Campus René Cassin

What Campus René Cassin does

Campus René Cassin is a multi-school educational campus located in Lyon's 9th arrondissement, France, operated by GIE UPI Lyon (a Groupement d'Intérêt Économique / economic interest group) since its establishment in 2004. The campus aggregates 24 partner schools across 13 professional fields and serves approximately 6,000 learners annually across 22,500 m² of shared infrastructure spread across two buildings. Its core offering is shared educational infrastructure and student life services — including a 420 m² library (Le HUB), reprography services, IT support, sports facilities, dining, and a coworking space (Place des Incubateurs) — which individual schools consume on a cost-sharing basis. The campus generates revenue through tuition and educational services via its partner schools, space rental for external events (up to 300 attendees), and reprography/printing services, while operating the Starthep student entrepreneurship incubator (founded 2014) as a free community program that has produced 65 companies across 183 projects.

The technology layer is standard educational IT: video-conferencing-enabled classrooms, interactive screens, Mac/PC computer labs, PaperCut-based printing management, and personalized WiFi access — with no proprietary platform or AI/ML components. The campus ecosystem is extended through strategic partnerships with French Tech Saint-Étienne Lyon, Ronalpia (ESS incubator), Why Not Factory (IGENSIA Education), and Accélérateur de projets IDRAC for entrepreneurship, plus Mission Locale de Lyon and APEC for employment/apprenticeship pathways. GTM is primarily community-led: direct enrollment through partner schools, social media presence (Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube), and event-based recruitment including career forums, school fairs, and Erasmus programs. The operational model is notably lean, with only 35 staff members supporting the full campus and a 20-year track record of community-building across 8,000+ cumulative students.

Name

Campus René Cassin

Legal name

GIE UPI Lyon

Website

https://campus-renecassin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Campus René Cassin is a multi-school educational campus in Lyon, France, operated by GIE UPI Lyon since 2004, hosting 24 partner schools across 13 professional fields, serving 6,000 learners annually with shared infrastructure, student services, and the Starthep entrepreneurship incubator.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Vocational Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Campus Events, Programming & Student Engagement (EDALAHAC)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Vocational training programs
• Student entrepreneurship incubation
• Campus facility rentals
• Educational coworking spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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. Educational Services: Revenue from tuition and educational programs offered through 24 partner schools across 13 professional fields, serving approximately 6,000 students annually.
2. Space Rental: Rental of campus spaces for events, conferences, and meetings. Campus facilities can accommodate up to 300 people with various equipped rooms suitable for different needs.
3. Reprography and Printing Services: Printing, photocopying, scanning, and binding services for students and external clients at preferential student rates. Students receive 10€ of free credits upon enrollment.
4. Incubator Program: Free incubation program for student and alumni entrepreneurs offering mentoring, coworking space access, workshops, and networking with ecosystem partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Campus René Cassin is a multi-school educational campus in Lyon, France, that hosts 24 partner schools across 13 professional fields and serves approximately 6,000 learners annually. The campus operates two buildings totaling 22,500 m² and delivers a unified student experience including higher education and vocational training infrastructure, alongside on-site student services such as a library, reprography, IT support, dining, sports, coworking space, and event venue rental.

Product overview

Campus René Cassin is a multi-school educational campus in Lyon operating since 2004, offering a unified platform of 24 schools across 13 professional fields serving 6,000 learners. The campus ecosystem includes core educational services supplemented by support services: Starthep Incubator for entrepreneurship, Le HUB library resource center, Imprimerie reprography services, IT services, sports facilities, and space rental. The 180 m² coworking space (Place des Incubateurs) connects incubators including Starthep and Ronalpia, creating an integrated environment for education, innovation, and student life.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Starthep: Student entrepreneurship incubator offering 12-month accompaniment program for business project development.

Products and services

• Starthep Incubator A 12-month customized acceleration program for students and alumni of the campus, providing mentoring, coworking space access, workshops, and networking with ecosystem partners to develop entrepreneurial projects. Over 12 years, Starthep has supported 183 projects across 21 cohorts and helped create 65 companies.
• Le HUB Library

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• French Tech Saint-Étienne LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Starthep incubator provides entrepreneurs access to the French Tech network, offering connections to the broader French tech ecosystem, resources, and regional support for startup development.
• RonalpiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial economy incubator housed in the Place des Incubateurs coworking space. Created by Campus alumni, Ronalpia supports entrepreneurs in the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) sector.
• Why Not Factory (Groupe IGENSIA Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntrepreneurship program from Campus schools operating within the Place des Incubateurs, contributing to the startup ecosystem and cross-school collaboration.
• Accélérateur de projets IDRACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntrepreneurial acceleration program from IDRAC business school integrated into the Place des Incubateurs coworking community.
• Happy ToqueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in student solidarity village events, providing student discounts and benefits to combat student poverty.
• CROUS LyonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in student solidarity initiatives including student plan village. CROUS provides financial support for campus sports facility improvements.
• AFEV Grand LyonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent solidarity partner participating in bons plans village to support student welfare and combat precarity.
• Radiance MutuelleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner supporting Les Négociales 2025 commercial negotiation competition hosted on campus.
• Quiz RoomminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEntertainment partner for Les Négociales competition, providing activity prizes for winners.
• APECminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner hosting employment conferences at campus to help students prepare for job market, covering topics like social media profiles and first job strategies.
• Mission Locale de LyoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHosting the 'Cultive ton alternance' forum organized by Mission Locale, bringing 50+ companies and 200 apprenticeship offers to campus.
• GETH Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for HEJ (Handicap-Emploi-Jeunes) event in framework of European Week for Professional Integration of Disabled Persons (SEEPH 2023).
• Alter ActionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent solidarity partner in bons plans village supporting student welfare initiatives.
• Freevelo Grand LyonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCycling partner for student mobility and sustainable transportation initiatives on campus.
• Un Sourire InattenduminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSolidarity partner for student bons plans village, supporting student welfare.
• Croix-Rouge FrançaiseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHumanitarian partner participating in student solidarity village to combat student precarity.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Université de Lyon (ComUE): Université de Lyon is a consortium (ComUE) coordinating multiple higher education and research institutions in the Lyon metropolitan area, providing shared services and a unified campus platform. It is the most direct institutional peer in the same geography and operates a comparable multi-school governance model.
• Euratechnologies: Euratechnologies is a large tech and innovation campus in Lille hosting startups, corporates, training programs, and an incubator across a single physical footprint. It shares with Campus René Cassin the multi-tenant campus-with-incubator model and the focus on education-to-employment pathways for regional talent.
• Station F: Station F is the world's largest startup campus in Paris, combining coworking, incubation, and a multi-tenant community of entrepreneurs and programs. Like Campus René Cassin, it operates a campus model that aggregates multiple programs (incubators, schools, corporate labs) under shared facilities and services, generating ecosystem network effects.

Broad incumbents

• Groupe IGENSIA Education: Groupe IGENSIA Education is a major French private higher education group whose subsidiary (Why Not Factory, IDRAC) already operates an entrepreneurship program inside Campus René Cassin's Place des Incubateurs. As a broader incumbent, it offers comparable professional education programs (business, marketing) across a national footprint, and could plausibly consolidate independent schools off the Campus.

Peers

• Galileo Global Education:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CampusReneCassin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/campus-rene-cassin
• Instagraminstagram.com/campus_rene_cassin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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