INSPÉ - Université de Franche-Comté

What INSPÉ - Université de Franche-Comté does

INSPÉ – Université Marie et Louis Pasteur is a French public higher-education institute dedicated to initial and continuing teacher training, operating as an institutional component of Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (formerly Université de Franche-Comté). The institute delivers 15 degree programs spanning Licence Professorat des Écoles, Master M2E tracks for primary and secondary teaching, Master M2E Encadrement Éducatif for Principal Education Counselors (CPE), and the Master MEEF Pratiques & Ingénierie de la Formation (PIF) for continuing professional development. Programs are delivered across four campus sites in Besançon (headquarters), Belfort, Lons-le-Saunier, and Vesoul, serving approximately 886 students and trainees with 107 teaching and administrative staff.

The institute's core pedagogical infrastructure includes the Classe Laboratoire, a research and pedagogical innovation space operated in partnership with SUP-FC (Service Universitaire de Pédagogie de Franche-Comté), as well as a Matériel de prêt equipment-lending service and a specialized BU Éducation library. INSPÉ is funded through French Ministry of Higher Education and Research budgets and nationally regulated tuition fees, holding the exclusive regional mandate for French national teacher certification (concours de recrutement) in Franche-Comté.

The institute maintains supporting institutional partnerships with CANOPE (educational resources), CASDEN (civil-service banking), GMF and MAIF (insurance), and MGEN Groupe Vyv (health insurance), and engages in enrollment outreach through webinars, integration days, and a multi-platform social media presence. Student acquisition flows through the Université Marie et Louis Pasteur registration platform, with no commercial sales motion or external pricing model identified.

Name

INSPÉ - Université de Franche-Comté

Legal name

INSPÉ - Université Marie et Louis Pasteur

Website

https://inspe.univ-fcomte.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

INSPÉ – Université Marie et Louis Pasteur is a French public teacher-training institute offering Licence and Master M2E/MEEF degree programs across four campuses in Franche-Comté, serving approximately 886 pre-service and in-service teachers under a state-conferred regulatory mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Teacher Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes (EDAHAFAM)

Keywords

• Teacher education programs
• Initial teacher training
• Continuing professional development
• Higher education degrees
• Educational research infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Besançon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: INSPÉ operates as a public institute of the Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, funded through French government higher education budgets and student tuition fees regulated by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

INSPÉ is a public French teacher-training institute that delivers Licence and Master M2E/MEEF degree programs preparing students for French national teaching certifications (Professeur des Écoles, Professorat du Second Degré, Conseiller Principal d'Éducation) and training engineering (PIF). It also operates pedagogical innovation infrastructure, including a Classe Laboratoire co-managed with SUP-FC and an equipment-lending service, and serves approximately 886 students across four campuses in the Franche-Comté region.

Product overview

INSPÉ – Université Marie et Louis Pasteur is a teacher training institute offering a unified portfolio of undergraduate and master's degree programs (Licence and Master M2E/MEEF) that prepare students for careers in French public education as elementary teachers, secondary teachers, and Principal Education Counselors. The institution also provides specialized pedagogical services including a laboratory classroom for educational innovation and equipment lending. Programs are delivered across four sites in Besançon, Belfort, Lons-le-Saunier, and Vesoul, serving approximately 886 students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licence Professorat des Écoles Undergraduate degree program providing initial training for future elementary school teachers (Professeurs des Écoles), combining pedagogical theory and subject-matter preparation.
• Master M2E Professorat des Écoles Master's-level degree program preparing students for elementary-school teaching certification (Professeurs des Écoles) through academic didactics and professional training, including school practicums.
• Master M2E Professorat du Second Degré Master's-level degree program preparing students for middle-school and high-school teaching certification across various subject disciplines, covering didactics and professional practice.
• Master M2E Conseiller Principal d'Éducation (CPE) Master's-level degree program training students to become Principal Education Counselors (Conseiller Principal d'Éducation / CPE) responsible for student life, school discipline, and educational governance.
• Master MEEF Pratiques & Ingénierie de la Formation (PIF) Master's-level program focused on training-engineering and design practices for educational and professional-development contexts, primarily serving practicing teachers seeking continuing professional development.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• CANOPEsupportingOthersCANOPE is a French educational resource network. Logo displayed on INSPÉ website indicating institutional partnership for educational materials and resources.
• CASDENsupportingOthersCASDEN is the French national bank for civil servants. Partnership supports financial services for students and staff.
• GMFsupportingOthersGMF is a French insurance company. Partnership provides insurance services for students and institutional needs.
• MAIFsupportingOthersMAIF is a French insurance mutual. Partnership provides insurance coverage options for students and staff.
• MGEN Groupe VyvsupportingOthersMGEN Groupe Vyv is a French health insurance organization for education sector workers. Partnership provides health insurance options for students.
• SUP-FCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSUP-FC (Service Universitaire de Pédagogie de Franche-Comté) partners with INSPÉ to operate the laboratory classroom initiative, combining pedagogical research with innovation support for teachers across the region.
• Université Marie et Louis PasteurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINSPÉ is an institutional component of Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (Université de Franche-Comté), operating under its governance and academic framework.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• INSPE de l'Académie de Toulouse: Teacher training institute serving the Toulouse academic region, with a comparable multi-site delivery model and the same French national teacher training mandate. Operates as a regional peer under identical regulatory and competitive dynamics.
• INSPE de l'Académie de Paris: Teacher training institute serving the Paris academic region, offering MEEF Licence/Master programmes aligned with the same French national teacher recruitment concours. Closest functional analogue to INSPÉ Franche-Comté at significantly larger scale.
• INSPE de l'Académie de Bordeaux: Bordeaux-region INSPE offering parallel teacher preparation programmes with similar multi-site regional structure. Directly comparable as a mid-size French regional teacher training institute competing for the same national student pipeline.
• INSPE de l'Académie de Lille: Lille-region teacher training institute delivering the same MEEF/M2E programme mix under the same national regulatory framework. Functions as a regional peer with comparable scale and competitive positioning to INSPÉ Franche-Comté.
• INSPE de l'Académie de Lyon: Teacher training institute for the Lyon academic region, hosted by Université Lumière Lyon 2, delivering parallel Licence/MEEF programmes. Directly comparable in mission, regulatory framework and programme structure to INSPÉ Franche-Comté.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubemediacenter.univ-fcomte.fr/channels/inspe_83686
• Facebookfacebook.com/ESPE-Universit%C3%A9-de-Franche-Comt%C3%A9-499862330174962/?fref=ts
• Instagraminstagram.com/inspe_franche_comte/?__d=1%2F
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/insp%C3%A9---universit%C3%A9-de-franche-comt%C3%A9

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Investors

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