Centrale Nantes Excellence in Sciences and Engineering for the corporate world

1. Centrale NantesExcellence in Sciences and Engineering for the corporate world Sabine VERMILLARD Head of International Relations Office projects.int@ec-nantes.fr Prof. Fouad BENNIS Director for International Relations

2. Centrale Nantes Nantes : the French Atlantic Coast • Population: 1 Million (area) • 5th largest city in France • 45,000 students • 2 hrs from Paris by TGV

3. Life in Nantes • Folles Journées de Nantes: Classical music: • Created in Nantes 2000 • 2000-2004 large success in Nantes • Then 2005-2012 • Tokyo, Bilbao, Brazil , … Etc. • Author Jules Verne was born in Nantes (1828) • 2003 the Greenest City by L'Express Magazine • 2003 & 2004 the best place to live by Le Point Magazine • 2004 N°1 in Europe for quality of life by TIME Magazine • 2008 N°1 in France for quality of life by Le Point Magazine Centrale Nantes

4. Machines de Nantes LU biscuit manufacture Life in Nantes Centrale Nantes

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6. The Nantes industrial environment • Airbus Nantes and Saint-Nazaire • Aircraft manufacturer – Airbus A380, the largest one in the world • Ship manufacturer • Queen Mary 2 Centrale Nantes

7. Industrial Partners Centrale Nantes

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9. Centrale Nantes Key Figures • Founded 1919 – Engineering school • Engineering, Masters, & PhD • 2000 graduate students per year • 11,000 alumni (9,000 engineers) • 550 Professors and researchers • 250 external lecturers from industry • 150 administrative and technical staff • 25% of international students • 10 international master degrees (in english) • 3 Erasmus Mundus Master degrees, 1 Erasmus Mundus Doctorate • 7 EMA2 as partners, 2 as Coordinators • 2 EMA3 100% of students study abroad (double degree, internship or exchange program)

10. Centrale Nantes programs D PhD • Centrale Nantes General Engineering Master’s Degree • 10 Masters – Master’s Degree of Science and Technology • PhD Degrees of Science and Technology Ecole Centrale Engineering degree (MSc) MSc Degree M ECN ECN ECN International Masters (english) L National examination Preparatory Classes A-LEVEL (High School)

11. Exchange semester • is 1 semester in French (English in case by case) • February to June : 30 ECTS • Technology and automobile disiplinary • Web strategy • Virtual engineering • Aeronautics • Composit structure • Water engineering • Renewableenergy • The listisconfirmed in september in ECN website • The ECN Engineering degreeis not delivred

12. International master degrees • Urban Environment: - Atmosphere, Water and Urban Environment • Applied Mechanics : - Computational Structural Mechanics - Design of Systems and Products - Metallic Assemblies and Complex Composites - Hydrodynamics & Ocean Engineering - Energetics & Propulsion • Control Engineering & Production Systems : - Automatic Control, Robotics, Signal, & Image - Embedded Computer Science & Production Systems • Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering

13. International Masters www.ec-nantes.fr/master • 2 years : 1st year : 100% English + 160 hours of French language 2d year : courses in French + Master thesis • The applicants must hold a Bachelor’s Degree and be fluent in English (international English test requested) • After the Master: PhD or professional activity

14. PhD - Research 5 Laboratories associated to CNRS; all are A or A+ • Nantes Research Institute on Cybernetics and Communications (IRCCyN) • Fluid Mechanics Laboratory • Research Institute of Civil Engineering and Mechanics • Laboratory for Mathematics • CERMA (urban environment and architecture)

15. 5 experimental Platforms Wave tank: 30m wide, 50m long, 5m deep Centrale Nantes

16. 5 experimental Platforms • Hydrodynamics • Dynamics (Materials, Crash tests) • High Speed Machining • Durability mechanics • Virtual reality Centrale Nantes

17. PhD = from 1 semester to full doctorate >Mechanical Engineering >Computational Structural Mechanics >Metallic Assemblies and Complex Composites >Civil Engineering and Environment >Hydrodynamics – Energy & Propulsion >Control and Applied Computer Science >Advanced Robotics >Urban Environment : Atmosphere, Water and Urban Environment >Design of Systems and Products >virtual engineering >integration of manufacturing processes >Control, Signal processing >Embedded Computer Science & Production Systems >Information technology In French or English

18. STAFF >Academic in the same field as for the PhD / research laboratories >Admistrative staff mainly for international relations office In French or English

19. Direction for International Relations Office • Developing international exchange programs • Promoting international courses • Supporting French students planning to study abroad • Every « Centralien » with French nationality must complete "foreign experience" to obtain his/her degree. • Every « Centralien » has the opportunity to obtain simultaneously a foreign degree with his/her degree = Double Degree • Providing international incoming students with guidance and support Centrale Nantes

20. Incoming organisation • Welcoming international students • Airport • Studentsresidence on campus: possibility of sharing appartmentwith French classmate • Priorityaccess for international students • Administration • Visit of the schools • Welcomingweek • Introduction to the variousstudent associations • Sports and other clubs: • Jazz, Chess, Theatre, Cinema, Dance, etc. • Sailing, Rugby, Football, Basketball, Martial Arts, etc. • International Clubs: Club TIME, etc. Centrale Nantes

21. International students in Nantes • Nantes castle Centrale Nantes

22. Networking: professional development • Professional experience in student-run organisations • « Ingénieurs sans Frontières » Association • Junior Entreprise Association • Annual Recruitment Fair (Forum) • On campus: talks and meetings with company managers Centrale Nantes

23. We all look forward to welcomeyou and to workwithyou !projects.int@ec-nantes.fr