Ten reasons to choose Centrale Nantes

• No 7 in France - l'Etudiant 2025 ranking of engineering schools
• Top 400 in the world for engineering - The World University Rankings by Subject 2025
• 125th in the world for mechanical engineering - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
• Top 5 in France - 2024 ranking of engineering schools most committed to transition, compiled by Les Echos START and ChangeNOW

• 13 Unrivalled platforms
• 6 laboratories
• CNRS bronze medal
• 1 Member of the National Academy of Technologies of France

 

• > 40% international students and 87 nationalities on campus
• 196 academic partners in 51 countries
• 74 double degree agreements
• 2/3 of students follow a double degree
• > 20 000 alumni in 44 countries

 

• A compulsory civic engagement for students
• Signatory of the Grenoble COP2 Etudiante
• Member of the Autre Cercle LGBTQI+ (association)
• Equality/Diversity Committee
• Signatory of the #StOpE Initiative against everyday sexism

 

• 12 months work experience in 3 years
• +4000 projects/year 250 speakers from industry
• 15 industrial research and training chairs
• Between 18 and 20 million euros in research contracts per year
• A joint business incubator with Audencia and Ensa Nantes
• 24 incubated projects and more than 100 companies created

 

• 87% of graduates are in post within 2 months of graduation
• 94% hold a management position, 88% have a permanent contract
• 80% choose companies committed to sustainable development
• 53% choose mid-size companies
• 22% take up their first post abroad
• 12% of engineering programme students pursue a PhD

• +400 course combinations
• > 20 specialisations in years 2 & 3
• >10 professional options in year 3
• Gap Year opportunities
• Double-degree abroad
• Double-degree programmes - management/architecture/naval studies
• Mobility in France (Groupe des Ecoles Centrale, INSTN)

• In top 10 cities for quality of life in 2024 (Oxford Economics)
• FrenchTech Capital 2023-25
• 6th greenest city
• +60 000 students
• Near the ocean
• 2 hours to Paris by train

• 40 acres on the banks of the River Erdre
• 22 sheep
• 5 hives and 1,000,000 bees
• Halls of residence 

• +110 clubs and associations
• 27 sports
• International student association
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