
Lille Catholic University
The Université Catholique de Lille is France’s largest private, not-for-profit university, with over 40,000 students and 8,000 international students on campus. “La Catho” is home to 5 faculties, 20 schools (including two triple-crown awarded business schools and industry-leading engineering schools), multiple institutes, and a renowned hospital group, and offers more than 300 distinct degree programs in several centres of excellence.


The city of Lille
Home to the Université Catholique de Lille, the city of Lille is a vibrant and dynamic university city at the centre of Western Europe. With swift connections to Brussels (35 minutes), Paris (60 minutes), and London (80 minutes), Lille is perfect for students planning to visit and study Europe. And there is always much to see and do in Lille itself – a welcoming multicultural haven.

Campus virtual tour
Follow a virtual tour of Université Catholique de Lille's campus!
LILLE Programs: short term programs
The Université Catholique de Lille also offers short-term personnalized programs such as the LILLE European Summer Program and LILLE Winter Program, both part of LILLE Programs.
The L.I.L.L.E (Learn in Lille Live Europe) Programs combine a variety of innovative, student-centred academic programs at the Université Catholique de Lille, tailored to suit different academic needs and schedules, and to provide a welcoming environment and an excellent study/life balance.
Watch the video below to know more about the European Summer Program!
Find out more about the exchange program here.