École Centrale de Lille
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Located in the campus of the University of Lille in France
, École Centrale de Lille is a renowned Graduate Engineering school, with roots back to 1854 as the École des arts industriels et des mines de Lille, re-organised in 1872 as Institut industriel du Nord.
It is one of the Centrale Graduate School
s.
Its different curricula lead to the following French & European degrees :
Academic activities and industrial applied research are performed mainly in French and English languages. Students from a dozen of nationalities participate to the different curricula at École Centrale de Lille.
Most of the 1300 graduate engineer students at École Centrale de Lille live in dedicated residential buildings nearby research labs and metro public transports on a campus that is shared with 20,000 students from Lille University of Science and Technology.
in 1854, the same year when Louis Pasteur
became the dean of Faculté des sciences de Lille and pioneered applied research with industry cooperations, with support of scientists such as Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann
. Between 1854 and 1871, students attending the two-year curriculum grew to 90 per annum. Baccalaureate was a prerequisite to admission to the engineering school.
In 1872 lectures and research activities in the engineering school were reorganised into a three-year curriculum and developed within its Institut industriel du Nord, with a focus on civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry and manufacturing engineering. Electrical engineering full courses were added in 1892, automobile design has been taught from 1899 onwards. More than 200 students graduated in year 1914. Aerodynamics studies started in 1930. A stress on automatic control and computers was initiated in 1957. Later came courses and research in computer science, supply chain management, materials science, micro-electronics and telecommmunications.
Since early 20th century, student admission has been based on a competitive exam after attending a classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles
or similar undergraduate studies.
École Centrale de Lille was originally located in Lille central district from 1854 to 1875. Larger buildings with dedicated laboratories were inaugurated in 1875 nearby the Faculté des sciences de Lille. It then moved in 1968 in the modern campus of Lille University of Science and Technology, in the south-east suburb of Lille.
Admission to the Centralien engineering Programme implemented at École Centrale de Lille is possible after two/three year scientific undergraduate studies and requires success to either:
The Centralien Programme typically lasts three years and results in a Master degree, augmented with international experience. Thus undergraduate studies + the Centralien Programme account for more than a cumulated 300 ECTS
credit in the European education system.
However, graduate students enrolled in the TIME double degree procedure are required to spend two-years at École Centrale de Lille and spend two years in the TIME-partner institute for a total of four years resulting in a double master degree.
Not to mention that 18% students attending courses at École Centrale de Lille are international students, all students enrolled in the Centralien Programme have an international exposure with opportunities to perform industry training and internship in entreprises worldwide, study abroad for 1 year in selected partner institutes providing Master (M2) courses, or be part of the 2+2 year TIME double degree programme.
In addition to the Centralien Programme, École Centrale de Lille provides a range of Master's degree cursus in science and engineering that are opened to applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies in other institutes. Admission to Masters' second-year research cursus (M2R) is also possible for applicants who have performed their Master's first year (M1) in another institute and wish to focus on a research topic associated to Centrale Lille research labs.
Admission to one of the 6 Masters (M1+M2 or M2) from École Centrale de Lille is possible upon an application assessment process based on academic criteria. Note that Masters/Research (M2R) workload is 60 ECTS
credits and may be the starting point for doctorate studies. These 6 Masters and a larger number of Masters (M2) from other Centrale Graduate Schools and from partner institutes are also possible as electives for a double degree alongside the Centralien Programme.
Admission to one of the 6 Specialized Masters
for Master-level specialization and continuing education in specific engineering and management fields is possible upon application assessment based on candidate profile. Prerequisite to apply for this specialized curriculum is to already hold a Master or an equivalent postgraduate degree in a different scientific field. MS lectures at École Centrale de Lille are taught in English and/or in French. MS workload is 75 ECTS
credits.
that provides 400 doctorate dissertations every year. École Centrale de Lille delivers the Doctorate degree in 7 Engineering Sciences specialities.
