MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS

WEALTH CREATION ENGINE

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ESSEC Business School,

The Pioneering Spirit
CREATED IN 1907, ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL IS AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION OF EXCELLENCE WHICH
THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY ITS PIONEERING SPIRIT.

In both full-time education and executive education, ESSEC proposes a wide range of programs to all those
wanting to obtain an extraordinary learning experience, strengthen their talent, express their leadership and
become truly high-level managers.
A centennial institution with a wide network of academic and corporate partners throughout the world,
ESSEC has opted to focus its strategic development on three principles: innovation, involvement and
International internationalization.
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Business Education An institution nourished by research and committed to an ambitious development of alliances with leading
2018 institutions, ESSEC constantly strives to bring its students face to face with cutting-edge knowledge at the
crossroads of disciplines and to provide them with the latest technologies. ESSEC’s academic excellence
is notably recognized through its highest international standards in management training and holds the
#4 prestigious «triple crown» of accreditations: EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
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in Management
Hallmarked by a profound humanistic tradition, ESSEC has succeeded not only in making the link between
business and society a major subject of research, but it is also one of the fundamental components in the
training of responsible managers. ESSEC thereby affirms the necessity of putting innovation, knowledge and
#5 the creation of value at the service of the wider community.
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Pacific region since 2005, ESSEC is both an international and multicultural institution. Its internationalization
#14 is strengthened by a new 6,500 m2 campus in Singapore and an ESSEC Africa-Atlantic campus in Rabat,
Executive Education Morocco, inaugurated in April 2017.
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These three axes – innovation, involvement and internationalization – forge ESSEC’s learning philosophy that is
common to all its programs: accompany our students throughout a learning journey aimed at opening them
up to new, unthought-of opportunities. Studying at ESSEC means creating your own path towards the future
and joining a supportive community of 50,000 graduates worldwide!

Welcome to ESSEC!

50,000 7 29
graduates worldwide
21 162
4 2,000 195
campuses in Cergy,
Paris-La Défense,
degrees awarded each year,
including 1,600
partner
universities
centers
of excellence
corporate
chairs
permanent faculty
of 36 nationalities
double degree
programs
Singapore and Rabat at graduate level in 43 countries including 20 emeriti (24 international,
professors 5 national)
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The digital revolution is currently transforming the world as we know it: disrupting
all of our ingrained habits and opening up new domains of which we cannot yet
grasp their full extent. Therefore, in this digital age, processing vast quantities of
data has become a major issue for companies and for society as a whole. This
digital frontier offers an incredible opportunity for young graduates who are in a
unique position to blend technological, managerial and cross-cultural savoir-faire.

In order to train the ‘digital architects’ who will be able to seize this opportunity,
ESSEC and CentraleSupélec have joined forces to develop a radically original pro-
gram: the Master in Data Science & Business Analytics. This program is part of a
major alliance between two world-renowned institutions, which share the same
passion for excellence and a willingness to anticipate the needs and challenges
of the future.

With this program, we offer ambitious students a unique experience thanks to

the professors at our two institutions who are recognized for their expertise,
their excellent research and in particular for their ability to build and transmit
cutting-edge knowledge.

Becoming a Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics student will give you the
chance to succeed in the rapidly evolving 21st century; in a world both complex
and uncertain where the control of data becomes an invaluable asset to opening
a number of doors.

Do you share our pioneering vision?

Enroll in the ESSEC-CentraleSupélec Master in Data Sciences & Business
Analytics program.

5,867
students in full-time undergraduate and graduate programs
5,000
managers in executive education

34% 98 +100
international
students
nationalities
represented
student
organizations +500
partner companies in education and recruitment
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The core
of business decisions
Society has entered a new digital era where the creation, consumption and use of
digital content have changed our lives. The proliferation of sensors, the internet
of things, digital services and communication continuously produce highly hete-
rogeneous, highly unstructured and high dimensional data hardly interpretable
from human intelligence.

Reasoning from and mining this data constitutes a novel way to think out of the
box, analyze, address unsolved problems and obtain new solutions. It provides a
wealth creation engine through the introduction of novel practices, services and
policies. The future of business intelligence therefore relies jointly on mastering
the science of data and the techniques of business analytics which have become
the pillars of such interdisciplinary efforts.

An intelligent use of data nowadays forms the core of business decisions and
constitutes the driving force of the societal and economic evolution of the years
to come. It is probably one of the most important topics of our days. Analysts
estimate that data-related businesses generated about 10 billion dollars in recent
years, and will probably generate more than 30 billion dollars in the years to come.

The growth in job opportunities is tremendous: companies and organizations will

need a couple of hundred thousand data scientists, business analytics and digital
transformation strategists leaders in the next few years. Moreover, the exponen-
tial growth in content generation will bring about a huge need for highly qualified
individuals with an in-depth knowledge and a global understanding of the tech-
nological and business challenges underlying the digital evolution era.

Recent business studies converge to an estimated need of educating several million

data scientists and digital leaders within the decade to come. This is why two pres-
tigious French Grandes Ecoles, ESSEC Business School and CentraleSupélec have
partnered to propose this very innovative and complete program. We believe that
truly innovative leaders must be both business savvy and erudite in data sciences.
Hence we propose a unique program where students learn and combine the key
skills in innovation and wealth creation that companies will increasingly require.

Guillaume CHEVILLON Nikos PARAGIOS

Academic Co Director Academic Co Director,
D.Phil. in Economics, University of Oxford (UK) D.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Professor of Econometrics & Statistics UNSA & INRIA (France)
ESSEC France Professor of Applied Mathematics
& Computer Science, CentraleSupélec

Yan LI
Associate Academic Co Director
Ph.D. in Information Systems, School
of Computing, NUS (Singapore)
Professor of Information Systems
ESSEC Asia-Pacific

An Alliance of excellence
CentraleSupélec & ESSEC Savoir-Faire
Expertise in
Data Sciences
Created in 1829, CentraleSupélec
has developed an expertise in the
field of data based on the inter-
section of mathematics and computer science. Sus-
tained by two teaching departments (Mathematics &
Computer Science) and three CentraleSupélec labo-
ratories of excellence (CVN, MICS, LSS), this program
offers a complete curriculum around Data Sciences
in order to research mathematical models and their
computer solutions for structuring, interpreting and
understanding massive data processing with an em-
phasis on machine learning, optimization, computer
vision and biomedical image analysis. This training
is part of CentraleSupélec’s global strategy to stren-
gthen its position in the field of Data Sciences by ta-
king key positions in theoretical research and major
verticals: Digital & Health.
AT A GLANCE
• Awarded by 2 prestigious European institutions
• M
 aster degree accredited by French Ministry
of Education
•A
 mong best programs in the world
& Europe-#4 worldwide in QS Ranking
• In France (Paris area) & in Singapore
• Taught in English
• Est. 2014
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Expertise in Business
Analytics & Digital
Strategy
For over forty years, ESSEC has been a
pioneer in the development of a scien-
tific approach to management. Since
its establishment in 1907, ESSEC has
trained generations of students, fostered research
and helped firms develop and prosper.
Recently, ESSEC Business School created several
Centers of Excellence to further enhance its produc-
tion of knowledge and solutions. Students therefore
have access to a wide range of conferences, interac-
tions with practitioners and researchers from diffe-
rent sectors, and training by partner companies. The
Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics is parti-
cularly involved with ESSEC’s Corporate Chairs The-
rapeutical Innovation and Analytics Consulting, and
Financial Analytics and Entrepreneurship modules.
• 1 or 2-year program
• Fully hybrid between Business & Engineering
• Intensive full-time program
- Academics & International Field Trip
- Up to 20 advanced elective courses to choose from,
without limitations
- Internship/Professional Experience & Thesis
• 3 majors to choose from
• Intake in September
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An innovative
& hybrid program
To ensure an intelligent use of data
FOR A GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND BUSINESS CHALLENGES
UNDERLYING THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION ERA AND TO MASTER THE SCIENCE OF DATA AND THE
TECHNIQUES OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS, THE PROGRAM HAS A STRONG ANALYTICAL FOCUS AND
AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THESE COMPLIMENTARY AND
INTRINSICALLY LINKED FIELDS ENABLING THEM TO DEVELOP AND BECOME FULLY-OPERATIONAL
PROFESSIONALS. THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE ON ESSEC CAMPUSES (PARIS AREA & SINGAPORE),
AND ON CENTRALESUPÉLEC CAMPUS (PARIS AREA).

3 majors for a strong expertise

To tailor the program to your needs and goals and to ensure scientific expertise and data savviness, the
program is hybrid between Data Sciences, Business Analytics & Digital Strategy. Electives are tailored to each
student’s specific career goals; these excellence elective courses are highly specialized in content and address
recent trends and challenges.

To ensure a complete curriculum, students are required to follow courses in both Data Sciences and Business
Analytics. It is possible to decide on a curriculum that is balanced across fields, or major in Data Sciences,
Business Analytics or Digital Strategy. All courses can be combined at will.

