École Centrale de Nantes
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École Centrale de Nantes is one of the French
Grandes écoles
of engineering
.
, France
(in a region called Pays-de-la-Loire). Nantes is only at two hours by train from Paris. Nantes is the sixth largest city in France
, and is also located on the riverside of the Loire
and only 50 km away from the Atlantic coast.
Being first called Institut Polytechnique de l'Ouest, the school's courses were various: electricity, mecanics, chemistry and smelting works.
In 1977, the school moved and took place in actual premises.
In 1991, it became the Ecole Centrale de Nantes and since, belongs to the Centrale Graduate School
. As a Centrale Graduate School
, it implements a similar Centralien programme of engineering education as in École centrale de Lille
, École centrale de Lyon
, École centrale de Marseille
, École centrale Paris
and Ecole Centrale de Pekin
. In 2011, the school became member of France AEROTECH.
For foreign students, there are three different curricula (An Engineer Degree, a Master's Degree or a PhD). But the way to enter Ecole Centrale de Nantes is quite similar for these three.
The admission depends on each university partner of Ecole Centrale de Nantes. But generally, you can build a case and then have interviews with professors from the Centrale Graduate School
. All these steps are made to decide if your level is high enough to follow the courses at Ecole Centrale de Nantes.
French students must succeed in a nationwide selective exam with numerus claususis called Concours Centrale-Supelec. In the French superior educational system, after the Baccalaureat
(the equivalent of A-levels) students have two options:
Either go to a faculty and make a specialization that gives them a License degree in 3 years and a Master degree in 5 years of study;
Or they try to enter a Classe préparatoire
and then try to integrate a French
Grandes écoles
. The Concours Centrale-Supelec is one way to do so.
During these 3 years, every student has to validate a minimum 4 months stay abroad, by a semester in a foreign partner university or by an abroad internship. Every student of the engineering trainee program receives the degree of “ingénieur de l'École centrale de Nantes”, more commonly called “ingénieur centralien”. It’s equivalent to a European engineering master degree.
More information on this page
Erasmus Mundus is a program which aims at improving the quality of the European Higher Education
and at strengthening the intercultural understanding.
Ecole Centrale de Nantes is certified Erasmus Mundus for 3 programs of Master's degree:
The Erasmus Mundus program encourages and supports student’s international mobility and the cooperation between European and no European universities. The objectives are to promote the European higher education as a brilliant academic platform.
It also contributes to the sustainable development, developing countries' higher education and to allows students to reach the best careers' perspectives.
Centrale Nantes is strongly implicated in the two doctoral schools.
The two schools are accredited in both the establishments.
The scientific production each year, on average, leads to 30 to 35 doctorate theses.
. The Ministry is responsible for the distribution of the allocated state funds and is thus an important partner of Ecole Centrale de Nantes .
The five other grandes ecoles Ecole Centrale Paris
, Ecole Centrale de Lyon
, Ecole Centrale de Lille
, Ecole Centrale de Marseille
and Ecole Centrale de Pekin
and Ecole Centrale de Nantes have joined together and have formed the Centrale Graduate School
alliance. Being a member of that alliance,Ecole Centrale de Nantes offers the possibility to its students to enrich their education by attending courses of one of the 5 other members during an exchange.
Besides the members of the Central Graduate School alliance,Ecole Centrale de Nantes has numerous additional French educational partners, which are listed in the following:
In collaboration with Audencia and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture,Ecole Centrale de Nantes provides the possibility to take part in two double degree programs. On the one hand a combination of a diploma in engineering and a diploma in management and on the other hand a diploma in engineering and a diploma in architecture.
In addition, Ecole Centrale de Nantes is member of the TIME
network allowing its students to take part in a double degree program at one of the TIME partner universities which are scattered all over Europe. About 35% of the students at Ecole Centrale de Nantes decide each year to enter in the TIME program.
Furthermore, Ecole Centrale de Nantes maintains individual partnerships with universities all over the world. The great variety of offers for the stay abroad enables the student to prepare best for an international work environment according to his or her preferences. The internationality together with the gained scientific skills completes the profile of a highly educated graduate of Ecole Centrale de Nantes. See all partner universities
Some industrial partners of Ecole Centrale de Nantes shall be listed in the following:
And even more.
The program's aim is to promote an international network with European universities and Indian Universities.
