News at Centrale Nantes
Upcoming events
- Meet us this autumn in India, Pakistan and IndonesiaOctober 5, 2025 - November 9, 2025Join us for all you need to know about studying engineering at Centrale Nantes!
- ‘Homogenisation for multi-scale problems in seismology’: a seminar with Yann CapdevilleNovember 6, 2025Yann Capdeville of the Laboratory of Planetology and Geosciences (LPG) is visiting Centrale Nantes at the invitation of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM).
- Meet us online at the "Tu maestria en Francia" fair in Peru and ChileNovember 12, 2025 - November 13, 2025"Tu maestria en Francia" online fair: the ideal opportunity to learn more about our Master's Programmes!
- NoMaD (New Materials and Sustainability) conference in Nantes on 13 and 14 November 2025November 13, 2025 - November 14, 2025This conference is organised by Ahmed Loukili, professor at Centrale Nantes and head of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM). It will be held at Halle 6 Ouest in Nantes from 13 to 14 November 2025.
- Join us for a webinar on our Bachelor of Science programmeNovember 14, 2025Are you a high school student looking for a world-class bachelor programme engineering in France? Join us online for a webinar for all you need to know about our BSc in Engineering.
- Chronicles of everyday sexism: an evening at Centrale Nantes with Marine PétrolineNovember 18, 2025One-woman show and debate evening at Centrale Nantes with Marine Petroline (event in French)
- Centrale Nantes is hosting a workshop on the Dynamic Fragmentation of SolidsNovember 19, 2025 - November 20, 2025The Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM) is organising a workshop on the dynamic fragmentation of solids - at Centrale Nantes on 19 and 20 November 2025.
- Graduation Ceremony - Class of 2025December 12, 2025Future graduates, parents, families, alumni, teachers, institution and industry representatives will come together at the La Cité Nantes Congress Centre for the graduation ceremony on Friday 12 December 2025.
- Centrale Nantes Open Day: join us on campus on Saturday 31 January 2026January 31, 2026Centrale Nantes is opening its doors to future students to find out more about the school, its courses, admission opportunities, campus and projects.See you on Saturday 31 January 2026 from 1 to 5pm.Free admission.
Latest news
- PhD thesis defense - Sarah SERHAL - ED MASTICOctober 24, 2025Mathematical and Numerical Analysis of a Bilinear Optimal Control Problem for the Degenerate Keller-Segel System
- #ErasmusDays 2025: Centrale Nantes showcases the Erasmus+ programmeOctober 13, 2025 - October 17, 2025Centrale Nantes is taking part in the Erasmus Days again this year to showcase the Erasmus+ programme.
- Summer School for the Master in Mechanics of Sustainable Materials and Structures at Centrale NantesOctober 13, 2025 - October 18, 2025The Summer School for the Master in Mechanics of Sustainable Materials and Structures is being held at Centrale Nantes from 13-18 October 2025 on the theme 'Multi-scale approaches for architectured andmicrostructured materials and metamaterials'.
- Official visit by Mahindra University to Centrale Nantes: a week of sharing ideas on education and researchOctober 13, 2025Centrale Nantes welcomed a delegation from Mahindra University, India from 6 to 10 October 2025, for two key events: a visit by the steering committee (6–8 October) and a visit by a group of faculty members (6–10 October).
- Meet us in PakistanOctober 12, 2025 - October 16, 2025Join us for all you need to know about studying engineering at Centrale Nantes!
- National Science Fair 2025: Centrale Nantes opens its doors to the publicOctober 11, 2025For the second year running, Centrale Nantes, the École Nationale Supérieure Maritime and Ifremer are coming together and jointly opening their premises to visitors. This year, the National Science Fair invites you to explore the theme of ‘Intelligence(es)’ in all its forms.See you on Saturday 11 October 2025 from 10am.
- Meet us online in AlgeriaOctober 8, 2025 - October 9, 2025"Etudes en France" online fair: the ideal opportunity to learn more about our degree programmes in engineering!
- Multi-scale modeling and neural operators: a seminar with Kaushik BhattacharyaOctober 7, 2025Professor Kaushik Bhattacharya is visiting Centrale Nantes at the invitation of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM).
- Meet us this autumn in India, Pakistan and IndonesiaOctober 5, 2025 - November 9, 2025Join us for all you need to know about studying engineering at Centrale Nantes!
- Meet us in IndiaOctober 5, 2025 - October 11, 2025Join us for all you need to know about studying engineering at Centrale Nantes!
- Our Master's programmes at EmpleaTEC in MexicoOctober 1, 2025 - October 5, 2025Interested in studying for a Master's in engineering in France? Visit our online booth in October 2025 at EmpleaTEC organised by Tec de Monterrey.
- PhD thesis defense - Jolan LOPEZ - ED SISSeptember 29, 2025Simulation of transaortic flows using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Lattice Boltzmann methods coupled with Finite Element method - Application to personalized virtual transcatheter aortic valve assessment
- Join in the fun on 25 September at Nantes University's back-to-school festivalSeptember 25, 2025Celebrate the start of the new academic year with Nantes Université (of which Centrale Nantes is a component institution) back-to-school festival. The festival takes place on Thursday 25 September, on the Ile de Nantes campus. Come along to enjoy a wide range of cultural and sporting activities, associations, food outlets and numerous concerts to liven up the evening.
- PhD thesis defense - Claudia STIEBRITZ - ED SISSeptember 23, 2025Fast Multipole Method for Tyre/Road Contact
- PhD thesis defense - Pierre ROBIN - ED SISSeptember 23, 2025Racing yachts performance prediction using high-fidelity numerical simulations
- PhD thesis defense - Oriane THIERY - ED SISSeptember 2, 2025Multimodal graph learning frameworks for interpretable high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patient identification
- PhD thesis defence - Edwin DURAN GARCIA - ED SISJuly 11, 2025Ground clearance, rolling road and scale effects in the wake of a bluff body: applications to pollutant dispersion in automobile engineering
- A new industrial chair to bolster French naval technological independenceJuly 10, 2025Centrale Nantes, Naval Group, Cetim and the French National Research Agency (ANR) announce the launch of the SEALENCE Industrial Chair – Elastomer Solution for Naval Acoustics and Waterproof Design designed for elastomer materials in extreme mechanical conditions. This Chair is part of a drive for scientific excellence and technology transfer to support the naval industry and France's technological independence.