Engineering Programme Enrolment and Re-enrolment

Enrolment Procedure

Online enrolment (and re-enrolment) as well as fee payment are completed online, allowing rapid delivery of your enrolment certificates.

Online (re-)enrolment commences mid-August, you will receive an email from the Student Affairs office.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are set each year by ministerial decree.

Students enrolling in September 2025: €2,613
Students in receipt of a state scholarship and wards of the state are totally exempt from these fees.

 

• Optional membership fees - Student association - Sport association - Centrale Nantes Alumni.

Health Insurance (Sécurité Sociale)

Follow this link for all you need to know about health insurance via Social Security for students (in English):

https://www.ameli.fr/assure/droits-demarches/etudes-emploi-retraite/etudiant/student-your-medical-expenditure-coverage
 

CVEC contribution

In order to enrol in higher education you must produce proof of CVEC payment. CVEC is your annual contribution (€103 in 2024/25) to student and campus life.
 

• Learn more here
• Contact the ACCENTS association if you require assistance.

List of supporting documents

The following documents must be uploaded during online enrolment:

 

• ID: photocopy of passport, ID card or driving licence
• A recent passport photo with a plain light background (glasses, jewellery and smile allowed). The photo must be in portrait mode with your face in the centre. It will be used on your student card and attendance lists for teachers. .jpeg format between 25 and 35 Kb.
• proof of CVEC payment
• Photocopy of educational qualifications (high school diploma etc...)
• Photocopy of grades awarded - Baccalauréat holders only
• Conditional or final notification of a scholarship award for the upcoming academic year - scholarship students only

International students must also upload:

 

• a complete copy or an extract of your birth certificate (with filiation) translated into French or English, or an equivalent document issued by a consulate (this document must be authenticated, with a legible stamp). This document will also be required by the Social Security offices.
• Photocopy of valid visa or residence permit - for international students outside the EEA

Request to use a given or customary name

When you enrol at the school or during your course, you can apply to change your given or customary name. The request allows you to use a first name within the school other than the one that appears on your official ID papers.

This request cannot be used to change your first name on official or formal documents such as degree certificates, student affairs certificates, transcripts, certificates of achievement or individual decisions granting rights.

Download the procedure (in French)

Financing / Scholarships

Students can apply for the following forms of assistance to help finance their studies:

 

• State grants: CROUS means-tested subsistence grants with specific conditions of eligibility for international students. Around 30% of engineering programme students meet the social criteria to qualify for a scholarship from the French state.
• Scholarships are also available via international agreements, notably with regard to international studies.
• Centrale Nantes Alumni (CNA) - provides financial support to some students according to their circumstances.
• The Fondation Centrale Nantes selects and finances several dozen student projects per year.
• International students may be eligible for government scholarships from their country of origin.

Learn more about financing your studies from the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles (in French): https://www.cge.asso.fr/liste-actualites/fiche-thematique-financer-ses-etudes-superieures/

Halls of residence accommodation (limited availability)

Located on the school's campus, 500m from the university restaurant and 15 minutes from the city centre by tram, the Max Schmitt halls (la Rez) comprises two buildings and offers single, double or triple flats.
Around a 100 places are available for 1st year engineering programme students each year with priority given to international students (contact international@ec-nantes.fr)
 

Learn more about the la Rez