Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III

Name

Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III

Legal name

Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry

Website

https://univ-montp3.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and government subsidies: As a French public university (EPE), the institution receives state funding as its primary revenue base.
2. Tuition and registration fees (Droits d'inscription): Student registration fees including differentiated fees for international students; administrative enrollment revenue.
3. Continuing education (Formation Continue / SAFCO): Revenue from continuing education offerings including short courses (formations courtes), DAEU diploma, skills assessments (bilan de compétences), and VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience) services; Qualiopi-certified.
4. Apprenticeship tax (Taxe d'apprentissage): Annual campaign collecting apprenticeship tax from companies (e.g., 2026 campaign 26 May – 21 October) to strengthen ties with the economic world.
5. Research grants and funded projects: Competitive research funding from European programs (Erasmus+, EDAGA, SIRIUS 3.0, CHANGING COASTS, ASTRA, C-IVS Skills), ANR, PIA, regional authorities, and structured programs (ICARES, MIRANDA, FORESEE, NEXUS).
6. Sponsorship and patronage (Mécénat): Donations and sponsorship via the Fondation hiérolexique and general mécénat program.
7. University Press (Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée): Academic publishing revenue via PULM, the university's publishing house.
8. Space rental and venue services: Revenue from renting university spaces and rooms to external partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry delivers higher education and academic research across 230+ programs (Licence, Master, Doctorat, Licence professionnelle, Agrégation, DAEU) in Arts, Lettres, Langues, Sciences Humaines et Sociales, STAPS, and selective Droit/Economie/Gestion, organized across six UFRs and two doctoral schools. It also offers continuing education through SAFCO (Qualiopi-certified), apprenticeship and alternance tracks, French as a Foreign Language (IEFE), and produces academic research through 24+ research units and the Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée (PULM) publishing house.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plateforme CEPS: Plateforme universitaire collaborative sur l'évaluation des Interventions Non Médicamenteuses (INM), founded in Montpellier in 2011.
• iCEPS Conference
• Paul-Va PRO
• BLAST (Réseau étudiants-artistes)
• La Vignette - Scène conventionnée
• Musée des Moulages
• Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée (PULM)
• Maison des Francophonies - Montpellier Via Domitia

Products and services

• Mon UPV / ENT (Environnement Numérique de Travail) Centralized digital work environment that provides authenticated access to university services (coursework, emails, schedules, collaborative tools) for students and staff of the Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry.
• Plateforme CEPS University collaborative platform founded in 2011 for the evaluation of Non-Pharmacological Interventions (INM), bringing together 128 collaborators from 12 nationalities and developing shared resources including Motrial, NISHARE, classification INM, NIRI, Paradigme, and INMCancer.
• Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée (PULM) University publishing house operating in Mediterranean humanities and social sciences, supporting open science and the dissemination of UMPV's academic research output through monographs and journals.
• Continuing Education (Formation Continue / SAFCO) Qualiopi-certified continuing education service offering short courses (formations courtes), the DAEU diploma, skills assessments (bilan de compétences), Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience (VAE), and professionalization tracks for working professionals and adult learners.
• IEFE French as a Foreign Language (FLE) Programs University institute offering French as a Foreign Language (FLE) courses, DELF/DALF examination services, and teacher training, holding the Label Qualité FLE for the fourth consecutive time.
• ITIC Information and Communication Technosciences Programs University institute dedicated to Information and Communication Technosciences, offering degree programs and research in this specialty area.
• Paul-Va PRO Alumni and Recruiter Platform Professional network platform supporting employer relationships, internship and job offers, and graduate/alumni community engagement for UMPV students and alumni.
• BLAST Student-Artist Network Network and platform dedicated to student-artists at UMPV, supporting their artistic projects and integration with the broader cultural ecosystem.
• SAIEC International Welcome Service International Welcome Service supporting incoming international students and researchers with onboarding, immigration formalities, and integration into UMPV.
• DSIN Catalogue of Digital Services Catalogue of digital services delivered by the Direction du Système d'Information et du Numérique (DSIN) and l'Atelier, covering IT assistance, workstation support, network access (wired, Wi-Fi, VPN), collaborative tools, pedagogical tools, business applications, audiovisual equipment, and good practice guidance.
• POD Institutional Video Platform Institutional video platform supporting UMPV's audiovisual productions including lecture recordings, event captures, and educational content.
• Web TV UMPV Web television channel for UMPV audiovisual content and institutional productions.
• Cart'OCC Cartographic Research Platform Interactive cartographic platform supporting geographical and territorial research across UMPV's social science and humanities research units.
• PEACH Research Platform Research platform hosted by UFR 5 supporting experimental research and pedagogical activities at the Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry.
• Puppet Plays Research Database Specialized research database platform on puppet plays, hosted by UMPV as part of its research infrastructure in performing arts and humanities.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 2,000 kilometers covered over 15 days with 688 km by bicycle and 1,346 km by train in the 3CS Project Erasmus Plus Sport route
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

