Université Charles De Gaulle (Lille III)

Université Charles de Gaulle (Lille III)

http://www.univ-lille3.fr/

Arts & Social Science units only French required

City Population: 1 700 000 Enrollment: 22,000 Standard Course Load: 18 ECTS points

ABOUT UNIVERSITÉ CHARLES DE GAULLE (LILLE SEMESTER DATES III) September – January (semester 1) http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/49/39/1871436.pdf February – May (semester 2) The Charles de Gaulle University of Human Sciences, Letters and the Arts is a remote descendant of the HOUSING Faculty of Letters and Arts founded by Philip II at Douai The International Office rents 80 rooms for students in in 1562. The University was established in Lille at the mobility programmes, however they cannot satisfy all the end of the 19th century but, following an increase in accommodation demands. student numbers, transferred to Villeneuve d’Ascq in The International Office provides helpful information to 1974. search for private accommodation including list of private residences, internet sites offering flats to rent, advice Lille 3 specialist libraries include modern literature, about choosing accommodation etc. applied languages, philosophy, information sciences and social sciences. HEALTH INSURANCE UWA has insurance to cover its outgoing exchange COURSES students: UWA Corporate Personal and Travel Policy. It The university specialises in the following disciplines: is usually accepted by the host universities as primary Literature and Language; insurance. However, the Université Charles de Gaulle Applied Foreign Languages; (Lille III) will advise you, or you will need to find out, if Culture and Arts; you need to take out your own, additional insurance Humanities and Social Sciences; Information, Communication and Audio-Visual ABOUT LILLE Studies; The city was founded in the eleventh century, amid Commerce and Management. swamplands along the river Deûle as a trading centre known for its reputable weavers. Lille's name grew in Please contact the French Convenor for further importance in accordance with the reputation of its information about studies at Charles de Gaulle. market, largely due to the patronage of the 'Countess of Flanders', Jeanne de Constantinople, who also helped deliver Lille's Hospice Comtesse. Centuries of carnage followed. As a fortified city Lille has including the introduction of the euro in January 2002. At been besieged eleven times and has found itself passed present, France is at the forefront of European states from French to Austrian, Flemish and Spanish hands seeking to exploit the momentum of monetary union to before being draped once more in red, white and blue. advance the creation of a more unified and capable Each conqueror stamped their mark on the city. The European defense and security apparatus. stained glass windows of the church of Bouvines tell the story of Philippe Auguste's 1214 defeat of the Count of The French population has very diverse origins. Many Flanders and the German emperor Otto IV. The Vieille people have settled in France including the Celts, Bourse encases the Spanish Baroque period under Romans, Germans, Russians, Asians, Africans and Charles Quint and Phillipe IV; and Vauban's masterful North Americans. The populations tend to vary by Citadelle stands reminder of Louis XIV's 1667 recapture region. of the city for France. In the eighteenth century the city Historically, France was primarily a rural community. faced and fended off an Austrian invasion, proving again Today about 75% of people live in cities or towns. their inherited defensive mettle. Geography In more recent times the waves of invasion slowed right Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; down, allowing Lille to develop itself as a major industrial remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, centre, based initially on the discovery of nearby coal Alps in east deposits. Lille's population multiplied rapidly, enveloping nearby towns as its metropolitan area spread. Climate In 1846, a railway line between the city and Paris was Generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild completed; in 1854 Louis Pasteur became the University winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; of Lille's Science Faculty Dean; and in 1890 a lanky lad occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-north-westerly wind named Charles de Gaulle was born into a strong-willed known as mistral. Despite the low-to-middling year-round family of patriots, initiating another change in French temperatures, Lille does enjoy the odd exception of a hot history. summer or mild winter. Morning humidity is relatively Lille has one of France's largest university student high and rainfall is relatively low all year. In a nutshell, populations and is part of an urban community of 87 Lille's weather never strays too far from a 'pleasant' towns, with more than 1 million inhabitants, making it the climate, even during the absolute depths of winter. fourth largest city in France. Its huge cultural diversity and its dynamism have contributed to the city's Government & Legal System nomination of the 2004 "European Capital of Culture". Republic France is divided into 22 regions Alsace, Aquitaine, In its year as Europe's City of Culture, Lille hosted more Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, than 2000 events and had more than nine million Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, visitors. Lille is just 38 minutes from Brussels, 1hour Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, from Paris and 1h and 40 minutes from London. There is Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, much to involve the traveller from shopping in ancient Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence- streets to visiting the many museums and enjoying Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes regional food and drink specialities. The world renowned note: metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions Braderie (Flea market / Antiques Fair) is staged on the (including the "territorial collectivity" of Corse or Corsica) first weekend of September in Lille.. Attractions for and is subdivided into 96 departments; (French Guiana, visitors include the different museums; Palais des Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion) and the overseas Beaux-Arts (the biggest museum in France after the territorial collectivities (Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Louvre), the Maison Natale Charles de Gaulle and Miquelon) Museum of the Hospice Comtess.

Transport OTHER INFORMATION Lille has excellent TGV (high speed train) connections to Read the Université Charles de Gaulle (Lille III) section the rest of France and with Transpole, Lille has a large in the blue files in the Study Abroad Office. You will find public transport system network that is frequent, modern some very useful information from returned UWA and rapid; the metro (underground), bus and tram students.Go to the following website for more (www.transpole.fr). There are taxi ranks at the airport, at information about studying in France; the stations and at various strategic points in town. http://www.edufrance.fr/en/ Travelling around the city by bicycle is also popular and bikes can be taken on the tramway. CONTACTS ABOUT FRANCE Université Charles-de-Gaulle - Lille 3 Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, http://www.univ-lille3.fr/portail/index.php France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Our contact details: Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/se/welcome countries in the world and is a leader among European Tel: 6488 8199 nations. Since 1958, it has constructed a presidential [email protected] democracy resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier parliamentary democracies. In recent years, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe,