engineering program
3rd year
CentraleSupélec Entrepreneur Track (3A)
Train engineers capable of creating and leading sustainable businesses
The CentraleSupélec Entrepreneur Program (FCSE) is a 3rd-year track designed for engineering students who wish to make entrepreneurship their primary focus immediately after graduation — with or without prior professional experience.
Its ambition: to train engineers capable of creating a company, growing it sustainably, and navigating complex, uncertain, and multidimensional environments.
Why choose the CentraleSupélec Entrepreneur Program?
- Become an entrepreneur, not just learn about entrepreneurship The FCSE prepares students for the role of founder and business leader, by placing them in real-world situations of creation and management.
- Learn to create value in a complex world You learn to shift from the paradigm of exactitude (academic) to one of global coherence, essential for making decisions and acting in uncertain contexts.
- Complete your final internship in your own startup Spend the last few months full-time on your project for a real boost.
- Join the 21st by CentraleSupélec ecosystem Access to the 21st by CentraleSupélec incubator and accelerator, mentors, experts, and the deeptech ecosystem of CentraleSupélec and Station F.
What you will learn
The core of the Program revolves around the progressive discovery of 8 key business dimensions:
- Market and User Understanding
- Strategy and Positioning
- Finance and Economic Management
- Sales and Customer Relations
- R&D and Production
- Team and Management
- Legal & Intellectual Property
- Communication
You learn to:
- Identify a real problem and build a value-creating solution
- Arbitrate and decide amidst uncertainty
- Develop your project over time, through iteration and consistency
- Defend your choices before juries of entrepreneurs and experts
The pedagogical approach is experiential, demanding, inspiring, and closely aligned with the realities of the entrepreneurial field.
The CentraleSupélec Entrepreneur Program Experience
- Structured support, with regular juries and demanding feedback
- High autonomy, empowering and professionalizing
Direct exposure to theentrepreneurial ecosystem via 21st by CentraleSupélec - Solid and varied career opportunities :
- Core role: founder / company director
- Secondary roles: associate, Business Unit Director
- Adjacent roles: intrapreneur, product manager, etc.
Desired profile to join this track
The program is aimed at 3rd-year engineering students at CentraleSupélec who wish to place entrepreneurship at the heart of their final year project.
It is particularly suitable for students:
Eager to start or acquire a business, or to lead an ambitious project
Eager to start or acquire a business, or to lead an ambitious project
Ready to challenge their assumptions and learn through experimentation
Independent, committed, and open to constructive confrontation
Motivated by the role of founder or director
Having a project already defined is an asset, but it's not mandatory. An entrepreneurial mindset and personal commitment are crucial.