Ecole Centrale de Nantes hosts 4 laboratories, recognized as CNRS laboratories:
Robotics, Image, Signal et Automatics, Mechanical and Productive Systems, Electronic Systems, Telecom and Radar
Hydrodynamics and Ocean Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dynamics of Inhabited Atmosphere, Internal Combustion Engines
Metallic and Composites Assemblies, Computational Mechanics, Polymers, Dynamics and Processing Technology
Non linear PDE, Probability statistic..
Ecole Centrale de Nantes has also launched the Chaire Fondation EADS
Centrale Nantes on September 9, 19th, a highly skilled research center: Advanced Modeling of Composites Manufacturing Processes
See the Chaire Fondation EADS Centrale Nantes presentation sheet (in French)
"International Relations Office" of Ecole Centrale de Nantes. The DRI does its utmost to make the arrival and the stay of foreign students the best as possible.
The DRI keeps in touch with every foreign student after they obtain their degrees.
They also provide bus tickets, dinner tickets for lunch in the canteen and even travelling journeys!
Students can take part in a lot of clubs which have different aims:
And much more!
For instance, last year the Volleyball team participated in the Amsterdam's SUV Championship and the rugby team participate in the 7 à Paris championship.
Here is a list of sports played at Ecole Centrale de Nantes.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Grandes écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
of engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
.
Location
The Ecole Centrale de Nantes is located in NantesNantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(in a region called Pays-de-la-Loire). Nantes is only at two hours by train from Paris. Nantes is the sixth largest city in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and is also located on the riverside of the Loire
Loire (river)
The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world...
and only 50 km away from the Atlantic coast.
History
The Ecole Centrale Nantes was founded in 1919.Being first called Institut Polytechnique de l'Ouest, the school's courses were various: electricity, mecanics, chemistry and smelting works.
In 1977, the school moved and took place in actual premises.
In 1991, it became the Ecole Centrale de Nantes and since, belongs to the Centrale Graduate School
Centrale Graduate School
The Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
. As a Centrale Graduate School
Centrale Graduate School
The Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
, it implements a similar Centralien programme of engineering education as in École centrale de Lille
École Centrale de Lille
Located in the campus of the University of Lille in France, École Centrale de Lille is a renowned Graduate Engineering school, with roots back to 1854 as the École des arts industriels et des mines de Lille, re-organised in 1872 as Institut industriel du Nord.It is one of the Centrale Graduate...
, École centrale de Lyon
École Centrale de Lyon
The École Centrale de Lyon, founded in 1857, is one of the oldest universities in France. It is considered as one of the most prestigious French Grandes écoles of engineering continuously ranking as one of the Top 6 French Engineering research institutions for the post Bachelor study...
, École centrale de Marseille
École centrale de Marseille
The École centrale de Marseille is a Grande école of engineering in Marseille, France, that was created in 2006 by the merging of different previous institutions established in the late 19th century in Marseille, and that implements a Centralien educational Programme for engineers, similar to the...
, École centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
and Ecole Centrale de Pekin
École centrale de Pékin
In 2005, Centrale Graduate School, as a French University-grade Grandes écoles of engineering, helped to open École centrale de Pékin, a new educational partner of their network supporting the Centralien engineering curriculum, at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in...
. In 2011, the school became member of France AEROTECH.
Admission
There are lots of ways to become a student of The Ecole Centrale de Nantes.For foreign students, there are three different curricula (An Engineer Degree, a Master's Degree or a PhD). But the way to enter Ecole Centrale de Nantes is quite similar for these three.
The admission depends on each university partner of Ecole Centrale de Nantes. But generally, you can build a case and then have interviews with professors from the Centrale Graduate School
Centrale Graduate School
The Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
. All these steps are made to decide if your level is high enough to follow the courses at Ecole Centrale de Nantes.
French students must succeed in a nationwide selective exam with numerus claususis called Concours Centrale-Supelec. In the French superior educational system, after the Baccalaureat
Baccalauréat
The baccalauréat , often known in France colloquially as le bac, is an academic qualification which French and international students take at the end of the lycée . It was introduced by Napoleon I in 1808. It is the main diploma required to pursue university studies...
(the equivalent of A-levels) students have two options:
Either go to a faculty and make a specialization that gives them a License degree in 3 years and a Master degree in 5 years of study;
Or they try to enter a Classe préparatoire
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles
The classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles , commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system. They consist in two very selective years , acting as a prep course with the main goal of training undergraduate students for enrolment in one of the...
and then try to integrate a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Grandes écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
. The Concours Centrale-Supelec is one way to do so.
