Groupe des Écoles Centrale

The Groupe des Écoles Centrale aims to promote the uniqueness of the Centralien engineer and his or her international readability. The Centralien engineer is a multi-disciplinary, generalist engineer with the skills to:

• implement science and technology in the service of progress for mankind, society, companies and organizations;
• be a leader, entrepreneur, innovator and agent of change;
• design and master complex systems in all their dimensions.

Agile, forward-thinking and determined, the Centralien engineer knows how to adapt to shifting, cosmopolitan environments.

The training program develops 5 commonly defined skills

• Designing and prototyping innovative, value-creating devices;
• analyzing a complex system, in all its dimensions (scientific, economic, human, social) and proposing a solution ;
• lead complex programs or change processes responsibly;
• manage multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in charge of programs or projects ethically and responsibly;
• contribute to the development and deployment of a strategic corporate vision.
   

Shared objectives

• promote the Centrale engineer model;
• reinforce the image of scientific excellence of the group's schools;
• enhance the international network of the Centrale brand.

A common competitive entrance examination

• The CentraleSupélec competitive entrance examination, which is the main admission route to ,the schools after a preparatory class for the grandes écoles - CPGE (minimum two years of preparation after the baccalauréat);
• The common university competitive entrance examination, which is aimed at students in the final year of a licence or Bachelor's degree course.

International schools

• Centrale Beijing was born of a partnership with Beihang University in 2005;
• Cole Centrale School of Engineering was born of a collaboration with Mahindra University in India in 2014;
• Centrale Casablanca welcomed its first class in 2015.