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{{Short description|Graduate engineering school in Villeneuve d'Ascq, Lille metropolis, France}}
{{Infobox university
|name = {{Lang|fr|École Centrale de Lille|italic=no}}
|image_name=École_centrale_de_Lille.png
|image_size= 150px
|established = 1854-1872
|type = Public, [[Centrale Graduate School#Goals|graduate engineering]]
|students=1300
|city = [[Villeneuve-d'Ascq]] - [[Métropole Européenne de Lille|European Metropolis of Lille]]
|country = [[Hauts-de-France]]
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|affiliations=[[Centrale Graduate School]]<br />[[University of Lille Nord de France|Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France]]<br />[[ASTech Paris Région|ASTech aerospace cluster]]<br />[[I-Trans cluster|I-Trans railways cluster]]
|free_label        = [[#Research at École Centrale de Lille|Research labs]]
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|website = {{URL|centralelille.fr}}
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[[Image:LillePLBTriange.png|300px|thumb|right|{{Lang|fr|École Centrale de Lille|italic=no}} (France) - location in Europe]]
'''{{Lang|fr|École Centrale de Lille|italic=no}}''' ({{IPA|fr|ekɔl sɑ̃tʁal də lil}}, {{Lit|Central School of Lille}}) is a 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 and European degrees:
* '''Ingénieur Centralien de Lille''' (Centralien Graduate engineer Masters program with [[EUR-ACE label|EUR-ACE EURopean ACcredited Engineer label]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eurace.enaee.eu/programme/ingenieur-generaliste-4 |title=EUR-ACE label to Ecole centrale de Lille |author=European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education |author-link=European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education |website=eurace.enaee.eu  |publisher=ENAEE
}}{{dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref>)
* '''Masters Recherche & Doctorat''' ('''PhD''' doctorate studies)
* [[Mastère Spécialisé|Mastères Spécialisés (MS)]] ([[Mastère Spécialisé|Specialized Masters]])
* [[Massive open online course]] in [[project management]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MOOC GESTION DE PROJET – Portail du site officiel – Évoluez en mode projet |url=https://mooc.gestiondeprojet.pm/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=mooc.gestiondeprojet.pm}}</ref>

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 {{Lang|fr|École Centrale de Lille|italic=no}}.

Most of the 1,300 graduate engineer students at {{Lang|fr|École Centrale de Lille|italic=no}} live in dedicated residential buildings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/37625022/1/fiche___pagelibre/|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|title=École Centrale de Lille - the « Léonard de Vinci » residence|archive-date=27 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727010512/http://www.ec-lille.fr/37625022/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref> nearby research labs and metro public transports on a science and technology campus (Cité Scientifique) that is shared with 20,000 students from the [[University of Lille]].

The school is located on the campus of Science and Technology (Cité Scientifique) of the [[University of Lille]] in [[Villeneuve-d'Ascq]] ([[Métropole Européenne de Lille|European Metropolis of Lille]] - [[Hauts-de-France]]).

== History ==
{{Lang|fr|École Centrale de Lille|italic=no}} was founded as [[École des arts industriels et des mines]] de [[Lille]] in 1854, the same year when [[Louis Pasteur]] became the dean of ''[[Lille University of Science and Technology|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.
{{gallery
|align=center
|File:Louis Pasteur en 1857.jpg|[[Louis Pasteur]], dean of the faculty of sciences de Lille
|File:C Frédéric Kuhlmann.png
|alt2=Frédéric Kuhlmann, scientist, professor of chemistry, industry entrepreneur and president of Lille chamber of commerce
|[[Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann]]
|File:Ecole imperiale des arts industriels et des mines de Lille (Ecole Centrale de Lille) 1860.png|[[École des arts industriels et des mines|École impériale des arts industriels et des mines]]
|alt3=Ecole imperial des arts industriels et des mines
|File:Lille hotel du Lombard - 2 rue du Lombard Lille France.jpg|Historical building from 1854 to 1875
|File:Institut industriel du Nord - IDN, rue Jeanne d'Arc, Lille, France.jpg|[[Institut industriel du Nord]], 1875 to 1968
|File:IDN Institut industriel du Nord-1.jpg|Centrale Lille - Institut industriel du Nord (IDN tower in 1991)
|File:Intérieur École Centrale de Lille.jpg|Centrale Lille faculty tower since 1968
}}
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 telecommunications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/10956135/0/fiche___pagelibre/|title=Histoire|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203062514/http://www.ec-lille.fr/10956135/0/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref>

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]] (Cité Scientifique), in the south-east suburb of Lille.

