University of Lille, also known as Université de Lille in French, was established in 2018 but the history can be traced back to 16th century in Lille France. University of Lille is one of the largest French speaking university in the world. The predecessor of University of Lille was the University of Douai which was established in 1559. And as a result of the merger of three major French universities: Lille 1 University of Science and Technology, Lille 2 University of Health and Law, and Lille 3 Charles de Gaulle University of humanities, social sciences, literature and arts, University of Lille was founded in 2018. Today, University of Lille has 24 schools in the domain of the Arts, Literature, and Languages; Law, Economics, and Management; Health; Humanities and Social sciences; Sports and Science and Technology. It offers wide range of programs at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels in Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Electronics/Electrical Engineering/Automation (EEA), Mechanics, Earth Science, Law; Political and Social Sciences, Finance, Banking, Accounting, Engineering and Health Management, Dental Surgery, Social development, Education, Culture, Communication, Information, Documentation. Not just this, University of Lille also offers many programs like certification courses, part-time courses and diploma courses. University of Lille has number of research centers and research institutes which give full academic freedom to all students and researchers to pursue a research study under guidance. Today, University of Lille has five campuses in Lille including Campus Cité Scientifique, Campus Santé, Campus Pont de Bois, Campus Moulins – Ronchin, Campus Roubaix – Tourcoing. The University's headquarters are situated in the Lille-Center district, 42 rue Paul Duez. Today, University of Lille has an enrollment of 67,000 students with academic and administrative staff of 6,000 members. The student faculty ratio of the university stands at 1:11.2. According to the QS and Shanghai Ranking, University of Lille is ranked #701-750 and #301 in 2019.