Editing École Centrale de Lille (section)

== 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.
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|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
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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.