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Apply alongside Centrale Nantes for the MSCA 2025 postdoctoral fellowship call for proposals and join us!
January 27, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Are you a postdoctoral fellow interested in contributing to cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary and/or international research projects? Centrale Nantes, recognised worldwide for its academic and scientific excellence, invites you to apply together for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA) 2025.
WESC 2025
June 24, 2025 - June 27, 2025
Centrale Nantes is organising the Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC2025), a major international event focusing on scientific research in the field of wind energy.
NoMaD (New Materials and Sustainability) conference in Nantes on 13 and 14 November 2025
November 13, 2025 - November 14, 2025
This conference is organised by Ahmed Loukili, professor at Centrale Nantes and head of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM). It will be held at Halle 6 Ouest in Nantes from 13 to 14 November 2025.

Latest news

Inclusion and prevention: Centrale Nantes renews its commitment at the CPas1option seminar
April 25, 2025
As in previous years, Centrale Nantes was present at the CPas1option seminar hosted by at ESSCA Anger on 17-18 March 2025. It was an opportunity for the school to renew its active involvement with CPas1option and to reaffirm its commitment to the prevention approach.
Applying for an MSc? Don't miss the final deadline on 28 April for the 2025 intake!
April 16, 2025 - April 28, 2025
The final deadline for M1 and M2 applications is 28 April.
‘Toward a unified fluid/solid DFT-based formulation to describe multiphysics couplings appearing in nanoporous materials’: a seminar with Prof. David Grégoire
April 3, 2025
This event is part of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM)'s external seminars.
Conference - The mining rush of the 21st century: an investigation into metals in the era of transitions, with Célia Izoard
March 27, 2025
The next Ecological Transition Morning at Centrale Nantes will take place on Thursday 27 March 2025 with journalist Célia Izoard.
PhD thesis defense - Min WANG - ED MASTIC
March 26, 2025
Learning and recognizing landmarks to improve the mobility and positioning of visually impaired people
PhD thesis defense - Yuxin ZHANG - ED SIS
March 25, 2025
Advanced learning models for the reconstruction of ultrasound images
Meet us in Colombia to discover our bachelor programmes
March 25, 2025 - March 28, 2025
Join us in Colombia during the SRT Spring Tour for all you need to know about our bachelor's programme at Centrale Nantes!
Join our Fast Track Engineering Programme webinar
March 21, 2025
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 21 March 2025 for all you need to know.
Spice Up Pitch Competition: Imane El Khaldi and Nazih Assaad Al Ayoubi
March 20, 2025
Come along and support Imane El Khaldi and Nazih Assaad Al Ayoubi, Centrale Nantes PhD graduates, for their Novelit project at the Spice Up Pitch Competition on 20 March in Nantes.
Join us for a webinar on our bachelor programmes on 19 March
March 19, 2025
Are you a high school student looking for a world-class bachelor programme engineering in France? Join us online for a webinar for all you need to know about our BSc in Engineering and our BBA Data, AI & Management.
My thesis in 180 seconds: show your support to Mathilde Theunissen in the regional final
March 18, 2025
Mathilde Theunissen (LS2N), a PhD student at Centrale Nantes, is through to the regional final of the MT180 (My thesis in 180 seconds).
TETReIS Chair: major advances in optimising the thermal and energy management of electric vehicles
March 17, 2025
Teams from Centrale Nantes and MoldTecs met on Thursday 6 March, to present their progress to the strategic committee of the TETReIS Chair (Thermal & Efficient Thermoplastic components Recovering energy in an Innovative System).
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Centrale Nantes ranked 102nd in the world for Mechanical Engineering
March 12, 2025
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 2025 - one of the most respected world rankings, published today. Centrale Nantes is ranked 102nd in the world and 4th in France for Mechanical Engineering and in the top 200 for Civil Engineering, also 4th in France.
Shaping engineers to take on the challenges of society: a look back at the week of interdisciplinary projects
March 11, 2025
At the end of semester 5, 1st year engineering programme students have an entire week set aside for interdisciplinary projects.
My thesis in 180 seconds: 3 Centrale Nantes PhD students in the Nantes qualifiers
March 10, 2025
3 Centrale Nantes PhD students are taking part in the Nantes qualifiers for the "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" (My thesis in 180 seconds) competition.
PhD thesis defense - Han HAN - ED SIS
March 10, 2025
Unearthing the physicality of instrumental timbre
PhD thesis defense - Awen BRUNEAU - ED SIS
March 10, 2025
From packing to consolidation: a numerical model to generate and consolidate random packing of thermoplastic composite chips
PhD thesis defense - Lamia MERSEL - ED SIS
March 10, 2025
Phase field model for dynamic damage and fracture analysis through a fully explicit time integration