Founded in 1919, École Centrale de Nantes is a French grande école of engineering with a strong focus on marine technologies, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and industrial engineering. It is now part of Nantes Université.
Address: 1 rue de la Noë, 44321 Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering & Hydrodynamics, Civil Engineering
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of Nantes Université and Groupe des Écoles Centrales. Member of T.I.M.E. network. Strong industry links (e.g., Naval Group, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Airbus).
Research:
Ocean engineering and hydrodynamics, Advanced manufacturing and robotics, Composite materials and structures, Renewable marine energies, Digital engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
2500
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
15000
Pros
Excellence in marine and mechanical engineering, advanced research facilities (ocean test basins), strong industry connections.
Cons
Highly selective, demanding programs, specific focus areas.
Best For
Leading engineering school for mechanical engineering, marine technologies, and advanced manufacturing.
- Civil Engineering, Composite Materials, Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Renewable Energy, Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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