News at Centrale Nantes
Upcoming events
- Apply alongside Centrale Nantes for the MSCA 2025 postdoctoral fellowship call for proposals and join us!January 27, 2025 - April 30, 2025Are you a postdoctoral fellow interested in contributing to cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary and/or international research projects? Centrale Nantes, recognised worldwide for its academic and scientific excellence, invites you to apply together for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA) 2025.
- Applying for an MSc? First round of M2 applications and final round of M1 applications now open.February 24, 2025 - April 28, 2025M2 applications are now open for the September 2025 intake. Submit your complete application by 31 March to be considered in the first round. The final deadline for M1 and M2 applications is 28 April.
- It's diversity month at Centrale NantesMarch 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025Centrale Nantes is organising events showcasing diversity throughout the month of March.
- ‘Toward a unified fluid/solid DFT-based formulation to describe multiphysics couplings appearing in nanoporous materials’: a seminar with Prof. David GrégoireApril 3, 2025This event is part of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM)'s external seminars.
- 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.
Latest news
- Conference - The mining rush of the 21st century: an investigation into metals in the era of transitions, with Célia IzoardMarch 27, 2025The next Ecological Transition Morning at Centrale Nantes will take place on Thursday 27 March 2025 with journalist Célia Izoard.
- PhD thesis defense - Min WANG - ED MASTICMarch 26, 2025Learning and recognizing landmarks to improve the mobility and positioning of visually impaired people
- PhD thesis defense - Yuxin ZHANG - ED SISMarch 25, 2025Advanced learning models for the reconstruction of ultrasound images
- Meet us in Colombia to discover our bachelor programmesMarch 25, 2025 - March 28, 2025Join us in Colombia during the SRT Spring Tour for all you need to know about our bachelor's programme at Centrale Nantes!
- Join our Fast Track Engineering Programme webinarMarch 21, 2025Centrale Nantes’ fast-track programme has been specially designed for international students who are qualified to bachelor level. The opportunity to gain the highly sought-after 'diplôme d’ingénieur' in two years! Join us for our upcoming webinar on 21 March 2025 for all you need to know.
- Spice Up Pitch Competition: Imane El Khaldi and Nazih Assaad Al AyoubiMarch 20, 2025Come along and support Imane El Khaldi and Nazih Assaad Al Ayoubi, Centrale Nantes PhD graduates, for their Novelit project at the Spice Up Pitch Competition on 20 March in Nantes.
- Join us for a webinar on our bachelor programmes on 19 MarchMarch 19, 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 and our BBA Data, AI & Management.
- My thesis in 180 seconds: show your support to Mathilde Theunissen in the regional finalMarch 18, 2025Mathilde Theunissen (LS2N), a PhD student at Centrale Nantes, is through to the regional final of the MT180 (My thesis in 180 seconds).
- TETReIS Chair: major advances in optimising the thermal and energy management of electric vehiclesMarch 17, 2025Teams from Centrale Nantes and MoldTecs met on Thursday 6 March, to present their progress to the strategic committee of the TETReIS Chair (Thermal & Efficient Thermoplastic components Recovering energy in an Innovative System).
- QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Centrale Nantes ranked 102nd in the world for Mechanical EngineeringMarch 12, 2025Centrale Nantes is ranked among the top French schools and universities for the quality of its research and its reputation in the QS World University Rankings - Subject Rankings 2025 - one of the most respected world rankings, published today. Centrale Nantes is ranked 102nd in the world and 4th in France for Mechanical Engineering and in the top 200 for Civil Engineering, also 4th in France.
- Shaping engineers to take on the challenges of society: a look back at the week of interdisciplinary projectsMarch 11, 2025At the end of semester 5, 1st year engineering programme students have an entire week set aside for interdisciplinary projects.
- My thesis in 180 seconds: 3 Centrale Nantes PhD students in the Nantes qualifiersMarch 10, 20253 Centrale Nantes PhD students are taking part in the Nantes qualifiers for the "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" (My thesis in 180 seconds) competition.
- PhD thesis defense - Han HAN - ED SISMarch 10, 2025Unearthing the physicality of instrumental timbre
- PhD thesis defense - Awen BRUNEAU - ED SISMarch 10, 2025From packing to consolidation: a numerical model to generate and consolidate random packing of thermoplastic composite chips
- PhD thesis defense - Lamia MERSEL - ED SISMarch 10, 2025Phase field model for dynamic damage and fracture analysis through a fully explicit time integration
- “Uncertainty in Digital Image Correlation”: a seminar with Fabrice PierronMarch 9, 2025This event is organised as part of a series of external seminars at the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM).
- MAN Energy Solutions and Centrale Nantes join forces to speed up the decarbonisation of marine propulsion and electricity productionMarch 4, 2025After six years of productive cooperation, MAN Energy Solutions and Centrale Nantes are taking a new step forward by launching a joint laboratory focusing on technological innovations for future energy systems.
- Abdelhamid HAFIDI, PhD student in the GeM Institute, awarded a top prize at the Semaine du Béton 2025March 3, 2025Abdelhamid HAFIDI won 1st prize in the ‘Je vends mon projet en 180s’ (3 minutes to pitch your project) competition during the 'Semaine du Béton 2025' (Concrete Week 2025). This competition challenged researchers and engineers to present their research project in three minutes in a clear, concise and captivating manner.
