Centrale Nantes on the international scene in 2023

Centrale Nantes signs a double degree agreement with Huazhong University of Science and Technology

We were delighted to welcome onto campus on 8 December 2023 a delegation from our partner Huazhong University of Science and Technology for the signature of a new double degree agreement.

Centrale Nantes and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) have been partners since 2016. Today marked a new milestone in that partnership with the signing of a new double degree agreement by Zheng You 尤政, President of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Jean-Baptiste Avrillier, Director of Centrale Nantes.

Centrale Nantes and Stevens Institute of Technology team up to offer a double PhD degree programme and unique international opportunities

In line with its commitment to making R&D careers more attractive to students, Centrale Nantes has adopted a proactive policy to promote PhD studies (doctorate specialisation for final-year engineering programme students, doctoral information day, etc.). This partnership with Stevens Institute of Technology is a valuable contribution towards encouraging engineering students to pursue PhD studies. Centrale Nantes' ambition is to develop a true knowledge and skills society, helping young graduates to meet the needs expressed by both socio-economic and academic sectors.

Centrale Nantes welcomed a delegation from Stevens Institute of Technology on campus to mark the signing of this partnership. Members of the delegation had the opportunity to present the Institute and the terms of the double PhD degree to Centrale Nantes students, who were commended on their excellent scientific skills.

This exceptional programme is geared towards all Centrale Nantes students with an interest in research and innovation, who are planning to work in deeptech and/or looking to pursue an international career. From the start of the 2024 academic year, funding will be made available to cover 4 years of thesis work (2 years provided by Centrale Nantes and 2 years by Stevens Institute of Technology) in 4 scientific areas: signal/image processing, mathematics, robotics and civil engineering. This initiative is likely to be repeated in the years to come, on topics to be defined.

Centrale Nantes présente au Consortium meeting de l'EIT Manufacturing Master School à Aalto University en Finlande

rof. Catherine Da Cunha, Head of the Product Design and Industrial Systems Department, and Leslie Cubizolles of the International Relations Team, took part in the meeting to discuss the project's progress, indicators, recruitment (marketing, admissions) and future actions (e.g. setting up an online course platform, summer school, call for applications for thesis topics, etc.).

As an EIT Manufacturing consortium partner, Centrale Nantes takes part in the EIT Manufacturing Master School (EIT-M), which is designed to attract and empower top talents preparing them to become leading innovators and entrepreneurs in manufacturing. Two EIT Master School courses are available at Centrale Nantes:

• Platforms for digitalized value networks, offered in partnership with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and University College Dublin, Ireland.
• Data Science and AI for competitive manufacturing offered in partnership with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, University of Trento, Italy and University College Dublin, Ireland.