Education and academic programmes

The academic offer

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 :

International programmes and Graduate programmes

Nantes Université and its partners all over the world implement international programmes in order to give students the opportunity to study abroad within an integrated study programme. At the end of the programme, students will be awarded the diploma from each of the partners universities (double degree or joint degree).
Nantes University also offers a new training model called Graduate programmes which provides an integrated master-doctorate pathway.
Each programme is characterised by an academic content strongly linked to research on the themes of the best laboratories of Nantes Université, internationally recognised for the quality of their scientific work.
Moreover, Nantes Université offers some English taught programmes.

Learn French as a second language

The Institute of French as a Second Language (i-FLE) offers several long and short term French courses for all proficiency levels. All courses are open to citizens of non-French-speaking countries. The minimum age is 18.

Application procedures

Individual mobility

You want to apply to Nantes Université, and you're not as a part of an exchange program ?

Exchange students

You are registered in one of our partner universities, and you want to study one or two semesters at Nantes Université ?

Welcome and information desk - Guichet Unique

Residency permit, accommodation, transport, health, administrative formalities, student life in Nantes... You can get all the information you need for your stay in Nantes at the Guichet Unique.
The Guichet Unique is organized at the beginning of each semester, in September and January.

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Mis à jour le 08 avril 2025.