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41-593: Jean-Luc Lagardère was a Supélec engineer . He began his career in Dassault Aviation . As CEO of Matra in the 1960s, he became famous with success in Formula One and Le Mans . He later built a large media and defense conglomerate that bears his name. He was a member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank. In 1981, with his friend Daniel Filipacchi , he purchased Hachette magazines, which included

82-524: A 'unified' engineer program and graduate with the same academic degree CentraleSupélec is considered to be among the best engineering schools of France, some ranking it second just below Polytechnique. According to several salary surveys, graduates from both the Ecole Centrale and Supelec Engineering Programs are among the highest-paid in France. As part of Paris-Saclay University , it has been ranked 14th in

123-440: A major in a specific field among fifteen for half the course, and the second half is devoted to research and development activities in the form of laboratory studies, project work, industrial research contracts. Students are also warmly encouraged to spend at least six months abroad in one of Supélec's 70 partner universities, or they can spend two years abroad instead of their third year at Supélec and graduate from both Supélec and

164-454: A non-graduating semester or graduate from one of the school's partner universities, in France or abroad. Among them, Supélec and ESCP Europe have developed a partnership giving Supélec students the opportunity to graduate with a Master in Business. Other specialization degrees exist with IFP School , or Paris-Sud 11 University . One of the objectives of the institution for the period 2006-2009

205-575: A three-year degree in a French university, 25% are foreign students through international exchange programs. Supélec is profoundly involved in research; it is one of the only three institutions in France with ENS Ulm and Ecole polytechnique to be a member of two Advanced Research Thematic Networks (Réseaux thématiques de recherché avancée, RTRA) – research associations grouping private or public research institutions and private companies working together on specific research fields. The school carries out both academic and industrial research, especially for

246-629: Is Elisabeth Pimenta Lucas, a socialite and former Brazilian model who settled in France. Lagardere died on March 14, 2003, from a rare neurological condition. In honor of his contribution to Airbus , the company has chosen to name the Airbus A380 assembly plant in Toulouse after him. With production ending in 2022, the plant was then converted into the final assembly line for the Airbus A320 family. This French business–related biographical article

287-476: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sup%C3%A9lec École supérieure d'électricité ( French pronunciation: [ekɔl sypeʁjœʁ delɛktʁisite] , lit.   ' Higher School of Electricity ' ), commonly known as Supélec ( French pronunciation: [sypelɛk] ), was a French graduate school of engineering. It was one of the most prestigious grande écoles in France in

328-475: Is a French research university, which aims to become the top university of continental Europe in the ARWU rankings. Since October 2023, the school has been a partner of IPSA for double degrees in aerospace . The Paris-Saclay University was ranked 14th in the world in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranking. In subject rankings, it was placed first in the world for Mathematics and 9th in

369-542: Is a good opportunity for many students to find an internship. Gif-sur-Yvette is the main and biggest campus. It is located on the Plateau du Moulon , an important site for French education. Currently, other famous French Graduate Schools are building their campus there: ENS Paris-Saclay, Ecole Centrale Paris, etc. Many activities can be performed in the Gif-sur-Yvette campus: jogging, tennis, basketball, pool, etc. This campus

410-678: Is a member of Top Industrial Managers for Europe (TIME) network. It is also a member of the CESAER Association and n+i Engineering Studies. Supélec was founded in 1894 by Eleuthère Mascart . He was elected: Perpetual Member and Secretary of the Académie des Sciences and Foreign Member of the British Royal Society, Professor at the Collège de France , and won the Bordin Prize in 1866 and

451-546: Is generally made through a very selective entrance examination, and requires at least two years of preparation after high school in Classes Préparatoires . Admission includes a week of written examinations, during Spring, followed by oral examinations which are handled in batches spanning over Summer, and is done in common with the Centrale Graduate School . About 10% of graduates were admitted after obtaining

