{"id":637,"date":"2018-01-17T11:44:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T10:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/?page_id=637"},"modified":"2020-05-19T09:02:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T07:02:39","slug":"historique","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the \u00c9cole des Mines to the UMONS Faculty of Engineering<\/h2>\n
\n

In 1836, on the proposal of Jean-Baptiste Thorn, second governor of Hainaut after Belgian independence, the provincial council of Hainaut recognised the need for the Province to promote the training of engineers able to exercise the various industrial professions of the time. Our coalmines, blast furnaces, rolling mills, glass factories, potteries, refineries and confectionary factories were growing at a steady pace and the industrial zones of Hainaut were undergoing a transformation. At a meeting on 21st October 1836, the Provincial Council decided to create a \u201cProvincial Mining School of Hainaut\u201d in Mons. The royal decree of 27th September 1837 placed it under the control of the Permanent Delegation and, on 1st November of the same year, declared it open on premises allocated by the City of Mons. Annual appropriations were allocated by the Province of Hainaut and the City of Mons. The first courses of the Provincial Mining School of Hainaut (1837-1838) took place on the first Monday of November 1837<\/p>\n

rest of the story…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1837-2012 : 175 years<\/h5>\n

\"\"They were young engineers, they were graduates of a great engineering school, and they were called Alphonse and Th\u00e9ophile. However, young engineers are no longer known by just their first names, and for good reason…<\/p>\n

It was the year 1837 and the provincial government of Hainaut decided to entrust Th\u00e9ophile Guibal<\/strong> and Adolphe Devillez<\/strong> with the responsibility of organising the course programmes of the newly created Provincial Mining School of Hainaut.<\/p>\n

These two young engineers were from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures de Paris<\/strong>, founded eight years before. On the first Monday of November 1837, together with two other colleagues, they welcomed their first students, who began a course of study fixed at two years in duration. The school saw its first four graduates in 1839.<\/p>\n

Directors, Administrators, Rectors and Deans who became head of the Engineering Faculty of Mons from 1837 to the present day<\/h5>\n
    \n
  • Adolphe Devillez<\/strong>, from 1837 to 1865, no title<\/li>\n
  • Adolphe Devillez<\/strong>, from 1866 to 1888, named Director for the first time<\/li>\n
  • M. Lambert<\/strong>, from 1888 to 1890, Temporary Director<\/li>\n
  • Auguste Macque<\/strong>t, from 1890 to 1918, Director<\/li>\n
  • Armand Halleux<\/strong>, from 1918 to 1923, Administrator<\/li>\n
  • Jules Yernaux<\/strong>, from 1923 to 1934, Administrator<\/li>\n
  • Jules Yernaux<\/strong>, from 1934 to 1946, Administrator-Director<\/li>\n
  • A.J. Jadot<\/strong>, from 1946 to 1952, Administrator<\/li>\n
  • Pierre Houzeau de Lehaie<\/strong>, from 1952 to 1954, Administrator<\/li>\n
  • Pierre Houzeau de Lehaie<\/strong>, from 1954 to 1970, named Rector for the first time<\/li>\n
  • Jean Baland<\/strong>, from 1970 to 1974, Rector<\/li>\n
  • Ren\u00e9 Emile Baland<\/strong>, from 1974 to 1986, Rector<\/li>\n
  • Christian Bouquegneau<\/strong>, from 1986 to 1994, Rector<\/li>\n
  • Serge Boucher<\/strong>, from 1994 to 2006, Rector<\/li>\n
  • Calogero Conti<\/strong>, from 2006 to 2009, Rector<\/li>\n
  • Paul Lybaert<\/strong>, from 2009 to 2014, Dean<\/li>\n
  • Pierre Dehombreux<\/strong>, from 2014 to 2018, Dean<\/li>\n
  • Christine Renotte<\/strong>, from 2018 to …, Dean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Coll\u00e8ge de Houdain<\/strong><\/h5>\n

    \"\"The Coll\u00e8ge de Houdain was originally a college of humanities, founded in 1545 by the Magistrate of the City of Mons. Located in the old garden of the Houdain Hospital, the current building dates back to the first third of the 18th century, and was designed and rebuilt by architect Claude-J. de Bettignies, who also designed the belfry of St. Elizabeth, between 1735 and 1739. The original wing is crowned by a perforated belfry and dormers.<\/p>\n

    As it was integrated into the same building as the Hospital of the Holy Spirit and the Bureau de Bienfaisance (charity office), the college became referred to as the Holy Spirit. Following the closure of the college in 1794, the building was then occupied by workshops. The \u00c9cole des Mines took it over in 1878 and it was then that the central part and the current right wing were built by the architect Hector Puchot.<\/p>\n

    The bronze monument by L. Devillez was installed in 1902 in the centre of the courtyard, and represents Guibal and Devillez, the founders of the \u00c9cole des Mines.<\/p>\n

    Today, the former Coll\u00e8ge de Houdain is part of the UMONS Faculty of Engineering (FPMs). A vast and imposing building, set over four floors, some of its main features include a ground floor adorned with a beautiful gallery of nine semi-circular arches, and a remarkable cast iron and granite staircase from Soignies.<\/p>\n

    In addition to being the historic site of the Faculty, these buildings house a museum space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    From the \u00c9cole des Mines to the UMONS Faculty of Engineering In 1836, on the proposal of Jean-Baptiste Thorn, second governor of Hainaut after Belgian independence, the provincial council of Hainaut recognised the need for the Province to promote the training of engineers able to exercise the various industrial professions of the time. Our coalmines, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":622,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-637","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nHistory - Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"History - Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From the \u00c9cole des Mines to the UMONS Faculty of Engineering In 1836, on the proposal of Jean-Baptiste Thorn, second governor of Hainaut after Belgian independence, the provincial council of Hainaut recognised the need for the Province to promote the training of engineers able to exercise the various industrial professions of the time. Our coalmines, […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-05-19T07:02:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/DSC_47381-300x233.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/\",\"name\":\"History - Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/DSC_47381-300x233.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-17T10:44:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-05-19T07:02:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/DSC_47381-300x233.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/DSC_47381-300x233.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/fr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About the Faculty\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"History\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/\",\"name\":\"Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS\",\"description\":\"Un site utilisant Universit\u00e9 de Mons \u2013 UMONS\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"History - Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"History - Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS","og_description":"From the \u00c9cole des Mines to the UMONS Faculty of Engineering In 1836, on the proposal of Jean-Baptiste Thorn, second governor of Hainaut after Belgian independence, the provincial council of Hainaut recognised the need for the Province to promote the training of engineers able to exercise the various industrial professions of the time. Our coalmines, […]","og_url":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/","og_site_name":"Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS","article_modified_time":"2020-05-19T07:02:39+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/DSC_47381-300x233.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/","url":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/","name":"History - Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/DSC_47381-300x233.jpg","datePublished":"2018-01-17T10:44:29+00:00","dateModified":"2020-05-19T07:02:39+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/DSC_47381-300x233.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/07\/DSC_47381-300x233.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/historique\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/fr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About the Faculty","item":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/en\/a-propos-de-faculte\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"History"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/#website","url":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/","name":"Facult\u00e9 \/ FPMS","description":"Un site utilisant Universit\u00e9 de Mons \u2013 UMONS","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"}]}},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":637,"fr":200},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1602,"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637\/revisions\/1602"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/fpms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}