IHEMI

What IHEMI does

IHEMI (Institut des hautes études du ministère de l'Intérieur) is a French government training and research institute operating under the Ministry of the Interior. Headquartered at the École militaire in Paris (1 place Joffre) with a secondary site at Fort de Charenton in Maisons-Alfort, IHEMI serves senior French state officials across security, justice, crisis management, and territorial administration. The institute designs and delivers high-level national training sessions (Sécurité et justice; Protection des entreprises et intelligence économique; Management stratégique de la crise), advanced executive cycles (including the Hautes études du ministère de l'Intérieur, Ariane, a dedicated AI cycle, and Citoyenneté), regional youth sessions, and tailor-made programmes, two of which carry RNCP Level 7 certifications. Candidates for the main national cohorts are nominated by ministerial decree, and the institute co-pilots its curriculum with the Interior and Justice ministries through annual programming committees.

The institute also functions as a research platform, publishing three ongoing titles (Les Cahiers de la sécurité et de la justice, the LIREC newsletter on risks and crises, and DéfiS on economic security), running monthly 'Rendez-vous de la recherche' seminars, awarding an annual thesis prize, and operating a dedicated Department of Prefectoral History with a digital library. Its research activities are anchored in a framework partnership with CNRS (signed June 2019) and operational partnerships with IHEDN, MIVILUDES, the DGGN, the Paris Bar Association, and the Inter-IHE Network of French high-level training institutes, alongside comparative work with European and Francophone prefectoral associations (AERTE, APREF) and Mediterranean academic centres (CMMC and Université d'Orléans). IHEMI led the development of an ISO standard on organizational security management approved for drafting in September 2018 and contributed to the RGAA accessibility framework.

The operating model is public-sector rather than commercial: IHEMI is funded through the Ministry of the Interior's budget and serves predominantly government participants at no charge, with a small private-sector cohort admitted to the economic-intelligence session. It does not publish revenue figures and admits participants through a dedicated Démarche numérique platform. Obtained Qualiopi training-quality certification in 2025, opening pathways for paid bespoke and private-sector offerings. Annual throughput is approximately 3,000 trainees, structured around roughly 100 auditors per national session and roughly 300 auditors per cycle year, with 246 auditors graduating in 2023/2024 and the directorate currently led by Directeur Éric Freysselinard (Jean-Bernard Bobin having served as interim director at the June 2024 graduation ceremony).

Name

IHEMI

Legal name

Institut des hautes études du ministère de l'Intérieur

Website

https://ihemi.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IHEMI is the French Interior Ministry's institute for senior-executive training and research in security, justice, crisis management, and economic intelligence, serving state officials, gendarmes, magistrates, and prefects through certified national sessions and advanced cycles.

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Product category

Government Training and Research Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), National Security and International Affairs (928), National Security (928110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Defense Universities & Joint Professional Military Education (PME) (EDAHAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intelligence (Strategic, Tactical & Technical) (BPAIAHAD), Financial Crime Compliance (AML/KYC/Sanctions) (EDABADAD)

Keywords

• Government security training
• Crisis management education
• Economic intelligence programs
• Public administration studies
• Justice sector training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and government budget: IHEMI operates as a French government institute under the Ministry of Interior, funded through public budgets. The institute provides training services primarily to government officials, security forces, and approved participants without explicit revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IHEMI is a French government training and research institute under the Ministry of Interior that delivers annual national training sessions, advanced executive cycles, and academic publications focused on security, justice, crisis management, and economic intelligence. It trains nearly 3,000 senior government officials, security force representatives, magistrates, and approved private sector professionals each year, with certain programs leading to RNCP Level 7 certified diplomas. The institute also conducts research, publishes journals, and supports doctoral work in partnership with CNRS.

Product overview

IHEMI (Institut des hautes études du ministère de l'Intérieur) is a French government training and research institute offering a portfolio of national sessions, advanced cycles, publications, and research events. The core offerings include three annual national sessions (Sécurité et justice, Protection des entreprises et intelligence économique, Management stratégique de la crise) and four advanced cycles (Cycle des hautes études du ministère de l'Intérieur, Cycle supérieur Ariane, Cycle supérieur d'Intelligence artificielle, Cycle de la Citoyenneté). These programs are supplemented by publications (Les Cahiers de la sécurité et de la justice, La LIREC, DéfiS), the monthly 'Rendez-vous de la recherche' seminar series, and the annual Prix de la recherche IHEMI award. Nearly 3,000 persons annually receive training through these offerings, with some programs delivering RNCP Level 7 diplomas. The institute also conducts research projects and publishes studies on security, justice, crisis management, and prefectoral history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Session nationale Sécurité et justice Annual national session providing comprehensive training on security and justice issues, including courses, institutional visits, and practical case studies. Since 1989, approximately 100 auditors per year attend this program focusing on contemporary security and justice challenges.
• Session nationale Protection des entreprises et intelligence économique Diploma-level training (RNCP Level 7) delivering the title of 'Expert en protection des entreprises et intelligence économique.' Teaches best practices for managing organizational risks, implementing prevention and protection measures, and leveraging security as a competitive advantage for businesses.
• Session nationale Management stratégique de la crise Diploma-level training (RNCP Level 7) leading to 'Responsable de gestion de crise' certification. Focused on learning major crisis management at national and international levels, developing rapid and informed decision-making skills in emergency contexts.
• Cycle supérieur d'Intelligence artificielle Advanced cycle enabling senior executives from the Interior Ministry and partner administrations to conduct AI projects and strategic monitoring. Facilitates exchange with leading French specialists and creates cross-ministerial project communities.
• Cycle des hautes études du ministère de l'Intérieur High-level training cycle for senior ministry executives focusing on leadership and crisis management processes and decision-making in complex situations.
• Cycle supérieur Ariane Advanced strategic cycle for senior executives, part of the annual training offerings.
• Cycle de la Citoyenneté Program for individuals acting on the front lines to promote and defend values ensuring social cohesion. Targets ministry cadres, educators, magistrates, association leaders, and state/local government representatives.
• Les Cahiers de la sécurité et de la justice Academic journal addressing criminality evolution and State response, published by IHEMI.
• La LIREC (Lettre d'information sur les risques et les crises) Newsletter publication exploring risk and crisis management topics including AI applications in crisis handling.
• DéfiS (Revue de la sécurité économique) Journal focused on economic security topics.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and moderate.

• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2019Framework agreement (accord-cadre) signed in June 2019 for joint research in security and justice. The partnership enables academic collaboration, doctoral research support, and shared research initiatives. CNRS serves as the primary research partner for IHEMI's scientific program.
• IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint training programs including the national session on Souveraineté numérique et cybersécurité. Collaborative educational initiatives and joint seminars between the two high-level training institutes.
• MIVILUDES (Mission Interministérielle de Vigilance et de Lutte contre les Dérives Sectaires)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of conferences and events on sectarian deviations and societal threats. MIVILUDES experts participate in IHEMI training programs as lecturers and conference speakers.
• DGGN (Direction Générale de la Gendarmerie Nationale)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership convention signed in July 2019 to coordinate efforts for awareness on economic security threats. Joint development of 'Jeu des 8 familles d'atteintes à la sécurité économique' (educational kit) distributed through both organizations' networks.
• ACPHFMI (Association du Corps Préfectoral et des Hauts Fonctionnaires du Ministère de l'Intérieur)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of prefectural corps and senior interior ministry officials. Co-organizes events including the 'Prefets en Europe' conference, providing platform for knowledge exchange among French territorial administration professionals.
• AERTE (Association Européenne des Représentants Territoriaux de l'État)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean association of territorial state representatives. Partners with IHEMI on comparative research on prefect-style institutions across European countries, facilitating international perspective on territorial administration.
• APREF (Association des Préfets et des Représentants de l'État de la Francophonie)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerFrancophone association of prefect-style officials. Co-organizes conferences and promotes exchange among French-speaking territorial administrators across Europe and Africa.
• Barreau de Paris (Paris Bar Association)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership agreement signed between the Paris Bar Association and INHESJ (now IHEMI) to develop joint initiatives in legal and security training, reflecting common interest in justice sector professional development.
• CMMC - Université Côte d'AzurmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of the international colloquium 'Préfets en Méditerranée' (June 2026) with the CMMC research center, demonstrating partnership with academic institutions on specialized historical research.
• Centre de Recherche Juridique Pothier (Université d'Orléans)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the 'Préfets en Méditerranée' colloquium, bringing legal research expertise on territorial administration from the University of Orléans.
• Inter-IHE NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork launched in September 2021 connecting all French high-level training institutes (IHEDN, IHEMR, CHEC, etc.) to promote collaboration and joint seminars across different policy domains.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Centre d'études et de prospective stratégique (CEPS / IRSEM): Research arm of the French Ministry of Defence providing strategic studies; comparable to IHEMI in producing French-language security research and policy analysis with a comparable senior-official readership.
• IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale): France's flagship institute for national defence studies; directly comparable to IHEMI as a public high-level training institute that trains senior civilian and military officials, operates joint programmes with IHEMI (e.g., digital sovereignty), and shares the Inter-IHE network.
• MIVILUDES (Mission Interministérielle de Vigilance et de Lutte contre les Dérives Sectaires): Interministerial body under the same French Ministry of Interior that addresses societal threats; formally a partner of IHEMI (co-organising conferences and contributing lecturers) and operates in an adjacent policy domain (sectarian deviations) where the two collaborate.

Broad incumbents

• CHEC (Centre des Hautes Études de la Construction): Member of the Inter-IHE network alongside IHEMI; another French high-level training institute delivering executive programmes to senior professionals, providing a useful template on how such institutes scale programme offerings and alumni networks.
• NATO School (Joint NATO School, Oberammergau): NATO's primary individual training facility for security and crisis-related subjects; trains a similar senior civilian and military audience to IHEMI at the supranational level, competing for European training budgets and visibility.
• European Security and Defence College (ESDC): EU-level training institution for civilian and military officials on security and defence policy; broader European mandate but directly comparable mission and audience to IHEMI, and a potential partner or competitor for European-facing programmes.
• INSP (Institut National du Service Public, ex-ENA): France's premier grande école training top civil servants; broader mandate than IHEMI but trains an overlapping senior-official audience and competes for the same government-sponsored audience on public-policy leadership.
• ENSP (École Nationale Supérieure de la Police): National police academy under the Ministry of Interior; shares the same parent ministry as IHEMI and trains overlapping police and gendarmerie audiences, making it both a feeder and a potential substitute for some IHEMI programmes.
• EHESP (École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique): French grande école training senior public-sector managers in a specific policy domain (public health); structurally analogous to IHEMI as a high-level ministry-adjacent institute offering RNCP-recognised training, research, and executive cycles.

Emerging players

• Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS): Independent French research foundation on defence and security issues; shares IHEMI's policy-research audience and ecosystem (overlapping participation in security debates and publications), but operates as a private foundation rather than a public institute.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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