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University Lille 1 was established as Faculty of Science in 1854 in [[Lille#Education|Lille]], although its academic roots extend back to 1559. It later moved to [[Villeneuve d'Ascq]] in 1967. The University focuses on science and technology. Law, business management and medical fields are taught in the independent campus of [[Lille 2 University of Health and Law|Université de Lille II]], while literature and social sciences are taught as part of the independent campus of [[Charles de Gaulle University - Lille III|Université de Lille III]]. Altogether, the three university in Lille include more than 70,000 students and are the main parts of the [[University of Lille Nord de France|Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France]]. | University Lille 1 was established as Faculty of Science in 1854 in [[Lille#Education|Lille]], although its academic roots extend back to 1559. It later moved to [[Villeneuve d'Ascq]] in 1967. The University focuses on science and technology. Law, business management and medical fields are taught in the independent campus of [[Lille 2 University of Health and Law|Université de Lille II]], while literature and social sciences are taught as part of the independent campus of [[Charles de Gaulle University - Lille III|Université de Lille III]]. Altogether, the three university in Lille include more than 70,000 students and are the main parts of the [[University of Lille Nord de France|Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France]]. | ||
| − | At the beginning of 2018, the three universities (Lille 1, Lille 2, Lille 3) merged to form the [[University of Lille]];<ref> | + | At the beginning of 2018, the three universities (Lille 1, Lille 2, Lille 3) merged to form the [[University of Lille]];<ref>http://www.lemonde.fr/universites/article/2017/03/27/les-trois-universites-lilloises-fusionnent_5101556_4468207.html</ref> the [[Unité de formation et de recherche|UFR]]s of Lille 1 become Departments of the new Faculty of Science and Technology. |
== University Lille 1 campus == | == University Lille 1 campus == | ||
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 Lille University of Science and Technology  (University)   | |
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| Formation | 1854 |
| Headquarters | Lille, France |
| Includes a number of specialized education and research units | |
The Lille 1 University of Science and Technology was a French university located on a dedicated main campus in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near Lille, with 20,000 full-time students plus 14,500 students in continuing education (2004). 1,310 permanent faculty members plus 1,200 staff and around 140 CNRS researchers work there in the different University Lille 1 institutes and 43 research labs. University Lille 1 was a member of the European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France, which produces 400 doctorate dissertations every year. The university is ranked in the world top 200 universities in mathematics by the Shanghai ranking.[1][2]
University Lille 1 was established as Faculty of Science in 1854 in Lille, although its academic roots extend back to 1559. It later moved to Villeneuve d'Ascq in 1967. The University focuses on science and technology. Law, business management and medical fields are taught in the independent campus of Université de Lille II, while literature and social sciences are taught as part of the independent campus of Université de Lille III. Altogether, the three university in Lille include more than 70,000 students and are the main parts of the Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France.
At the beginning of 2018, the three universities (Lille 1, Lille 2, Lille 3) merged to form the University of Lille;[3] the UFRs of Lille 1 become Departments of the new Faculty of Science and Technology.
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University Lille 1 campus
The main University Lille 1 campus, referred-to as Cité Scientifique, is located in Villeneuve d'Ascq in the suburbs of Lille, and covers an area of 1.1 km². USTL also has secondary locations in the Lille historical city centre, Sallaumines, Tourcoing and Wimereux (Marine station).
University Lille 1 is located on the same Cité Scientifique campus as École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille and Ecole Centrale de Lille; these independent entities have established a number of joint research laboratories with USTL.
Notable faculty and alumni
Faculty and staff
Faculty and staff in alphabetical order.
- Charles Barrois (1851-1939), professor, geologist.
- Émile Borel (1871-1956), mathematician and member of parliament.
- Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002), lecturer, sociologist.
- Joseph Boussinesq (1842-1929), professor, mathematician, fluid mechanics specialist
- Henri Cartan (1904-2008), professor, mathematician.
- Albert Châtelet (1883-1960), professor, mathematician, politician.
- Claude Dubar (1945-2015), professor, sociology.
- Robert Gabillard (1926-2012), professor, co-inventor of [Véhicule Automatique Léger]
- Joseph Kampé de Fériet (1893-1982), professor, physicist, chairman of mechanics from 1930 to 1969.
- Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821-1901), professor, anatomiste, biologist, zoologist.
- Claude Auguste Lamy (1820-1878), professor, chemist, discoverer of the element thallium.
- Szolem Mandelbrojt (1899-1983), professor, mathematician.
- Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), professor, chemist and microbiologist, first dean of the science faculty.
- Paul Painlevé (1863-1933), professor, mathematician.
- Henri Padé (1863-1953), professor, mathematician.
- Ernest Vessiot (1865-1952), professor, mathematician.
Alumni
Alumni in alphabetical order. This list includes alumni who are also faculty.
- Charles Barrois (1851-1939), professor, geologist.
- Louis Chauvel (1967-), professor, sociologist.
- Marc-Philippe Daubresse (1953-), mayor, member of parliament, French Minister for Youth and Active Solidarities.
- Louis Dollo (1857-1931), paleontologist
- Marc Drillech, sociologist[4] and President of universities.
- Jean Théodore Delacour (1890-1985), doctor, ornithologist.
- Jean Hélion (1904-1987), painter.
- Jacky Hénin (1960-), politician.
- Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903-1985), philosopher, musicologist.
- Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi (1908-), Iranian university professor and lifetime principal of the Alborz High School in Tehran.
- Faustin-Archange Touadéra (1957-), professor of mathematics, rector of the University of Bangui and Prime Minister of the Central African Republic.
An Alumnus on Wikispooks
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| Gary Machado |
References
- ↑ News on Lille 1's webpage, Classement de Shanghai 2012 : Lille 1 dans le top 500 des meilleures universités au monde., http://www.univ-lille1.fr/Accueil/Actualites?id=26313
- ↑ http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectMathematics2012.html
- ↑ http://www.lemonde.fr/universites/article/2017/03/27/les-trois-universites-lilloises-fusionnent_5101556_4468207.html
- ↑ https://www.liberation.frhttps//www.liberation.fr/societe/2011/10/10/le-boycott-une-decision-individuelle-relayee-par-les-medias_766969
