École centrale d'électronique (ECE) is a French graduate engineering school in

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and

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, France. It was established on 1919. The College is member of the

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. It mainly trains in information technologies (

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, networks,

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, embedded systems, finance, multimedia). It also offers training in health and the link with technology, transport and mobility, energy and the environment.

History

The College was founded in 1919, under the name ''École centrale de la TSF'', with the aim to train the very first radio operators. At the time, the wireless telegraphy was a new technology, and the school was for a long time the only one to train civilian and military radio operators. Its premises were located at ''77 rue de la Verrerie'', behind the BHV, in the center of

. For a long time, it was called ''École de la rue de la Lune'', because that is where it really developed. In 1960, its name was changed to ''École centrale de TSF et d'électronique'', and in 1963 to ''École centrale d'électronique''. It adds to its curriculum the application of transistors. ECE is recognized by the French State since 1964 and accredited by the ''

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'' since 1990.Décision n° 2017/12-04 relative à l’accréditation de l’École centrale d’électronique (ECE) à délivrer un titre d’ingénieur diplômé
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole centrale d'electronique Engineering universities and colleges in France Grandes écoles Universities in Île-de-France Universities and colleges in Lyon Education in Bordeaux 1919 establishments in France Educational institutions established in 1919