PhD doctorate candidates shall preferably hold a Master of Sciences/Research degree prior to entering doctoral cursus. Academic doctoral research studies and industry-sponsored doctoral research studies can be performed in École Centrale de Lille research labs.
PhD doctorate candidates and visiting researchers are welcome and should contact directly one of the 7 research labs associated to École Centrale de Lille.
Association des Centraliens de Lille (alumni association) supports École centrale de Lille and its graduates, organises conferences, events and funding campaigns for the Foundation Centrale-Initiative.
France
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, École Centrale de Lille is a renowned Graduate Engineering school, with roots back to 1854 as the École des arts industriels et des mines de Lille, re-organised in 1872 as Institut industriel du Nord.
It is one of the Centrale Graduate School
Centrale Graduate School
The Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
s.
Its different curricula lead to the following French & European degrees :
- Ingénieur Centralien de Lille (Centralien Graduate engineer Masters level program)
- Masters Recherche & Doctorat (PhD doctorate studies )
- Mastères Spécialisés (MS) (Specialized Masters).
Academic activities and industrial applied research are performed mainly in French and English languages. Students from a dozen of nationalities participate to the different curricula at École Centrale de Lille.
Most of the 1300 graduate engineer students at École Centrale de Lille live in dedicated residential buildings nearby research labs and metro public transports on a campus that is shared with 20,000 students from Lille University of Science and Technology.
History
École Centrale de Lille was founded as École des arts industriels et des mines de LilleLille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
in 1854, the same year when Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and preventions of diseases. His discoveries reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. His experiments...
became the dean of Faculté des sciences de Lille and pioneered applied research with industry cooperations, with support of scientists such as Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann
Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann
Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann was a French chemist who patented the reaction later used in the Ostwald process.He was both a research scientist and a professor at Université Lille Nord de France...
. Between 1854 and 1871, students attending the two-year curriculum grew to 90 per annum. Baccalaureate was a prerequisite to admission to the engineering school.
In 1872 lectures and research activities in the engineering school were reorganised into a three-year curriculum and developed within its Institut industriel du Nord, with a focus on civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry and manufacturing engineering. Electrical engineering full courses were added in 1892, automobile design has been taught from 1899 onwards. More than 200 students graduated in year 1914. Aerodynamics studies started in 1930. A stress on automatic control and computers was initiated in 1957. Later came courses and research in computer science, supply chain management, materials science, micro-electronics and telecommmunications.
Since early 20th century, student admission has been based on a competitive exam after attending a classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles
The classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles , commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system. They consist in two very selective years , acting as a prep course with the main goal of training undergraduate students for enrolment in one of the...
or similar undergraduate studies.
École Centrale de Lille was originally located in Lille central district from 1854 to 1875. Larger buildings with dedicated laboratories were inaugurated in 1875 nearby the Faculté des sciences de Lille. It then moved in 1968 in the modern campus of Lille University of Science and Technology, in the south-east suburb of Lille.
Admission
- an admission exam for Bachelors of Sciences : CASTing - Concours d'Admission sur Titre Ingénieur (2-year curriculum)
- a French nationwide selective exam with numerus clausus : concours Centrale-Supelec (3-year curriculum including at least 2 years in France)
- a selective application as per TIMETop Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for Europe is a network of more than fifty engineering schools and faculties and technical universities....
double degrees procedures applicable in Europe (2+2-year curriculum, including 2 years in France) - a selective application as per TIME Overseas double degree procedures applicable for selected Universities and Institutes of Technology in Brasil, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (2+2-year curriculum, including 2 years in France)
- a selective application as per IMCC procedure for one-semester or one-year accredited post-graduate study period in France and USA (1 year curriculum)
- a specific application process for other international students presented by their originating University.
The Centralien Programme typically lasts three years and results in a Master degree, augmented with international experience. Thus undergraduate studies + the Centralien Programme account for more than a cumulated 300 ECTS
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
This page describes ECTS-credits. For information about the ECTS grading system go to ECTS grading scale.European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other...
credit in the European education system.