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492-948: Is located in the periphery of Rennes. It features wide green spaces and is well linked to the center: 15 minutes by public transport makes it ideal for students who want to profit from the rich student life of the city. It is also close to other schools like the University of Rennes 1 and 2 and INSA. The campus is located on the Technopole Metz 2000 , next to other institutions such as Georgia Tech Lorraine and ENSAM . Supélec alumni include: Pierre Bézier , Pierre Boulle , Thierry Breton , Louis Charles Breguet , Henri Chrétien , Jean Deleage , Maryline Hélard , Jeannine Henaff , Hervé Laborne, Jean-Luc Lagardère , René Leduc , Philippe Morillon , Dinh Thuy Phan Huy , Ambroise Roux , Pierre Schaeffer , Dominique Vidal and Jean-Baptiste Waldner . CentraleSup%C3%A9lec CentraleSupélec (CS)

533-679: Is one of the constituent members of Paris-Saclay University . It is a key founding member of the Paris-Saclay University , the TIME (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) network and also the CESAER association of European engineering schools. École Centrale Paris was founded in 1829 on a private initiative by Alphonse Lavallée , who financed its creation and became its first president, and three distinguished scientists: Eugène Peclet , Jean-Baptiste Dumas , and Théodore Olivier . The founding vision

574-628: Is one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles in France and is a member of the graduate engineering school of Paris-Saclay University in Gif-sur-Yvette , France . It was established on 1 January 2015, as a result of a strategic merger between two prestigious grandes écoles in France, École Centrale Paris and Supélec . CentraleSupélec is also considered to be among the best engineering schools of France and most elite institutions in Europe, with an admission rate of 6 to 8% in 2019. It

615-475: Is slowly changing due to the school's outreach programs to encourage more female high school students to consider careers in science and engineering. These include the "Ingénieure: un avenir au féminin" program. In 2008, 25% of graduates were foreign students, coming from 22 countries. Supélec was a private non-profit institution ( Association loi 1901 ) under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and

656-416: The Ministry of Industry . In 2008, Supélec's revenue amounted to €35 million, with 48% of that amount from the state, 24% from research contracts and 5% from tuition and fees. About 25% of the school's expenses went to research (€8.6 million) and 68% to faculty and staff. Supélec was consistently ranked well; it has remained in the top five engineering schools in France. In 2013, L'Etudiant ranked Supélec

697-528: The Parc de Sceaux . It moved to its current location in 2015. Supélec was founded in 1894 by Eleuthère Mascart , a prominent academic who was elected as a Perpetual Member and Secretary of the Académie des Sciences and Foreign Member of the British Royal Society. He was also a professor at the Collège de France , and recipient of the Bordin Prize in 1866 as well as the Grand prix de l'Académie des sciences in 1874. Supélec

738-482: The Top Industrial Managers for Europe (T.I.M.E) network and is a member of the CESAER Association and n+i engineering institutes. In 2008, 40% of graduates have obtained double-degrees and 35% completed their final year of study abroad. Overview: Students: International: Faculty and Staff: Research: At the Gif-sur-Yvette campus, several activities are provided by the associations: All

779-423: The label Carnot , a label of excellence awarded by ‘’Agence nationale de la recherche’’ (National Agency for Research) to research institutions in France and intended to finance research . In 2008, €8.6 million were invested in research, €6 million of which came from research contracts with 122 partner companies and institutions. Partnerships with the industry have always been a priority. In 1986, Supélec founded

820-653: The 1998 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe . Upon its formation in 1995, Jean-Luc Lagardère served as the first president of France-Galop . On his death in 2003, the business was taken over by his son Arnaud who sold Haras d'Ouilly and its entire bloodstock in 2005 to the Aga Khan IV . In 2002, the Group One Grand Critérium race for two-year-olds at Longchamp Racecourse was renamed in his honor. He first married Corinne Lagardère. They had one son, Arnaud. After his divorce, he married Betty Lagardère, whose birth name

