École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures
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| Motto | Leader, Entrepreneur, Innovateur |
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| Type | Public, Grand établissement |
| Established | 1829 |
| President | Hervé Biausser |
| Postgraduates | 2,505 (1,789 engineer candidates) |
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| Location | Châtenay-Malabry, France |
| Affiliations | University of Paris-Saclay, Centrale Graduate School, TIME, CESAER, UniverSud Paris |
| Website | http://www.ecp.fr |
Coordinates: 48°45′56.8″N 2°17′18.3″E / 48.765778°N 2.288417°E
École Centrale Paris (ECP, or commonly known as Centrale) is a French institute for research and higher education in engineering and science. It is also known by its original name École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures.
Founded in 1829, it is among the oldest and most selective grandes écoles in France. Since the 19th century, its specific model of engineering education has inspired the foundation of other schools, such as École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, as well as Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, the first engineering school in Belgium.
In 2015, École Centrale Paris merged with Supélec to form CentraleSupélec, a constituent institution of the University of Paris-Saclay.
École Centrale Paris was founded in 1829 by means of a private initiative by Alphonse Lavallée, who became its first president, and three scientists who became founding associates: Eugène Peclet, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, and Théodore Olivier. The founding vision was to educate multidisciplinary engineers for the emerging industrial sector in France. The institution was offered to the French state in 1857 by its creator, Alphonse Lavallée.
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