#International

  • European Heritage Days on 16 & 17 September

    European Heritage Days on 16 & 17 September

    European Heritage Days will take place on 16 and 17 September.

    This 40th edition has been thought around two main themes: "Living Heritage" and "Sports Heritage".

    Many events will take place throughout Europe, France and also here in Lille!

    For the occasion, Interphaz Europe Direct Lille Métropole, an association created to support and develop citizens' initiatives, is offering a guided tour of Lille’s city center (in French), focusing on historical locations which are related to Europe.

    Information and registration

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  • International Erasmus+ Week 2023

    International Erasmus+ Week 2023

    Between 24 and 28 April, the Université Catholique de Lille welcomed more than 60 colleagues from partner universities, totalling 24 different nationalities, as part of Erasmus+ week.

    This educational event was dedicated to sustainable development on the part of universities, but also to pedagogical innovation and the student experience.

    With a selection of over 30 workshops offered throughout the week, participants were able to discover many of the projects underway at the UCLille and its constituent institutions, thanks to the involvement of colleagues representing LiveTREE, HÉMiSF4iRE, and the Living Lab Ensembll, as well as JUNIA, ICAM, IESEG, Law, FGES, and ESPAS-ESTICE.

    Learn more about the Erasmus+ week

  • Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Université Catholique de Lille expresses its solidarity

    Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Université Catholique de Lille expresses its solidarity

    It is with deep sorrow and anguish that we have learned about the strong earthquake that occurred on 6 February 2023, in Turkey and Syria, with thousands of deaths and injured reported so far.

    In these moments of hardship, on behalf of Université Catholique de Lille, we send our condolences to the bereaved families and express our solidarity and compassion with all the people affected by this terrible tragedy. 

    As members of a global community, we sympathize with those who suffer from this devastating calamity and we hope that we will find ways to show our solidarity on an international level.

  • Webinar for international students

    Webinar & health information for international students - 4th November 2022 at 2pm

    If you are an international student in France you may already know that you’re entitled to be refunded for your medical expenses!

    In order to get the coverage of your medical expenses in France, you must register for the French health system also called « Assurance Maladie ». The registration is free. You should necessarily apply on the dedicated website etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr As soon as you receive your social security number a part of your medical expenses can be refunded if you reach some conditions.

    To help you along this process, Assurance Maladie is organizing an international Webinar on Friday the 4th of November at 2 PM (Paris Time, GMT+2).

    This webinar will allow you to get all the relevant information regarding the application to be covered for your medical expenses in France and the medical pathway.

    To join you only have to connect on Zoom by following this link :

    Join the meeting

    Meeting ID : 979 9437 0435 Password : 959525

    More information

  • Celebrate the Erasmus Days on 13 and 14 october

    CELEBRATE THE ERASMUS DAYS ON 13 and 14 OCTOBER

    With more than 440 Erasmus partners in Europe, the Université Catholique de Lille is one of the most internationalized French universities, with the desire to contribute to the European construction! For 35 years and many more to come, our commitment  to Erasmus+ encourages students and employees' intercultural experience around european values.   Celebrate the Erasmus Days on the 13th & 14th october by participating to events organized by the University's schools and institutions, online and on campus !

    This year's Erasmus Days also mark Erasmus+ 35th anniversary.

    See Erasmus Days program

  • Masterclass Global Actors for Peace : Reassessing Europe’s Ambition - 19-23 september

    Masterclass Global Actors for Peace : Reassessing Europe’s Ambition - 19-23 september from 1.45pm to 7pm

    The annual Masterclass ‘Global Actors for Peace’ focuses on the non-state actors’ potential role in building a long-lasting interstate peace from an original global perspective.

    How does Europe perceive itself as a global actor for peace and what is its role in an increasingly fragmented international system? The theme of this 6th edition – ‘Reassessing Europe’s Ambition’ – intends to investigate this set of questions.

    At a time when war has returned to European territory, we question European ambitions to (re)-building a peaceful model of cooperation among peoples and states. For an entire week, international guests and speakers will meet and exchange with students and members of civil society in a series of open and hybrid conferences.

    Register

  • Information to International Students from l'Assurance Maladie

    Are you an international student studying at Université Catholique de Lille this year ?

    Make sure you are covered for a safe and successful school year!

    Membership in the French social security system (Sécurité Sociale) is free and compulsory. It entitles you to coverage of your health care expenses for the duration of your studies.

    All information available here

  • European Summer Program 2022

    European Summer Program 2022

    After 2 years, the European Summer Program is finally back! The University recently had the pleasure of welcoming more than 130 students from 12 different nationalities for the first day of the ESP1 program!

