Intercultural program

As a EURAXESS services centre, our organisation offers foreign researchers and their family a programme of events: cultural outings and social opportunities all year long. Come and meet other foreign researchers living in Nantes !

Headsup on this semester’s program (see full program below for details and fees):

  • Saturday September 21st, Cruise on the River Erdre :
    Guided boat cruise on the Erdre river, to get to know its wonderful twists and turns, especially the many castles First opportunity to meet newly arrived international researchers as well..

  • Thursday October 3rd, Welcome Drink at MCE
    Meet and greet new fellow international researchers in a friendly atmosphere at the Maison des Chercheurs. Discover the place, meet the association’s team, all in a fun and relax set up.

  • Saturday October 26th : Daytrip to Clisson and the Nantes’ local vineyard
    A day out in the vineyards: enjoy the charming town of Clisson and its river surroundings. In the morning, guided tour in French and English of Clisson. In the afternoon, visit of a winemaker and winetasting of his production.

  • Saturday November 16th, Nantes Guided Tour
    A 2-hour guided tour in English of Nantes city center : historical and cultural essentials throughout the years from the Middle Age till the XIXth century.

  • Tuesday November 26th: WELCOME PARTY at the Nantes Castles
    Organised by Nantes City Council, a formal evening at the Castle to honor the 2024, recently arrived, international researchers.

  • Tuesday December 10th : Classical Night at Cité des Congrés
    Pays de la Loire symphonic orchestra and solo violionist Manon Galy perform in the Nantes famous Cité des Congrès venue. On the program for that night: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s concerto for violin #4 and Anton Bruckner’s symphony #7.

  • Tuesday December 17th : Christmas Party at the MCE
    A “give back” Christmas party: bring a present for local charities who will give them out to less privileged families. Entertainment,  French snacks and Christmassy atmosphere on the menu of the evening at the Maison des Chercheurs Etrangers!

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

Agenda interculturel - soirée musique classique

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.