== Admission ==
[[Image:FacadeECLille.jpg|300px|thumb|right|École Centrale de Lille - Administration hall]]
[[Image:Ecole centrale de Lille - Quatre cantons.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Ecole Centrale de Lille]]
[[Image:Batiment E de l Ecole centrale de Lille.jpg|300px|thumb|right|École Centrale de Lille - Building E]]
[[Image:Centrale Lille -Batiment C LAGIS L2EP.jpg|300px|thumb|right|École Centrale de Lille - Building C]]
Admission to the '''Centralien engineering Programme'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/12087908/1/fiche___pagelibre/|title=The trainings|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514083328/http://ec-lille.fr/12087908/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref> implemented at École Centrale de Lille is possible after two/three year scientific undergraduate studies and requires success to either:
* an admission exam for the [[Bachelor of Science]] degree : CASTing - Concours d'Admission sur Titre Ingénieur<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/74333882/0/fiche___pagelibre/ |title=CASTing - Concours d'Admission sur Titre Ingénieur |access-date=17 March 2008 |archive-date=11 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411160547/http://www.ec-lille.fr/74333882/0/fiche___pagelibre/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> (2-year curriculum)
* a French nationwide selective exam with ''numerus clausus'' : concours Centrale-Supelec<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centrale-supelec.scei-concours.org/|title=Centrale-Supélec Bienvenue|access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> (3-year curriculum including at least 2 years in France)
* a selective application as per [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe|TIME]] double degrees<ref name="time-association.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.time-association.org/|title=T.I.M.E. - Top Industrial Managers for Europe|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-date=9 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009220053/https://www.time-association.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> procedures applicable in Europe (2+2-year curriculum, including 2 years in France)
* a selective application  as per [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe#TIME overseas partners' information hub|TIME Overseas]] double degree procedures applicable for selected Universities and Institutes of Technology<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/52246573/1/fiche___pagelibre/|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|title=École Centrale de Lille - International partners|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717225256/http://ec-lille.fr/52246573/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/51915392/1/fiche___pagelibre/|title=The Ecole Centrale de Lille's international politic|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011175942/http://www.ec-lille.fr/51915392/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref> for other international students<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campusfrance.org/en/a-etudier/bourse01.htm|title=Accueil > CampusFrance|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715155429/http://www.campusfrance.org/en/a-etudier/bourse01.htm}}</ref> presented by their originating University.

The '''Centralien Programme''' typically lasts three years and results in a master's degree, augmented with international experience. Thus undergraduate studies + the Centralien Programme account for more than a cumulated 300 [[European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System|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<ref name="time-association.org"/> for a total of four years resulting in a double master's degree.<ref>TIME double degree example : Graduate Engineer & Architect double degree requires two initial years at École Centrale de Lille to attend the core Centralien Programme and select appropriate electives related to architecture, then third and fourth years cursus is related to both Centrale Lille and the [http://www.fpms.ac.be/FPMsHome/en/ TIME partner institute]'s cursus in Architecture. The students then get both the Centralien Graduate engineer Master's degree and a Master's degree in Architecture from the partner institute, with a capability to work both as an engineer and an architect, in whole Europe</ref>