However, graduate students enrolled in the TIME double degree procedure are required to spend two-years at École Centrale de Lille and spend two years in the TIME-partner institute for a total of four years resulting in a double master degree.
Not to mention that 18% students attending courses at École Centrale de Lille are international students, all students enrolled in the Centralien Programme have an international exposure with opportunities to perform industry training and internship in entreprises worldwide, study abroad for 1 year in selected partner institutes providing Master (M2) courses, or be part of the 2+2 year TIME double degree programme.
In addition to the Centralien Programme, École Centrale de Lille provides a range of Master's degree cursus in science and engineering that are opened to applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies in other institutes. Admission to Masters' second-year research cursus (M2R) is also possible for applicants who have performed their Master's first year (M1) in another institute and wish to focus on a research topic associated to Centrale Lille research labs.
Admission to one of the 6 Masters (M1+M2 or M2) from École Centrale de Lille is possible upon an application assessment process based on academic criteria. Note that Masters/Research (M2R) workload is 60 ECTS
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
This page describes ECTS-credits. For information about the ECTS grading system go to ECTS grading scale.European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other...
credits and may be the starting point for doctorate studies. These 6 Masters and a larger number of Masters (M2) from other Centrale Graduate Schools and from partner institutes are also possible as electives for a double degree alongside the Centralien Programme.
Admission to one of the 6 Specialized Masters
Mastère Spécialisé
The Mastère Spécialisé, also called the Specialized Master or Advanced Master is a French post-graduate program created in 1986 by the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles....
for Master-level specialization and continuing education in specific engineering and management fields is possible upon application assessment based on candidate profile. Prerequisite to apply for this specialized curriculum is to already hold a Master or an equivalent postgraduate degree in a different scientific field. MS lectures at École Centrale de Lille are taught in English and/or in French. MS workload is 75 ECTS
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
This page describes ECTS-credits. For information about the ECTS grading system go to ECTS grading scale.European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other...
credits.
Research at École Centrale de Lille
École Centrale de Lille is a member of the European Doctoral College Lille Nord de FranceEuropean Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais
- From doctoral research to innovation applications :The European Doctoral College Université Lille Nord de France is a hub for doctoral researchers and contributes to the Lisbon strategy to make Europe 'the most competitive and knowledge-based economy in the world and a reference for high quality...
that provides 400 doctorate dissertations every year. École Centrale de Lille delivers the Doctorate degree in 7 Engineering Sciences specialities.
PhD doctorate candidates shall preferably hold a Master of Sciences/Research degree prior to entering doctoral cursus. Academic doctoral research studies and industry-sponsored doctoral research studies can be performed in École Centrale de Lille research labs.
PhD doctorate candidates and visiting researchers are welcome and should contact directly one of the 7 research labs associated to École Centrale de Lille.
- Automatic Control, Computer Science and Signal Processing : Laboratoire d'Automatique, Génie Informatique et SignalLaboratoire d'Automatique, Génie Informatique et SignalThe Laboratoire d'Automatique, Génie Informatique et Signal is a French research laboratory located on the campus Lille I of the Université Lille Nord de France. It is hosted in the premises of École centrale de Lille.-Research history:...
- Mechanical engineering, fluid mechanics & civil engineering : Laboratoire de mécanique de LilleLaboratoire de mécanique de LilleThe Laboratoire de mécanique de Lille is a French research laboratory located on the campus of the Université Lille Nord de France.It supports academic activities in the following institutes of the university :...
- Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics: Laboratoire d'électrotechnique et d'électronique de puissance de LilleLaboratoire d'électrotechnique et d'électronique de puissance de LilleLaboratoire d'électrotechnique et d'électronique de puissance de Lille is a French research laboratory focused on electrical engineering...
- Electronics, Microelectronics, Nano-technologies :Institut d'électronique de microélectronique et de nanotechnologieInstitut d'électronique de microélectronique et de nanotechnologieThe Institut d'électronique de microélectronique et de nanotechnologie is a research institute of the Université Lille Nord de France .- IEMN research activities :The main research focus are in six major scientific areas :...
