University of Lille

French university located in Lille and founded in 1559 in Douai; split between 1970 and 2017 into three independent universities (Lille-I, Lille-II and Lille-III)
Organization public_research_university Q3551621
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University of Lille

Summary

University of Lille is a public research university[1]. It draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #133 of 166).[2]

Key Facts

  • University of Lille was a member of European University Association[3].
  • University of Lille was a member of Renater[4].
  • University of Lille was a member of Couperin Consortium[5].
  • University of Lille was a member of Utrecht Network[6].
  • University of Lille was a member of Coordination of French research universities[7].
  • University of Lille was a member of Innovative Multicultural Curricula for the Young European and US Engineers and Scientists[8].
  • University of Lille is in the country of France[9].
  • University of Lille's image is recorded as Villeneuve d'Ascq.- Communauté d'universités et établissements Lille-Nord-de-France.jpg[10].
  • University of Lille's instance of is recorded as public research university[11].
  • University of Lille's instance of is recorded as university in France[12].
  • University of Lille's founder is recorded as Philip II of Spain[13].
  • University of Lille's logo image is recorded as Logotype Université de Lille 2022.svg[14].
  • University of Lille's headquarters location is recorded as Lille[15].
  • University of Lille's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122426780[16].
  • University of Lille's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124258654[17].
  • University of Lille's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81021981[18].
  • University of Lille's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12491013k[19].
  • University of Lille's IdRef ID is recorded as 223446556[20].
  • University of Lille's child organization or unit is recorded as Presses Universitaires du Septentrion[21].
  • University of Lille's Commons category is recorded as Université de Lille[22].
  • University of Lille's industry is recorded as higher education[23].
  • University of Lille's chairperson is recorded as Régis Bordet[24].
  • University of Lille's has part is recorded as Faculté des Sciences Economiques, Sociales et des Territoires[25].
  • University of Lille's has part is recorded as Q111208970[26].
  • University of Lille's has part is recorded as Q3151988[27].

Body

Founding

University of Lille's founder is recorded as Philip II of Spain[13]. +1559-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Université de Lille'}[29] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'UNIVERSITE DE LILLE'}[30].

Leadership

University of Lille's chairperson is recorded as Régis Bordet[24].

Operations

University of Lille's headquarters location is recorded as Lille[15]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Presses Universitaires du Septentrion[21].

Industry

University of Lille's industry is recorded as higher education[23].

Why It Matters

University of Lille draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #133 of 166).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 144 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [23] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . eua.eu. Retrieved . eua.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] . curif.org. curif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . lavoixdunord.fr. lavoixdunord.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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