It provides Bachelor, Graduate, Master, and PhD Programmes based on the latest scientific and technological developments and the best management practices.

Nantes is the sixth largest city in France, located along the banks of the Loire 50 km away from the Atlantic coast.

Centrale Nantes is consistently mentioned among the top engineering schools in France in national and international rankings.

[citation needed] Centrale Nantes has also been ranked in the top 25 global performing universities for student mobility since 2016.

International students can join the engineering programme via the fast-track programme, or a double degree or exchange with one of Centrale Nantes partner institutions, or can apply via the Groupe des Ecoles Centrale university entrance examination.

In their final year students also follow a professional option, honing in on a particular sector of activity or company function: Business Finance; Engineering and digital sciences for art, culture and heritage; Engineering for Ecological Transition; Entrepreneurship; Healthcare and Humanitarian Engineer; International Business Development; Personal Project; Proficiency in project management; Research and Development; Science and Music.

EMJMDs award EU-funded scholarships to the best student candidates applying under annual selection rounds.

[7] Opportunities exist for PhD study across numerous fields at Centrale Nantes in collaboration with two doctoral schools.

Centrale Nantes is a public institution and as such falls within the scope of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

The Ministry prepares and implements policy on the development of higher education and in the field of research and technology, and is responsible for the allocation of state resources and funds.

Centrale Nantes researchers deploy an interdisciplinary approach to address three major challenges for growth and innovation: factory of the future, energy transition, and engineering for health.