Promoting social excellence
An active social policy for a collective dynamic
The Joint Social Affairs Department (Service commun des affaires sociales – SCAS) sets out the policy for social, cultural, sports and leisure activities for all staff at the University of Lille.
The Excellence Initiative and SCAS

With the aim ofimproving social links and offering a range of sports and cultural activities at preferential rates, SCAS has had its budget increased by the University of Lille by a grant from the Excellence Initiative funds.
In 2023, the Excellence Initiative grant awarded to SCAS, amounting to €240,420, enabled it to offer a range of preferential rates in the following areas: travel, sport, subsidised tickets and children’s holidays.
In 2023, SCAS provided…
Trips
Children’s trips
Solidarity holiday destinations
Subsidised tickets
- 4 day trips,
- 13 destinations as part of the solidarity holiday programme in the form of an all-inclusive trip,mini break, weekend break or a weekly or overnight rental,
- 13 subsidised ticket offices,
- 1 destination for staff members’ children’s holidays.

4 day trips
795 beneficiaries including 372 children
Destinations: Berck, Plopsaland, Paris, Disneyland

13 subsidised ticket offices
564 beneficiaries of one or more ticket offices, 4046 subsidised tickets sold
Ticket offices: Eau Zone SPA, Bagatelle, Parc Astérix, Nausicaa, Disneyland, Zein Hammam, Bellewaerde, Pairi Daiza, C'ART, Espaces Naturels de la MEL, Kinépolis, Musée Grévin, UGC

Solidarity holidays
302 beneficiaries including 153 children
Destinations: Tunisia Hammanet, Le Lavandou, Le Pradet, Léon, St-Pair, St-Trojan-les-Bains, Ambleteuse, Gérardmer, Munster, Vias, Disneyland, Lisbon, London

1 children’s holiday
5 child beneficiaries
Destination: Tous au Zoo