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 enterprises 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'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/84806243/1/fiche___pagelibre/|title=The trainings|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322091131/http://www.ec-lille.fr/84806243/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref> (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 [[European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System|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 School#Admission|Centrale Graduate School]]s and from partner institutes are also possible as electives for a double degree<ref>Beyond Centrale Lille's own Masters degrees, students from the Centralien Programme may select among few Masters (M2) from partners institutes in Lille as an integrated elective part of their third year at École Centrale de Lille : elective Masters may be from scientific fields ([http://ufr-math.univ-lille1.fr//Formations/Presentation_formations/Master%20Math%20Appli/Master_Maths_Appliquees.htm Applied maths] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118034813/http://ufr-math.univ-lille1.fr/Formations/Presentation_formations/Master%20Math%20Appli/Master_Maths_Appliquees.htm |date=18 November 2009 }} and [http://formations.univ-lille1.fr/ws?_cmd=getAllFormations&_debut=0&_redirect=voir_liste_program&__composante=&__matiere=&__intitule_pt_AND=&__1=__domaine&__2=AND&__3=__diplome&__domaine=1&__diplome=TI-ma&_pas=200#resultat others] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002140807/http://formations.univ-lille1.fr/ws?_cmd=getAllFormations&_debut=0&_redirect=voir_liste_program&__composante=&__matiere=&__intitule_pt_AND=&__1=__domaine&__2=AND&__3=__diplome&__domaine=1&__diplome=TI-ma&_pas=200#resultat |date=2 October 2020 }}) or from other fields such as [[Lille 2 University of Health and Law#ESA - Business Management School - double degrees|Banking & Finance]]. The third year of the Centralien programme may be also spent either in another [[Centrale Graduate School#Admission|Centrale Graduate School]] or abroad for one year in selected Master (M2) programmes from partner universities.</ref> alongside the '''Centralien Programme'''.

Admission to one of the 6 [[Mastère Spécialisé|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/63664944/1/fiche___pagelibre/|title=Continuing education|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626075215/http://www.ec-lille.fr/63664944/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref> and/or in French.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/63664944/0/fiche___pagelibre/|title=Formation continue|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104081723/http://www.ec-lille.fr/63664944/0/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref> MS workload is 75 [[European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System|ECTS]] credits.

In partnership with [[École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Poitiers|ENSI Poitiers]] and [[École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique|ISAE-ENSMA]],  Ecole Centrale de Lille is a part of the prestigious [[International Master's Program in Turbulence]]. At the end of this highly selective two-year program, students are awarded a master's degree in Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Master on Turbulence |url=http://imp-turbulence.ec-lille.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301071209/http://lml.univ-lille1.fr/lml/equipe/er2/IMP/ |archive-date=1 March 2011 |website=lml.univ-lille1.fr}}</ref>
[[Image:Centrale Lille Rez.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Centrale Lille - Rez]]

== Research ==
[[Image:Ancien bâtiment de l'IDN.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Historical building (1875-1968) - Institut industriel du Nord]]
École Centrale de Lille is a member of the [[European Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais|European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France]]<ref name="Les Ecoles Doctorales Lille Nord de France">{{cite web|url=http://cde.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?id=23&L=1|title=Les Ecoles Doctorales Lille Nord de France: Présentation du Collège Doctoral|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029175637/http://cde.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?id=23&L=1}}</ref> that provides 400 doctorate dissertations every year. École Centrale de Lille delivers the Doctorate degree in 7 Engineering Sciences specialities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/55452520/1/fiche___pagelibre/|title=The trainings|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116034133/http://www.ec-lille.fr/55452520/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref>

'''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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/85245947/1/fiche___pagelibre/|title=Laboratories|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717170416/http://ec-lille.fr/85245947/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref> associated to École Centrale de Lille.

