Centrale Nantes news - 2024

Applications for the 2024-25 intake on Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters DREAM, EPiCo and JEMARO are open! Apply by 31 January 2024 to be considered for a scholarship.

Applications open on 2 January 2024 for the first intake into a triple Master's programme in civil engineering which brings together three European partners: TU-Dortmund University in Germany, University of Trento in Italy and Centrale Nantes.

The 4th edition of E-Pico Winter School will be held from 5 to 9 February 2024 at Centrale Nantes

Calling all graduates from the classes of 2019 to 2023: we need to know how your careers are progressing. The 'Conférence des Grandes Ecoles' is conducting its annual survey on the integration of 'grande école' graduates into the workplace.

Join us on 9 January 2024 for another edition of the Ecological Transition Mornings, with Adélaïde Bon, Sandrine Roudaut and Sandrine Rousseau, for a conference (in French) on the theme "Beyond the androcene: ecofeminist reflections and perspectives".

Meet the people behind the research at Centrale Nantes in our series of video interviews. In this edition we meet Sophie Limou, professor at Centrale Nantes and specialist in human genetics in the CR2TI lab.

Join us on 16 January 2024 for another edition of the Matinales de la Transition Écologique, with Anne Beauval, Director of the Direction Régionale de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement et du Logement (DREAL).

Nantes Université organised its very first International Staff Training Week on the theme of Open Education from 4 to 8 December 2023.

Data-Driven and Knowledge-Based Multiscale Modeling of Viral Dynamics

Centrale Nantes confirms its standing with a joint 4th place in the Étudiant 2024 ranking of French engineering schools.

A series of thought-provoking films organised at Centrale Nantes to promote ecological and societal transition kicks off with the film "BIGGER THAN US".

As part of the WAAM Grade2XL Additive Manufacturing project, Antoine Queguineur was awarded the 2023 Jury Prize for an innovative fireplace concept: the KOTA fireplace, which combines an original design with improved energy efficiency.

The second DREAM Winter School is being held at Centrale Nantes from 31 January to 2 February 2024.

Looking for a world-class Master of Science (MSc) programme in France? Join us for our upcoming webinar series in January and February 2024 for all you need to know.

Join us on 6 February 2024 for the next edition of the Ecological Transition Mornings, with Ludovic Brossard and Antoine Werochowski.

75 local secondary school girls are invited to meet researchers and professionals from the world of mathematics and computer science at Centrale Nantes to discuss their studies and careers.

Join us on Thursday 8 February 2024 at Stereolux, Hall 6 Ouest for the 8th edition of the "Nuit Blanche des Chercheurs" organised by Nantes Université on the theme 'Sens dessus-dessous' (from above and below). The event (in French) includes several presentations by Centrale Nantes research teams.

This robotics event, for the general public, aims to create synergies between all the players involved in scientific and technical culture in the region, so that as many people as possible can discover the various tools, sectors and professions.

Future students join us on campus for our Open Day on Saturday 10 February 2024 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm for all you need to know about our study programmes.

Join us on 13 February 2024 for another edition of the Ecological Transition Mornings, with Amélie Calafat and Jean-Louis Subileau.

The seminar will focus on 'ML-enhanced approaches for modeling complex mechanics'.

"Tu maestria en Francia" online fair: the ideal opportunity to learn more about our Master's Programmes!

Submit your complete application by 20 February 2024 to be considered in the second round and qualify for a reduction of €500 for the M1 study year (non European international students) *

The 2nd Low-Tech Forum will be held on Tuesday 20 February 2024, at Centrale Nantes, bringing together local players, students, teachers from Nantes and regional institutions, and companies interested in the concept.

Following on from the international research chair focusing on clean engines established in January 2014, the international group MANN+HUMMEL and Centrale Nantes are extending their partnership to continue exploring new solutions to improve air quality with sustainable systems that are notably more energy-efficient.

Bertrand Huneau, senior lecturer at Centrale Nantes and researcher in the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM), will be giving a talk on Tuesday 27 February entitled: "Will there be enough materials for energy transition?"

Centrale Nantes is organising a month showcasing diversity throughout the month of March.

