C006 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0028 — Prompt Engineering Claims
Run	2026-03-26
Claim	C006

Claim as Received¶

The first formal civil engineering school opened in 1747.

Claim as Clarified¶

Confirmed. The Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees (National School of Bridges and Roads) was founded in 1747 by royal order of February 14, 1747. It is widely recognized as the first formal engineering school in the world, and is described by ASCE as the oldest civil engineering school.

BLUF¶

Confirmed. The Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees (National School of Bridges and Roads) was founded in 1747 by royal order of February 14, 1747. It is widely recognized as the first formal engineering school in the world, and is described by ASCE as the oldest civil engineering school.

Scope¶

Domain: Prompt engineering and related fields
Timeframe: As of 2026-03-26
Testability: Verifiable through primary sources and published research

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Hypothesis outcome: See assessment.md for full reasoning chain.

[Full assessment in assessment.md.]

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-26
Date completed	2026-03-26
Researcher profile	None provided
Prompt version	Unified Research Standard v1.0-draft
Revisit by	2027-03-26
Revisit trigger	New evidence or source changes