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

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supporting academic and industrial research institutions in the north of France (

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

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). Associated with it are six

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s in the region, for 3,000 registered PhD students in 139 research labs. The

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is the main component.

From doctoral research to innovation applications

The European Doctoral College of the Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France is a hub for doctoral researchers and contributes to the

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to make Europe 'the most competitive and knowledge-based economy in the world and a reference for high quality and excellence in education'. The doctoral college groups together six doctoral schools supported by research laboratories in

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and related universities in the

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that includes Belgium and the French Nord - Pas de Calais region. It aims to strengthen academic and research cooperation among the universities in the Euroregion. The purpose of the doctoral college is to contribute to and sustain a combination of first-class university institutes and close links between education, research and society in the Lille-Nord de France region, a European region including over a hundred thousand university students and more than ten thousand researchers. ''Lille-Nord de France'' claims to be one of the few European hub regions recognised for their academic excellence and innovation. Research domains are supported by several hundred Master/research curricula from the Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France and partner institutes, as the first step towards doctoral studies within the doctoral college. The college supports both fundamental and applied research, and participates in several "competitiveness clusters" (''pôles de compétitivité'') located in the Nord de France region with strong links to industry applications. Incubators for start-up companies (such as Eurasanté and MITI-incubation) are located on the campus sites in the Lille area. Most researchers at the doctoral college are partially funded through grants from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) or from the French ''Agence nationale pour la Recherche'' (ANR). Applied research is also funded through university-industry joint programmes (CIFRE). It is at the origin of the I-Site (Initiatives for Science-Innovation-Territories-Economy) « Université Lille Nord-Europe (ULNE) » which aims to classify it in the top 50 universities of Europe.

Members and partners

French research teams associated to the European Doctoral College are hosted in the following academic institutes listed in the Académie de Lille: The Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France includes the following establishments : *

(the main component) *

Artois University The University of Artois ( French: ''Université d'Artois'') is a public university situated in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments of northern France. It is situated on 5 campuses in Arras, Béthune, Douai, Lens and Liévin. The Univ ...

University of the Littoral Opal Coast The University of the Littoral Opal Coast (French: ''Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale''; ULCO) is a public university located in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments of northern France. Its namesake is the Opal Coast region, of which it i ...

University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis The Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France (''Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France''), previously known as University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (''Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis'') until 1 January 2 ...

* École des Mines-Télécom de Lille-Douai (IMT) *

École centrale de Lille Located in the campus of Science and Technology (Cité Scientifique) of the University of Lille in Villeneuve-d'Ascq ( European Metropolis of Lille - Hauts-de-France); École Centrale de Lille is a renowned graduate engineering school, with ro ...

Lille Catholic University Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...

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(CNRS) *

French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation The National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (Inria) () is a French national research institution focusing on computer science and applied mathematics. It was created under the name ''Institut de recherche en informatiq ...

(INRIA) Several institutions are associate members : *

Skema Business School SKEMA Business School (School of Knowledge Economy and Management) is a French business school, devoted to higher education and research. It has the legal status of a non-profit association under the French "1901 law". It was founded in 2009 as a ...

* CHU Lille University Hospital * Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale ( Inserm) * École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles (

ENSAIT The École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles (ENSAIT) is a French Engineering grand établissement (grande école) and a member of UP-TEX research cluster ( Union Pôle Textile). ENSAIT is a higher education and research in ...

) * École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Lille (ENSAPL) *

Arts et Métiers ParisTech Arts et Métiers ParisTech is a French engineering and research institute of higher education. It is a ''grande école'', recognized for leading in the fields of mechanics and industrialization. Founded in 1780, it is among the oldest French ins ...

(Lille Campus) *

École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille The École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille (ENSCL or Chimie Lille) was founded in 1894 as the Institut de chimie de Lille. It is part of the Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France. It is located on the s ...

