{"id":1764,"date":"2025-06-27T11:21:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univ-lorraine.fr\/egalite-diversite-inclusion\/?page_id=1764"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:29:04","slug":"secularism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.univ-lorraine.fr\/egalite-diversite-inclusion\/en\/secularism\/","title":{"rendered":"Secularism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Secularism at university: what are we talking about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Universit\u00e9 de Lorraine fights against all forms of religious discrimination and works to ensure that the principles of secularism are respected throughout the establishment.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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\u201cThe public service of higher education and research is secular and independent of any political, economic, religious, or ideological influence. It strives for objectivity in knowledge and respects the diversity of opinions. It must guarantee teaching and research the freedom necessary for their scientific, creative, and critical development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Article L141.6 du code de l’\u00e9ducation<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The principles of secularism apply differently depending on whether you are a student or university staff member:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU are a student<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students, as users of the public higher education and research service, have the right to education regardless of their actual or presumed religious beliefs. They therefore have the right to wear visible religious symbols or clothing expressing a religious conviction on university campuses if they wish. However, covering the face, even for religious reasons, is prohibited within university premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU ARE STAFF, SPEAKERS, OR GUESTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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