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PRACTICAL GUIDE
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practical guide
Nantes: A Short Overviewp. 04  Arriving in Nantes: Practical Tips p. 06 L’École de design: Where To Find us p. 07 Accomodation, health and insurance coverage,meals, transport p. 09 Banks, post and telephone p. 10  Budget p. 12Legal ormalities p. 13Foreign qualifcations p. 16Useul websites and contacts p. 18
 
Nantes
Nantes
a short overview
Nantes, the capital city o the West
With its position by the sea, the city developed into one o France’s majorports. While maritime and naval activity have now moved downstreamto Saint-Nazaire, the entire estuary has joined orces and turned Nantes-Atlantique into the metropolitan centre or the west o France.The estuary has a healthy economy that has been undergoing radical change.Every industry within the service sector is established here, e.g. medicine,administration, fnance, inormation technology and trade, which makesNantes the second most important French city or the service industry.The estuary itsel, the ourth most important industrial region in France, ishome to an array o engineering companies (maritime, mechanical, electronics,I.T.) as well as the ood and timber industries. In an environment whichpromotes get-up-and-go, talent and success stories can be ound in abundance.A busy port, decentralised expansion acilitated by the TGV high-speedtrain links and a network o training and research centres made up o 2,000researchers and 43,000 students all contribute to Nantes’ considerablereputation.Traditional cultural events are programmed in Nantes, oten alongsidesome quite breathtaking creative innovations. This is only to be expected romthe city that was the birthplace o Jules Vernes and the cradle o surrealism.Such eclecticism can be seen today through the harmonious co-existenceo institutions such as the amous opera house, the Pays-de-Loire NationalPhilharmonic Orchestra and the Loire-Atlantique cultural centre.Cultural events in the region’s calendar include: the Carnival in April, theSummer Festival in June where musicians rom around the world come toperorm, and the Erdre programme, which combines music and water sportsin a unique natural setting.
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