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

• FISU (Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026UMPV participated as the France partner in the 3CS Project, an Erasmus Plus Sport initiative led by FISU. The project completed a multi-country sustainable mobility route connecting Coimbra, Madrid, Montpellier, and Torino, covering more than 2,000 kilometers over 15 days (688 km by bicycle, 1,346 km by train) to promote healthier lifestyles and integrate sustainable mobility practices across European university networks.
• ENSAM (École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Montpellier)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-university cooperation partner; cross-referenced from the university sitemap as a member of the inter-university ecosystem.
• Maison des Francophonies — Montpellier Via DomitiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner; the university's International section references this maison as a partner in international cooperation and Francophonie activities.
• MSHSUD (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Sud)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-university research cooperation partner referenced from the university sitemap and research section (Structures de recherche).
• Opération CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner referenced in the university's inter-university ecosystem for campus development operations.
• Pépite LR (Pôle Étudiant Pour l'Innovation, le Transfert et l'Entrepreneuriat)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational PÉPITE network member supporting student entrepreneurship; cross-linked from the university's sitemap.
• SAIEC (Service Accueil International)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternal-facing international welcome service; cross-linked as an ecosystem member for inbound international students and researchers.
• Université du Tiers Temps (UTT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ecosystem partner for lifelong learning and senior audiences, referenced from the university sitemap.
• CIMM (Centre International de Musique Médiévale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner referenced via cimmducielauxmarges.org; linked to the university's CIMM/Orchestre cultural activity.
• Campus FranceflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic agency promoting French higher education abroad; UMPV has been awarded the Label Bienvenue en France (2 étoiles) by Campus France, valid 2025–2030.
• INSERM U1018 CESP (Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et Santé des Populations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner signatory of the "Appel de Montpellier" alongside Plateforme CEPS, CUMIC, and the Comité pour le Développement Durable en Santé for non-pharmacological interventions (INM).
• CUMIC (Collège Universitaire des Médecines Intégratives et Complémentaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signatory of the Appel de Montpellier and partner of Plateforme CEPS on integrative and complementary medicine evaluation.
• Labex ArchimedecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNRS-hosted Labex referenced as a "programme structurant" of the university's research policy (archimede.cnrs.fr).
• SCDI (Service de Coopération Documentaire Interuniversitaire)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInter-university documentary cooperation service referenced from the sitemap (scdi-montpellier.fr) supporting library and documentation services for the Montpellier academic community.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Université Grenoble Alpes:
• Sorbonne Université: Major French public university formed from the merger of Paris-Sorbonne (UFR humanities) and UPMC; substantial humanities, arts, languages, and social sciences teaching alongside STEM, with comparable doctoral schools, large international recruitment footprint, and similar label-driven positioning.
• Aix-Marseille Université: Larger French public university with a substantial humanities, arts, languages, and social sciences teaching portfolio alongside STEM and law, comparable continuing-education (SUFCO/SAFCO) operations, similar international student recruitment via Campus France, and the Erasmus Mundus Master MIM label heritage.
• Université de Strasbourg: Large French public university with strong SHS faculties, multiple doctoral schools, Erasmus+ and international agreements, comparable IEFE/FLE-style language institutes, and a similarly broad portfolio of national labels (Bienvenue en France, DD&RS, Qualiopi).

Direct peers

• Université Paris Nanterre: Direct peer in the French SHS/humanities university tier, historically paired with Paris X; offers overlapping programs in law, economics, management, arts, letters, languages, and STAPS, and serves a comparable commuter/international student population in the Paris region.
• Université Bordeaux Montaigne: Direct peer specializing in Arts, Lettres, Langues, Sciences Humaines et Sociales, with very similar ALL SHS-focused program portfolio, doctoral schools in language and social sciences, international mobility via Erasmus+, and comparable historical split from a larger multi-university system (Bordeaux 3/4).
• Université Lumière Lyon 2: Direct peer in the SHS/humanities-focused French public university tier, with strong research units in linguistics, psychology, sociology, and history, robust Erasmus+ international networks, comparable distance-learning (EAD) offerings, and similar continuing-education structures.
• Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès: Direct peer in the humanities/SHS-focused French public university tier (formerly Toulouse-Le Mirail), with similar ALL SHS program mix, large Occitanie presence, comparable research unit footprint in social sciences and humanities, and structured Erasmus+ mobility agreements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/univpaulvalery
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/univpaulvalery
• Facebookfacebook.com/univpaulvalery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/edu/université-paul-valéry-(montpellier-iii)-12553
• Instagraminstagram.com/univmontpellierpaulvalery

Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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