Why recruit our design talents?
Design profiles trained for today’s challenges
L’École de design Nantes Atlantique trains designers capable of addressing a wide range of design challenges: product design, spatial design, interface design, innovation and strategic design. Through a project-based pedagogy and close collaboration with companies, our students progressively develop operational skills and strong adaptability to professional environments.
Our design programmes
Our talents come from two state-recognised design pathways:
DN MADE – Bachelor’s degree (3 years)
A three-year programme providing students with the fundamentals of design while progressively developing a specialisation in:
- digital design
- spatial design
- product design
Learn more about our DN programmes
Postgraduate – 5-year programme
A long-cycle programme training designers capable of addressing complex innovation and transformation challenges:
- city design
- care design
- digital design
- food design
- media design
- design and innovation strategy
- immersive environments design
Skills directly applicable in the workplace
Our students develop a solid set of skills that allow them to integrate quickly into project teams:
- design thinking and design methodologies
- user research and needs analysis
- collaborative project management
- prototyping and testing
- innovation mindset and cross-disciplinary collaboration
A programme closely connected to the professional world
From the very first year, students at L’École de design Nantes Atlantique work on projects in collaboration with companies, local authorities and organisations, addressing real-world social, economic and industry challenges.
Throughout their studies, they take part in a wide range of professional project formats, including:
- workshops, to experience the designer’s role in collaborative teams
- design sprints, to solve challenges within a short timeframe
- foresight studies, to explore future uses, services and scenarios
Supervised by teaching teams in close connection with the professional world, students learn to confront their ideas with real constraints and develop a strong professional mindset.
Three ways to recruit a design talent
Depending on your needs, our students and graduates can join your teams at different stages of their journey:
- as interns for short-term assignments
- as apprentices in a work-study programme
- as graduates ready for employment
The school organizes dedicated networking events between companies and students — an opportunity to identify future collaborators and present career opportunities directly to young designers seeking new professional challenges.
L’École de design Nantes Atlantique relies on state-recognised programmes and quality certifications that attest to the standard of its teaching and student support.
The Master in Design degree is accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and awards a Master’s degree (Grade de Master). The school’s programmes are also registered with the French national qualifications framework (RNCP), and the Design & Innovation Apprenticeship Training Centre (CFA) is certified Qualiopi for its work-study training activities.
Discover all of L’École de design Nantes Atlantique’s accreditations, certifications and rankings.