Chercheurs Etrangers à Nantes

09/10/2026

Thank you to the 90 international researchers who joined Soline and I last night for this wonderful Welcome Party ! 29 nationalities, researchers from all around the world, gathered in Maison des Chercheurs in Nantes !

23/09/2026

Registrations for our FRENCH CLASSES are coming up soon on October 5th ! Make sure to read the information sent recently by email via our mailing list, or on our website, in the French courses section : https://www.nantes-chercheur.org/en/service/french-courses/

If you hesitate between "au revoir", "à bientôt" or "à plus", it's time to register ! 😄

crédit photo : Shutterstock.com

21/09/2026

21/09/2026

Quelques souvenirs de l'excursion dans le Morbihan ce weekend ! J'ai ajouté des photos prises sur l'île typiques de notre région : l'hortensia, les toits de chaume, les paysages côtiers bretons.

Good memories from the daytrip to Morbihan (Vannes and l'ïle aux Moines), thank you all for your participation :) A few pics typical of Bretagne : hydrangea flower, thatched cottage, coastal landscape.

28/08/2026

Take a minute to check here our coming Fall intercultural events : https://www.nantes-chercheur.org/en/intercultural-agenda/

The association Chercheurs Etrangers à Nantes has prepared 7 events from daytrips (Loire Valley, Bretagne sea side) to concert to evening parties (25th year party at the Castle !) for you to meet other international researchers in Nantes in the coming months.

How come you haven't registered yet ? ;p

28/08/2026

A ne pas rater, gratuit et populaire !
Don't miss this free, popular and fun festival ! It's this weekend in city center by the Erdre river. Hop on a tram towards station 50 otages and you'll be in the center of things :)
Bon weekend !

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Annual jazz and boating festival held along the Erdre River in Nantes. You'll find live music, vintage boats, activities on the water.

Complete programme available here:
https://www.rendezvouserdre.com/
Pic credit: RDV de l'Erdre

05/06/2026

Quelques photos de la journée d'excursion à Guérande cette année. Une belle occasion d'échapper aux chaleurs de la ville... Merci à tous pour votre participation !
A few pics of our day at Guérande escaping the city and its heat.. Thank you to the 54 researchers from 25 nationalities who participated ! it was a beautiful day thanks to your smiles and great positive energy.

21/04/2026

French language is a struggle ? You are still trying to catch the difference between "bonjour" and "bonne journée" ? How on earth do they expect you to prononce "écureuil" anyway !
To help you, l'association Chercheurs Etrangers à Nantes organizes French classes three times a year.
On April 27th, starts the Spring session :
- Monday-Wednesday, 6pm to 8pm : beginner class and more advanced class
- Tuesday-Thursday, 6pm to 8pm : intermediate level class

From April 27th until mid June, 4hrs per week, 30hrs in total.
The class fee is 190€.
In order to register you need to be a member of the association. Your lab may accept to cover the cost (about 60% of our classes are financed by the researcher's lab). And if you are a PhD student, the French class can be taken in consideration in Amethis.

If you want more information, check out our website : https://www.nantes-chercheur.org/en/service/french-courses/

and contact us at [email protected]

A bientôt, au revoir, salut, à plus ! ;p

The association Chercheurs Étrangers à Nantes organizes French courses for researchers and their spouse, three times a year.  If our groups are full,