* '''Automatic Control, Computer Science and Signal Processing''' : [[Laboratoire d'Automatique, Génie Informatique et Signal]]<ref>[http://lagis.ec-lille.fr/ LAGIS: LABORATOIRE D'AUTOMATIQUE, DE GENIE INFORMATIQUE ET SIGNAL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421180646/http://lagis.ec-lille.fr/ |date=21 April 2008 }} UMR CNRS 8146</ref>
* '''Mechanical engineering, fluid mechanics & civil engineering''' : [[Laboratoire de mécanique de Lille]],<ref>[http://lmlm6-62.univ-lille1.fr/ LML: LABORATOIRE DE MECANIQUE DE LILLE]{{dead link|date=August 2021}} UMR CNRS 8107 - Member of [http://www.ic-arts.eu/ CARNOT ARTS Institute]</ref> Laboratoire de Mécanique, Multiphysique, Multiéchelle (LaMcube).
* '''Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics''': [[Laboratoire d'électrotechnique et d'électronique de puissance de Lille]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://l2ep.univ-lille1.fr/|title=LABORATOIRE D'ELECTROTECHNIQUE ET D'ELECTRONIQUE DE PUISSANCE DE LILLE - Recherche, Développement et Innovation en Génie Electrique|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-date=27 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127121745/http://l2ep.univ-lille1.fr/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Electronics, Microelectronics, Nano-technologies''': [[Institut d'électronique de microélectronique et de nanotechnologie]]<ref>[http://www.iemn.univ-lille1.fr/index.htm  IEMN: INSTITUT D'ELECTRONIQUE, DE MICROELECTRONIQUE ET DE NANOTECHNOLOGIE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207121352/http://iemn.univ-lille1.fr/index.htm |date=7 December 2008 }} UMR CNRS 8520 - [http://www.instituts-carnot.eu/?q=node/42 CARNOT IEMN Institute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705155709/http://www.instituts-carnot.eu/?q=node%2F42 |date=5 July 2010 }}</ref>
* '''Chemical engineering, Catalysis and Solid Chemistry''': [[Unité de catalyse et de chimie du solide de Lille]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bienvenue à l'UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181 |url=https://uccs.univ-lille.fr/index.php/fr/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=uccs.univ-lille.fr}}</ref>
* '''Systems Engineering & Manufacturing''' : Laboratoire de génie industriel de Lille<ref>[http://ergi.ec-lille.fr/mastergi/ Master degree in Systems engineering - LGIL: LABORATOIRE DE GENIE INDUSTRIEL DE LILLE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224084431/http://ergi.ec-lille.fr/MasterGI/ |date=24 December 2008 }} - [http://www.gi.ecp.fr/Formation%20initiale/MasterRechercheGI.html (Centrale Graduate School -Laboratoire de Recherche en Génie Industriel)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331213135/http://www.gi.ecp.fr/Formation%20initiale/MasterRechercheGI.html |date=31 March 2008 }} associated to [http://www.instituts-carnot.eu/?q=node/24 CARNOT C3S Institute] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081114061126/http://www.instituts-carnot.eu/?q=node%2F24 |date=14 November 2008 }} and in cooperation with [[European Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais|European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France]]</ref>
* '''Materials Science & Processing''' : Research unit<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/|title=École Centrale de Lille - Accueil|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-date=4 January 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970104200910/http://www2.ec-lille.fr/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Alumni ==
Association des Centraliens de Lille (alumni association)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centraliens-lille.org/multilangues.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725154406/http://www.centraliens-lille.org/wiki|url-status=dead|title=Centraliens de Lille alumni association|archivedate=25 July 2011}}</ref> supports École centrale de Lille and its graduates, organises conferences, events and funding campaigns for the Foundation Centrale-Initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ec-lille.fr/11649134/1/fiche___pagelibre/|title=History|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718042459/http://www.ec-lille.fr/11649134/1/fiche___pagelibre/}}</ref>

<gallery perrow="6">
File:Louis Dollo 2.JPG|[[Louis Dollo]] (1877), paleontologist known for his work on [[Iguanodon]]s and paleobiology ([[Dollo's law of irreversibility]])
File:Embrayage automobile.jpg|Jacques Vandier (1895), inventor of automobile brakes and clutches, owner of [[Valeo]] automotive supplier
File:Eugene Lefebvre.jpg|[[Eugène Lefebvre]] (1898), test pilot and world's first pilot to be killed in an accident while flying an engine aircraft
File:Buhl A-1 Autogiro - autogyro with rear push propeller engine - designer Etienne Dormoy and pilot James Johnson - 1931.jpg|[[Etienne Dormoy]] (1906), known as the designer of the first certified aircraft (US type approval n°1 - 1927)
File:Jean Hubert.jpg|[[Jean Hubert (aircraft designer)|Jean Hubert]] (1906), aircraft chief engineer, world record aircraft crossing of the North Atlantic Ocean
File:Picavet.gif|Pierre Picavet (1912), inventor of the [[Kite aerial photography#Picavet suspension|Picavet suspension]] for aerial photography
File:Paris - Retromobile 2012 - Chenard & Walcker type T 24 C - 1936 - 001.jpg|Lucien Chenard (1920), CEO of [[Chenard et Walcker]] car manufacturer
File:Big plant and sheep - geograph.org.uk - 781001.jpg|[[Poclain|Pierre Bataille]] (1946) and [[Jacques Bataille]] (1944), inventors of Poclain hydraulic excavators
File:Crédit Mutuel-Strasbourg.jpg|Bank information technologies pioneered and developed by Michel Lucas (1965), président of [[Crédit Mutuel]]
File:Logo Total Delft.jpg|alt=Robert Castaigne (1968), CFO and board member of Total petroleum company|Robert Castaigne (1968), CFO and board member of [[TotalEnergies]] petroleum company
File:Lille - Marc-Philippe Daubresse - 2.jpg|[[Marc-Philippe Daubresse]] (1976), French politician and government minister
File:Bifokalbrille (fcm).jpg|[[Hubert Sagnières]] (1980),  CEO [[Essilor]], manufacturer of ophthalmic optical equipment
</gallery>

