Archive · 15 Sep 2026
India and France Launch The Nantes Design Village Degree Partnership
The Design Village in India and L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique in France have created a new design programme.
It is called The Nantes Design Village, or TNDV.
Students can earn an Indian degree and a French diploma.
They can study subjects such as products, communication, interiors, fashion, and textiles.
Bachelor’s students spend part of their four-year course in Nantes.
Master’s students spend one year of their two-year course in France.
Classes are taught in English, and students learn conversational French in India.
The programme is designed to combine Indian design knowledge with France’s industry-focused design education.
The Design Village and L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique announced TNDV, a formal dual degree partnership.
Graduates will receive an Indian degree and a French diploma from L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique.
The programme covers product and industrial, communication and interaction, interior and space, and fashion and textile design.
Bachelor’s students will spend two of four years in Nantes, while master’s students will spend one year in France.
Teaching will be in English, with conversational French instruction provided in India before students travel to France.
- Who
- The Design Village and L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique.
- What
- They launched TNDV, a formal dual degree design programme.
- When
- The partnership was announced on September 15, and admissions are now open.
- Where
- The partnership connects The Design Village in India with L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique in Nantes, France; it was announced in Paris.
- Why
- The institutions aim to combine Indian contextual and material knowledge with France’s industry-driven design approach and provide students with international education.
- Programme
- TNDV, The Nantes Design Village
- Partners
- The Design Village and L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique
- Degrees
- An Indian degree and a French diploma from L’École de Design Nantes Atlantique
- Bachelor’s structure
- Four years, including two years in Nantes and foundation and final years in India
- Master’s structure
- Two years, including one year in France
- Design fields
- Product and Industrial Design; Communication and Interaction Design; Interior and Space Design; Fashion and Textile Design
- Language
- Teaching is in English, with conversational French taught in India
- Admissions
- Admissions are open