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The organisation Chercheurs Étrangers à Nantes (Foreign Researchers in Nantes)

With the EURAXESS Services Centre label given by the European Commission, the organisation Chercheurs Étrangers à Nantes provides free and personalised assistance to international researchers (PhD students, postdocs, professors, researchers) and their families settling in Nantes – Saint-Nazaire area and whose host institution is a member of the organisation.

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To benefit from our services, register with ALFRED !

ALFRED is the date base from the EURAXESS France network for foreign researchers in France. Please register so that we get your information and help you to our best. The data is confidential and only accessible by your relevant EURAXESS Services Centre.

Intercultural programme

The Agenda Interculturel is a programme of events prepared by our organisation : cultural outings and social opportunities. Come and meet other foreign researchers living in Nantes !

Christmas party

Tuesday, December 17th from 6:30pm to 9.30pm at MCE

Soline and Nathalie are expecting you to celebrate with them the end of the year festivities, and to contribute to the assocation’s yearly donation by bringing a present for a local charity they support. You can bring a unwrapped gift for “Les Restos du Coeur” or for the local animal shelter SPA Carquefou.

Gifts will benefit to unpriviledged kids (0-12 year old), homeless women, or abandonned pets.


French buffet, a few games, a good cause, all this in a Christmassy atmosphere !

FREE but please register by email- family and friends welcome, 1 guest per researcher –
one person = one new unwrapped Christmas gift

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Classical music night at Cité des Congrès 

Tuesday December 10th, 2024 from 7:45pm to 9:45pm

ONPL concert « Souvenirs de Vienne » : symphonic orchestra will play Anton Bruckner’s symphony #7 and French violonist solist Manon Galy will perform Mozart’s concerto #4. 

9€ per person

Links to register online sent by email.
Registration opens Monday November 25th at 8pm !

Nantes Guided Tour

Saturday, November 16th, from 2 to 4 pm

Come enjoy a 2-hour guided tour by a professional tourist guide in English.
Discover Nantes’ history and architecture following the steps of our guide Aurélie, walking by the main monuments of Nantes and recent artistic creations, from the castle to the cathedrale, passage Pommeraye, place Bouffay, Ile Feydeau, or Cours Cambronne… Travel through several centuries of our town’s past to present, and get to learn the “must know” about Nantes.

8.50€ per person – Registration online mandatory – Check your emails for registration instructions or contact us.

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