- Chemical engineering, Catalysis and Solid Chemistry: Unité de catalyse et de chimie du solide de LilleUnité de catalyse et de chimie du solide de LilleUnité de catalyse et de chimie du solide de Lille is a French research laboratory focused on process engineering and chemical engineering....
- Systems Engineering & Manufacturing : Laboratoire de génie industriel de Lille
- Materials Science & Processing : Research unit
Alumni
]Association des Centraliens de Lille (alumni association) supports École centrale de Lille and its graduates, organises conferences, events and funding campaigns for the Foundation Centrale-Initiative.
Notable faculty
- Claude Auguste Lamy, chemist, faculty member from 1854 to 1865, known for his discovery of the chemical element thalliumThalliumThallium is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. This soft gray poor metal resembles tin but discolors when exposed to air. The two chemists William Crookes and Claude-Auguste Lamy discovered thallium independently in 1861 by the newly developed method of flame spectroscopy...
in 1862 - Joseph Valentin Boussinesq, mathematician and physicist, faculty member from 1872 to 1886, known for Boussinesq approximationBoussinesq approximationIn fluid dynamics, the Boussinesq approximation is used in the field of buoyancy-driven flow . It states that density differences are sufficiently small to be neglected, except where they appear in terms multiplied by g, the acceleration due to gravity...
in continuum mechanics - Victor HenryVictor HenryVictor Henry was a French philologist, born at Colmar in Alsace.Having held appointments at Douai and Lille, he was appointed professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar in the university of Paris...
, linguist, faculty member from 1872 to 1883 - Alfred Mathieu GiardAlfred Mathieu GiardAlfred Mathieu Giard was a French zoologist born in Valenciennes on August 8, 1846. He was a professor at the Sorbonne, at École centrale de Lille and served as director of the marine laboratory in Wimereux ....
, bio-engineering physicist, faculty member from 1872 to 1882 - Bernard BrunhesBernard Brunhes (physicist)Bernard Brunhes was a French geophysicist known for his pioneering work in paleomagnetism, in particular, his 1906 discovery of geomagnetic reversal. The Brunhes–Matuyama reversal is named for him....
, physicist, taught electrical engineering until 1885, known for his discovery of geomagnetic reversalGeomagnetic reversalA geomagnetic reversal is a change in the Earth's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged. The Earth's field has alternated between periods of normal polarity, in which the direction of the field was the same as the present direction, and reverse... - Gaston du BousquetGaston du BousquetGaston du Bousquet was a French engineer who was Chief of Motive Power of the Chemin de Fer du Nord and professor at École centrale de Lille .-References:...
, taught steam locomotive engineering until 1894 - Henri PadéHenri PadéHenri Eugène Padé was a French mathematician, who is now remembered mainly for his development of approximation techniques for functions using rational functions.He was educated at École Normale Supérieure in Paris...
, mathematician, faculty member from 1897 to 1902, known for Padé tablePadé tableIn complex analysis, a Padé table is an array, possibly of infinite extent, of the rational Padé approximantsto a given complex formal power series...
and Padé approximantPadé approximantPadé approximant is the "best" approximation of a function by a rational function of given order - under this technique, the approximant's power series agrees with the power series of the function it is approximating.... - Albert ChâteletAlbert ChâteletAlbert Châtelet was a French politician and scientist. Châtelet received his teaching degree from the École Normale Supérieure in 1908. After earning a doctorate in 1913, Châtelet became a lecturer at École centrale de Lille and a professor at Université de Lille, rising to the rank of ...
, scientist known for Châtelet algebraic varietyAlgebraic varietyIn mathematics, an algebraic variety is the set of solutions of a system of polynomial equations. Algebraic varieties are one of the central objects of study in algebraic geometry...
, faculty member from 1913 to 1921, and politician, candidate for French presidential election, 1958French presidential election, 1958The French presidential election of 1958, the first of the French Fifth Republic, took place on December 21, 1958. This was the only French presidential election by the electoral college .-First round:To win, a candidate... - Joseph Kampé de FérietJoseph Kampé de FérietMarie-Joseph Kampé de Fériet was professor at Université Lille Nord de France from 1919 to 1969...
