What Alsace Tech does

Alsace Tech is a non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2007 and headquartered in Strasbourg, France, that federates 14 grandes écoles across engineering, architecture, art, design, and management disciplines in the Alsace region. The association serves three primary constituencies: its 14 member schools (INSA Strasbourg, ECPM, EM Strasbourg, ENGEES, ENSAS, CESI, ENSCMu, ENSISA, EOST, ESBS, HEAR, ICAM Strasbourg, Telecom Physique Strasbourg, and EI.CNAM), the 10,000+ students enrolled across these institutions, and corporate partners seeking access to talent and R&D capacity. Alsace Tech is governed by a Directoire led by Directrice Marie Wolkers and Président Laurent Bigué, with a staff of approximately 5 employees.

The association's core products are programs rather than technology assets. The flagship offerings include the annual Concours Innovons Ensemble student entrepreneurship competition (13 editions, 939 students, 188 projects, 7 resulting company creations since 2009), the Die Brücke trinational summer school combining French/German language learning with industry projects, the annual Forum Alsace Tech & Université de Strasbourg career fair (peak of 160 exhibiting companies and 4,600 visitors in 2019), the IA Tech artificial intelligence education program, the Cr'éathon Transitions hackathon, the Programme Transitions covering Industry 4.0 skills, and the M2 MAE Ingénieur Manager double-degree with EM Strasbourg. The network also coordinates shared access to research platforms and laboratories, including the €495,000 ChemLab platform at ECPM. There is no proprietary software product; the technology footprint consists of the shared platforms/laboratories and the association's website and intranet.

Alsace Tech's revenue model combines recurring membership contributions from the 14 member schools with public funding from regional and European sources (Région Grand Est, FEDER, INTERREG, Investissement d'Avenir) and transactional revenue from corporate exhibitor fees at the annual Forum. The go-to-market motion is event-driven, relying on student orientation fairs, the annual Forum, digital presence via alsacetech.org and social media, and direct engagement through member school channels. Strategic positioning is anchored in trinational cooperation through the TriRhenaTech alliance (Upper Rhine, est. 2014), partnerships with SEMIA and Pépite Etena for entrepreneurship support, and co-funding relationships with regional authorities including Vice-president Lilla Merabet of Région Grand Est.

Name

Alsace Tech

Legal name

Alsace Tech

Website

https://alsacetech.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alsace Tech is a non-profit association federating 14 grandes écoles (engineering, architecture, art, design, management) in Alsace, France, serving 10,000+ students and corporate partners through entrepreneurship competitions, a career forum, AI and Industry 4.0 training, and cross-border programs with Germany and Switzerland.

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Product category

Higher Education Network Association

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Strong Industry Partnerships (EDAHAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Entrepreneurship & Incubation Focus (EDAHAEAH), Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Engineering education network
• Grandes ecoles federation
• Student entrepreneurship programs
• Interdisciplinary academic collaboration
• Career fair services

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. School Membership Contributions: As an association of grandes écoles, Alsace Tech likely operates through membership contributions from its 14 member institutions, which include engineering schools, architecture schools, management schools, art and design schools.
2. Public Funding and Subsidies: The organization receives public funding from regional authorities including the Région Grand Est, European funding (FEDER, INTERREG), and Investissement d'avenir programs.
3. Event and Forum Revenue: The Forum Alsace Tech & Université de Strasbourg generates revenue through exhibitor fees from companies recruiting on campus, with 2022 edition featuring 141 companies and 16 partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alsace Tech is a non-profit association that federates 14 grandes écoles in engineering, architecture, art, design, and management across Alsace, France. It organizes joint educational and networking programs including an annual student entrepreneurship competition (Innovons Ensemble), a trinational summer school (Die Brücke), an annual career forum connecting students with employers, and interdisciplinary Industry 4.0 and AI education programs. It also coordinates access to shared technological platforms and research laboratories across member schools.

