École de design Nantes Atlantique

L’École de design Nantes Atlantique is a private institution for technical education dedicated to the teaching of design. Founded in 1988, it has been managed by the Nantes-Saint Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 1991. The school is recognized by the State and is one of the two schools in its field to award a design degree which is certified by the French Ministry of Higher Education. This degree is also registered in the Registre National des Certifications Professionnelles (the French directory for vocational qualifications) as a Level I Master’s degree.L’École de design is a member of the Conférence des grandes écoles (top-tier French higher education institutions).It is located on the technological campus Atlanpole la Chantrerie in Nantes, alongside businesses and engineering schools, as well as in Shanghai (China) and Delhi (India). The school has been run since 1998 by Christian Guellerin, Managing Director.Degree programsL’École de design offers initial training courses including: 2-year vocational diplomas, 5-year curriculum leading to the Diplôme de design, a design degree certified by the French Ministry of Higher Education, registered in the RNCP as a Level I Master’s degree. The curriculum is divided in two parts, a 3-year undergraduate program based on a disciplinary approach to design and 2-year postgraduate program based on a topic-based approach.