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Université de Lorraine is a prominent multidisciplinary public university in eastern France renowned for its excellence in engineering, materials science, computer science, and life sciences. The institution offers a growing number of English-taught master's degrees and international programs designed to attract global talent, supported by the dedicated Welcome Desk and EUR-AXIOM services that assist newcomers with visa procedures, housing, and administrative integration. International students benefit from French language courses, cultural integration workshops, and active student associations that help bridge the gap between academic life and local culture. What sets this university apart is its unique model as a unified polytechnic university structured around thematic poles of excellence, closely connecting its research laboratories with European cross-border industries. This creates robust internship and career pathways for international graduates entering the European job market.
Background
The University of Lorraine (French: Université de Lorraine), abbreviated as UL, is a public research university based in Lorraine, Grand Est region, France. It was created on 1 January 2012, by the merger of Henri Poincaré University, Nancy 2 University, Paul Verlaine University – Metz and the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL). It aimed to unify the main colleges of the Lorraine region. The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES) and was completed in 2012. The university has 51 campus sites, over the Lorraine region, the main ones are around Nancy and Metz. The other sites are in the towns of Epinal, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Bar-Le-Duc, Lunéville, Thionville-Yutz, Longwy, Forbach, Saint-Avold, Sarreguemines. The University of Lorraine has over 62,000 students (10,000 international students, mostly from Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, China, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire) and 7,000 staff.
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