News at Centrale Nantes

Ready to elevate your career? Submit your complete MSc application by 23 February to be considered in the second admissions round for the September 2026 intake.

Come and meet six personalities with extraordinary backgrounds and commitments. TEDxCentraleNantes returns this year with the theme ‘Beyond the Limits’. Among the speakers are two students from Centrale Nantes and one alumnus.

Join us on Thursday 12 February 2026 at Stereolux, Hall 6 Ouest for the 10th edition of the "Nuit Blanche des Chercheurs" organised by Nantes Université on the theme 'Résistances' (Resistances). The event (in French) includes several presentations by Centrale Nantes research teams.

The next Ecological Transition Morning Session will take place on Thursday, 5 March 2026 at Centrale Nantes with Marion Bet, Doctor of Philosophy and Social Sciences and researcher in lifestyles at IDDR (a think tank to facilitate the transition towards sustainable development).

Following the success of the first 3 editions, the Low-Tech Forum is back at Centrale Nantes on 12 March 2026.New this year: the Low-Tech Forum is changing its name to the REFLOW Forum.

Come and meet six personalities with extraordinary backgrounds and commitments. TEDxCentraleNantes returns this year with the theme ‘Beyond the Limits’. Among the speakers are two students from Centrale Nantes and one alumnus.

Join us on Thursday 12 February 2026 at Stereolux, Hall 6 Ouest for the 10th edition of the "Nuit Blanche des Chercheurs" organised by Nantes Université on the theme 'Résistances' (Resistances). The event (in French) includes several presentations by Centrale Nantes research teams.

The next Ecological Transition Morning Session will take place on Thursday, 5 February 2026 at Centrale Nantes with Tarik Chekchak, ecological engineer and director of the Living-Inspired Strategies Division at the Institute for Desirable Futures (Institut des Futurs souhaitables).This conference is organised in partnership with the Fondation Centrale Nantes.

Ready to elevate your career? Submit your complete MSc application by 23 February to be considered in the second admissions round for the September 2026 intake.

On 2 February, Centrale Nantes, Gustave Eiffel University and Nantes Métropole officially launched CITY-STEP, a collaborative research project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), dedicated to the detailed study of walking in urban environments.

Centrale 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.

Cahit Can AYDINER, professor at Boğaziçi University is visiting Centrale Nantes at the invitation of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM) from 26 to 30 January 2026.

Looking for a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Master of Science (MSc) programme in engineering taught in English in France? Join our online webinar organised with Campus France Nigeria, Campus France South Africa and Campus France Kenya to discover our study opportunities at Centrale Nantes.

Centrale Nantes confirms its excellence in the 2026 Étudiant rankings, With its 10th place in the Étudiant 2026 ranking of French engineering schools, Centrale Nantes confirms its high standing.

From 19 to 23 January, the 390 first-year engineering students put their usual classes aside to broaden their perspective on the engineering profession through topics that are less frequently covered in class.

Centrale Nantes is ranked in the top 500 for Engineering and Computer Science and the top 800 for Physical Sciences in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026, out today.In these three areas, Centrale Nantes stands out in France and ranks third among engineering schools.

From 19 January to 5 February 2026, the Student association(Bureau des élèves - BDE) the and the Sustainable Development Department at Centrale Nantes is organising Ecology Fortnight (Quinzaine de l'écologie), a major event dedicated to raising awareness of environmental issues and taking action.

Réduction de dimension non linéaire pour l'approximation en grande dimension et les problèmes inverses

The next Ecological Transition Morning Session will take place on Thursday, 8 January 2026 at Centrale Nantes with Fréderic Le Manach, Scientific Director of the NGO BLOOM.

Experimental characterisation and modelling of the dynamic stiffness of synthetic anchor cables used for floating wind turbines

Development of an integrated approach for the eco-design of reinforced concrete beams : conribution of a two-layer concept for stuctural and environmental performance

Measure-based Approaches for Model Order Reduction

Collaborative Data Fusion for the enhanced Perception of autonomous vehicles