École Centrale Paris

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École Centrale Paris is one of the leading French Grandes Écoles of engineering.

1 Situation
2 History
3 National and international ties
4 Alumni
5 Famous lecturers
6 External link
7 See also

Situation

It is located in Châtenay-Malabry, Hauts-de-Seine, a southern suburb of Paris, France (in a region called Île-de-France).

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History

It was founded in 1829 on a private initiative, but was given to the French state in 1857 by its creator, Alphonse Lavallée. Its official name is École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures. Initially located in the Hôtel de Juigné (now Hôtel Salé and home to the Musée Picasso), it was transferred rue Montgolfier in 1884, where it stayed until 1969. Its current emplacement neighbours the Parc de Sceaux.

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National and international ties

The École Centrale Paris belongs to the French Intergroupe des Écoles Centrales, together with École Centrale de Lille, École Centrale de Lyon, and École Centrale de Nantes. The Intergroupe may be soon further expanded with the inclusion of École Centrale de Marseille (currently EGIM) and École Centrale de Pékin.

Since 1837, the school has built important international ties. Students come from around the world to study for several years on the school campus. École Centrale students may also obtain a "double diploma" at one of several partner schools, depending on the school, field of study, and degree type. Furthermore, the École is one of the founding members of the TIME network (Top Industrial Managers for Europe). (Member List)

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