Institut Mines-Telecom

Name

Institut Mines-Telecom

Legal name

Institut Mines-Télécom

Website

https://imt.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Engineering Services (54133), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutes of Technology (IoT / Technical Universities) (EDAHAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA), Technical Universities with Computing, Data & AI Focus (EDAHAEAK)

Keywords

• Engineering higher education
• Technological research
• Executive education
• Technology transfer
• Deeptech incubation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Degree Programs: Public higher education institution under the French Ministry of Economy. Engineering degrees, Masters, and PhDs delivered through 8 technological universities. Revenue derived from public funding allocations and tuition from international students.
2. Continuing Education and Executive Training: IMT Exed platform offers professional development courses, specialized master's degrees, and customized corporate training programs for companies and public sector organizations. Addresses digital transformation, industrial ecology, and skills development.
3. Research Funding and Contracts: Research projects funded through Horizon Europe, France 2030 initiative, and industrial partnerships. Includes Cifre agreements with companies, collaborative research contracts, and technology transfer activities through IMT Transfert.
4. Technology Transfer and Licensing: Startup incubation and technology transfer through 11 public academic incubators. Revenue from spin-off companies, patent licensing (e.g., clathrate hydrate technology), and equity in deeptech startups.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is France's largest public group of engineering and management Grandes Écoles, federating eight Technological Universities and two subsidiary schools across 18 campuses. It delivers engineering degrees, Master of Science programs, PhDs, apprenticeship training, and executive continuing education (IMT Exed), while conducting applied research in AI, 5G/6G, cybersecurity, energy, and industrial ecology and transferring technology through 11 academic incubators and consortium initiatives such as Data4NuclearX.

Product overview

Institut Mines-Telecom is a French Federal Institute of Technological Universities — the largest public higher education and research establishment under the Ministry of Economy — that federates eight public technological universities (IMT Atlantique, IMT Mines Albi, IMT Mines Ales, IMT Nord Europe, Institut Mines-Telecom Business School, Mines Saint-Etienne, Telecom Paris, Telecom SudParis) and two subsidiary schools (EURECOM, InSIC). Its product portfolio consists primarily of educational and research service offerings: the Futur, Ruptures & Impacts (FRI) PhD funding program, the I'MTech scientific news and content platform, the IMT Exed continuing and executive education platform, the common Apprentissage admissions portal for 33 apprenticeship-based engineering degree programs across 14 schools, and the Data4NuclearX consortium initiative for nuclear sector data exchange. Rather than a unified software product, IMT's offering is a coordinated ecosystem of academic programs, research initiatives, and institutional platforms addressing digital, energy, industrial, and ecological transitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• I'MTech: Scientific and technological news platform from IMT
• IMT Exed
• Futur, Ruptures & Impacts
• IMT Transfert
• Fondation Mines-Télécom

Products and services

• Futur, Ruptures & Impacts (FRI) PhD Program A doctoral funding program that finances upstream research on forward-looking topics such as ecology, environment, digital technologies, and major industrial/societal transitions. Supports PhD candidates and is co-funded by France 2030 and EULiST.
• I'MTech Scientific News Platform A scientific and technological news platform for IMT that publishes research highlights, startup stories, and expert profiles from across the institute's eight technological universities. Covers AI, IoT, cybersecurity, materials, e-health, and ecological transition.
• IMT Exed Continuing and Executive Education IMT's executive and continuing education platform offering training courses, specialized master's degrees, and vocational programs for professionals and organizations. Supports digital transformation, industrial ecology, and tailored skills development.
• Apprentissage (Apprenticeship) Admissions Portal A common online application portal for engineering apprenticeship programs across IMT's seven schools and seven partner schools, offering 33 CTI-accredited engineering degree programs in apprenticeship (Bac+5) across 10 specialty domains including digital, industry, building, and energy.
• Engineering Degree Programs (Ingénieur Diplômé) Bac+5 engineering degree programs delivered across IMT's eight Technological Universities, with admission through national competitive exams and direct applications. Training in digital, industrial, energy, and ecological transition fields.
• Master of Science and Post-Master's Programs Master of Science, Master in Management, and Post-Master's degree programs for domestic and international students seeking advanced qualifications in engineering, digital technologies, and management.
• Data4NuclearX Sovereign Data Space Initiative