== Notable faculty ==
* [[Claude Auguste Lamy]], chemist, faculty member from 1854 to 1865, known for his discovery of the chemical element [[thallium]] in 1862
* [[Joseph Valentin Boussinesq]], mathematician and physicist, faculty member from 1872 to 1886, known for Boussinesq approximation in continuum mechanics
* [[Victor Henry (philologist)|Victor Henry]], linguist, faculty member from 1872 to 1883
* [[Alfred Mathieu Giard]], bio-engineering physicist, faculty member from 1872 to 1882
* [[Bernard Brunhes (physicist)|Bernard Brunhes]], physicist, taught electrical engineering until 1885, known for his discovery of [[geomagnetic reversal]]
* [[Gaston du Bousquet]], taught steam locomotive engineering until 1894
* [[Camille Matignon]], thermo-chemist, faculty member from 1894 to 1898
* [[Henri Padé]], mathematician,  faculty member from 1897 to 1902, known for [[Padé table]] and [[Padé approximant]]
* [[Albert Châtelet]], scientist known for Châtelet [[algebraic variety]], faculty member from 1913 to 1921, and politician, candidate for [[French presidential election, 1958]]
* [[Joseph Kampé de Fériet]], 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 School]] with Centralien programme and third-year student mobility;
** [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe]] (TIME) double degrees network implemented in Europe and worldwide.
* '''Focal role in Lille [[Eurodistrict]] 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:
** [[University of Lille]] for joint Masters curricula<ref>{{cite web|url=http://formations.univ-lille1.fr/ws?_cmd=getAllFormations&_debut=0&_redirect=voir_liste_program&__composante=&__matiere=&__intitule_pt_AND=&__1=__domaine&__2=AND&__3=__diplome&__domaine=1&__diplome=TI-ma&_pas=200#resultat|title=Catalogue des formations de l'université de Lille 1 - Sciences et Technologies|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002140807/http://formations.univ-lille1.fr/ws?_cmd=getAllFormations&_debut=0&_redirect=voir_liste_program&__composante=&__matiere=&__intitule_pt_AND=&__1=__domaine&__2=AND&__3=__diplome&__domaine=1&__diplome=TI-ma&_pas=200#resultat|url-status=dead}}</ref> and research labs in engineering science;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edspi.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?id=11&L=5|title=ED SPI: Documents et textes règlementaires|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621190927/http://edspi.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?id=11&L=5}}</ref>
** [[École nationale supérieure de chimie de Lille#Masters and Specialized Mastères (MS)|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;
** [[:fr:École supérieure de commerce de Lille#Programmes Postgraduate|ESC Lille Graduate School of Management]] joint programme in Entrepreneurship ;
** [[Lille 2 University of Health and Law#ESA - Business Management School|ESA - École Supérieure des Affaires de Lille]] in a Banking & Finance [[Mastère Spécialisé|advanced programme]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://esa.univ-lille2.fr/fr/master/banque/ecole-centrale-de-lille-et-banking-finance-advanced-program.html |title=Banking & Finance advanced programme |access-date=28 March 2008 |archive-date=19 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419130237/http://esa.univ-lille2.fr/fr/master/banque/ecole-centrale-de-lille-et-banking-finance-advanced-program.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** [[Faculté polytechnique de Mons]] for MSc in architectural engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fpms.ac.be/FPMsHome/en/Education/SecondCycle/C2BaseArchi.htm|title=Université de Mons|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903145325/http://www.fpms.ac.be/FPMsHome/en/Education/SecondCycle/C2BaseArchi.htm}}</ref>
* '''Focal role in Europe for doctoral studies and research labs in engineering domains''' organised as
