LIBEL’UL

Supporting undergraduates’ individual university careers

Throughout the bachelor’s course, students encounter social, psychological and academic difficulties which require the implementation of support measures. Tutoring combined with the development of self-positioning, mentoring by peers or professionals, systems for managing stress and emotions, easier access to information and services at the school, as well as regular meetings with teachers or guidance counsellors will enable us to provide better support for our students, to better identify those who need support more quickly, and to help them develop and succeed.

Integrating students into groups

Although students’ isolation was revealed and highlighted during the pandemic, it continues to this day, sometimes making it difficult for those who have just passed their baccalauréat to adapt to student life. The aim is therefore to draw on the creativity of students who are further along in their course and associations approved by the institution to improve the welcome given to new students to enable them to quickly feel at ease in the living and study areas as well as get to grips with the necessary tools, and to form bonds with other students on their course and on their campus as well as, more broadly, in the city itself. It will also involve equipping areas within the school to make them more conducive to exchanges and innovative teaching practices.

Encouraging and recognising student initiatives and experiences

By adopting the service learning teaching concept, which combines academic learning, practical experience and service to the community – in this case the university – the university aims to enable students to participate in the development of campus life and improve living, studying and working conditions. Drawing on the knowledge and skills acquired during their studies, they will acquire other competencies, in particular soft skills, which, when certified, will help them to integrate more effectively into society and the world of work.

Educating for transition-related challenges and regional issues

The issue of transitions was included by the university in its I-SITE project, a label that has enabled the development of research and post-graduate studies of excellence in these areas. Drawing on this expertise, the aim is to strengthen the range of bachelor’s courses on these issues by exposing students to complex, real-life situations that will make them enlightened actors in tomorrow’s world. This dynamic, created from bachelor’s level upwards and centred around the university’s values in relation to transitions, will meet the expectations now strongly expressed by students, and will help to strengthen the Lille site’s influence and appeal.