Step-by-step guide

Wondering where to start?

Follow our quick guide below to settle in and get ready for your studies. 

1. Administrative procedures

MUST DOs

• I check my email (and junk email) for the following messages between July and mid-August: an initial welcome email sent by Student Affairs (scolarite138903d3-cffd-4aac-af7a-a3ebd4edde17@ec-nantes.fr) followed by an automatic email from OnBoard (onboard68b02922-8385-4295-9637-371916b63cda@ec-nantes.fr) for enrolment. I will also receive a second email from Student Affairs (scolarite84d62472-5fff-4fbc-9576-eeb18ca586cc@ec-nantes.fr) with more information for the start of the school year and from the Student Associations. 
• I make sure that my enrolment on OnBoard is fully complete (all required documents uploaded and tuition fees paid). Once my enrolment is complete, my IT account will be created.
• I will receive an automatic e-mail from the IT Department.
• I activate my IT account and choose my password to access the school's digital tools.
• I collect my key card (to access campus) and Pass'Sup card during one of the Welcome Week sessions (or from the Student Life Team at a later date).
• I am a non-European student: I take all the necessary steps online to obtain my residence permit.
• I come with sports clothes and shoes for mandatory sports activities during Welcome Week. 

Need some help to complete your enrolment or other admin (CAF, residence permit, bank, insurance, etc)? 
 

• Come along to the new student helpdesk! 
• Visit the student success advisor during office hours each morning in office E100
• Contact Student Affairs by email: scolarite5738a7a4-d48d-499d-b5e3-5cda6e7e2889@ec-nantes.fr

CAN DOs

• I would like to take part in the school's student clubs and sports. I pay the (optional) membership fees to the Centrale Nantes student association AECN (BDE and BDA) and the sports association (AS). 
• I join the Centrale Nantes alumni network by activating my account on centraliens-nantes.org.
• I create my account on Centrale Nantes Jobteaser to access the school's Careers platform (internship offers, events and professional meetings).

2. Make connections

• I take part in the Welcome Week activities - see programmes
• I join the Centrale Nantes student community on the Goin' application
• On social media I follow my school (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook)
• I connect with the school clubs and associations on social media (BDE/BDA/BDS) and the Nantral platform (school email address required).
• I join one or more student associations (alpha web site and association forum, see Welcome Week schedule) or I can even create my own club.
• I take a look at the weekly schedule of activities organised by the clubs and associations (on the big screens or on the Goin' application)
• I take advantage of the social, creative and sports facilities (Kfet, Maison des Elèves (MDE), green spaces, sports facilities, Multimedia library, FabLab, etc.).
• I join the Centrale Nantes Alumni (CNA) groups on centraliens-nantes.org and I follow on CNA on instagram

• I regularly check my timetable on OnBoard (NB you can only access OnBoard once your enrolment is complete).
• I consult my course material on Hippocampus.
• I read my Centrale Nantes emails and use my school email address to communicate with the school's departments. 
• I consult the intranet regularly, where I can find all the information I need for my studies.
• I use the resources available to me (Multimedia library, FabLab, computer rooms)