# Top 30 education providers in the Nord department

Tamtam tracks 103 education providers headquartered in the Nord department. This list ranks the 30 largest by number of employees on LinkedIn, led by University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology, CHU de Lille and EDHEC Business School. Their median headcount is 512. Half of them were founded in 1972 or later. The most common headquarters are Lille (16), Roubaix (4) and Villeneuve-d'Ascq (4).

This selection of companies in the Nord department primarily features large educational institutions and healthcare providers. Key players include the University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology, a public university focused on science and technology, and CHU de Lille, a large hospital-university campus. Other significant entities are EDHEC Business School, which educates future managers, and Université catholique de Lille, an innovative university with diverse programs.

The data shows a strong concentration of these organizations in Lille, which serves as a major hub for higher education and healthcare. Most of the listed institutions are well-established, with many founded in the late 19th or early 20th centuries, indicating a long-standing presence in the region's educational and health sectors.

🇫🇷 Nord · 30 companies · Updated Nov 11, 2026

| # | Company | Industry | Headquarters | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/university-of-lille-1-sciences-and-technology) (univ-lille.fr)<br>Public university specializing in science and technology education, research, and innovation, offering diverse programs and fostering academic excellence. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 8,043 | 1864 |
| 2 | [CHU de Lille](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/chu-de-lille) (chu-lille.fr)<br>A leading hospital-university campus in northern Europe, specializing in healthcare, research, innovation, and sustainability with over 15,000 professionals and 14 million patients yearly | Hospitals and Health Care | 🇫🇷 Lille | 5,567 |  |
| 3 | [EDHEC Business School](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/edhec-business-school) (edhec.edu)<br>Educates future managers globally, offering diverse business programs, fostering innovation, and conducting practical research for societal, business, and student benefit. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Roubaix | 1,925 | 1906 |
| 4 | [Université catholique de Lille](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/universite-catholique-de-lille) (univ-catholille.fr)<br>An innovative university offering a wide range of programs focusing on teaching, research, and societal service, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and internationalization | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 1,720 | 1875 |
| 5 | [Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/universite-polytechnique-hauts-de-france) (uphf.fr)<br>A multidisciplinary university offering over 170 academic programs from undergraduate to doctoral level across 3 specialized fields, part of a European University network | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Valenciennes | 1,240 | 1964 |
| 6 | [Centre Européen de Formation](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/centre-europeen-de-formation) (centre-europeen-formation.fr)<br>private distance school offering certified and diploma courses in childcare, aesthetics, social care, animal professions, and public service sectors. | E-Learning Providers | 🇫🇷 Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 918 | 2004 |
| 7 | [CCI Hauts-de-France](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/cci-hauts-de-france) (cci.fr)<br>Supports regional economic dynamism, fostering business prosperity, job creation, and sustainable development through various services for entrepreneurs and economic actors. | Government Administration | 🇫🇷 Lille | 889 | 2011 |
| 8 | [Laho Formation](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/laho-formation) (laho-formation.fr)<br>Offers diverse vocational training and professional development programs from CAP to BAC+5, including apprenticeships and certifications across Hauts-de-France. | Professional Training and Coaching | 🇫🇷 Lille | 831 |  |
| 9 | [CMA Hauts-de-France](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/cma-hauts-de-france) (cma-hautsdefrance.fr)<br>Supports artisans, offering advice, training, and business development from creation to transmission, adapting to evolving trade needs and realities. | Government Administration | 🇫🇷 Lille | 723 | 1925 |
| 10 | [IAE Lille](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/iae-lille) (iaelille.fr)<br>Provides university-level management education across finance, marketing, strategy, HR, and entrepreneurship with initial, continuing, and sandwich courses. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 603 | 1956 |
| 11 | [Centre Oscar Lambret](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/centre-oscar-lambret) (centreoscarlambret.fr)<br>Specialized cancer treatment, research, and education center with multidisciplinary professionals dedicated to improving patient outcomes and advancing oncology knowledge. | Hospitals and Health Care | 🇫🇷 Lille | 561 | 1955 |
| 12 | [LA CROIX ROUGE FRANCAISE](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/la-croix-rouge-francaise)<br>Individual & family services provider based in Hautsdefrance, France, offering assistance and support through programs and initiatives | Individual and Family Services | 🇫🇷 Masny | 552 |  |
| 13 | [Centrale Lille](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/centrale-lille) (centralelille.fr)<br>Public higher education institution providing engineering and research training through four specialized schools and multiple master's and doctoral programs. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 544 | 1854 |
| 14 | [Junia_ingénieurs](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/junia-ingenieurs) (junia.com)<br>Engineering school providing rigorous, human-centered education and applied research to prepare students for industrial, digital, and environmental challenges. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 540 | 1885 |
