CSIESR

What CSIESR does

CSIESR (Comité des Services Informatiques Enseignement Supérieur et Recherche) is a French professional non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1981 and headquartered at 61 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris. It serves IT professionals in French higher education and research (Enseignement Supérieur et Recherche, ESR), with a current base of 145 adherent establishments — including universities, grandes écoles, and public research organizations such as CNRS, INRAE, INRIA, Sorbonne Université, and Université de Bordeaux — collectively representing 1,627 individual members. The association is governed by an elected Bureau and Board of Directors; the Bureau was renewed on June 26, 2025, with Pierre Saulue (Université d'Angers) as President.

CSIESR does not develop or sell technology products. Its "platform" stack comprises a WordPress-based website, the FORM-AC training and enrollment system, and a HumHub-based internal community/social network used by members for collaboration and knowledge sharing. The association's primary deliverables are (i) annual convening via the Assises Nationales, a 4-day conference hosting 250+ participants at venues such as Club Med La Palmyre; (ii) a training program that delivered 277 sessions, 1,210 training days, and served 1,022 participants in 2025; (iii) thematic working groups on architecture (UrbaESR), digital accessibility, research data, and other ESR-specific IT topics; and (iv) webinars co-organized with partner associations including AMUE, CRiP, DINUM, CUME, and ANSTIA.

Monetization combines recurring membership dues from adherent establishments, event registration fees from members and partner companies (€638 TTC for member full-pension 4-day passes; €780 HT / €858 TTC for partner-company conference-only access), and training fees. Marketing and distribution are community-led: recruitment is by invitation and referral within the French ESR IT community, and engagement is sustained through webinars, newsletters, LinkedIn, and the community platform. International activity is limited to participation in bodies such as EUNIS, EDUCAUSE, and the German ZKI benchmarking partnership.

Name

CSIESR

Legal name

Comité des Services Informatiques Enseignement Supérieur et Recherche (CSIESR)

Website

https://csiesr.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CSIESR is a 45-year-old French non-profit professional association serving IT professionals in French higher education and research, delivering an annual Assises conference, a training program, working groups, and a member community platform for 145 adherent institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-michel-

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Annual membership fees from 145 adherent establishments (universities, grandes écoles, research organizations) providing access to training, events, and working groups.
2. Event registration fees: Registration fees for the annual Assises event: 638€ TTC per congressiste for full pension (4 days), and 780€ HT/858€ TTC for partner company attendees.
3. Training services: Training programs offered to member establishments with 1022 participants in 2025 across 277 sessions and 1210 training days. Revenue generated through training fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CSIESR is a non-profit professional association (loi 1901) that serves the IT community in French higher education and research institutions. It delivers specialized training programs, organizes the annual Assises Nationales conference, facilitates working groups and webinars, and operates a community platform for knowledge sharing among 145+ member establishments and 1,627 individual members.

Product overview

CSIESR is a non-profit professional association (association loi 1901) established in 1981, not a product company. It serves as a community platform for IT professionals in French higher education and research (ESR). The association's activities include organizing the annual Assises conferences, providing training sessions, facilitating working groups (GT), conducting webinars, publishing newsletters and reports, and operating an internal community platform (HumHub-based). The organization does not offer commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FORMAC: Training platform for CSIESR member registrations and course enrollment.

Products and services

• Assises Nationales CSIESR Annual 4-day conference gathering 250+ IT professionals from French higher education and research for presentations, workshops, networking, and partner exhibitions. Open to member establishments and selected partner companies.
• CSIESR Training Programs Specialized IT training programs delivered to member establishments, totaling 1,022 participants across 277 sessions and 1,210 training days in 2025. Covers IT professional development, technical training, and best practices for the higher education and research community.
• CSIESR Webinars Regular webinars on IT security, observability, AI, accessibility, and system architecture, co-organized with partners such as AMUE, CRiP, and DINUM. Available to member institutions and the broader French ESR community.
• CSIESR Community Platform (HumHub) HumHub-based internal social network for CSIESR members to share information, engage in discussions, and collaborate using shared tools. Available to all members of CSIESR adherent establishments.
• CSIESR Membership Annual membership program for French universities, grandes écoles, and research organizations, providing access to training, events, working groups, community platform, and the annual Assises conference. 145 adherent establishments and 1,627 individual members enrolled.