861-506: The French TV Guide ( Tele 7 Jours ), and the then-struggling Elle magazine. Elle was then launched in the U.S., followed by 25 foreign editions. Filipacchi and Lagardère then expanded Hachette Filipacchi Magazines in the U.S. with the purchase of Diamandis Communications Inc. (formerly CBS magazines), including Woman's Day , Car and Driver , Road and Track , Flying , Boating , and many others. Despite setbacks, such as

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902-584: The Grand prix de l'Académie des sciences in 1874. From 2004 to 2013, the director of Supélec was Alain Bravo . Hervé Biausser became the director on 1 September 2013, while keeping the directorship of Centrale Paris . Historically the goal of Supélec was to educate engineers for the then booming electrical industry. Supélec was originally based in Rue de Staël, 15th district of Paris. Then it moved to Malakoff , close to Porte de Vanves and to Gif-sur-Yvette in 1975 where

943-666: The Mathematics and Physics program (MP), 88 places in the Physics and Chemistry program (PC), 93 places in the Physics and Engineering Sciences program (PSI), 10 places in the Physics and Technology program (PT), and 10 places in the Technology and Industrial Sciences program (TSI). The acceptance rate is 8% for MP students, 6% for PC students and 7% for PSI students. The school also recruits top students from overseas partner universities as well as some graduates of French public universities to join

984-458: The Supelec campus own housing amenities for the students. Gif-sur-Yvette campus is composed of three types of residences: Every year, many events are organized by Supelec students: The forum Supelec is an event bringing together many famous companies: EDF, Renault, BNP Paribas, PSA, CapGemini, Accenture, Mazars, Logica, etc. This event takes place in Supelec every year, at Gif-sur-Yvette campus. It

1025-514: The Teaching and Research Partnership in Cooperation with Business (PERCI&S), a network of privileged companies, in order to widen the openings to graduates and to develop research involving students. Members of PERCI include Accenture , Alcatel-Lucent , Areva , EADS , Hewlett-Packard , BNP Paribas , Siemens , EDF , Capgemini , among 36 companies in total. The implication of the students in

1066-494: The costly failure of La Cinq TV channel, he led significant mergers that established EADS , today major global aerospace contractor Airbus . He handed over control of his businesses to his son Arnaud in 2001, under whom the Lagardère Group continued to thrive. Jean-Luc Lagardère's contributions were praised by President Jacques Chirac , highlighting his visionary leadership and commitment to European integration. Lagardère

1107-401: The education of its students through partnership with companies (research contracts), in 14 laboratories and research departments. Supélec has its own research teams and mixed units with CNRS and partner universities. Supélec is also involved in 5 doctoral schools with its partner universities (Paris Sud, Rennes 1, Nancy 1, Nancy 2, Metz). In 2007, Supélec obtained along with Centrale Paris

1148-457: The engineer's degree program. Before 2018, students at CentraleSupélec were admitted to either the Centralien or Supélec engineer's degree programs (but not both), and consequently students enrolled before this year receive the academic degree bearing the name of their respective engineer program upon graduation. On the other hand, all engineering students admitted in 2018 and onward are placed in

1189-459: The field of electrical engineering, energy and information sciences. In 2015, Supélec merged with École Centrale Paris and became CentraleSupélec , a constituent member of Université Paris-Saclay . Founded in 1894 and initially located in the 15th district of Paris, it was moved to Gif-sur-Yvette in 1975. Since then, two more campuses have been established, in Rennes in 1972 and Metz in 1985. It

1230-661: The fourth engineering school in France (ex aequo), and according to salary surveys its graduates are among the highest paid of all French graduates. Education at Supélec is multidipliscinary and typically lasts three to four years. During the first two years, students are required to take classes in science (statistics, probability, quantum mechanics,...), in engineering (computer programming, signal processing,...) and in social sciences (economics, foreign languages,...), and can choose elective classes as numerous as varied (arts, superconductivity, sustainable development, finance, biology, psychology,...). For their third year, students choose

