco swimming pool) and of course the grand Palais des Beaux-Arts (the largest and most important art collection in France outside of Paris). Those with an ear for classical music might want to check out the sites for the innovative Lille Opéra, or for the Orchestre National de Lille (in French only). Most of these institutions offer special rates for students or for anyone aged 25 and under.
Also worth checking out is Lille’s own “attractiveness agency”: HelloLille. Their website not only includes information on all those same cultural sites (and even a few more) but also brief introductions to local food and beer culture, and more.
If you would like a more individualised introduction to Lille’s history and culture, you might want to join one of the periodic guided visits organised by the International Relations office at the Université Catholique de Lille.
Their resident guide, Garrett Epp (Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta in Canada and a part time instructor here) is always happy to share his enthusiasm for his adoptive home.
If you wish to book a room in a university dorm, you can find all the housing information (list of dorms, description, rent price, application procedure, etc.) on the All (Housing Office):
All (Housing Office)
47 Boulevard Vauban (second floor) - 59000 Lille
Tel: +33 (0)3. 20.15.97.78
Mail : contact@all-lacatho.fr
Website : https://www.all-lacatho.fr/en/
Open from Monday to Friday : 8.30 am to 6.00 pm
More information on housing options on campus and in Lille
The price of a meal is 3,30€. Meal payment is done through the « All services » card. It can be topped up over the internet or at the terminals provided. This card gives access to the other services offered by the All.
The « All services » card can be ordered for 2€ ahead of time by students on this link.
The University restaurant is composed of several dining rooms offering various menus. They are located at 47 boulevard Vauban and 125 rue Meurein. You can also buy sandwiches, a packed lunch or other take-away food from various sales points.
Check the full list of food options on the campus : https://www.all-lacatho.fr/en/content/100-resto
More information on the Services card
An extensive choise of food options are available in the University neighbourhood.
The fitness centre is open to All Services Cardholders (card available for University students and for students from partner schools). The fitness center offers cardiovascular and strength training equipment and daily group classes. A team of professionals are here for any advice you require regarding fitness and muscle-building exercises.
Situated in Ennetières-en-Weppes (about 10kms from Lille), the complex is used for indoor and outdoor sports activities (football, tennis, table tennis, handball, rugby, volleyball, basketball, etc.).
At the heart of the Campus, the All offers a gymnasium for student associations.
More information on the sports centers
More information on the Services card
The Université Catholique de Lille is a unique pluridisciplinary institution of higher education and research and healthcare.
It also strives to be a place of life, discovery, and rich encounters.
This year we invite you to a new cultural and artistic adventure – an opportunity to develop a talent, to share a moment or an emotion, to enter into dialogue with one another and with other cultures, through conferences, exhibitions, concerts, creative workshops, and student achievements.
The university’s cultural offerings are rich and varied, and open to all our students and staff, and to residents of metropolitan Lille and of the region more generally.
They offer an opportunity to stop, breathe, and discover new meaning in a world of never-ending movement.
We look forward to welcoming you here at the Université Catholique de Lille.
Campus créatif
Université Catholique de Lille
60 bd Vauban (main building) - CS 40109 59016 Lille Cedex
https://campuscreatif-univ-catholille.fr/
Located at 47 bis rue du Port, the University Multi-Service Health Centre (CPSU) offers general medical consultations, gynaecology consultations, nurse appointments, dietitian consultations and psychological support.
The University Health Centre (CPSU) has moved and is no longer located at 67 Boulevard Vauban.
Prevention with:
Treatment with:
CPSU – Centre Polyvalent de Santé Universitaire
47 bis rue du Port – Lille
Open from Monday to Thursday 8 am - 7 pm and Friday from 9 am to 6 pm.
Closed during university holidays.
For any emergency, call 112 (European Emergency number) or 15 (French Emergency number).
For a doctor house call: “SOS Médecins” – 08 26 46 91 91
In keeping with its foundational values and commitments, the Université Catholique de Lille welcomes all who wish to pursue higher education.
The institution is particularly committed to welcoming those of different abilities, and to helping each and every person to continue their studies, and to find their individual places within society and the world of employment.
The MAH (Mission Accueil Handicap) was established in order to implement specific measures for students with disabilities at the Université Catholique de Lille.
Step 1: MAH registration
Completion of a written request for accommodation via this form.
Step 2: appointment with Dr Masset, the university physician
The physician evaluates the requested accommodation request and submits recommendations to the relevant school or faculty.
Step 3: decision by the student’s school or faculty
The school or faculty makes its decision regarding the proposed accommodation and informs the student.
More information (English subtitles available):
Students with disabilities can meet a person responsible for MAH who will facilitate their life on campus.
Contact: mah@univ-catholille.fr
In the past fifteen years, the various units of the Université Catholique de Lille have made a major effort to structure and strengthen research activities. A Vice-Presidency in charge of research has been established, along with a research council which became a statutory committee in 2017. Since 2012, inter-institutional cooperation has been stimulated in particular by breakthrough in three strategic areas that share a focus on human well-being in contemporary society:
• innovative ecosystems;
• energy and social transition;
• ethics and new socio-economic models.
700 teacher-researchers, researchers, and medical staff
220 PhD students
15 research institutions and units
15 research chairs installed
17 research platforms and resources.
The 15 research institutions and units include 1 Delegation for Clinical Research and Innovation, and 7 research teams endorsed by the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), one of which, “ETHICS” (Ethics on experiment, Transhumanism, Human Interactions, Care & Society), is entirely dedicated to ethical issues
Most of the University’s workforce can be found in the city of Lille itself, or within the larger European Metropole. Teacher-researchers, researchers, and PhD students from very different backgrounds mingle easily together. Aside from veterinary sciences, dentistry, and architecture, the University is complete in terms of academic disciplines.
The University's varied institutions cooperate in an ambitious program of disciplinary hybridization, developing both disciplinary and multidisciplinary research units. Much of the research activity is empirical in nature, driven by contemporary economic, social, and environmental concerns. The University’s Foundation plays an important role as a link between research and the socio-economic world.
Lundi 19 novembre, l’Université Catholique de Lille accueille le Professeur Mohammad Yunus, Prix Nobel de la Paix 2006, fondateur de la Grameen Bank et pionnier du social business, pour une journée
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