About the city: Lille is the 4th more important city in France. It is usually called the crossroad of the North of Europe. In fact, Lille is close to London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. For example, to go to London you, spend no more than two hours. Studying the master of Global E-business at the University of Lille 1, gives you the opportunity to know a part of Europe. Moreover, travelling in Europe is very cheap in comparison to the US or Australia. A round trip from Alicante to Charleroi (Brussels Airport, at only 1hour of Lille) is 35 Euros! A round trip from Lille to Brussels in TGV (High Speed Train) is 25 Euros, in half an hour you are in the capital of Europe. (http://www.lilletourism.com/ )