Supélec

École supérieure d'électricité, 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 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.

Supélec
École supérieure d'électricité
MottoUne grande école d'ingénieurs au cœur des sciences de l'information, de l'énergie et des systèmes
Motto in English
A "grande école" of engineering in the forefront of Energy and Information Science
TypePrivate French Grande École
Active1894–2015
FounderÉleuthère Mascart
PresidentHervé Biausser
Postgraduates1,975
(1,549 engineer candidates)
250
Location,
48.708677°N 2.163996°E / 48.708677; 2.163996
AffiliationsUniverSud Paris, Elles Bougent, CESAER
WebsiteOfficial website in English

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 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.

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