3rd edition of Diversity Month at Centrale Nantes: a month of discussions focusing on four key issues

Throughout March, events are organised (conferences, film screenings, exhibitions, workshops, interactive theatre) to facilitate exchanges between students, staff and experts.

The 2026 edition will focus on four key issues:

• Disability (2 to 6 March)
• Gender equality (9 to 13 March)
• Discrimination (16 to 20 March)
• LGBTQIA+ (23 to 27 March)

Through this dedicated month, Centrale Nantes reaffirms its commitment to promoting diversity and its commitment to a respectful, open and inclusive environment, where every member of the community can flourish and contribute fully to the life of the school.

More information about Centrale Nantes' Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Four weeks, four themes

Disability:  2 to 6 March

• Film night: screening of the film ‘Différente’ (Different). The film Différente tells the story of Katia, a brilliant documentalist who discovers her neuroatypicality late in life. An evening to discuss uniqueness and inclusion.
• Blind test ‘Invisible Disability’: Beyond the artist and the title, can you identify the link with disability? A fun, collective and enriching moment to raise awareness in a different way.
• Introductory workshops to French Sign Language (LSF): In 30 minutes, learn to sign your first name, understand the differences between deaf and hard of hearing, and leave with resources to learn more.
• Petite Mu exhibition

Gender equality: 9 to 13 March

• What if our lecture halls were named after women scientists? The student association Centr’elles, together with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commission, is proposing an experiment to rename the school's five lecture halls in honour of women scientists, in order to highlight their major contributions to science and innovation.
• Discussions with the Ega'IT club. Egal’IT is a team of engineering students committed to encouraging young girls to pursue scientific studies and break down barriers. How do they do this? They visit middle and high schools to present the engineering curriculum, share their experiences and promote gender diversity in scientific training programmes.
• Interactive theatre ‘Act for Inclusion’: Sexism, ageism, homophobia, racism and ableism – all types of discrimination are addressed in eight short plays that workshop participants can ‘perform’.

Discrimination: 16 to 20 March

• Discrimination - let's talk about it! Meet and discuss over a coffee break to better understand and assert your rights.
• ‘OK or not OK’ and ‘Can you?’ games: Two fun tools for addressing consent and privilege, and better understanding the mechanisms of discrimination.

LGBTQIA+: 23 to 27 March

• ‘ASSEZ!’ board game; a fun tool for learning to identify and deal with situations of LGBTphobia in the workplace
• Painting the ‘pride steps’. The school is launching a participatory initiative: painting the staircase between two buildings in the colours of the rainbow. This temporary installation, carried out on an experimental basis, is fully in line with the school's efforts to promote a respectful, open and inclusive environment.
• Exhibition on LGBT+ rights in Europe
• Exhibition ‘L'autre Cercle’ (The Other Circle): inclusion of LGBTQI+ people in the workplace

During this month, the school's media library will also offer a selection of books.