Centrale Graduate School

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The Écoles centrals are a network of French engineering schools, which are in turn part of the grandes écoles. Worn they are by the French Ministry of Education and Research ( Ministère de l' Éducation nationale, de l' Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche ).

The composite was founded in 1990 as a loose association of similar institutions in order to create an elite network of engineers.

The aim of the training is the generalist Centralien engineer. The usual strong specialization in universities is deliberately replaced by a broad education. The engineering subjects will not be considered here alone, but are taught along with useful in everyday work skills. To include business administration, languages ​​and project organization of the curriculum and make up about 25% of the content from.

With this comprehensive training of future engineers will be prepared for tasks that require interdisciplinary and international approach. In order to promote the international exchange of ideas, multi-year double degree programs with European universities offer the écoles centrales next to the widespread exchange programs.

The contract awarded by the Ecole Centrale degree is the Ingénieur de l' Ecole Centrale diplômé ....

The Écoles centrales are members of the TIME ( Top Industrial Managers for Europe) University network.

Currently there are five centrales Écoles in France:

• École centrale de Lille
• École centrale de Lyon
• École centrale de Marseille
• École centrale de Nantes
• École centrale Paris.

Since 2005 there has been in Beijing, the École Centrale de Pekin, which offers a six -year training as a graduate engineer in French. Also, this school will in future belong to the écoles centrales.