    Created in 2001, the LILLE European Summer Program (ESP) is a four-week academic course offering students from around the world the opportunity to experience French culture firsthand at the heart of Europe and be part of an international, multicultural student community.

    LILLE ESP is tailored to suit the students’ objectives and challenges, while balancing educational and social activities including a large variety of academic courses, fieldtrips, and extra-curricular activities.

    The second 4-week session will start at the end of June.

    More info on the program  

      

  • Erasmus Training Week - March 2022

    Erasmus Training Week - March 2022

    From 21 to 25 March, the Université Catholique de Lille had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from more than 50 partner university colleges, representing 17 different nationalities, for an Erasmus training week!

    The week was devoted to our various universities' commitment to sustainable development - a theme that finds a particular echo in this year of mobilization - but also to educational innovation and the student experience.

    The week included many activities such as conferences, a campus visit on the theme of sustainable development, and a "Climate Fresk", as well as times of sharing and other interactive workshops.

     

     

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  • Online conference "The Future of Europe" by the European Institute

    ONLINE CONFERENCE "THE FUTURE OF EUROPE" BY THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE - 29 MARCH 2022

    In the framework of the French Presidency of the European Union, we are pleased to invite you to the European Institute's online conference The Future of Europe by Alexander Holroyd, Member of the French National Assembly for Northern Europe.

    Join us on Tuesday 29 March 2022 at 5pm (CET) to learn more about the French vision for the European Union in 2022 after the French Presidency.

    Join the conference

  • LILLE European Summer Program 2022 - registration open!

    LILLE European Summer Program 2022 - registration open!

    LILLE – ‘Learn in Lille, Live Europe’ combines a variety of innovative, student-centered academic programs at the Université Catholique de Lille including our popular European Summer Program.

    Registration is now open and detailed program and course information is available on our ESP website.

    Join a diverse, fun,  and intercultural summer program this year!

    More information & Registration

  • "Let's meet in France!": Campus France launches new communication campaign

    "Let's meet in France!": Campus France launches new communication campaign

    Campus France recently launched a new communication campaign called "Rendez-vous en France !" (Let's meet in France!)

    It highlights several benefits of studying in France, including academic excellence, training courses in English, and access to vaccination for all international students. 

    The campaign gives the floor to eight international alumni who lived a life-changing experience by deciding to study in France.

    Every 2 weeks, starting on 25 November 2021, you will be able to discover their testimonies!

    More info here:

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  • Fulbright France Foundation visits La Catho

    Fulbright France Foundation visits La Catho

    The Université Catholique de Lille had the honor to welcome the Fulbright France delegation to its campus on October 13th, when 11 representatives from 11 different American higher education institutions discovered the University’s strategic goals in sustainable development, research, transdisciplinary teaching methods, intercultural communication and diversity inclusion, and international study abroad opportunities.

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  • International Summer School on ‘European Humanism in the Making’ (FUCE)

    International Summer School on ‘European Humanism in the Making’ - 5-9 July 2021

    UCSIA organizes the international Summer School on ‘European Humanism in the Making’ for the European Federation of Catholic Universities (FUCE).

    This second edition of the summer school will be held online from 5-9 July 2021.

    Two online public sessions are scheduled:

    1. ‘Waning Europeanness’  From the Warring Totalitarian Shadows of the Past to the Illiberal Threats of the Present Webinar on Monday 5 July 2021 (7 p.m.- 8.30 p.m.)

    2. ‘MYEurope’  Online panel debate on Thursday 8 July 2021 (7 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.)  

    MORE INFORMATION

    Both events will be hosted online via Zoom.

    The webinars are free, but don't forget to register in advance.

    REGISTER

  • International Conference "Theorising the popular"

    International conference - 25 & 26 June 2021

    This international conference organized by FLSH in collaboration with Liverpool Hope University is about popular culture and its multiple aspects. The communications will deal with English literature and visual arts.

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  • Virtual World Tour - Destination Europe

     

    The current healthcare crisis is accelerating the transformations of society, our territories and ecosystems that have become so important in recent years. In this context, we can ask ourselves how the innovation ecosystems that have changed our lives are responding to the unprecedented challenges that are accelerating the transformation of the World? Are we at the dawn of a shift towards a new decarbonized, digital and ecological civilization?

     

    3 REGIONS OF THE WORLD - 3 DYNAMICS OF TRANSFORMATION - 3 MEETINGS

    Three days of Study Research Action Webinar that are part of 5 years of research in which 17 key destinations have been explored. The guiding questions of this approach are:

    • How are innovative ecosystems a factor in the competitiveness of continents, countries, regions and cities?