Engineering Trainee Programs
Education at Ecole Centrale de Nantes is multidisciplinary and lasts from three to four years. During the first two years, students take mandatory classes in science (Mathematics, Physics); in engineering (Solid and Fluid Mechanics, Heat transfer, Digital image processing, Computer programming, electronics...) and in social sciences (Economics, Marketing, Management, foreign languages,...). Students are then offered to sign up for different engineering specialties during their last year at the school.During these 3 years, every student has to validate a minimum 4 months stay abroad, by a semester in a foreign partner university or by an abroad internship. Every student of the engineering trainee program receives the degree of “ingénieur de l'École centrale de Nantes”, more commonly called “ingénieur centralien”. It’s equivalent to a European engineering master degree.
More information on this page
Master’s Programs
The Ecole Centrale de Nantes offers scholarships to students with excellent academic records.Master Erasmus Mundus
Erasmus Mundus is a program which aims at improving the quality of the European Higher Education
European Higher Education Area
The European Higher Education Area was launched along with the Bologna Process' decade anniversary, in March 2010, during the Budapest-Vienna Ministerial Conference....
and at strengthening the intercultural understanding.
Ecole Centrale de Nantes is certified Erasmus Mundus for 3 programs of Master's degree:
- Master EMARO - European Master in Advanced Robotics - Wikipedia page hereEMARO, European Master on Advanced RObotics, is an integrated Masters course conducted by three European institutions and three Asian institutions : * Ecole Centrale de Nantes- France , * Warsaw University of Technology - Poland,...
- Master EMSHIP Advanced Design
- Master Computational Mechanics
The Erasmus Mundus program encourages and supports student’s international mobility and the cooperation between European and no European universities. The objectives are to promote the European higher education as a brilliant academic platform.
It also contributes to the sustainable development, developing countries' higher education and to allows students to reach the best careers' perspectives.
Master of Science in Applied Mechanics
- Computational Structural Mechanics
- Design of Systems and Products
- Metallic and Composites Complex Assemblies
- Energetics and Propulsion
- Hydrodynamics and Ocean Engineering
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Science in Control Engineering and Production Systems
Master of Sciences and Techniques in Urban Environment
PhD
All fields of investigation are related to the science of engineering, i.e. automatic control, robotics, telecommunication, oceanic engineering,or even civil engineering.Centrale Nantes is strongly implicated in the two doctoral schools.
- Centrale Nantes runs Doctoral School of Science engineering, geosciences and architecture
- University of Nantes runs The Doctoral School of Science and Technology of Information and Materials
The two schools are accredited in both the establishments.
The scientific production each year, on average, leads to 30 to 35 doctorate theses.
National and international partnerships
The Ecole Centrale de Nantes collaborates with numerous industrial and educational partners within France as well as in an international scope.National partnerships
Ecole Centrale de Nantes is a public amenity and is thus a subject to the French ministry of higher education and researchMinister of National Education (France)
The Ministry of National Education, Youth, and Sport , or simply "Minister of National Education," as the title has changed no small number of times in the course of the Fifth Republic) is the French government cabinet member charged with running France's public educational system and with the...
. The Ministry is responsible for the distribution of the allocated state funds and is thus an important partner of Ecole Centrale de Nantes .
The five other grandes ecoles Ecole Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
, Ecole Centrale de Lyon
École Centrale de Lyon
The École Centrale de Lyon, founded in 1857, is one of the oldest universities in France. It is considered as one of the most prestigious French Grandes écoles of engineering continuously ranking as one of the Top 6 French Engineering research institutions for the post Bachelor study...
, Ecole Centrale de Lille
École Centrale de Lille
Located in the campus of the University of Lille in France, École Centrale de Lille is a renowned Graduate Engineering school, with roots back to 1854 as the École des arts industriels et des mines de Lille, re-organised in 1872 as Institut industriel du Nord.It is one of the Centrale Graduate...
