1 8 1 7 . ▁Its ▁he ir ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁engineering ▁school ▁is ▁É cole ▁Cent rale ▁de ▁L ille . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁É cole ▁des ▁arts ▁industri els ▁et ▁des ▁mines ▁de ▁L ille ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁when ▁Louis ▁P aste ur ▁became ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁Fac ulté ▁des ▁sciences ▁de ▁L ille ▁and ▁pione ered ▁applied ▁research ▁with ▁industry ▁co oper ations , ▁with ▁support ▁of ▁scient ists ▁such ▁as ▁Fr éd éric ▁Ku hl mann . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁students ▁att ending ▁the ▁two - year / three - year ▁curr icul um ▁grew ▁to ▁ 9 0 ▁per ▁an num . ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁was ▁a ▁pr ere quis ite ▁to ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁engineering ▁school . ▁The ▁school ▁delivered ▁engineering ▁degrees . ▁The ▁curr icul um ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁engineering ▁education ▁included ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁text ile ▁industry , ▁engine ▁design , ▁chem istry ▁and ▁met all ur gy , ▁mines , ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁entrepr ene urs ▁in ▁Northern ▁France . ▁The ▁third ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁provided ▁optional ▁lect ures ▁in ▁engines , ▁mine ▁explo itation , ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁and ▁chemical ▁engineering . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 - 1 8 7 1 , ▁the ▁engineering ▁school ▁was ▁renamed ▁Institut ▁indust riel ▁du ▁Nord ▁de