3 MAJORS 2 MINORS
Data Sciences Data Sciences
Business Analytics Business Analytics
Digital Strategy

Program calendar
ONE-YEAR
Sept. Oct. Dec. April. July Dec.
Business Analytics &
Induction Core courses Data Sciences & Internship/Professional
Digital Strategy electives
& refresher courses ESSEC & Business Analytics electives experience
ESSEC
ESSEC CentraleSupélec ESSEC & CentraleSupélec Thesis
FRANCE and/or
FRANCE FRANCE FRANCE SINGAPORE WORLDWIDE

TWO-YEAR PROGRAM
YEAR 1 YEAR 2
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
Foundations Core courses in management
JOIN THE ONE-YEAR PROGRAM
CentraleSupélec ESSEC
FRANCE FRANCE
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Milestones
Worldwide Recognition
Ranked QS #4 as best
program worldwide.
Unique hybrid program
Joint fully hybrid program from
most prestigious Engineering &
Business institutions in Europe.
Official Diploma

Master degree accredited by

Centers of Excellence & Research French Ministry of Education.

Digital Vision Center (computer vision,

machine learning & optimization,
biomedical image analysis), Strategic 3 Majors
Business Analytics chair with Accenture,
Chair in Therapeutic Innovation, Data Sciences, Business
Advanced FinTech seminars. Analytics, Digital Strategy.

KEY STRENGTHS
Highly Customized
Industry & company connections
No upper limit to
Company visits e.g. number of specialized
international field trip elective courses
(Berlin, Silicon Valley, Hong
Kong, with visits to Google,
IBM, etc.), seminars, fairs,
career services from both Learning by doing
institutions.
International & top-notch faculty
Professional experience, thesis,
digital workshop, field trip,
Faculty with a national and
entrepreneurship modules, master
international recognition.
classes, capstone industrial project.
100% of involved faculty
holds a Ph.D.
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Curriculum: One-year program

For holders of a Master degree, a 4-year Bachelor degree or a 3-year Bachelor degree with one year
minimum of relevant professional experience, the duration of the program is 1 year.

1ST PERIOD, FOUNDATIONS

IN FRANCE AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL & AT CENTRALESUPELEC
Refreshers & Induction

• Team Building • Financial Accounting

• Business and Society • Cost Analysis
• Fundamentals of Digital Business • Mathematics
• Negotiation • Statistics
• Coding

Core courses

• Big Data Algorithms, Techniques and Platforms • Strategic Business Analytics

• Foundations of Optimization • Big Data Analytics
• Foundations of Machine Learning • Predictive Analytics

2ND PERIOD, CHOOSE AT LEAST A MAJOR (4 courses) AND A MINOR (2 courses)

IN FRANCE AT CENTRALESUPELEC
Major/Minor in Data Sciences

• Geometric Methods in Data Analysis • Advanced Statistics

• Network Science Analytics • Advanced Deep Learning
• Foundations of Deep Learning • Natural Language Processing
• Reinforcement Learning • Distributed Optimization and Computing

IN FRANCE AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL IN SINGAPORE AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

Major/Minor in Business Analytics Major/Minor in Digital Strategy

• Quantitative Risk Management • Project Management for Digital Initiative

• E-Business Strategy & Operations • Cyber Security
• Supply Chain Analytics & Tools • e-Business Strategy & Operations
• Business Intelligence • Case Study in Business Analytics
• Financial Econometrics
• Marketing Analytics
• Case Studies in Business Analytics with Accenture
• Case Studies in Predictive Analytics with SAS
• Decision Analysis

Digital Workshop
International Field Trip

3RD PERIOD, HANDS ON FIELD EXPERIENCE

WORLDWIDE
4 to 6 months internship or Professional Experience
Thesis
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Curriculum: Two-years program

For holders of a 3-year Bachelor degree, the duration of the program is 2 years.

FIRST YEAR
1ST PERIOD, FOUNDATIONS
IN FRANCE AT CENTRALESUPELEC
Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Management

• Analysis • Company Game

• Probability • Introduction to Finance & Accounting
• Statistics • Business Management
• Optimization • Introduction to Economics
• Algorithms
• Object-Oriented programming
• Introduction to Databases

2ND PERIOD, CORE COURSES

IN FRANCE AT ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL
Mathematics, Statistics and
Electives Management
Computer Science

• Introduction to Econometrics • Supply Chain Management • Finance

• Advanced programming • Business Law • Managerial Economics
• Information technology • Management control • Strategy
Management • Introduction to Human • Marketing
Resources • Ethics in Business

SECOND YEAR
Once you acquire the basis to fully integrate into the program, you will follow the same curriculum of the one
year program students (please refer to the previous page).