, Ecole Centrale de Marseille
École centrale de Marseille
The École centrale de Marseille is a Grande école of engineering in Marseille, France, that was created in 2006 by the merging of different previous institutions established in the late 19th century in Marseille, and that implements a Centralien educational Programme for engineers, similar to the...
and Ecole Centrale de Pekin
École centrale de Pékin
In 2005, Centrale Graduate School, as a French University-grade Grandes écoles of engineering, helped to open École centrale de Pékin, a new educational partner of their network supporting the Centralien engineering curriculum, at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in...
and Ecole Centrale de Nantes have joined together and have formed the Centrale Graduate School
Centrale Graduate School
The Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
alliance. Being a member of that alliance,Ecole Centrale de Nantes offers the possibility to its students to enrich their education by attending courses of one of the 5 other members during an exchange.
Besides the members of the Central Graduate School alliance,Ecole Centrale de Nantes has numerous additional French educational partners, which are listed in the following:
- AudenciaAudenciaAudencia Nantes School of Management is one of the foremost business schools in France, accredited by EQUIS , AACSB and AMBA...
- École des mines de NantesÉcole des Mines de NantesThe École des Mines de Nantes, or EMN, ENSTIMN, EMNAntes, is a French engineering school based in Nantes, in the west of France...
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Nantes in French
- Ecole Navale
- Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture d'Angers
In collaboration with Audencia and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture,Ecole Centrale de Nantes provides the possibility to take part in two double degree programs. On the one hand a combination of a diploma in engineering and a diploma in management and on the other hand a diploma in engineering and a diploma in architecture.
International partnerships
One of the strengths of Ecole Centrale de Nantes is its international spirit which is not only physically present on the campus (30% of the students are foreign students) but also mentally: All engineering students attend courses in two foreign languages and a stay abroad for at least 6 weeks is foreseen in every student’s formation.In addition, Ecole Centrale de Nantes is member of the TIME
Time
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
network allowing its students to take part in a double degree program at one of the TIME partner universities which are scattered all over Europe. About 35% of the students at Ecole Centrale de Nantes decide each year to enter in the TIME program.
Furthermore, Ecole Centrale de Nantes maintains individual partnerships with universities all over the world. The great variety of offers for the stay abroad enables the student to prepare best for an international work environment according to his or her preferences. The internationality together with the gained scientific skills completes the profile of a highly educated graduate of Ecole Centrale de Nantes. See all partner universities
Industrial partnerships
Ecole Centrale de Nantes works closely together with its industrial partners and thus ensures an on the current needs of the industries oriented scientific environment. Moreover, its network in the industry facilitates the search for an internship and acts as a door opener for the student.Some industrial partners of Ecole Centrale de Nantes shall be listed in the following:
- AllianzAllianzSE is a global financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core business and focus is insurance. As of 2010, it was the world's 12th-largest financial services group and 23rd-largest company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine.Its Allianz Global Investors...
- AltranAltranAltran Technologies, SA is a European consulting firm founded in 1982 in France. Altran, self dubbed the European leader in high technology and innovation consultancy, operates primarily in technology and innovation consultancy, accounting for nearly half of its turnover...
- Bureau VeritasBureau VeritasBureau Veritas S.A. is a multinational company providing conformity assessment, certification and consulting services to industry, government and individuals. Originally formed in Antwerp in 1828 as Bureau de Renseignements pour les Assurances Maritimes , the Bureau Veritas name was adopted in 1829...
- DCNS
- FaureciaFaureciaFaurecia is one of the largest international automotive parts manufacturer in the world . It produces 6 types of car modules: seats, cockpits, doors, acoustic packages, front end and exhaust. Faurecia's customers include the Volkswagen group, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault-Nissan, Ford, General...
- GDF SuezGDF SuezGDF Suez S.A. is a French multinational energy company which operates in the fields of electricity generation and distribution, natural gas and renewable energy. The world's largest utility after taking control of Britain's International Power, the company was initially formed by the merger of Gaz...
- IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
- RTERéseau de Transport d'ÉlectricitéRéseau de Transport d'Électricité , usually known as RTE, is the electricity transmission system operator of France...
- SNCFSNCFThe SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
- SOPRA GROUPSopra GroupSopra Group is a European IT Consulting and Services company that was founded in December 1968 by Pierre Pasquier and François Odin. Originally based in France, it has expanded to include offices across mainland Europe and the UK....
- TechnipTechnipTechnip is a provider of project management, engineering, and construction services for the oil and gas industry, headquartered in Paris, France....
- Veolia
And even more.
Other partnerships
Ecole Centrale de Nantes is also strongly implicated in internationals programs such as WILLpower, which stands for Window India Learning Link Power.The program's aim is to promote an international network with European universities and Indian Universities.
