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Here's is a list of the most commonly used terms and acronyms at Centrale Nantes so that you too can speak and understand 'Centralien':

Study programmes

• BBA 1/2/3/4: 1st to 4th year students in the Bachelor of Business Administration in Data, AI and Management
• BSc 1/2/3: 1st to 3rd year students in the Bachelor of Science programme
• EI1-EI2-EI3: 1st to 3rd year engineering programme students (Élèves-Ingénieurs)
• Ingé Spé: Degree Apprenticeship programme (Ingénieur de Spécialité)
• M1 / M2: 1st and 2nd year Masters students
• PhD / Thésard: PhD students
• ECTS: European Credit Transfer System
• SDG: (UN) Sustainable Development Goals

Your classes

• CM: Lecture courses (cours magistraux)
• TD: Tutorial classes (travaux dirigés)
• TP: Practical/laboratory sessions (travaux pratiques)
• UE: Course unit (unité d’enseignement)
• EC: Group assessment (évaluation collective)
• EI: Individual assessment (évaluation individuelle)
• DS: Examination (devoir surveillé)

School departments 

• AC: Accounting Office (agence comptable)
• COM: Communications Department (direction de la communication)
• 3D ou DDD: Sustainable Development Department (direction du développement durable)
• DAF: Finance Department (direction des affaires financières)
• DD: Development Department (direction du développement)
• DET: Facilities Department (direction de l'environnement de travail)
• DF: Academic Affairs (direction de la formation)
• DR: Research Department (direction de la recherche)
• DRI: International Relations Department (direction des relations internationales)
• DSI: IT Department (direction des systémes d'information)
• SCOL: Student Affairs (Service de Scolarité)
• VE: Student Life Team (Service Vie étudiante)
• ED: Doctoral School (École doctorale)

School advisory bodies 

• CA: Board of Governors (Conseil d’administration)
• CE: Academic Council (Conseil des études)
• CEDI: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Commission Égalité Diversité Inclusion)
• CS: Scientific Council (Conseil scientifique)

Student Clubs and Associations 

• Accents: Club for international students
• ACDC: Association for Young Researchers and PhD students (Association des jeunes Chercheurs et Doctorants de Centrale Nantes)
• AS: Sports Association (Association sportive)
• BDA: Student Arts Association (Bureau des Arts)
• BDE: Centrale Nantes Student Association (Bureau des Élèves)
• BDS: Student Sports Association (Bureau des sports)
• BDx: BDE + BDA + BDS
• CNA: Centrale Nantes Alumni

The school and its environment

• CN: Centrale Nantes
• GEC: Écoles Centrale Group
• NU/NantesU : Nantes Université

Soical spaces

• BOCAL / AQUARIUM: Glass-walled room at the back of the cafeteria
• FOSSE: Atrium located in Hall A
• KFET: Cafeteria
• MDE: Student House (Maison des étudiants)
• REZ: Max Schmitt 1 and 2 student residences on campus
• Centralab: Centrale Nantes’ Fablab