École centrale de Nantes
| Motto | Shake the future |
|---|---|
| Type | Public, Graduate engineering |
| Established | 1919 |
| Affiliation | Ecoles Centrale Group, |
| Director | Jean-Baptiste Avrillier |
Academic staff | 550 |
| Students | 2410 students |
| Location | , 47°14′55″N 1°32′53″W / 47.24861°N 1.54806°W |
| Website | ec-nantes.fr |
École Centrale de Nantes (French pronunciation: [ekɔl sɑ̃tʁal də nɑ̃t]), 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, Specialized Master, executive education 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 (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) network, that enables student exchanges among the leading engineering institutions in Europe.