University of the Littoral Opal Coast (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale), also known as ULCO, is a French university, based in Dunkerque. It reports to the Academy of Lille and is a member of the European Doctoral College Lille-Nord-Pas de Calais.
ULCO is situated in Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France, north west of Lille. The full name is "Université du Littoral - Côte d'Opale". The university is divided in four parts, in four cities:
- Boulogne sur Mer
- Calais
- Dunkerque
- Saint-Omer
It was created in 1991; the first year of studies was in 1992. Several degrees are granted there, and the university was integrated in the European Space of Higher Education in 2004 (Bologna Process).
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