Product overview

Alsace Tech is a network association of 14 grandes écoles (engineering, architecture, art, design, and management schools) in Alsace, France. Rather than a unified tech product, it offers a portfolio of educational programs and services: the flagship Innovons Ensemble entrepreneurship competition, the Die Brücke trinational summer school, the annual Forum Alsace Tech career fair, the IA Tech AI education program, Créathon Transitions hackathon, and the Programme Transitions covering Industry 4.0 topics. The network also facilitates access to shared technological platforms and laboratories (including the ChemLab at ECPM) and offers inter-school programs like the M2 MAE double-degree. These programs work together to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration, entrepreneurship skills, and innovation among students across the member institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concours Alsace Tech – Innovons Ensemble Annual student entrepreneurship competition in which multidisciplinary teams from the 14 member schools develop innovative project concepts over a five-month period, receiving coaching, workshops, and prizes; 13 editions held with 939 students and 188 projects, resulting in 7 company creations.
• Ecole d'été Die Brücke Trinational summer school combining French/German language learning with teamwork on enterprise projects submitted by companies; held in Mulhouse and funded through INTERREG cross-border cooperation.
• Forum Alsace Tech & Université de Strasbourg Annual career fair co-organized with Université de Strasbourg that connects students from member schools with employers, featuring conferences, CV reviews, interview simulations, and an exhibition floor with exhibitor companies.
• Programme IA Tech Artificial intelligence program offering a cycle of conferences, a spring school, and an autumn school ('Appliquons l'IA'), focused on AI education and applications for students and companies.
• Créathon Transitions Hackathon-style event for students focusing on transition challenges, promoting innovation and cohesion across the network's grandes écoles.
• Programme Transitions (Alsace Tech 4.0 / Industry 4.0) Comprehensive program covering Industry 4.0 topics with conferences, student projects, internships, and skills development in future-oriented competencies for both students and companies.
• M2 MAE Ingénieur Manager Alsace Tech Inter-school double-degree master's program enabling engineering students to develop management skills, offered jointly with EM Strasbourg and the Université de Strasbourg.
• Plateformes technologiques et laboratoires de recherche Shared technological platforms and research laboratories across the 14 member schools, offering services and equipment access to researchers, companies, and students.
• ChemLab (ECPM Platform) Technical platform at ECPM for preparation, shaping, and characterization of organic and inorganic products, serving researchers, PhD students, engineers, and companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 editions of Innovons Ensemble competition with 939 students participating in 188 projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• TriRhenaTechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2017Cross-border alliance of applied science universities in the Upper Rhine region (Germany, France, Switzerland). Marc Renner (INSA Strasbourg Director) serves as spokesperson. Facilitates research collaboration and student mobility across trinational network.
• NovaTriscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border competence center at UHA (Université de Haute Alsace) that supports trinational cooperation and language/intercultural training for students, funded by Investissement d'avenir.
• Pépite EtenacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent entrepreneurship network linked to University of Strasbourg that supports student entrepreneurs with the statut étudiant-entrepreneur and provides incubation support.
• SEMIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStartup incubator in Strasbourg that partners with the Innovons Ensemble competition to offer coaching and acceleration to winning student teams.
• CCI Alsace EurométropolemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerChamber of Commerce and Industry partners on career forums, student entrepreneurship support, and business-school collaboration initiatives.
• Alsace ActivemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation supporting entrepreneurship that partners on Innovons Ensemble competition, offering prizes for female entrepreneurship initiatives.
• ACCROminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness creation support organization that awards prizes to competition participants demonstrating entrepreneurial potential.
• Alsace DigitaleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital ecosystem association that awards digital innovation prizes at the entrepreneurship competition.
• Université de StrasbourgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor university partner hosting joint Forum events with Alsace Tech and providing academic framework for double-degree programs like M2 MAE Ingénieur Manager.
• Université de Haute Alsace (UHA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in Mulhouse collaborating on cross-border programs and hosting events like the URAI Artificial Intelligence Symposium.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alliance Centrale Réseau: Network/community of Centrale engineering school alumni institutions (CentraleSupélec, Lyon, Lille, Marseille, Nantes). Comparable model of multiple engineering grandes écoles coordinating recruitment, industry relations, and joint programs.
• Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE): National association representing French grandes écoles including engineering, management, and specialized schools. Peer in mission (federation, advocacy, joint initiatives) and stakeholder overlap (students, institutions, employers).
• Groupe INSA: National federation of INSA engineering schools across France. Directly comparable to Alsace Tech as a network association federating multiple engineering grandes écoles, coordinating joint programs, recruiting fairs, and shared platforms.
• Réseau Polytech: National network of Polytech engineering schools inside French universities. Comparable as a federation of technical schools pooling resources, joint programs, and industry relationships, structurally analogous to Alsace Tech's 14-school network.
• ParisTech: Federation of Paris-based engineering and applied science grandes écoles (Mines, Polytechnique, AgroParistech, etc.). Mirror comparable federation model, coordinating industry-academia collaboration, recruitment forums, and cross-school programs.
• TriRhenaTech: Trinational cross-border alliance of applied science universities in the Upper Rhine region (France, Germany, Switzerland). Closely comparable to Alsace Tech as a higher-education network, with overlapping member institutions and joint transborder programs like Die Brücke.

Broad incumbents

• France Universités: National conference of French public universities representing the broader academic sector. Comparable as a non-profit association coordinating higher education institutions and engaging regional/national policy makers, though focused on universities rather than grandes écoles.

Regional players

• Université de Strasbourg: Major Strasbourg-based university and core Alsace Tech partner that hosts the joint Forum. Comparable in scope as an academic anchor for engineering, architecture, and management training in the Grand Est region, though university rather than federation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCs59F5PzsAxmAIakV_m1vBA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alsace-tech
• Xx.com/alsacetech
• Facebookfacebook.com/alsacetech

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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