An attractive labour pool

A young and active city

Lille, the student town par excellence ! With 118,000 students, or 10% of its population...the city of Lille is one of the biggest university centres in France. The diversity and quality of higher education and research centres have allowed for the creation of a large, qualified labour pool that companies can count on.

118,000 registered
students

10% foreign students

43% of the population
is under 30 years old

3 recognised business schools

(sc: ADULM 2019)

2 major universities

Higher education and research, which alone generate more than 40,000 jobs direct and indirect jobs, are key drivers of the city's economic momentum. In close collaboration with economic operators, the world of education is able to adapt and respond swiftly and effectively to changes in businesses' needs.

Public university among the top 100 best European universities. The University of Lille has more than 70,000 students divided between 17 faculties and 6 institutes

6 subject areas :

Arts, Literature, Languages
Law, Economics and Health Management
Human and Social Sciences
Technological Sciences
Science and Technology of
Physical and Sports Activities (STAPS)

A federation of private institutions, Lille's multidisciplinary university federation has 30,000 students divided between 5 faculties and 18 schools.

6 subject areas :

Law, Economics and Management
Innovation and Design Thinking
Literature and Human Sciences, Theology, Ethics, Education
Health, Social
Science, Technology, Digital
Political Science and International Relations

Well-known schools

The city of Lille has a large proportion of leading universities:
14% of the city's students registered with these "grandes écoles".
20% of French engineers are trained in the Region. (NFI)

3 schools in the top 100 best business schools according to the Financial Times 2020 and L'Étudiant

7,000 students registered with a collegium of public leading universities

Research and development at the heart of innovation

Research and development play a key role in the region's development strategy. In 2014, Métropole Européenne de Lille dedicated €982 million of internal research and development spending, equal to 2.1% of the national weighting, divided equally between the public and private sectors !