University of Tours

What University of Tours does

The University of Tours (Université de Tours) is a French public higher education and research institution located in Tours, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, operating under the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. It was founded in 1970 and is structured around 13 faculties, institutes, and schools spanning arts and humanities, law and social sciences, sciences and technology, medicine, pharmacy, odontology, engineering (Polytech Tours), two IUTs (Tours and Blois), IAE (business school), the Centre d'Études Supérieures de la Renaissance, and Collegium Santé. It serves domestic students admitted through the national Parcoursup platform, international students via Campus France and exchange agreements (including Erasmus+), healthcare students via Collegium Santé, and continuing-education learners through its dedicated portal. Its core technology and infrastructure consist of research platforms and technical equipment (plateaux techniques) across life sciences, humanities, and social sciences, with Open Science dissemination through the HAL institutional repository; it does not operate a commercial product stack.

Its business model is that of a French public university: primarily state-funded via the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, supplemented by regulated tuition fees (droits d'inscription), research contracts with national bodies (CNRS, INRAE, INSERM, CEA) and the regional university hospital (CHRU Tours), continuing-education revenue (Qualiopi-certified), and tax d'apprentissage from companies. Distribution channels include Parcoursup for domestic undergraduates, Campus France and Euraxess for international students and researchers, a self-serve continuing-education portal, and physical campus visits. The university operates multiple campuses across Tours (Grandmont, Portalis, Tanneurs, Fromont, Inglessi, Clouet, Luthier, and others) and Blois (IUT de Blois, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques). Customer-facing and public-engagement initiatives include The Conversation France membership (since January 2020), Radio Campus Tours partnership (formalized October 2020), the 'Pose ta question' science-outreach program, and the SUAPS sports service offering over 160 weekly time slots across 70 activities.

Name

University of Tours

Legal name

Université de Tours

Website

https://univ-tours.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

University of Tours is a French public university offering undergraduate through doctoral programs across 13 faculties in Tours and Blois, funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and serving domestic, international, healthcare, and continuing-education students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faculty-Led & Custom Group Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Higher education
• University degree programs
• Continuing education
• Academic research
• Doctoral programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tours

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Services: As a French public university, the University of Tours operates primarily through government funding (Ministry of Higher Education and Research), student tuition fees (droits d'inscription), and continuing education revenue. Additional revenue streams include research contracts, partnerships, and tax d'apprentissage (apprenticeship tax contributions from companies).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The University of Tours is a French public higher education institution offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs (Licence, Master, Doctorat, HDR) across 13 faculties, institutes, and schools covering humanities, sciences, law, economics, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, engineering (Polytech Tours), and technology. It also provides continuing education, professional development, applied research, and student support services including sports (SUAPS), language resource centers (CRL), and cultural activities.

Product overview

University of Tours is a French public higher education institution offering educational programs across multiple faculties (Arts & Sciences Humaines, Law Economics & Social Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Science & Technology, IUT, Polytech Tours) and research activities through various laboratories. Its digital and service offerings include SUAPS for sports services with 70+ activities and 160 weekly time slots, CRL language centers for language learning with TANDEM exchanges, CERCIP qualifying academic programs, The Conversation research dissemination platform, NEOLAIA strategic innovation initiative, and science outreach programs like 'Pose ta question' and radio productions through Radio Campus Tours partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Université du Temps Libre (UTL): Lifelong learning programs for the community
• NEOLAIA
• SUAPS
• Presses Universitaires François-Rabelais

Products and services

• Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs
• Continuing Education Programs
• SUAPS (Service Universitaire des Activités Physiques et Sportives)
• CRL (Centres de Ressources en Langues)
• Université du Temps Libre (UTL)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French national research organization with which the university collaborates on multiple research units and programs.
• INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research institute collaborating on agricultural, food, and environmental research projects.
• INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national institute of health and medical research partnering on biomedical and health research.
• CHRU Tours (Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity hospital center with close ties to the university's medical faculty for clinical research and training.
• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission collaborating on research projects.
• Université d'OrléansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional university partner for joint programs and research collaborations in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
• Loire Val-HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health innovation initiative bringing together academic and healthcare partners for health research.
• Loire Valley Innov'coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional innovation program supporting entrepreneurship and technology transfer from university research.
• Radio Campus ToursminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCampus radio station partnership formalized in October 2020 during Fête de la Science for science communication and outreach.
• NEOLAIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean university alliance (ID:1423) focused on sustainable development, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurial skills for students.
• Bio3 InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional institute for bio-economy and environmental biotechnology research.
• Campus FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational agency for French higher education promotion and international student recruitment.
• The Conversation FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative media outlet where university researchers publish articles for public science communication. Member since January 2020.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Université d'Orléans: Regional French public university in Centre-Val de Loire and a documented partner of the University of Tours. Closest comparable in geographic scope, public-funder structure, and disciplinary breadth at a similar mid-size scale.
• Université de Poitiers: Neighbouring French public university in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with comparable size, multi-disciplinary faculty structure (sciences, law, medicine, humanities), and public-funder governance model. Directly comparable mid-tier French public research university.
• Université de Nantes: Mid-large French public university in Pays de la Loire with similar disciplinary spread including medicine, sciences, law, and engineering. Comparable in scale (multi-thousand staff), governance, and reliance on Ministry funding.

Broad incumbents

• Université de Bordeaux: Large French public university formed from a merger, with a comprehensive faculty portfolio and significant research output. Comparable in offering breadth but larger in scale, research intensity, and brand recognition.
• Université Grenoble Alpes: Major French public university with strong STEM and international profile. Comparable in multi-disciplinary structure and research partnerships with national bodies, but larger and more internationally visible.
• Université de Strasbourg: Large French public university with comprehensive program offerings and significant research output. Comparable structure (multi-faculty public university) but larger scale and stronger cross-border positioning.
• Université de Montpellier: Major French public research university with strong biomedical and science profile (including medicine and pharmacy). Comparable faculty breadth and public funding structure, but with greater scale and research intensity.
• Université de Lille: Large French public university resulting from a merger, with full disciplinary coverage and major health/medicine cluster. Comparable model as a multi-faculty public research university, though larger in scale and student population.
• Aix-Marseille Université: Largest French public university by student population with full disciplinary coverage including medicine, pharmacy, sciences, and law. Comparable in offering breadth and public governance, but at significantly larger scale.
• Sorbonne Université: Elite French public research university in Paris with strong international brand and major research output across sciences, humanities, and medicine. Comparable in core offering (full university curriculum) but materially larger in scale and reputation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeuniv-tours.fr/youtube
• Facebookfacebook.com/univ.tours
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universite-de-tours
• Instagramuniv-tours.fr/instagram
• Xx.com/UnivTours

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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