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% graduate employment within six months
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Fraunhofer-GesellschaftflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Strategic partnership to accelerate European research and innovation. Combines IMT's French federal institute network with Fraunhofer's German research excellence.
• IIT DelhicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026IIT Delhi signed multiple MoUs with French institutions including Institut Mines-Télécom at Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice, France. The partnership includes technology transfer foundation agreements and strategic cooperation in AI, healthcare, and defense innovations.
• Dassault Systèmes (3DEXPERIENCE Lab)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026IMT joined Dassault Systèmes' global incubator ecosystem. Supports startup development and innovation through 3DEXPERIENCE Lab platform.
• EDFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025EDF participates in Data4NuclearX consortium with IMT, CEA, Dawex, GIFEN, and Sopra Steria to create a sovereign digital data space for France's nuclear sector supporting nearly 2,000 companies.
• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025CEA part of Data4NuclearX consortium creating secure digital data space for nuclear industry. Project runs through 2027 design phase, pilot phase 2028, supported by France 2030 initiative.
• DawexcoreTechnology or Integration · 5 November 2025Dawex delivers its Industry Data Space solution to Data4NuclearX consortium. Enables trusted, traceable, and regulation-compliant data sharing across nuclear supply chain.
• Sopra SteriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025Part of Data4NuclearX consortium creating sovereign digital data space for nuclear sector. Sopra Steria contributes digital expertise for secure data infrastructure.
• Université Grenoble AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench university partnership with IMT for academic collaboration, student exchanges, and joint research programs.
• Institut Polytechnique de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench engineering institution partnership for academic collaboration and research exchange.
• EULiST (European University Alliance)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMT is a member of EULiST, European University Alliance. Co-funds the Futur, Ruptures & Impacts PhD program and supports international student mobility across member universities.
• Carnot NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMT schools hold Carnot labels (Carnot Télécom & Société numérique, Carnot M.I.N.E.S) for research excellence and industry partnerships.
• German-French Academy for the Industry of the FuturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral academy supporting industrial innovation cooperation between France and Germany.
• Alliance Industrie du FuturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational alliance supporting industrial transformation toward future industry standards in France.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Germany's largest applied-research organization with 76 institutes conducting contract research for industry and government. Direct structural peer to IMT — both are federally organized networks of applied-research institutes partnering with industry, and IMT signed a strategic partnership with Fraunhofer in June 2026 to combine their respective national research ecosystems.
• École Polytechnique: Top French grande école offering engineering degrees, MSc, and PhD programs with strong research output. Directly competes with IMT's grandes écoles for elite French engineering talent, corporate Cifre PhD contracts, and national research funding.
• CentraleSupélec: French grande école in engineering and applied sciences, member of Paris-Saclay University. Comparable to IMT schools (especially Télécom Paris/SudParis and IMT Atlantique) on engineering curriculum, research output, and corporate partnerships.
• Arts et Métiers ParisTech: French grande école focused on mechanical, industrial, and energy engineering with multi-campus structure. Direct peer to IMT on engineering education, applied research in industry 4.0, and apprenticeship-based Bac+5 programs.
• INSA Lyon: Leading French public engineering university (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées). Comparable to IMT in scale, multi-discipline engineering portfolio, public-sector governance under French ministry oversight, and applied-research output.

Broad incumbents

• ETH Zurich: Europe's top-ranked technical university with deep research output across engineering, computer science, and natural sciences. IMT competes with ETH for European research talent, Horizon Europe funding, and global rankings positioning.
• Technical University of Munich (TUM): Germany's flagship technical university with strong industry partnerships and applied-research focus. Comparable to IMT on engineering education, deeptech startup pipeline, and German/French cross-border industrial research collaboration.
• Max Planck Society: Germany's premier basic-research organization with 86 Max Planck Institutes. Analogous structural peer to IMT's research scale and a natural partner/competitor for European Research Council grants and cross-border research talent.
• MIT: Global benchmark for engineering education, deeptech commercialization, and industry-funded research. Sets the standard IMT and other European technical universities are benchmarked against on THE Impact Rankings, ERC grants, and startup pipeline.

Others

• CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique): France's largest public fundamental-research organization. While not a direct competitor (CNRS focuses on basic research), IMT laboratories frequently partner with CNRS joint units (UMR) and compete for overlapping French research talent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@InstitutMines-Telecom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imt-france
• Xx.com/IMTFrance
• Facebookfacebook.com/imt.france

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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