École centrale de Nantes

École Centrale de Nantes, or Centrale Nantes, is a grande école – a French engineering school – established in 1919 under the name of Institut Polytechnique de l'Ouest. It provides Bachelor, Graduate, Master, and PhD Programmes based on the latest scientific and technological developments and the best management practices.

Centrale Nantes is a member of the Ecoles Centrale Group, alongside its partner institutions CentraleSupélec, Centrale Lille, Centrale Lyon, Centrale Méditerranée, and Centrale Beijing. It is also a member of the TIME network, that enables student exchanges among the leading engineering institutions in Europe.