The University of Artois (
French: ''Université d'Artois'') is a
public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...
situated in the
Nord and
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...
departments of
northern France.
It is situated on 5 campuses in
Arras
Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...
,
Béthune
Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.
Geography
Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated south-east of Calais, ...
,
Douai
Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, D ...
,
Lens
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and
Liévin
Liévin (; pcd, Lévin; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called ''Liévinois''.
Overview
The town of Liévin is an old mining area of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this town is of modest size but ...
.
The University of Artois is a member of th
European Doctoral College Lille-Nord-Pas de Calaisand the
University of Lille Nord de France
The Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France (formerly Université Lille Nord de France) was a French Groups of Universities and Institutions ( COMUE) spread over multiple campuses and centered in Lille (North - Hauts ...
group of universities.
Academics
The university offers bachelors, vocational bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in the
arts
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and
humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...
, as well as in various
STEM
Stem or STEM may refer to:
Plant structures
* Plant stem, a plant's aboveground axis, made of vascular tissue, off which leaves and flowers hang
* Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure
* Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushro ...
fields.
The university also offers BUT and DEUST certifications in several fields, including
business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...
,
management
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Management includes the activities o ...
,
mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...
, and
technology
Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...
.
Composition
The University of Artois consists of 8
faculties and 2 technology institutes:
Arras campus
* Faculty of History, Geography, and Heritage Studies
* Faculty of Foreign Languages
* Faculty of Letters and Arts
* Faculty of Economics, Management, Administration, and Social Sciences
Béthune campus
* Béthune Institute of Technology
* Faculty of Applied Science
Douai campus
* Faculty of Law
Lens campus
* Faculty of Sciences
* Lens Institute of Technology :Commerce, Management, IT, Digital Media Studies, Health Services
Liévin campus
* Faculty of Sports and Physical Education
Notable faculty
*
Jean-Pierre Arrignon
Jean-Pierre Arrignon (7 April 1943 – 13 April 2021) was a French academic and historian. He specialized in the Middle Ages and contemporary Russia.
Biography
After earning an agrégation in history, Arrignon studied at the École pratique des ...
(1943-2021) - historian
*
Laurent Warlouzet
Laurent Warlouzet (born 1978) is a French academic who is currently Professor of European History at Paris Sorbonne University.
Background
Professor Warlouzet was educated at Paris 4 University. He was appointed associate professor at the Univer ...
(born 1978) - historian
Notable alumni
*
Bruno Bilde
Bruno Bilde (born 22 September 1976) is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 12th constituency of Pas-de-Calais since 2017. He is a member of the National Rally (RN).
Career
Bilde served as a regional c ...
(born 1976) - politician
*
Bruno Studer
Bruno Studer (born 18 June 1978) is a French teacher and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly (France), French National Assembly since the 2017 French legislative election, 2017 ...
(born 1978) - politician
*
Hugues Fabrice Zango
Hugues Fabrice Zango (born 25 June 1993) is a Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long jump. Pending ratification, he is the world indoor record holder in the triple jump with a jump of set in 2021. Zango competed at t ...
(born 1993) - Burkinabé athlete who specialises in the triple jump and the long jump
See also
*
List of public universities in France by academy
In France, various types of institution have the term "University" in their name. These include the public universities, which are the autonomous institutions that are distinguished as being state institutes of higher education and research that p ...
*
European Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais The European Doctoral College Lille Nord-de-France is part of the Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France. It is a European research centre supporting academic and industrial research institutions in the north of Fra ...
References
University of Lille Nord de France
Universities in Hauts-de-France
Education in Arras
Buildings and structures in Arras
Educational institutions established in 1992
1992 establishments in France
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