A major higher education and research centre in Western France, Nantes Université has never stopped moving forward. In the last 50 years, Nantes Université has taken training and research to the highest level and, in 2015 took a spot in the …

Nantes Université facilitates cooperation and makes interdisciplinary study a factor of innovation and success. Nantes Université is located in a beautiful natural environment situated in the heart of Nantes, a city renowned for its vitality, culture, economic development and its quality of life.

Nantes Université is a multidisciplinary university and offers programmes in most fields of knowledge. Academic paths lead to most degrees in higher education, in short or long programmes : Overview of the academic offer

Non E-U students should contact the cultural centre in the French embassy of their home country. Grants are available but allocation is the French Embassy's decision only. Students should also ask their home university if any grants or scholarships are available, before arriving in Nantes.

In Nantes, the University is organized into four major campuses along the Erdre River, crossing the city from north to south to the Ile de Nantes on the Loire River. Concerned with sustainable development, it boasts energy-efficient facilities, with 260,000 sq. m of space for education and 60,000 sq. m for research.

Institute of Geography and Regional Planning of Nantes Université (IGARUN) School of Economics and Management (IAE) Institute of French as a Second Language @ Language Learning Center ; Teacher training school (ESPE) Institute of Preparation for General Administration (IPAG) University Institute of Technology (IUT) of Nantes

The Institut de Français Langue Étrangère (i-FLE), part of the University Language Learning Centre offers several long and short term French courses for all proficiency levels.

Nantes Université welcomes overseas researchers and professors from all over the world. They collaborate with us within the framework of research projects, doctoral or post-doctoral programs or they come as visiting professors.

In 2022, Nantes Université ranked among the top 800 institutions in the WUR. It ranked 22nd among French universities. Nantes Université made it into the ranking tables of nine of the eleven scientific disciplines of the subject classification; More informations. Methodology; THE World University Rankings 2023; THE World University Rankings ...

Through various internationalisation initiatives and the development of international partnerships, Nantes Université aims at building international study programmes in many fields.