Vision Mission Values

Centrale Lille’s development since 1854 bears witness to its dynamism and intrinsic ability to transform, and continuously reinvent itself so that it is always able to respond to tomorrow’s scientific and societal challenges.

The vision is the expression of a shared dream embraced by all stakeholders; it is about inventing, pushing forward, and achieving an ambition that is at once unifying, optimistic, positive, and inspiring.

The vision is based on a strategic framework defining what “we want” and what “we need”. The vision defines our mission (the why), our ambition (the what) and our values (the how)

We want to

  • Promote the École Centrale brand

  • Train responsible professionals

  • Push forward an inspiring project

  • Invent a new model for teaching and research

  • Be the leading training centre for engineers and doctors in the north of France and take control of our collective future.

We must

  • Innovate and gain recognition

  • Reclaim our roots and share our vision

  • Stay connected and open to the world

  •  Carry out our public service missions

Our mission

Centrale Lille’s mission is to train multi-disciplinary engineers and PhDs who are a force for progress, through international openness and innovation.

Our ambition

  • Work for the future by developing talent

  • Contribute to real well-being while taking responsibility for making the world a better place

  • Pass on tools for solving life’s problems

Our values

  • Audacity: daring without fear, exploring to go further

  • Exigence: surpassing yourself to give the best of yourself

  • Respect: to show regard and consideration

Our motto:

Responsible!