Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- ACED
- Association de la Corporation des Étudiants en Droit, the primary student union and BDE for law students in Nantes.
C
- Cité C
- Common shorthand for Cité Universitaire de la Censive.
F
- Fresche Blanc
- Cité Universitaire Fresche Blanc, a large student housing complex located a short walk from the faculty.
G
- Galop d'essai
- Mid-term practice exams common in law school to prepare for the final partiels.
L
- La Cafet
- The internal cafeteria located within the law faculty building for quick meals and coffee.
- La Censive
- Cité Universitaire de la Censive, the primary student residence adjacent to the law campus.
- La Corpo
- Nickname for the ACED student association, often used when referring to their office or events.
- Le Rubis
- The main Restaurant Universitaire (RU) serving the law and social sciences campus.
- Lysias
- The local chapter of the Lysias association, which organizes public speaking and moot court competitions.
P
- Partiels
- The high-stakes final exams held at the end of each semester.
R
- Rattrapages
- Second-chance exam sessions for students who did not pass their initial partiels.
- RU
- Generic term for Restaurant Universitaire, the subsidized student dining halls.
T
- TD
- Travaux Dirigés; mandatory small-group tutorial sessions where attendance is strictly monitored.
U
- UNEF
- Union Nationale des Étudiants de France, a major student union active on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Amphi A
- The largest lecture hall in the faculty, typically used for first-year (L1) lectures.
- Arrêt Facultés
- The main tram stop serving the law, economics, and social sciences campus.
- Bâtiment Censive
- The neighboring building often used for shared social science classes and administrative services.
- BU Droit
- The dedicated Law and Political Science library (Bibliothèque Universitaire).
- ENT
- Espace Numérique de Travail; the online portal for accessing schedules, grades, and course materials.
- Ligne 2
- The tramway line that connects the city center directly to the 'Facultés' stop.
- Naolib
- The official name of the Nantes public transport network (formerly Tan), used for trams and buses.
- Pass Sup'
- The multi-service student ID card used for library access, printing, and RU payments via Izly.
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- Restaurant Universitaire Hasnaoua 4
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- Restaurant Universitaire M'douha
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- Restaurant Universitaire Tamda 7
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.