A major player in higher education and research, Centrale Lille also has eight masters, including three international masters, a doctorate, five research laboratories (Center for Research in Computer Science, Signal and Automatic Control in Lille, CRIStAL UMR CNRS 9189; Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology, IEMN UMR CNRS 8520, Laboratory of Electrotechnology and Power Electronics, L2EP EA 2697, Laboratory of Mechanics of Lille, LML UMR CNRS 8107; , UCCS UMR CNRS 8181) four International Associated Laboratories (LIA) in China, India, Japan and Russia, three teaching chairs.