IUT B Tourcoing

What IUT B Tourcoing does

IUT de Lille is a public French university technology institute (Institut Universitaire de Technologie) and a composante of Université de Lille, founded in 1966 as part of the national IUT network. It delivers vocationally-oriented higher education through Bachelor Universitaire de Technologie (BUT) three-year programs, professional licenses (Licence Professionnelle), and select Master's degrees across 13 academic departments spanning data science, biological engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, chemistry, physical measurements, mechanical engineering, business administration, legal careers, marketing, logistics, social careers, and information-communication. The institution operates three physical campuses in the Lille metropolitan area — Villeneuve d'Ascq (the main campus), Roubaix, and Tourcoing — serving approximately 4,000 students and supporting over 800 apprenticeship/alternance contracts with regional and national employers.

The institution's core technology is a multi-disciplinary pedagogical platform combining theoretical coursework, 600+ hours of tutored projects, 22–26 weeks of internships, and apprenticeship pathways, supported by specialized equipment including semi-industrial food technology halls, sensory analysis laboratories, physics measurement labs, and professional kitchens. Research-active faculty (e.g., 8 patents in optical fiber technology held by one professor) and partnerships with Insee, Enedis, SNCF, and major consultancies (Sopra Steria, CGI) provide students with real-world datasets and professional engagement. The Tourcoing site specifically hosts the Carrières Sociales, Information-Communication, and Management de la Logistique et des Transports departments, including the nationally distinctive Licence professionnelle Librairie program run in apprenticeship format.

As an établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel, IUT de Lille is funded primarily through French Ministry of Higher Education and Research allocations, supplemented by nationally-regulated student tuition fees and the CVEC contribution (€103 for 2024–2025). Its go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the national Parcoursup platform (BUT1), Ecandidat (BUT2/3 and continuing education), open-house events (3,600 registered attendees at January 2026 event), the Salon de l'Étudiant fair (40,000+ visitors), and apprenticeship contracts with regional employers. Customer segments split between prospective Baccalauréat holders, apprenticeship candidates, and industry partners seeking talent pipelines.

Name

IUT B Tourcoing

Legal name

Université de Lille

Website

https://iut.univ-lille.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IUT de Lille is a public French university technology institute operating across three Lille-area campuses (Villeneuve d'Ascq, Roubaix, Tourcoing), serving 4,000 students through 13 departments offering three-year BUT degrees, professional licenses, and Master's programs, with 800+ apprenticeship contracts and direct employer engagement across regional industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve d'Ascq

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: IUT de Lille operates as a public higher education institution (Etablissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel) funded primarily through government allocations from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, supplemented by student tuition fees and registration rights.
2. Student Tuition and Registration Fees: Students pay annual tuition fees and the Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) of €103. Administrative registration fees apply according to national regulations for public universities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

IUT B Tourcoing is the Tourcoing campus of IUT de Lille, a public French Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT). It delivers three-year Bachelor Universitaire de Technologie (BUT) degrees and one-year professional licences (Licence Professionnelle) in three departments: Carrières Sociales, Information-Communication, and Management de la Logistique et des Transports. Programs combine academic coursework, tutored projects, internships, and apprenticeship (alternance) tracks leading to nationally recognized diplomas.

Product overview

IUT de Lille is a pluridisciplinary university technology institute offering higher education programs across three campuses (Villeneuve d'Ascq, Roubaix, and Tourcoing). The institution's product portfolio consists of Bachelor Universitaire de Technologie (BUT) programs across 13 departments, professional licenses, and master's degrees. At the Tourcoing site specifically, programs include BUT Carrières Sociales (with specializations in Education spécialisée, Villes et territoires durables, and Animation sociale), BUT Information Communication (covering Communication des organisations and Métiers du livre), and BUT Management de la Logistique et des Transports. The portfolio follows a unified three-year BUT structure with professional specialization pathways, complemented by one-year professional license programs and continuing education options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IUT de Lille - Site de Villeneuve d'Ascq: Main campus hosting GB, GEII, Informatique, MP, Chimie, GMP, GEA departments
• IUT de Lille - Site de Roubaix
• IUT de Lille - Site de Tourcoing

Products and services

• BUT Management de la Logistique et des Transports (MLT) Three-year Bachelor Universitaire de Technologie program training professionals in logistics and transport management, offered at the Tourcoing site with pathways in mobility and sustainable supply chain management.
• BUT Carrières Sociales (CS) Three-year BUT program at the Tourcoing site with three specializations: Education spécialisée, Villes et territoires durables, and Animation sociale et socio-culturelle.
• BUT Information Communication - Parcours Communication des organisations Three-year BUT program at the Tourcoing site training students in organizational communication, covering campaigns, media, social networks, web, crisis management, events and public relations.
• BUT Information Communication - Parcours Métiers du livre et du patrimoine Three-year BUT program at the Tourcoing site covering book publishing, distribution, bookstore management and cultural heritage, featuring a student-run publishing house (Méli Mélo).
• Licence professionnelle Librairie One-year professional degree in bookstore management offered exclusively as an apprenticeship program at the Tourcoing site, covering retail operations, communication, and entrepreneurship.
• Licence professionnelle Métiers du livre: édition et commerce du livre - Parcours Librairie Professional degree program preparing students for bookstore management careers through apprenticeship, with partnerships including Furet du Nord and the Libr'aire association of independent bookstores.

