Important dates to note for the 2025/26 academic year

September

01/09/25 - 12/09/25 | Welcome Week
12/09/25 - 14/09/25 | Integration Weekend
15/09/25 | Classes start for new students (except M2 who start on 08/09/2025)
25/09/25 | Nantes University Back-to-school festival
29/09/25 | Start of academic year for ITII Degree Apprenticeship students

October

06/10/25 - 10/10/25 | Zen week
09/10/25 | Company Forum
09/10/25 | Welcome event for new students organised by the city of Nantes
11/10/25 | National Science Fair / Open Day at Centrale Nantes
13/10/25 - 19/10/25 | Erasmus Days
18/10/25 - 19/10/25 | InterCentrales
t.b.a | Centrale Nantes Alumni welcome event for incoming students

November

25/11/25 | Forum Atlantique (recruitment fair)

December

12/12/25 - Graduation Ceremony

January

t.b.a | Gala
23/01/26 | End of Autumn Semester
31/01/26 t.b.c | Open Day at Centrale Nantes 

February 

23/01/26 | Start of Spring Semester

NB Examination dates and internship start dates vary according to your study programme. Please consult the intranet pages for your study programme (staff and students only)

Vacations

• Autumn: 27 October to 31 October 2025 
• Christmas: 22 December 2025 to 02 January 2026 
• Winter: 23 to 27 February 2026 
• Spring: 20 to 24 April 2026

Public Holidays

01/11/25 | All Saints Day
11/11/25 | Armistice Day
11/11/25 | Christmas Day
01/01/26 | New Year's Day
06/04/26 | Easter Monday
01/05/26 | Labor Day
08/05/26 | Victory in Europe Day
14/05/26 | Ascension
25/05/26 | Pentecost
14/07/26 | Bastille Day
15/08/26 | Assumption
 

Campus Closures

The campus is closed on certain dates in the year. Learn more on the intranet (staff and students only).