Groupe INSA

Name

Groupe INSA

Legal name

GIP Groupe INSA

Website

https://groupe-insa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Government Funding: As publicly-funded institutions (École publique d'ingénieurs), the French government covers most tuition costs through state sponsorship. Core operational funding comes from Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
2. International Student Tuition: Non-EU international students pay differentiated tuition fees: €2,895/€1,929 (reduced rate) for years 1-2, and €3,941/€2,627 (reduced rate) for years 3-5 of engineering curriculum
3. Foundation and Mécénat Donations: La Fondation INSA receives corporate donations and partnerships (VINCI, Egis) to fund scholarships, educational programs, and diversity initiatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Groupe INSA is a publicly-funded French network of 7 engineering schools (with 5 partner schools) offering a five-year engineering degree (cursus ingénieur) with 79 specializations, architecture, landscape architecture (Paysagiste-Concepteur), Specialized Master's degrees, and doctoral training. Educational delivery spans 7 campuses across France plus a first-cycle program in Martinique, with mandatory international mobility, 40 weeks of internships, and degrees accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI).

Product overview

Groupe INSA is France's leading network of public engineering schools, operating 7 INSA campuses and 5 associated schools. The Group offers a comprehensive educational portfolio centered on five-year engineering degree programs with 79 specializations, complemented by architecture, landscape architecture, specialized master's degrees, and doctoral programs. Supporting structures include OpenLabs INSA (collaborative research), OpenINSA (pedagogical innovation including virtual reality training), Institut Gaston Berger (diversity and social inclusion), ClimatSup INSA (ecological transition), and Horizon INSA (outreach to underrepresented high school students). The Foundation provides fundraising and corporate partnership management, while ECIU University membership supports European collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INSA 2025: Digital transformation project of the Groupe INSA, labeled DemoES by ANR (Agence nationale de la Recherche)
• OpenLabs INSA
• Horizon INSA
• ClimatSup INSA
• Les Entrepreneuriales INSA

