The international strategy of Centrale Nantes is to maintain its openness to the world and its position as one of the best engineering schools in the world.Thanks to this strategy, Centrale Nantes has considerably strengthened and broadened its appeal to students. Each year, an average of 40% of incoming students are international, representing over 87 nationalities. For outgoing mobility, 100% of engineering students must have an international experience (Double Degree, exchange stay, gap year, or internship) lasting an average of one semester to obtain their Ecole Centrale de Nantes degree. Of these, 2/3 are double-degree students. The school has 200 partnership agreements with international academic establishments in 52 different countries, 74 of which are double degree agreements. At the same time, exchanges of teaching, research and administrative staff are continuing successfully, in line with Centrale Nantes' global internationalization strategy.