(ENSCL) * École supérieure d'art Dunkerque-Tourcoing (ESA) *

École supérieure de journalisme de Lille The École supérieure de journalisme (ESJ Lille) (in English: ''Superior School of Journalism of Lille'') is an institution of higher education, a French '' Grande École'' in Lille dedicated to journalism and related studies. It has been elected b ...

(ESJ Lille) * Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) * Institut d'études politiques de Lille (

Sciences Po Lille Institut d'études politiques de Lille ( en, Lille Institute of Political Studies), officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille, is a grande école located in Lille, France. It is a part of the '' Conférence des Grandes Écoles''. It was created a ...

) * Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité (

IFSTTAR The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (french: Institut français des sciences et technologies des transports, de l'aménagement et des réseaux, IFSTTAR) is a public research institution (a Public S ...

) *

Institut Pasteur de Lille The Pasteur Institute of Lille (french: Institut Pasteur de Lille, Pasteur-Lille, IPL) is a research centre and member of the Pasteur Institute network. It includes 14 research units and 1,150 employees including 626 researchers located in Lille, ...

* Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (

IFREMER IFREMER (Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer; ) is an oceanographic institution in Brest, France. Scope of works Ifremer focuses its research activities in the following areas: * Monitoring, use and enhancement of coa ...

) *

Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité (INRETS) is the former French national institute for transport and safety research. INRETS and the LCPC (the French Central Laboratory of Roads and Bridges) have been merged since ...

(INRETS) * Office national d'études et de recherches aérospatiales-Institut de mécanique des fluides de Lille (

ONERA The Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) is the French national aerospace research centre. It is a public establishment with industrial and commercial operations, and carries out application-oriented research to supp ...

) * Belgian universities and their research teams It participates in French competitiveness clusters : * Pôle de compétitivité Industrie du commerce (PICOM) * Pôle de compétitivité Industrie des transports (i-TRANS) * Pôle de compétitivité Maîtrise énergétique des entraînements électriques (MEDEE) * Pôle de compétitivité Aquimer * Pôle de compétitivité Matériaux et Applications pour une Utilisation Durable (MAUD) * Pôle de compétitivité Nutrition Santé Longévité (NSL) (Eurasanté) * Pôle de compétitivité Technologies de l’Environnement Appliquées au Matières et aux Matériaux (TEAM2) * Pôle de compétitivité Textiles innovants (UP-TEX)

Doctoral schools attached to the European doctoral college

Six doctoral schools are included in the European Doctoral College with 3,000 registered PhD students in 139 research labs: * SPI - Doctoral School of Engineering Sciences supported by 22 research labs. The 22 research laboratories provide for fundamental and applied researches and contribute to engineering innovations. SPI doctoral school specialises in the following disciplines: mathematics, information technologies, control sciences, electrical engineering and electronics, nanotechnologies, mechanics and system design * SMRE - Doctoral School for Science of Matter, Radiation, Environment supported by 26 research labs. SMRE doctoral school specialises in the following disciplines: physics, chemistry, earth science, ecology and environment, palaeontology, biological oceanology, and biotechnologies. * BSL - Doctoral School Biology - Health supported by 47 research labs. Bio-Health (BSL) doctoral school specialises in the following disciplines: biology and life sciences, genomics, medicine, health. * SESAM - Doctoral School in Business, economics, urban planning and management supported by 11 research labs. This doctoral school specialises in the following disciplines: economics, management sciences, sociology, anthropology, ethnology, prehistory, geography, urban planning and landscape. * SHS - Doctoral School in Social Sciences and Humanities supported by 19 research labs. The doctoral school for social sciences and humanities (SHS) specialises in the following disciplines: Philosophy, Linguistics, the Arts, Space/Time, Languages, Literature, Civilisations, Texts and Cultures, Psychology, Cognition, Modelling, Mediations in Knowledge and Societies. * SJPG - Doctoral School for Law, Administration, Political Science supported by 14 research labs. The doctoral school specialises in the following disciplines: law, management science (finance and marketing) and political science.

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