“It’s one of the few programs out there where

you can learn the theory behind truly state
of the art Machine Learning/Data Science
techniques, and at the same time apply
them to real world problems in the business
domain. The program has also given me the
chance to work with many other talented
students from a variety of backgrounds. As
an undergraduate, I studied mathematics
and computer science, but I’ve been able
to work with and learn from colleagues
with backgrounds in business, finance, and
engineering, just to name a few.”
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Gregory Islas, Current student from the US

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Data Sciences & Business Analytics:

A novel way to think out of the box
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Helping you get started

Career services support
ESSEC Business School and CentraleSupélec provides ongoing career guidance and support to students and
graduates in order to help them find and pursue their chosen dream career:

Interview and CV workshops as well as individual career orientation and guidance.

 ecruitment fairs with around 200 corporate partners from the business world, focused on a certain sector
R
or career aspiration i.e. working in consulting, a start-up, in Finance or working for an international company.

Regular meet-and-greets with businesses (CEOs / HR managers, founding partners, etc.).

 areer Portal: 6,000 job offers posted online each year and 21,000 internship offers the world over as well
C
as international volunteer posts “VIE” (available to EU citizens under 28 years old).

Online student CVs made readily accessible to hiring companies (some 2,500 per year).

“Alumni network is very active. It is a

great advantage to be able to contact the
right people in a company.”
Regis, ESSEC Graduate
50,000
ESSEC Business School alumni
Software Engineer at Vision Objects

35,500
CentraleSupélec alumni

2 Powerful
worldwide networks
Enrolling in the Master in Data Sciences &
Business Analytics makes you a member
of both the ESSEC Business School and the
CentraleSupélec global alumni communities.
As a student and graduate you are able to
leverage this significant network as alumni
stay involved and in touch with each other
and the schools. As well as sharing their
experience with students, they also organize
all over the world via the various local chapters,
conferences, round tables, brainstorming
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sessions, get-togethers, etc.

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Find the right career

Where the degree can take you

These fields of expertise are complimentary, intrinsically linked and key to understanding the opportuni-
ties that come with this surge of big data.

Business Analysts focus on business applications
The growth and are called upon by companies to identify
challenges and evaluate risk, and propose data
in job driven solutions.
opportunities
Data Scientists on the other hand focus more
is tremendous on computer science and are involved therefore
in creating solutions to the problems at hand.
­Harvard Business Review moreover crowned data
scientist as the sexiest job of the 21st century.
Digital Strategists focus on leading the strategy
of businesses in order to ride on the digital wave.
As business analytics, data sciences and digital
strategy are widely applied across the business
­world, there is a growing demand for data-driven
leadership in every industry and from start-ups to
huge multinationals.
With the digital age, it is no longer not just internet
pure players that are faced with a growing amount of
data produced by daily operations. Indeed, all com-
panies have understood that they need to act so as
not to lose their competitive edge and are therefore
contending to hire these profiles.

HIGH LEVEL POSITIONS IN A WIDE RANGE

OF SPHERES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
• Management Consulting • Internet pure-players
• Insurance • Media & IT
• Finance • Automotive industries
• Audit • Electronics
• Healthcare & Biotech • Public Sector
• Consumer Goods • Retail
• e-Commerce • Manufacturing
• e-Business • Start-ups

RECRUTING COMPANIES
• Accenture • Amazon
• AXA • JP Morgan Chase
• Bain & Company • Boston Consulting Group
• BNP Paribas • Schneider Electric
• Crédit Agricole • Criteo
• Criteo • L’Oréal
• Deloitte • ENGIE
• Ekimetrics • Orange
• EY • PwC
• Google • Société Générale
• Palantir • Artefact
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Careers and alumni

around the world
GRADUATES ASSUME HIGH-LEVEL POSITIONS IN VARIOUS ROLES ACROSS EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA,
ASIA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.

SECTORS
25% - ICT INDUSTRY
Average gross salary
without bonus 21% - CONSULTING

54,700€ 18% - FINANCE/INSURANCE

11% - OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

74% found their job

within 1 month of graduation
10% - OTHER (AERONAUTIC, AUTOMOTIVE, Ph.D...)

7% - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/SALES

93% found their job

within 4 months of graduation
4% - R&D

4% - ENERGY

100% found their job

within 6 months of graduation
FUNCTIONS
36% - DATA SCIENTIST

21% - CONSULTING

80% have an
international-oriented job
12% - DATA ANALYST

10% - GENERAL MANAGEMENT

18%
10% - OTHER
created 7% - MARKETING
their own company
4% - INNOVATION
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Who Can Apply?

THE MASTER IN DATA SCIENCES & BUSINESS ANALYTICS IS A HIGHLY
SELECTIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR HIGH-POTENTIAL CANDIDATES
TYPICAL HOLDING (OR CURRENTLY PURSUING) A STRONG BACHELOR OR A MASTER’S
CLASS PROFILE DEGREE IN ENGINEERING, SCIENCES, BUSINESS OR ECONOMICS.

Applicants should be academically excellent, open minded, internationally

75-80 students oriented, sensitive to the world around them and have leadership potential.

Avg.age: 24 years old

ONE-YEAR PROGRAM CANDIDATES
For holders of a Master degree, a 4-year Bachelor degree or a 3-year Bachelor
degree with one year minimum of relevant professional experience, the duration

15-20 nationalities of the program is 1 year.

38% French students

TWO-YEARS PROGRAM CANDIDATES
For holders of a 3-year Bachelor degree, the duration of the program is 2 years.

62% international students The selection process

60% h old degrees in
Selection is based on an exceptional academic record as well as strong motivation
to pursue the program.
engineering or science
• Online application file.

40% horoldmanagement
• Management aptitude test is required: GMAT, GRE or TAGE MAGE.
degrees in economics • English test is required: TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge or TOEIC.

The English test is not required if the applicant is an English native speaker, has

40% Woman spent at least 3 years in an English-medium program or has lived or worked for
at least 3 years in an English speaking country.

60% Man There are several rounds of admission per year

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Centrale Supélec,
The School of the 21 Century
st
Our world today is undergoing unprecedented
changes. The digital revolution, massive data and
globalization are real revolutions that raise huge
challenges and expectations for society.
Businesses are looking for high-level scientific pro-
fessionals who are true "integrator-innovators", able
to pool wide fields of expertise, generate new solu-
tions, initiate and bring about change with a strong
sense of ethics, responsibility and civic engagement,
particularly in the face of social and environmental
concerns.
Today, CentraleSupélec has all the assets to meet
the needs of 21st century companies and businesses:
by training multidisciplinary engineers-entrepre-
neurs and experts in complex systems.
by developing innovative responses to major tech-
nological, economic, social and environmental
challenges through research.
by enabling working professionals to acquire the
skills they need to adapt to change and make their
companies more competitive.
With its international coverage across
4 campuses (Paris-Saclay and Beijing),
CentraleSupélec accounts for :
•4
 ,200 students and 370 teachers
and teacher-researchers interacting
with its international network.
• 600 doctoral students in 7
laboratories and research teams.
• 3 schools abroad (China, India
and Morocco) and 5 associated
international laboratories (Brazil,
Canada, United States and China).
• 176 foreign partner universities.
• 140 partner companies.
It develops its academic excellence and research
through robust and fruitful cooperation with major
national organizations such as CNRS, CEA, INRIA, IN-
SERM and ONERA.
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RANKED AMONG THE BEST
UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD:
6th worldwide for employer reputation.
9th in the world for institutions under 50
years of age.
CentraleSupélec has a network of 35,000 active gra-
duates in all sectors around the world.
CentraleSupélec is a founding member of the Univer-
sity of Paris-Saclay, the T.I.M.E. network, the Alliance
4Tech, a strategic partner of the ESSEC Business
School and president of the École Centrale Group.
A major institution of
international standard
Ranked among the 200 best universities in the world
by QS, CentraleSupélec has a network of 176 partner
universities in 45 countries, 80 double-degree agree-
ments, 30% foreign students, 24% foreign professors
and a network of 35,000 men and women working
on all continents.
Like the best higher education institutions, Centrale-
Supélec is continuously developing its presence in
the major countries of the future:
In 2005, École Centrale Paris, with the École Centrale
Group over which it presides, became the first major
French engineering school to export its educational
model abroad with the creation of École Centrale
Beijing in China.
In 2015, École Centrale Casablanca was launched in
Morocco.
The School also implements an active policy of
partnerships with academic and research institutions
worldwide, with 5 associated international laborato-
ries (China, United States, Singapore and Canada).
Thus, CentraleSupélec is building a worldwide group
of interconnected schools and laboratories, which
will continue to expand.
Welcome to CentraleSupélec!
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