As part of their 'Reverse Engineering' course, our Bachelor of Science in Engineering students visited the Jules Verne Manufacturing Academy on 16 and 23 February.

Over the course of the day's event, local players, students, teachers from the Nantes area and companies came together on the Centrale Nantes campus to discuss low-tech.

Centrale Nantes’ fast-track programme has been specially designed for international students who are qualified to bachelor level. The opportunity to gain the highly sought-after 'diplôme d’ingénieur' in two years! Join us for our upcoming webinar on 8 March 2024 for all you need to know.

Join us online at 2.00 pm (UTC+1) on Sunday 10 March for all you need to know about September 2024 entry to our Bachelor of Science in Engineering!

Centrale Nantes and EDYCEM present their new research orientations for ready-mix concrete, precast concrete and aggregates to reduce the environmental footprint in concrete design.

Join us in São Paulo for all you need to know about studying engineering at Centrale Nantes!

The Centrale-Audencia-Ensa incubator is officially launching Air Launch, its new hybrid support programme (in Paris and remotely) for graduates of the 3 schools, working outside Nantes, who want to build on the foundations of their innovative project, join a community and get their business off the ground.

Hankering for more entrepreneurial stories?
Join us to hear the story of Félix Gorintin, co-founder of Farwind Energy, during the lunch break on 19 March (Hall of Building E at Centrale Nantes).

As in previous years, Centrale Nantes was present at the CPas1option seminar. It was an opportunity for the school to renew its active involvement with CPas1option and to reaffirm its commitment to the prevention approach.

Centrale Nantes hosted the SCI-TY programme's prematurity committee on Tuesday 26 March.

This two-day workshop organised by Centrale Nantes and IRN GeoMech, aims to mobilise collective forces to find new directions towards a viable and resilient future.

Centrale Nantes is taking part in the 6th Mobility Challenge in the Pays de la Loire region from 15 to 19 April 2024.

As part of the ExplOr project funded by the Institut CARNOT MERS, an intensive measurement campaign combining wind, wave and aerosol measurements by LiDAR scanning was carried out at Belle-île-en-Mer over the period March-July 2023. The aim of the combined measurements is to document wind-wave interactions over the sea.

The CARGO cluster is organising its second scientific half-day (in French) on Thursday 4 April 2024 from 8.45am to 2pm. This time, the focus will be on the energy conversion of ships, with a review of the research carried out by Nantes laboratories on alternatives to heavy fuel oil, the adaptation of combustion engines, electrification solutions for ships and quays, and the port challenges of decarbonizing shipping.

Join us in Seoul for all you need to know about studying engineering at Centrale Nantes!

The GeM Institute will welcome Professor John Dolbow from Duke University on Monday 8 April for a seminar entitled ‘The Brazilian Test: An Illustration of the Interplay Between Strength and Energetics in the Fracture of Solids’ at 4pm in Lecture Theatre E.

Centrale Nantes is ranked among the top French schools and universities for the quality of its research and its reputation in the QS World University Rankings - Subject Rankings 2024 - one of the most respected world rankings. Centrale Nantes is positioned in the world's top 300 for Engineering and Technology and notably in 125th place for Mechanical Engineering.

All applicants: Submit your complete application by 28 April 2024 to be considered in the final round of applications for 2024 entry to our MSc programmes.

The written entrance examinations will be held on campus from 2 to 7 May 2024.

The CARGO Cluster and the other NExT Clusters are pleased to invite you to their conference on the theme of decarbonation FROM and VIA research, on 11 June at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes, as part of the Scientific Days (Journées Scientifiques) organised by Nantes Université.

Centrale Nantes and Nantes Université are organising the 21st European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM21), which will be held at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes from 2 to 5 July 2024.

The Centrale Nantes campus will play host to the 19th edition of the Hydrodynamics Days (Journées de l'Hydrodynamique), organised by the Research Laboratory in Hydrodynamics, Energetics & Atmospheric Environment (LHEEA) from Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 November 2024.

Future graduates, parents, families, alumni, teachers, institution and industry representatives will come together at the Cité Nantes Events Center for the graduation ceremony on Friday 13 December 2024.