Products and services

• Cursus Ingénieur (Engineer Program) Five-year engineering degree program with entry after baccalauréat, offering 79 specializations across fields including computer science, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electronics, biotechnology, chemistry, and more. Includes 40 weeks of mandatory internships and international mobility.
• Architecture (Diploma) Architecture degree program combining engineering and architectural training, offered as part of the INSA curriculum portfolio.
• Paysagiste-Concepteur (Landscape Architect) Landscape architecture and design diploma program offered across the INSA network.
• Mastere Spécialisé Specialized Master's degrees in fields such as Expert en véhicules électrifiés, Cybersécurité du numérique, Excellence opérationnelle, and others, offered as post-graduate professional qualifications.
• Parcours Talents Ingénieur Program enabling INSA graduates to obtain a dual degree with engineering schools giving access to the Technical Corps of the State for public service careers.
• Premier cycle INSA Martinique-Caraïbe Two-year preparatory cycle for engineering studies located in Fort-de-France, Martinique, for students from overseas territories.
• Apprentissage (Apprenticeship Track) Apprenticeship-based engineering training pathway offered across INSA schools, combining academic instruction with workplace experience.
• OpenLabs INSA Inter-INSA collaborative research framework supporting joint research projects across member schools, financing master internships and research projects (42 research projects and 53 internships funded).
• Horizon INSA Program to accompany high school students from modest backgrounds toward scientific and engineering studies, with objectives to reach 10,000 students over five years.
• ClimatSup INSA Training program addressing socio-ecological challenges, making pedagogical resources available to the higher education community.
• Chaire Innovation for Humanity Academic chair addressing societal challenges through research and training.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000 applicants to INSA Group annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ECIU UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026European university alliance of which Groupe INSA is a full member. Received European Commission funding for Phase 3 (November 2026 to October 2028). INSA participates in ECIU Research Labs, ECIU Research Labs, and SMART-ER researcher exchange programs.
• Beihang University (China)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Cooperation agreement signed in June 2026 to strengthen academic exchanges, student mobility, and develop high-quality international engineering training programs between Groupe INSA and Beihang University.
• EgiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2025French engineering group became a patron/mécène of the INSA Foundation in January 2025, joining the circle of Foundation patrons. Three-year partnership signed to support structuring programs in favor of the INSA model.
• VINCIflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 January 2024Major partner of the INSA Foundation with a 5-year partnership agreement. VINCI supports the development and dissemination of the INSA model, focusing on equal opportunities and social diversity initiatives. Partnership renewed in January 2024 for 3 years. Also supports INSA Foundation initiatives including the Thursday Eloquence Competition (Jeudi de l'Éloquence).
• FNTP (Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2023Structuring partnership with the INSA Foundation addressing decarbonation challenges in the public works sector. Includes a dedicated INSA-FNTP Chair for scientific research and collaboration between researchers and industry professionals.
• CICR (Comité International de la Croix-Rouge)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2022Partnership for developing and distributing software tools to help search for missing migrants. First software tools released in June 2022 through this collaboration.
• Sciences Po (Rennes and Toulouse)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2020Double degree programs allowing students to earn both engineering and political science degrees over 6 years (cursus ingénieur-Sciences Po). Applications processed through Parcoursup with mandatory interview component.
• The Shift ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched ClimatSup INSA initiative, a training program to help engineering schools address socio-ecological transitions. Published report 'ClimatSup INSA - Former l'ingénieur du XXIe siècle' in March 2022.
• JobTeasercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCareer Center partnership providing recruitment platform for distributing internship and employment offers to 16,000 INSA students across all member schools.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CentraleSupélec: CentraleSupélec is a leading French public engineering school (Grande École d'Ingénieurs) delivering multi-year engineering degrees across campuses in Gif-sur-Yvette, Metz, and Rennes, making it the closest analogue to Groupe INSA's network structure and degree offerings.
• Arts et Métiers ParisTech: Arts et Métiers ParisTech is a multi-campus network of French public engineering schools offering a unified engineering degree across specializations including mechanical, industrial, and energy engineering, directly comparable to INSA's national multi-campus model.
• Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT): IMT is a public network of French engineering schools offering engineering, masters, and doctoral programs with similar coordination structure to Groupe INSA, providing comparable public engineering education at scale.
• Grenoble INP: Grenoble INP is a public grouping of French engineering schools (Grenoble INP - UGA) covering similar specialization breadth, CTI-accredited engineering degrees, and a comparable public-mission positioning as Groupe INSA.
• Toulouse INP: Toulouse INP is a public network of engineering schools in the Toulouse region offering engineering diplomas across multiple specializations, sharing the French grandes écoles d'ingénieurs publiques structure with INSA.
• Université Paris-Saclay: Université Paris-Saclay is a large French public university grouping with a major engineering education component (Polytechnique, CentraleSupélec affiliates), offering comparable scale and graduate engineering training as Groupe INSA.
• UTC - Université de Technologie de Compiègne: UTC is a French public university of technology offering multi-disciplinary engineering degrees in a structure similar to INSA schools, including the trademark alternance (work-study) approach and engineering diploma programs.
• École Polytechnique: École Polytechnique is France's flagship public engineering grande école delivering elite multi-disciplinary engineering training with strong research output, serving as the prestige benchmark against which INSA competes for top students.
• ENSEEIHT / INP-ENM / ENSAT: ENSEEIHT is a Toulouse-based French public engineering school within the Toulouse INP network delivering CTI-accredited engineering degrees in electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering - directly overlapping INSA Toulouse's specialization footprint.
• ESIGELEC: ESIGELEC is a French engineering school (Grande École) in Rouen offering accredited engineering programs in electronics, computer science, and embedded systems, directly competing with INSA Rouen Normandie for similar students and employer relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

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