Engineering School within a University


Polytech'Lille is a Graduate Engineering School within the University of Science and Technology of Lille that was created in 2002 from the merger of three engineering schools, EUDIL, IAAL and IESP.

Its status as an Engineering School within a University offers a number of major advantages.

Its location at the heart of a large scientific and technological centre on a large campus covering 110 hectares

Polytech'Lille benefits from a scientific environment and from all the campus facilities (university restaurants, halls of residence, sports facilities and cultural activities).
With 20 000 students, 9500 graduates a year and 47 research laboratories, most of which work under the label of the great French research organisations (CNRS, INSERM, MESR, INRIA), the University of Science and Technology of Lille (USTL) is one of the main France's scientific universities.

Its distinctive identity as a "Grande École"

Polytech'Lille depends on the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and is authorised by the "Commission des Titres d'Ingénieurs" (CTI) to issue and award the "Diplôme d'ingénieur" (equivalent to Master's degree in Engineering) after 5 years of studies, following the obtaining of the "Baccalauréat" (secondary school diploma).

Polytech'Lille is a member of the French "Conférence des Grandes Écoles" which awards engineering schools with a label.

The School's main characteristics :

A medium-sized school with about 340 graduates per year

A highly selective admission process

Various backgrounds of the teaching staff : (lecturers, researchers, experts, guests and visiting lecturers coming from industry, consultancies...)

Integrated and flexible education methods (lectures, small class work, case study, individual or team projects, growing use of new methods and tools, information and communication technologies...)

Close links with industries

Research activities (final year projects, laboratories...)

International co-operations