UPHF is a public university with a strong polytechnic focus, offering programs in engineering, sciences, transport, audiovisual, and humanities. It has campuses in Valenciennes, Cambrai, and Maubeuge.
Address: Campus Mont Houy, 59313 Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France
Transport & Mobility, Computer Science & Automation, Mechanical & Energy Engineering
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Member of EUNICE European University for Customised Education. Strong links with transport and automotive industries.
Research:
Intelligent transport systems, Cybersecurity and AI, Advanced manufacturing and robotics, Sustainable energy and environment.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
13000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Polytechnic orientation with strong engineering programs, focus on transport and mobility, good industry connections in the region.
Cons
Located in a region facing economic transitions, some campus facilities are modern, others less so.
Best For
Polytechnic university with a strong focus on transport, mobility, and industrial engineering.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- INSA Hauts-de-France works in much the same fields, chiefly logistics, transportations and quality, and it is far smaller, with about 2,500 students against roughly 13,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Université Gustave Eiffel shares the core fields of this institution, namely logistics, aerospace and transportations; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- A good alternative in the same country is Institut Polytechnique de Paris, which likewise covers aerospace, signal processing and fluid dynamics; it does not run the bachelor's programmes found here and covers bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as well.
- A good alternative in the same country is Le Mans Université, which likewise covers sound engineering, fluid dynamics and civil engineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Think of X - École Polytechnique when aerospace, fluid dynamics and civil engineering is the priority: it covers military and bioinformatics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 4,600 students against roughly 13,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, Wrocław University of Science and Technology in Poland is where aerospace, transportations and quality get a comparable treatment; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers metrology and bioinformatics as well.
- Poznań University of Technology offers an international parallel to this university, with sound engineering, logistics and aerospace as common ground; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- If this institution is on your list for aerospace, signal processing and fluid dynamics, EPFL in Switzerland deserves a comparison, because it covers metrology and bioinformatics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 12,000 students.
- The closest overseas parallel on sound engineering, logistics and aerospace is Fachhochschule Dortmund - University of Applied Sciences and Arts, located in Germany; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers ergonomics and UX and food science as well.
- On content, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen in Germany and this university are close, as both teach logistics, aerospace and transportations; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Robotics, Sustainable Development, Transportation
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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