    • How are innovative ecosystems changing today in terms of culture, systems, management and structures?

    • How are the most dynamic innovative ecosystems likely to evolve in the future in the face of today's major global challenges?

    Focal points include: the role of the university-business-administration triangle, startup dynamics, systemic governance, the general interest, monetary policy, artistic avantgarde, collaborative processes, artificial intelligence and data, short-, medium-, and longterm foresight, benchmarking best practices, and the impact of pandemics.

    FROM INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEMS TO TRANSFORMING ECOSYSTEMS

    After six consecutive years of traveling around the world, exploring the dynamics of the planet's main innovative ecosystems, Michel Saloff-Coste is proposing a virtual and collaborative journey for 2021 to leverage collective and prospective intelligence and disseminate more rapidly the key practices observed on the planet. A journey that foreshadows a hybrid journey for 2022. These three days are part of a "virtual world tour" of innovative ecosystems with a view to building a research and Futur Studies network. This study and reflection trip will mobilize academics, researchers, practitioners, senior civil servants and entrepreneurs.

     

    TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS TOGETHER AND LEARN MORE ABOUT EUROPE, JOIN US ON TUESDAY JUNE 22ND !

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  • LILLE Winter 2021 goes online !

    LILLE Winter 2021 goes online ! 

    6 ECTS Credits = 3 North American Credits

    Registration is now open for our online class on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development. This course aims to highlight the current global trends, opportunities, and challenges facing businesses today. 

    The program will also include some social & cultural activities, to familiarize students with France, Lille, and the Université Catholique de Lille itself. 

    More information online: https://www.univ-catholille.fr/en/lille-winter

  • LILLE ESP Online Mini-Courses

    Since the French government has instructed all higher educational institutions to remain closed to students through the end of the 2109/20 academic year, including summer sessions, we have had to postpone the 2020 European Summer Program until next year.

    However, the educational process is continuing in the form of distance learning courses, self-study, video lectures and/or other methods. With this in mind, the LILLE Programs have developed several free educational modules for anyone interested in learning more about the history, culture, art, and innovation of Lille, France. See the full list of courses below for module descriptions.

    Registration deadline:  15 June 2020

    Find out more !

  • French as a foreign language - Online course

    In addition to the mini-courses of our LILLE European Summer Program, our Faculty of Modern Languages (CLARIFE) is offering online French language courses this summer.  These courses will be more traditional in the sense that there are scheduled video class times, homework assignments, and transferable ECTS credits.  These courses are fee-paying and available for all levels of French skills.  

    Dates - 1st session: 8th June to 26th June 2020 - 2nd session: 29th June to 17th July 2020

    Number of hours: 24 hours of videoconference classes + 12 hours (approx.) independent on-line work with teacher supervision and guidance

    More information

     

  • Visit of a UCAC-ICAM delegation

    Welcome to Université Catholique de Lille

     

    We welcomed this week a delegation from the Institut UCAC-ICAM (Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale, Cameroon): Father Epiphane KINH, Vice-Rector of the UCAC, Father Mathieu NDOMBA, representative of the Jesuit Province of Western Africa, M. Alain Brice BOUMPOUTOU, administrator of UCAC-ICAM.

    They discovered our historical campus, and our innovations in term of pedagogy, entrepreneurship & sustainable development.

    The main mission of the Ucac-Icam Institute is to train, in Africa and for Africa, technicians and engineers who are professionally competent and humanly responsible.

     

  • ESP 2019 officially started !

    ESP 2019

    The 1st session of the 2019 European Summer Program welcomed 98 international students to the University for the months of May and June.

    These international students come from countries such as : Canada, China, India, Mexico, the United States, Hong-Kong, and the Phillippines. The staff at ESP welcomed the students at Gare Lille Europe on May 27th and took them to their residences. At the University, they spend their mornings in French Language and Project Management classes along with spending their afternoons in classes or touring museums and the city itself.

    The European Summer Program has been running for the past 19 years with students from all around the world and is a great way to experience French culture.

  • 1st session of LILLE Short Term Programs 2019

    The University welcomes 44 Koreans and Australian students on its campus for the 1st 2019 session of the LILLE Short Term Program. Korean students, from Inha University, will attend an English curriculum. Australian students, from Queensland University of Techonoly and The University of Melbourne, will focus on Australia's role during WW1 through the lens of history and art (pictures, movies, paintings...). Students will also discover and experience French culture thanks to local and regional tours.

    Since its launch in 2016, the STP has welcomed more than 130 students from 4 countries. The program achieves a 100% satisfaction rate thanks to its personalized, all included service. 

    More information on our LILLE Programs