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 (scolaritefb916c08-5aa1-4d1c-8232-2089474f2fee@ec-nantes.fr) followed by an automatic email from OnBoard for enrolment. I will also receive a second email from Student Affairs (scolarite1d8f90be-c964-4897-9282-1caa9f797fe4@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)? 
We're here to help! Come along to the new student helpdesk or the Student Affairs Office (am Mon-Fri).

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)
• 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)