History
In Nancy, three universities were founded in the 20th century, among which a National Polytechnic Institute that combined several engineering schools. In Metz, the first university appeared in 1970. On January 1st, 2012, after several years of preparation, these four universities merged into one, forming Université de Lorraine.
Education
Université de Lorraine promotes innovation through the dialogue of knowledge, taking advantage of the variety and strength of its scientific fields, and aiming at the promotion of knowledge transfer to irrigate innovation and economic growth as well as the progress of fundamental science.
Research
There is no coincidence. The scientific thematic areas which have developed in Lorraine result from this region’s history, through the cross-fertilization of scientific fields present for a century, and through their highly increased interaction in the last decade.
Short Courses
University Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023
201
2022
201
2021
201
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
601
2023
601
2022
601
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
721 80
2023
801
2022
801
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
-
2023
413 -5
2022
408
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Student services
Lorraine is teeming with cultural venues, cinemas, theaters and other concert halls. Université de Lorraine also proposes a particularly rich cultural offer, open to all study fields.It owns and directly manages the Theater of Saulcy, Bernard-Marie Koltès space, labelled as a "scene theatre of Contemporary writings" on the campus of the Saulcy in Metz. This theatre provides professional and amateur live entertainment and allows students to organize artistic and cultural projects.
Housing services
In France, student housing and catering are managed by a public institution: the CROUS (Regional Centre for student support) )
Library services
As we are part of the University of the Greater Region, please note that you have a free access to all the libraries of the partner universities (University of the Saar, University of Luxembourg, University of Liège, University of Trier, University of Kaiserslautern).
Medical services
Healthcare coverage in France is made up of a compulsory social protection (the so-called social security) and a complementary optional health insurance.
Campus life
Some of the campuses are located in the heart of the city, close to train stations, amenities, and cultural sites. Others are located in wooded areas away from major roads.
All of them, however, are easy to access and are connected to each other and to the inner city through performant and safe public transit.
Sports facilities
- 25 m pool, 6 water lines
- 4 multi-purpose gyms
- Dance studio
- Fighting room
- Fencing room
- Athletics tracks
- 2 stabilized soccer fields
- Grass field (soccer and rugby)
- 9 tennis courts
- Multi-sport hall: 2 basketball fields, 3 volleyball fields, 1 handball field, 10 badminton fields...
- 3 fitness rooms
- Dance – movement room
- Climbing wall (biggest in the region)
Student clubs
- Lorraine is teeming with cultural venues, cinemas, theaters and other concert halls.
- Université de Lorraine also proposes a particularly rich cultural offer, open to all study fields.
- It owns and directly manages the Theater of Saulcy, Bernard-Marie Koltès space, labelled as a "scene theatre of Contemporary writings" on the campus of the Saulcy in Metz. This theatre provides professional and amateur live entertainment and allows students to organize artistic and cultural projects.
- The university also performs events in the amphitheater Déléage on the Humanities campus in Nancy.