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The Intergroupe


A shared demand for quality

4 logos des ecoles centralesWhilst maintaining their own character and autonomy, the five Ecoles Centrale have chosen to unite within an Intergroupe : this union firstly allows these schools to be more visible to institutions and the economic world, thus furthering their collaborations with companies ; thanks to this group, the engineering students also have a wider choice of courses as they can carry out their 3rd year in another School which offers a different option or subject.

The five Ecoles Centrale (Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes and Paris) share a common ethic concerning the training of high-level multi-disciplinary engineers for companies. They have made a strong commitment, through a voluntary and autonomous process, to develop their complementary nature and their synergies and thus to enrich their common potential for the benefit of companieS;



Exchange and cooperation

These exchange and cooperation activities notably concern :

The progressive harmonisation of educative projects and the promotion of engineering student exchanges, particularly within the 3rd year options,

The coordination of research policies and the collaborations associated with them

The pooling of international experience and the harmonisation of policies to promote the Centrale concept abroad (particularly through participation in the TIME network)

The importance of the network

Every year, the Intergroupe of the Ecoles Centrale awards a degree to around 1150 engineers. It has nearly 1500 researchers and represents 12% of research in engineering schools in the French State Education system. Its size is comparable to that of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Technische Universität Berlin or the Engineering faculties of large European or American universities. It is an essential element to guarantee worldwide recognition of the Schools.

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