** [[European Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais|European Doctoral College Lille Nord de France]]<ref name="Les Ecoles Doctorales Lille Nord de France" /> and its [[European Doctoral College Lille Nord-Pas de Calais#Doctoral schools of the European doctoral college|Doctoral school of engineering science]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edspi.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?id=12&L=5|title=ED SPI: Home|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621131008/http://edspi.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?id=12&L=5}}</ref>
** [[#Research at École Centrale de Lille|Centrale Lille research labs]] grouping researchers in Lille and hosting laboratories shared with other institutes
** Member of CARNOT ARTS research institute<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ic-arts.eu/component/option,com_weblinks/catid,64/Itemid,105/lang,fr/ |title=CARNOT ARTS research institute in engineering sciences |access-date=26 March 2008 |archive-date=25 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925144932/http://www.ic-arts.eu/component/option,com_weblinks/catid,64/Itemid,105/lang,fr/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** Joint research activities with
***CARNOT C3S,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c3s.eu/|title=Untitled Document|access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
***[[Institut d'électronique de microélectronique et de nanotechnologie|CARNOT IEMN (Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie) research institute]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iemn.univ-lille1.fr/|title=IEMN - Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614212058/http://www.iemn.univ-lille1.fr/}}</ref>
*** [[Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité|CARNOT INRETS]] - [[IFSTTAR]] (French institute of science and technology for transport, development and networks),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inrets.fr/infos/centres/ct_vascq.html |title=IFSTTAR- CARNOT INRETS (Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité) research institute on Intelligent Transport Systems in Villeneuve d'Ascq |access-date=28 March 2008 |archive-date=29 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729063231/http://www.inrets.fr/infos/centres/ct_vascq.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
***CARNOT ONERA (fluid mechanics) Institut de mécanique des fluides de Lille<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onera.fr/lille/index.php|title=ONERA - Le centre Onera de Lille|access-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218221003/http://www.onera.fr/lille/index.php}}</ref>
** Joint researches in computer science with [[Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de Lille]] and with [[Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique|INRIA Lille Nord Europe]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inria.fr/inria/organigramme/fiche_ur-lille.fr.html |title=INRIA Lille Nord Europe (Villeneuve d'Ascq) research in computer sciences |access-date=28 March 2008 |archive-date=19 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080319075700/http://www.inria.fr/inria/organigramme/fiche_ur-lille.fr.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** Joint researches in intelligent transportation systems through GRRT research cluster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grrt.fr/html/laboratoires/index.php|title=Laboratoires|access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>

==References ==
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* [http://centralelille.fr/ Centrale Lille Graduate School]: [http://centralelille.fr/ Centrale Lille] [http://centralelille.fr web site]
* [http://193.51.52.70/ecl_prod/pub/fr/accueil.htm Centrale Lille : library & documentation centre]{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://eleves.ec-lille.fr/ Centrale Lille students Portal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405173809/http://eleves.ec-lille.fr/ |date=5 April 2008 }}
* [http://bde.ec-lille.fr/bde/ Centrale Lille students union site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705235441/http://bde.ec-lille.fr/bde/ |date=5 July 2013 }}
* [http://integration.ec-lille.fr/ Centrale Lille : new students integration site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415192732/http://integration.ec-lille.fr/ |date=15 April 2008 }}
* [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe]] [https://www.time-association.org/ (TIME network)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009220053/https://www.time-association.org/ |date=9 October 2007 }}
* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=50.6066584&lon=3.1366932&z=18&l=2&m=a&v=2 (Wikimapia) Map of École centrale de Lille]

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