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

29 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ab plus softwareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, showcasing software solutions for the ESR community
• AbraxiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises event
• Academic SoftwareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises event, serving academic institutions
• AmethysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, consulting services for ESR
• BitdefenderminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, cybersecurity solutions
• CapmonetiqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, payment solutions
• DawanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, IT training provider
• DellminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, technology and infrastructure solutions
• DocaposteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, digital services for public sector
• Fusion DirectoryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, open source directory solutions
• Google for EducationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, educational technology solutions
• HP FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, computing and printing solutions
• HuaweiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, technology solutions
• IdruideminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises
• LibricielminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, open source software for libraries
• NutanixminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, hyperconverged infrastructure solutions
• Palo Alto NetworksminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, cybersecurity solutions
• Red Hat (Startx)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, open source enterprise solutions
• Virage GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises
• Zextras ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner of the 2026 Assises, email and collaboration solutions
• AMUE (Agence de Mutualisation des Universités et Établissements)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of webinars and events with CSIESR, shared interest in digital transformation of higher education. Joint activities include ZKI survey presentation and SDN working groups.
• CRiP (Club des Responsables Informatiques de la Fonction Personnel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for webinars on cybersecurity, IT observability, and IT obsolescence. Regular co-organized professional development events.
• DINUM (Direction Interministérielle du Numérique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized webinars on Tchap (French government messaging) and beta.gouv programs for universities
• RENATER (Réseau National de Télécommunications pour la Technologie, l'Enseignement et la Recherche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfrastructure partner supporting the community platform and digital services for ESR institutions
• ZKI (Zentrum für Kommunikation und Informationsverarbeitung)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman partner organization conducting annual European IT survey. CSIESR co-presented ZKI Top Trends 2025 survey results.
• ESUP PortailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts CSIESR video replays and webinar content. Joint activities on digital accessibility and platforms like POD and Marsha
• GIP FUN (France Université Numérique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Marsha platform (sovereign virtual classroom solution) webinars and platform adoption in ESR
• ANSTIA (Association Nationale des STI Alternatifs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint 'Inter Asso' webinar series with CSIESR and CUME on digital transformation impacts on IT professions
• CUME (Club des Utilisateurs des Moyens Informatiques de l'Enseignement Supérieur)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint 'Inter Asso' webinar series with CSIESR and ANSTIA on digital transformation impacts on IT professions

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AMUE (Agence de Mutualisation des Universités et Établissements): French mutualization agency serving universities and higher-education establishments with shared IT and administrative services. Closely comparable to CSIESR as a core partner operating in the same ESR IT mutualization ecosystem.
• GIP FUN (France Université Numérique): French public interest group for digital higher education that partners with CSIESR on the Marsha sovereign virtual classroom platform and joint webinars. Comparable as a French ESR-focused digital training and platform organization.
• CRiP (Club des Responsables Informatiques de la Fonction Personnel): French club of public-sector IT managers that co-organizes webinars and events with CSIESR on cybersecurity, observability, and IT obsolescence. Comparable as a public-administration IT peer association.
• CUME (Club des Utilisateurs des Moyens Informatiques de l'Enseignement Supérieur): French association of IT users in higher education that co-organizes the 'Inter Asso' webinar series with CSIESR. Directly comparable as a member-driven community serving the same ESR IT constituency.
• ANSTIA (Association Nationale des STI Alternatifs): French association focused on alternative information systems in higher education and research. Directly comparable as a peer association serving overlapping ESR IT professionals and running joint programs with CSIESR.

Broad incumbents

• EDUCAUSE: Largest US-based association for higher-education IT professionals with a much broader scope and global footprint. Comparable as the international reference model for an ESR IT community organization with training, conferences, and research output.

Regional players

• EUNIS (European University Information Systems): European association for IT in higher education in which CSIESR participates. Comparable as a peer community with overlapping members and topics, operating at a pan-European rather than national level.
• AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie): Francophone academic network supporting higher-education and research institutions across more than 100 countries. Comparable as a regional/community organization serving French-speaking academic institutions, with overlapping digital transformation programs.
• ZKI (Zentrum für Kommunikation und Informationsverarbeitung): German association of university data centers and IT service centers that jointly runs the annual European IT trends survey with CSIESR. Comparable as a regional peer running similar IT-in-higher-education community and benchmarking work.

Others

• RENATER (Réseau National de Télécommunications pour la Technologie, l'Enseignement et la Recherche): French national research and education network that provides infrastructure supporting CSIESR's community platform. Comparable as an enabling ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevideos.esup-portail.org/csiesr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/csiesr
• Xx.com/CSIESR

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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