International Study Programmes

Centrale Nantes offers a wide range of degree programmes taught in English for international students at undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate level.

 

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Bachelor's

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

A three-year programme comprising two years of core curriculum courses and a final year which focuses on a choice of either Mechanical Engineering, Fluids and Energy, Civil Engineering or Signal Control and Robotics. The BSc offers its graduates the opportunity to pursue their studies with a Master's or alternatively to join the workforce upon graduation.

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BBA Data, AI & Management

Our four-year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Data, AI & Management is taught jointly with Audencia Business School. This programme gives students the opportunity to develop dual expertise in engineering and management in parallel.

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Master's

Master of Science (MSc) Programmes and Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

Centrale Nantes offers of a wide variety of MSc programmes, which combine high-level theoretical training with valued professional skills. Marine technology, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, control and robotics, ... Centrale Nantes's Master of Science (MSc) Programmes are all fully accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and give full access to PhD studies in France or abroad.

Seven Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees, recognized for their quality and excellence by the European Union, and three Joint Master's programmes are also on offer.

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Integrated Master-PhD Track

Centrale Nantes offers high-potential students the opportunity to join our 'two plus three'-year Integrated Master-PhD Track. This track draws on the areas of excellence of our research institutes and our existing MSc programmes. It is designed to give students wider exposure to research activities during their two-year Master's programme - ideal preparation for those who wish to pursue their studies for a further three years at PhD level.

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Engineering Programme

Fast-track Engineering Programme

Our fast-track programme gives international students who are qualified to bachelor level the opportunity to gain the Centrale Nantes diplôme d'ingénieur - equivalent to a Master's Degree in Science and Engineering - in just two years.

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Double Degree Programme

International students selected by our partner institutions abroad to follow a double degree programme at Centrale Nantes during their studies spend two years here within the engineering programme. Successful completion of the course leads to the award of the diplôme d'ingénieur - equivalent to a Master's Degree in Science and Engineering - in addition to the degree of the home institution.

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Exchanges

Exchange Year / Semester

International students selected by our partner institutions abroad have the opportunity to spend a semester or a year of their studies at Centrale Nantes. A selection of MSc courses - taught in English - are on offer within this framework to obtain ECTS credits.

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Research Internship

Centrale Nantes also welcomes international students from our partner institutions within our research laboratories for 4- to 6-month research projects or internships. Interested students are advised to contact the head of the relevant academic discipline directly.

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PhD

PhD opportunities are available across numerous disciplines in the six different laboratories at Centrale Nantes.

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What our graduates say

Meet Master's graduates Lucia, Fouad, Dinesh, Nethaji, Dewan, Maab and Kevin who look back on their time with us and share their advice on graduation day 2024

Video Transcript

Meet our graduates

Hi! My name is Lucia and I’m from Italy.
My name is Dewan. I'm from Dakar, Bangladesh.
My name is Kevin. I’m from Mexico.
My name is Maab. I’m from Sudan.
I’m Dinesh and I’m from Chennai, India.
My name is Nethaji Ruthiravel. I'm from India.
I’m Fouad, from Algeria.

How are you feeling on graduation day?

Kevin: My family’s here so I’m really excited because I hadn’t seen them in a while.
Maab: Proud and thankful as all the hard work finally paid off.
Fouad: I’m feeling proud and happy.
Nethaji: It's like a dream come true for me. I would like to say thanks to my professors.
Lucia: I’m really happy to be here, to see all of my friends again and celebrate together this big achievement.
Dewan: After two years of hard work I'm feeling very, very great.
Dinesh: I feel grateful, I feel accomplished and I’m ready for what’s next.

What's your best memory of Centrale Nantes?

Maab: The first week I came to Nantes. I discovered new things… all the world I would say of Centrale Nantes.
Lucia: Probably when I first arrived and I met everyone, that was amazing.
Fouad: Late night hours and the hard work.
Kevin: Getting together to study with my friends. That was really exciting for me because we tried to discuss all the classes, all the courses, but also getting together outside of school to hang out.
Dinesh: At Centrale Nantes there’s always something happening, events that connect us to the locals, giving us experience of French culture. I have had several such opportunities here, where strangers became friends, and friends became family. It’s not just a social event, but a life-changing one and I’m forever grateful to Centrale Nantes for giving me that.

What are you doing now/next?

Nethaji: Currently I’m working as an Industrial Process consultant at Dassault Systèmes in Paris.
Fouad: I’m working as a Maintenance Coordinator on an offshore wind farm.
Dewan: I’m doing a PhD in Centrale Nantes. I did my final year internship here and then I was offered a PhD position. I didn’t think twice to take it.
Lucia: I’m thinking about a PhD. I’m actually applying.
Dinesh: Right now, I’m applying the skills that I gained here to make an impact in the electric mobility field.
Kevin: Right now, well, I started a PhD. I’m doing it at Centrale Nantes as well in the LS2N Lab.
Maab: Currently I’m searching for opportunities as a researcher or for PhD positions.

Any advice for future Master's applicants?

Maab: Try to enjoy, make new friends, not just all the focus on academics.
Lucia: Embrace it, go out of your comfort zone, meet people, open your mind.
Kevin: Enjoy your classes, have fun, but also study a lot because you never know when you’re gonna need all that you studied.
Dewan: Look at it and apply here because they’ll have a great life in Nantes.
Nethaji: Focus on your studies. Learn French. Au début je ne parle pas très bien français, maintenant je parle très bien français.  
Fouad: Enjoy the opportunity, work hard and enjoy harder.
Dinesh: Always say ‘yes’ to challenges, ‘no’ to procrastination and ‘maybe’ to that second croissant.

Centrale Nantes in 3 words?

Maab: Experience and challenge.
Lucia: Internationality
Dinesh: Inclusivity
Fouad: dynamic.
Lucia: friendship
Dinesh: innovation.
Fouad: global.
Nethaji: excellence.
Dewan: Green.
Fouad: Transformative.
Nethaji Ruthiravel: Diversity
Kevin: Hgh quality education.

Why choose Centrale Nantes for your degree abroad?