Editing Lille (section)

==Education==
With a student population of over 110,000 students within its metropolitan area, Lille is one of the major French student cities.

With roots<ref>[http://www.nordpasdecalais.fr/cesr/telechargement/2006/2006-11-rapport_enseignement_superieur.pdf Rapport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408184222/http://www.nordpasdecalais.fr/cesr/telechargement/2006/2006-11-rapport_enseignement_superieur.pdf |date= 8 April 2008 }} L'Optimisation du réseau de formation initiale d'enseignement supérieur en région, rapport de M. Alain Lottin Au Conseil Economique et Social Régional Présenté lors de la séance plénière du 7 novembre 2006.</ref> from 1562 to 1793 as [[University of Douai]] (then as Université Impériale in 1808), the State University of Lille was established in Lille in 1854 with [[Louis Pasteur]] as the first dean of its Faculty of Sciences. A school of medicine and an engineering school were also established in Lille in 1854 and the University of Lille was united as the association of existing public Faculties in 1896. It was then split into three independent university campuses in 1970: [[Université Lille 1|Lille 1 University of Science and Technology]], [[Université du Droit et de la Santé de Lille|Lille 2 University of Law and Health]] and [[Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III|Lille 3 Charles de Gaulle University of Humanities, Social sciences, Literature and Arts]].

In early 2018, the three universities merged to form the new [[University of Lille]] (student enrollment: 70,000). The new university is part of the [[University of Lille Nord de France|Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France]] and the [[European Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais|European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France]].

Further institutions of higher education established or active in Lille include:

[[File:Lille Arts et métiers.JPG|right|thumb|[[Arts et Métiers ParisTech]]]]
* The [[École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers|Arts et Métiers ParisTech]], an engineering graduate school of industrial and mechanical engineering, settled in Lille in 1900. This campus is one of the eight Teaching and Research Center (CER) of the school. Its creation was decided by [[Pierre-Nicolas Legrand de Lérant]].
* [[École centrale de Lille|École Centrale de Lille]] is one of the five [[Intergroupe des écoles centrales|Centrale Graduate Schools of engineering]] in France; it was founded in Lille city in 1854, its graduate engineering education and research center was established as [[Institut industriel du Nord]] (IDN) in 1872, in 1968 it moved in a modern campus in Lille suburb.
* [[École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille]] was established as Institut de chimie de Lille in 1894 supporting chemistry research as followers of [[Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann|Kuhlmann]]'s breakthrough works in Lille.
* [[École supérieure de journalisme de Lille]], journalism school created in 1924.
* [[Skema Business School]] established in 1892 is ranked among the top business schools in France.
* [[École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies]] settled in Lille in 2009.
* [[ESME-Sudria]] and [[E-Artsup]] settled in Lille in 2012.
* The [[Lille 2 University of Health and Law|ESA – École Supérieure des Affaires]] is a Business Management school established in Lille in 1990.
* [[Institut d'études politiques de Lille|IEP Sciences-Po Lille]] political studies institute was established in Lille in 1992.
* The [[Institut supérieur européen de formation par l'action]] is also located in Lille.
* The [[Institut supérieur européen de gestion group]] (ISEG Group) established in Lille in 1988.
* The fashion School [[MOD'SPE Paris]] has a campus in Lille.
* The [[European Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais|European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France]] is headquartered in Lille Metropolis and includes 3,000 PhD Doctorate students supported by university research laboratories.
* The [[Université Catholique de Lille]] was founded in 1875. Today it has law, economics, medicine, physics faculties and schools. Institutions of higher education affiliated with the Catholic University of Lille include:
** [[École des hautes études commerciales du nord]] (EDHEC) founded in 1906. EDHEC's MSc Financial Markets program was ranked #1 worldwide by Financial Times in 2017; making it one of the most prestigious financial study programs globally. 
**[[Hautes études d'ingénieur|École des Hautes études d'ingénieur]] (HEI) a school of engineering founded in 1885 and offering 10 fields of specialization.
**[[Institut catholique d'arts et métiers]] (ICAM) founded in 1898, ranked 20th among engineering schools, with the specificity of graduating polyvalent engineers.
**[[IESEG School of Management]] founded in 1964 (ranked 17th in the latest Financial Times global ranking of the 90 best masters in management, published on Monday 12 September 2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieseg.fr/en/|title=IÉSEG School of Management - Business School in France (Paris - Lille)|last=Management|first=IESEG School of|website=IÉSEG|language=en-US|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>  

Lille is also site of the University and Polytechnic Federation of Lille (Fédération Universitaire et Polytechnique de Lille), a large private educational university that includes a medical school, business school, law school, etc.