Lille Metropole
High-level training
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
Openness to the world is reflected in foreign language teaching provision and a host of university cooperation initiatives (China, Japan, USA, India, etc.).
Lille has several international schools:
- The École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel prepares young people for the international baccalaureate.
www.eabjm.com - European sections exist in all lycées (upper secondary schools) in Lille Metropole, in particular the Lycée Européen Montebello (9 modern languages taught), which prepares pupils for the “European option” baccalaureate.
- 47 schools offer a modern language from primary age.
- The Japanese School is a structure organised by and for Japanese nationals in the region.
www.ecole.japonaise.free.fr
HIGHER EDUCATION
France’s 2nd largest education authority with over 150,000 students.
France's premier university centre for studying law, with 13,000 students.
www.ac-lille.fr
- 4 universities including France’s largest catholic university,
- 1 European university centre,
- France’s largest university centre for continuing education (20,000 students),
- 13 engineering schools (Centrale Lille, École des Mines, ENSAM, HEI, ICAM, ISA, Polytech’Lille, etc.).
2nd best city for business higher education.
- 8 business and management schools including EDHEC, ESC Lille, IAE and IESEG.
SPECIALIST EDUCATION
| Electronic, IT | Textile | Marketing, communication, image, CRM, journalism, e-commerce |
| TELECOM Lille 1 (Engineering School for Telecommunications) ISEN (North High Institute of Electronics) USTL (Master's degrees in IT, micro-electronics, micro-technology and telecommunications) |
ENSAIT (High School of Textile and industrial arts) HEI-ESTIT (High School of Industrial Technique and Textiles) ENSCL (Lille National High School of Chemistry) ESMOD (International school of fashion) |
ESC Lille (Business School) IEMD (European Institute of Direct Marketing) Le Fresnoy, National Studio of Contempory Arts (audiovisual) ESJ Lille (Advanced School of Journalism) USTL : Master's degree in e-services IEP (Institute of Political Studies) |