, taught fluid dynamics and information theory from 1930 to 1969.
École Centrale de Lille as a hub for engineering science
- International role for engineering pedagogy, academic programmes and double degrees, including :
- Centrale Graduate SchoolCentrale Graduate SchoolThe Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
with Centralien programme and third-year student mobility; - Top Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for Europe is a network of more than fifty engineering schools and faculties and technical universities....
(TIME) double degrees network implemented in Europe and worldwide.
- Centrale Graduate School
- Focal role in Lille EurodistrictEurodistrictA eurodistrict is a European administrative entity that contains urban agglomerations which lie across the border between two or more states. A eurodistrict offers a program for cooperation and integration of the towns or communes which it comprises: for example, improving transport links for...
for a pole of excellence with engineering programmes and double degrees with the following specialized institutes located in the neighbourhood of École Centrale de Lille:- Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (USTL) for joint Masters curricula and research labs in engineering science;
- École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille with joint chemical engineering research laboratory, associated to a Masters'degree in Catalysis and Processes, to a Mastère (MS) Spécialisé in Drug design and to a Mastère (MS) Spécialisé in Intellectual Property;
- ESC Lille Graduate School of Management joint programme in Entrepreneurship ;
- ESA - École Supérieure des Affaires de Lille in a Banking & Finance advanced programme;
- Faculté polytechnique de MonsFaculté polytechnique de MonsThe Faculté Polytechnique de Mons is the oldest university of the city of Mons and the first Engineering school in Belgium . Its first name was «École des Mines» ....
for MSc in architectural engineering.
- Focal role in Europe for doctoral studies and research labs in engineering domains organised as
- European Doctoral College Lille Nord de FranceEuropean Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais- From doctoral research to innovation applications :The European Doctoral College Université Lille Nord de France is a hub for doctoral researchers and contributes to the Lisbon strategy to make Europe 'the most competitive and knowledge-based economy in the world and a reference for high quality...
and its Doctoral school of engineering science - Centrale Lille research labs grouping researchers in Lille and hosting laboratories shared with other institutes
- Member of CARNOT ARTS research institute
- Joint research activities with
- CARNOT C3S,
- CARNOT IEMN (Institut d’Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie) research instituteInstitut d'électronique de microélectronique et de nanotechnologieThe Institut d'électronique de microélectronique et de nanotechnologie is a research institute of the Université Lille Nord de France .- IEMN research activities :The main research focus are in six major scientific areas :...
, - CARNOT INRETSInstitut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécuritéInstitut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité is the former French national institute for transport and safety research...
- IFSTTARIFSTTARThe French institute of science and technology for transport, development and networks is a public research institution resulting from the merger of The French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research and the French Central Laboratory of Roads and Bridges .- External links:*...
(French institute of science and technology for transport, development and networks), - CARNOT ONERA (fluid mechanics) Institut de mécanique des fluides de Lille
- Joint researches in computer science with Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de LilleLaboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de LilleThe Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de Lille , is a computer science research laboratory of Lille University of Science and Technology , in Lille, France...
and with INRIA Lille Nord EuropeInstitut national de recherche en informatique et en automatiqueThe National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control is a French national research institution focusing on computer science, control theory and applied mathematics.It was created in 1967 at Rocquencourt near Paris, part of Plan Calcul... - Joint researches in intelligent transportation systems through GRRT research cluster.
- European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France
External links
- Centrale Lille Graduate School: Centrale Lille web site
- Centrale Lille : library & documentation centre
- Centrale Lille students Portal
- Centrale Lille students union site
- Centrale Lille : new students integration site
- Centrale Graduate SchoolCentrale Graduate SchoolThe Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
- Top Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for Europe is a network of more than fifty engineering schools and faculties and technical universities....
(TIME network) - (Wikimapia) Map of École centrale de Lille