| 15 | [Azaé](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/azae) (azae.net)<br>Azaé is an IT service firm specializing in advanced technologies They offer agile support, architectural advice, app development, and IT system management services | IT Services and IT Consulting | 🇫🇷 Roubaix | 512 | 2011 |
| 16 | [Alive Group](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/alive-group) (group-alive.com)<br>This company offers a global range of audiovisual services for events, leveraging expertise in technology, event management, and training, with multiple French locations. | Events Services | 🇫🇷 Tourcoing | 500 | 1995 |
| 17 | [IRTS Hauts-de-France](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/irts-hauts-de-france) (irtshdf.fr)<br>Professional training in social and medico-social fields, technical support, research, innovation, and regional coordination for social work actors. | Professional Training and Coaching | 🇫🇷 Loos | 491 | 1980 |
| 18 | [IMT Nord Europe](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/imt-nord-europe) (imt-nord-europe.fr)<br>Collaboration between Mines Douai and Télécom Lille created IMT Lille Douai, the largest engineering school in northern France, focusing on research and education in various fields including Big Data, cybersecurity, 3D printing, energy, and environment | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 490 | 2017 |
| 19 | [Sciences Po Lille](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/sciences-po-lille) (sciencespo-lille.eu)<br>Teaches students social sciences and politics through a five-year curriculum, granting a Master's degree. One of nine French Political Studies Institutes. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 416 | 1991 |
| 20 | [CREFO](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/crefo) (crefo.fr)<br>The company provides professional training and consulting services in Hauts-de-France region, offering certified courses in various sectors to help individuals achieve employment goals | Professional Training and Coaching | 🇫🇷 Lille | 386 | 1972 |
| 21 | [Gapas](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/gapas) (gapas.org)<br>Provides various forms of support for children and adults with disabilities, managing 40 social and medico-social establishments and services, promoting inclusion. | Health and Human Services | 🇫🇷 Marcq-en-Barœul | 382 | 2007 |
| 22 | [HEI - Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/hei-hautes-etudes-d-ingenieur) (junia.com)<br>This company specializes in professional training across 13 domains including architecture, mechanical design, healthcare engineering, IT, and sustainable chemistry | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 362 | 1885 |
| 23 | [CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE ROUBAIX](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/centre-hospitalier-de-roubaix) (ch-roubaix.fr)<br>Provides medical care and support to approximately 300,000 residents in the northeastern Lille metropolitan area with 3,000 staff. | Hospitals and Health Care | 🇫🇷 Roubaix | 352 |  |
| 24 | [Institut Catholique de Lille](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/institut-catholique-de-lille) (univ-catholille.fr)<br>Higher education institution with 13 establishments, research activities, and healthcare services including hospitals and medico-social centers across multiple campuses. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 343 | 1875 |
| 25 | [Enaco](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/enaco) (enaco.fr)<br>Group offering distance learning solutions including e-learning platform ETROTTER, online business school with degrees, and training center innovations. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Roubaix | 308 | 2006 |
| 26 | [Instep Formation](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/instep-formation) (instep.fr)<br>Territorial actor for training and employment, InStep Formation implements Education Permanente values for over 20 years in Hauts de France region | Professional Training and Coaching | 🇫🇷 Lille | 301 | 1996 |
| 27 | [Polytech Lille](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/polytech-lille) (polytech-lille.fr)<br>Polytech Lille is a leading engineering school in France, offering high-quality education focused on innovation, collaboration with industry, and international experience for students | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 281 |  |
| 28 | [Culture et Formation](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/culture-et-formation) (culture-formation.fr)<br>Provides distance learning programs in paramedical, social, early childhood, animal health, beauty, photography, decoration, and public service sectors with flexible, supportive methods. | E-Learning Providers | 🇫🇷 Valenciennes | 277 | 1981 |
| 29 | [Lycée Gaston Berger](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/lycee-gaston-berger) (gastonberger.fr)<br>It offers a wide range of Bac+2 level training in administrative, commercial, and accounting fields, with university partnerships for further studies. | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 274 | 1964 |
| 30 | [Faculté des Lettres & Sciences Humaines - Université Catholique de Lille](https://www.tamtam.ai/c/faculte-des-lettres-and-sciences-humaines-universite-catholique-de-lille) (flsh.fr)<br>A faculty offering undergraduate and graduate programs in humanities and social sciences with a focus on career-oriented fields such as language, culture, communication, and psychology | Higher Education | 🇫🇷 Lille | 272 |  |

## How this list is built

Every company on this list has a Tamtam company profile. The industry is the one the company gives on LinkedIn; categories such as SaaS or fintech are classified by Tamtam's AI from the company's website and LinkedIn page; and the headquarters city must match the company's own address. Companies are ranked by the number of employees on LinkedIn, and the list is refreshed every night. Classifications can be wrong, so treat the list as a starting point rather than an official ranking. Last updated Nov 11, 2026.

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