1271-523: The industry is stressed, as they are required to complete at least 3 hands-on internships during their three years of studies, one of which is a 5-month-long project work or industrial research contract in a company. Every year in early December, a job fair is held at Palais des Congrès in Paris and managed by Forum Centrale-Supélec, a student society . Centrale Paris and Supélec signed an outline agreement in 2005 in order to mutualize third year majors. Both of

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1312-488: The main campus is currently located. A second campus was established in Rennes in 1972 and a third one in Metz in 1985. The student body consists of 1,975 graduate students spread over Supélec's three campuses, and 780 full-time and part-time faculty (October 2009). As is historically true of engineering institutions, female enrollment at Supélec is low, with about three times as many male students as female students. However, this

1353-520: The partner university. In 2008, 40% of graduates have obtained double degrees. Partners include world leading institutions like MIT , Columbia and Georgia Tech in the US, Cambridge , Oxford , Imperial College and UCL in the UK. After graduation, graduates find employment in diverse areas including Engineering, R&D, Consulting and Banking, or pursue PhD studies. The admission as first year student to Supélec

1394-702: The school. The successful completion of these studies is a condition for obtaining the Supélec engineering degree in addition to the diploma related to the course of study in question. Agreements exist with a large number of departments in American, Australian, Canadian, Japanese and European universities. Among them, Georgia Tech , Columbia University , Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal , National University of Singapore , Imperial College London , Technische Universität München . Supélec has agreements and exchanges with more than 70 foreign universities, in over 30 countries and runs

1435-569: The schools already enrolled students at the end of Preparatory class through a common examination; they now share a common major in Energy . Since 2005 their cooperation has been strengthened, especially in research and industrial partnerships (the awarding of the ‘’label Carnot’’ to the Centrale-Supélec-CNRS (C3S) grouping is a significant result). In 2008, they declare their partnership a strategic alliance. Supélec students can choose to spend

1476-512: The world for Physics (1st in Europe), as well as receiving a top 25 place for Medicine and Agriculture . The majority of students admitted to the engineer's degree program are selected among candidates from French preparatory classes , which is usually a two to three-year post-secondary program with a focus on certain subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering Sciences, and Industrial Sciences. CentraleSupélec offers 142 places in

1517-556: Was a prominent figure in French horse racing . In 1981, he purchased the renowned Haras d'Ouilly stud in Pont-d'Ouilly , Calvados that had been owned by François Dupré and raced under their famous colors of gray with a pink cap. At one time, his operation had as many as 220 horses. He won the French owners' championship in 1998 and between 1995 and 2001 was the leading breeder in France. His most important racing win came with Sagamix who won

1558-574: Was announced between the two schools, known today through the joint name of CentraleSupélec. Hervé Biausser became the director in 2013, 1 September, while keeping the directorship of Centrale Paris . CentraleSupélec now has three campuses in France: Gif-sur-Yvette, Metz and Rennes. Since 2008, École Centrale Paris and Supélec have participated in the creation of the campus of the Paris-Saclay research cluster. The Paris-Saclay University

1599-416: Was created in order to educate engineers for the then booming electrical industry. Supélec was originally based in Rue de Staël, 15th district of Paris. It was then relocated to Malakoff close to Porte de Vanves, and Gif-sur-Yvette in 1975, where the main campus is currently located. A second campus was established in Rennes in 1972 and a third in Metz in 1985. Since December 2008, a strategic alliance

1640-580: Was to promote the development of 'industrial science', or practical applications of recent major scientific discoveries, and to educate multidisciplinary engineers to lead the emerging industrial sector. The institution was offered to the French state in 1857. Initially located in the Hôtel de Juigné (now Hôtel Salé and home to the Musée Picasso ), it was transferred to rue Montgolfier in 1884. It stayed there until 1969, when it relocated to Châtenay-Malabry , near

1681-465: Was to reinforce the internationalization of the school by encouraging students to spend at least a semester abroad or to do a double-degree program in one of the Supélec's foreign partner universities, and by increasing the number of foreign students at Supélec. Agreements have been reached with other institutions of higher education whereby a number of Supélec students attend courses provided by these establishments instead of completing their third year at

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