Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, France

Université Polytechnique
Hauts-de-France

11.000
Students

1300
Employees

100+
Study Programmes

Important Contacts

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Michel Labour

Senior Associate Professor

+33 (0) 327 2461 31

Véronique Sanguinetti

Lecturer

+33 (0) 327 5176 54

Jonathan Brindle

IR Department

+33 (0) 327 5177 35

About the University

The Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF) (formerly Université de Valenciennes) is a French public university founded in 1964. Spread over five sites in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France, UPHF represents today a cluster of higher education and research institutions with 3 education institutions, 2 education institutes and 8 research laboratories. It includes an IAE School of Management, member of the IAE France network of 35 Schools of Management located within French Universitites.

The University manages a budget of 120 million euros and hosts 11 000 students, of which 3 500 study management, economics and/or law disciplines.

Locations and Campuses

The campuses are located in Valenciennes at the Mont Houy (main campus, where the IAE-University School of Management is found), Les Tertiales (city-centre campus), as well as in two nearby towns, Cambrai, and Maubeuge

Campus Main University Campus

City Life

The historical city of Valenciennes has been dubbed the “Athens of the North” due to its Academy of painting and sculpture dating from the 17th century. It is also the birthplace of well-known artists and writers such as Jean Froissart, Antoine Watteau, Louise d’Épinay, Henri Harpignies, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Henri Matisse.

The city of Valenciennes has high-performance transport networks that include high-quality motorways, high-speed and regional trains and nearby international airports. Valenciennes is 35 minutes by train from the city of Lille, the Regional capital, and about 1.5 hours from the national capital, Paris.