Research
Research at Ecole Centrale Nantes is carried out in highly competitive laboratories. Theses labs are internationally recognized, as collaborate with a lot of firms.Ecole Centrale de Nantes hosts 4 laboratories, recognized as CNRS laboratories:
Robotics, Image, Signal et Automatics, Mechanical and Productive Systems, Electronic Systems, Telecom and Radar
Hydrodynamics and Ocean Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dynamics of Inhabited Atmosphere, Internal Combustion Engines
Metallic and Composites Assemblies, Computational Mechanics, Polymers, Dynamics and Processing Technology
Non linear PDE, Probability statistic..
Ecole Centrale de Nantes has also launched the Chaire Fondation EADS
EADS
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. is a global pan-European aerospace and defence corporation and a leading defence and military contractor worldwide...
Centrale Nantes on September 9, 19th, a highly skilled research center: Advanced Modeling of Composites Manufacturing Processes
See the Chaire Fondation EADS Centrale Nantes presentation sheet (in French)
The DRI (Direction des Relations Internationales)
The DRI is theThe DRI keeps in touch with every foreign student after they obtain their degrees.
Student Housing
The DRI can help the foreign students to find an accommodation near Ecole Centrale de Nantes.- For students in a double degree program (1st year of engineering degree), a room is automatically booked at the school’s student residential home "Max Schmitt".
- For students in a study stay, research stay and accepted on the Masters degrees, there are rooms available in a universitary residential home near the campus.
- For students in PhD, it is possible to book an accommodation at the
"Maison des Chercheurs Etrangers" .
Entertainment Associations & Clubs
There are many associations & clubs at the Ecoles Centrale de Nantes, led by students. Among them the biggest three are:- The Association des Etudiants Centrale Nantes is the Student Association often called BDE (Bureau Des Eleves).
- The Association Sportive is the Sport Association often called BDS (Bureau Des Sports).
- The Association Culturelle is the Cultural Association often called BDA (Bureau Des Arts).
The Student Association
The leading members organise the integration week, parties in night clubs or sometimes slightly calmer evenings on the school campus.They also provide bus tickets, dinner tickets for lunch in the canteen and even travelling journeys!
Students can take part in a lot of clubs which have different aims:
- Humanitarian association: Engineers Without BordersEngineers Without BordersEngineers Without Borders – International is an international association of some national EWB/ISF groups, whose mission is to facilitate collaboration, exchange of information, and assistance among its member groups that have applied to become part of the association...
, 4L Trophy4L TrophyEstablished in 1997 upon the initiative of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rennes, 4L Trophy is a humanitarian rally with Renault 4 cars. Its objective is to drive across the Moroccan desert to provide children with school supplies....
etc. - Tasting clubs: French wine tasting, Beer tasting etc.
- Entertaining clubs: music, dance, mascot, etc.
And much more!
The Sport Association
Playing sport is very important and encouraged at Ecole Centrale de Nantes. The best players are offered chances to participate in university, departmental or national championships.For instance, last year the Volleyball team participated in the Amsterdam's SUV Championship and the rugby team participate in the 7 à Paris championship.
Here is a list of sports played at Ecole Centrale de Nantes.
- Athletics
- Rowing
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Climbing
- Fencing
- Soccer
- Handball
- Swimming
- Cheerleading
- Hockey
- Rugby
- Tennis
- Table tennis
- Archery
- Sailing
- Volleyball
The Cultural Association
With them, you'll learn everything related to what culture means: dancing, music, movies, art...- Choral music
- Japan animation movies
- Classical music
- Rock
- Salsa
- And so much more!
Exceptional moments
- La nuit de Centrale: This is the best night ever in your student's life at Centrale Nantes! It is the Graduation for all students.
- Le Week End d'Intégration: It is the Integration weekend. It's an amazing moment where you meet all the new students of Ecole Centrale de Nantes.
External links
- English official website
- French official website
- Time Association Network
- http://www.nantes-chercheur.org/GB/Index.htm
See also
- Centrale Graduate SchoolCentrale Graduate SchoolThe Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
- French Grandes écolesGrandes écolesThe grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
- Education in FranceEducation in FranceThe French educational system is highly centralized, organized, and ramified. It is divided into three different stages:* the primary education ;* secondary education ;...
- NantesNantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....