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 2018, is a French
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 ...
, based in
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
. It is under the Academy of
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 ...
and is a member of th
European Doctoral College Lille-Nord-Pas de Calaisand of the
Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France.
Rankings
On a national scale, in terms of graduate's employability, the university ranks first in legal, economic and management training out of 69 universities.
In the field of legal training, economics and management, 99% of the university's graduates are employed.
[ Overall, the university is ranked 28th out of 73 universities in France.]
Notable people
Faculty
* Stéphane François
Stéphane François (born 1 January 1973) is a French political scientist who specializes on radical right-wing movements. He also studies conspiracy theories, political ecology and countercultures.
Life and career
Born on 1 January 1973, Stà ...
(born 1973) - political scientist
Alumni
* Édouard Sain
Édouard Alexandre Sain (13 May 1830 – 26 June 1910) was a French painter whose works included historical and genre subjects as well as portraits.
Birth and education
Édouard Alexandre Sain was born Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, on 13 May 1830, so ...
(1830, in Cluny
Cluny () is a commune in the eastern French department of Saône-et-Loire, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is northwest of Mâcon.
The town grew up around the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine in 9 ...
, Saône-et-Loire
Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part.
Saône-et-Loire is Bo ...
-1910) - artist
* Jean-Marie Teno
Jean-Marie Teno (born 1954) is a Cameroonian film director and filmmaker, "one of Africa's most prolific filmmakers".
Life
Teno was born in 1954 in Famleng in Bandjoun. He studied audiovisual communication at the University of Valenciennes and ...
(born 1954) - Cameroonian film director and filmmaker
* Bruno Lanvin
Bruno Lanvin is the Executive Director for Global Indices at INSEAD. From 2007 to 2012, he was the Executive Director of INSEAD’s eLab, managing INSEAD’s teams in Paris, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.
Biography
Lanvin was born on April 14, 1954, in ...
(born 1954, in Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
) - diplomat
* Julien Dive
Julien Dive (born 21 May 1985) is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the second constituency of Aisne since 2016. A member of The Republicans, he was elected to the municipal council of Itancourt in 2008 an ...
(born 1985, in Saint-Quentin, Aisne
Saint-Quentin (; pcd, Saint-Kintin; nl, label=older Dutch, Sint-Kwintens ) is a city in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It has been identified as the ''Augusta Veromanduorum'' of antiquity. It is named after Saint Qu ...
) - politician ( LR)
References
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 ...
Education in Valenciennes
Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis
Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis
Buildings and structures in Valenciennes
Universities in Hauts-de-France
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