École centrale de Marseille
The , also known as Centrale Méditerranée is a leading graduate school of engineering (or Grande école of engineering) located in Marseille, the second largest city in France. The was created in 2006 by the merging of different previous institutions and has its origins from the École d'ingénieurs de Marseille founded in 1891. It is one of the prestigious Centrale Graduate Schools (Paris, Lyon, Lille, Nantes, Marseille) and a member of the TIME (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) network. From its creation, Centrale Méditerranée trains engineers, recruited since 2004 through a highly competitive exam shared with the other Centrale Graduate Schools. Academic profile The is a multidisciplinary school, where the great majority of the students have endured two or three years of intensive maths and physics training (known as prepa) in order to train for the Concours Centrale-Supélec (known as one of the hardest competitive exams in France). As future general engineers, students do not have any particular major before the last year (Master's level), during which they have to choose among a few electives: Mechanical engineering Chemical engineering Physics, optics and electrical engineering Business Administration and Finance Mathematics and computer science The students can also complete their last year