University of the Littoral Opal Coast (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale) 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: It was created in 1991; the first year of studies was in 1992. Several diplomas are granted there, and the university was integrated in the European Space of Superior Education in 2004. In the Boulogne section of ULCO, called Saint-Louis, the following are the main academic programmes: The structure has a modern style. It is located downtown except for the IUFM near the harbour. The building was the former hospital Saint-Louis (destroyed in 1988). Only the main entry of the building remains. ULCO has a website in French, English, German and Spanish: www.univ-littoral.fr/univ/univ.