Nantes is located on the Loire River in the West France. With a headcount of more than 550,000 residents, the city is the 6th largest in France. It has several areas of leisure and hosts several annual festivals. Nantes has 2 universities and numerous of colleges around the city.

Although technology may seem like a contemporary development, humans have been using technology since they began converting natural resources into tools. For example, the understanding of fire and its use in prehistoric cooking could be considered a facet of technology.

France is currently among the 20 best performing countries in terms of the economy due to their excellent results-oriented higher education learning. Most of the courses at universities are offered in the French language. France has 60 public and 100 private universities.

A preparatory year is designed to get students ready for their first year at a university. This year can consist of taking a number of courses that will prove to be useful once your traditional education begins.