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2025Double-degree partnership allowing BUT Science des données students to earn the 'baccalauréat en science de la donnée et intelligence d'affaires' from UQAC during their BUT3 year. Serge Couture represented UQAC for program presentation.
• Insee (Institut national de la statistique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual Data Challenge national competition for BUT SD students with thematic datasets. Insee professionals also conduct seminars for BUT1 and BUT2 students on statistics and public data usage. Partnership supports student skills development and statistical awareness.
• EnediscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEnergy company partner for Data Visualization Challenge and sponsor for Xperium innovation competition. Provides real-world datasets and professional engagement with students. Also provides financial support for student events and prizes.
• Libr'aire (Association des librairies indépendants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of independent bookstores partners with LP Librairie program to provide apprenticeship placements, professional teaching, and participation in literary events. Supports student professionalization in independent bookstore sector.
• Furet du NordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French bookstore chain partners with LP Librairie program for student apprenticeship placements and professional training.
• L'Olivier AssuranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance company participating in job datings for BUT3 alternant recruitment in March 2026.
• SNCFminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational railway company participating in job datings for BUT2 alternant recruitment in March 2026.
• Swiss LifeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance group participating in job datings for BUT2 and BUT3 alternant recruitment in March-April 2026.
• Ville de LilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Lille participated in Stage Dating 2026 event for student internship opportunities.
• ConcilianminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompany participating in Stage Dating 2026 for student internship recruitment.
• Talenz ComexpertminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompany participating in Stage Dating 2026 for student internship recruitment.
• Davidson consultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsulting firm providing professional seminar speaker Thomas Demametz (Consultant Data Engineer) for Data Engineering seminar.
• Sopra SteriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT consulting group providing professional seminar speaker Céline Habare (Cheffe de projet adjointe et conceptrice data) for Data Engineering seminar.
• OneytrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany providing Lead Data Engineer Camille Daboul as seminar speaker for Data Engineering professional seminar.
• Groupe M6minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia group providing Lead Data Engineer Samuel Boisgontier as seminar speaker for Data Engineering professional seminar.
• Université de LorraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity providing Maître de conférences Sabeur Aridhi as seminar speaker for Data Science professional seminar.
• SQLIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital services company providing Expert Data & IA Marouan Ghannam as seminar speaker for Data Science professional seminar.
• Mondial RelayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogistics company providing Data scientist Julien Renault as seminar speaker for Data Science professional seminar.
• RoquetteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIngredient manufacturing company providing Data scientist Arthur Telders as seminar speaker for Data Science professional seminar.
• Town DataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreelance data governance consultancy providing Joly Towanou as seminar speaker for Data Gouvernance professional seminar.
• CGIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT services company providing Analyst Supply Chain Zakaria Achour as seminar speaker for Data Gouvernance professional seminar.
• BLOCKAPTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany providing Data Science Engineer Stephane Yerna as seminar speaker for Data seminar.
• Université de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIUT de Lille is a composante of Université de Lille, benefiting from institutional framework, shared services, and integration with 14 other faculties and schools. Director of Publication: Monsieur Régis Bordet, Président de l'Université de Lille.
• Centre de Ressources Informatiques (CRI) - Université de LillecoreTechnology or IntegrationUniversity IT center provides website hosting and infrastructure services for iut.univ-lille.fr.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Université de Lille: Parent Université de Lille: IUT de Lille operates as a composante under Université de Lille, sharing services, research labs and continuing-education pathways with the 14 other faculties and schools.

Direct peers

• IUT de Nantes: Nantes-based IUT offering BUT, Licence Professionnelle and Master programs with similar alternant/employed sector mix; comparable in scale (~4000 students) and apprenticeship intensity.
• IUT Lumière Lyon 2: Lyon-based IUT with multiple departments and campuses. Direct peer in BUT offerings, alternance contracts, and industry engagement within a major French metropolitan area, serving a similar Baccalauréat talent pool.
• IUT de Marseille: Multi-site Aix-Marseille Université IUT system covering Carrières Juridiques, Tech de Co, GEII, Informatique and other departments overlapping with IUT de Lille departments across multiple campuses.
• IUT Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier: University IUT attached to Paul Sabatier with comparable BUT offerings in Mesures Physiques, Génie Biologique, and Information-Communication; similar scale and apprenticeship infrastructure.
• IUT Bordeaux Montaigne: Regional IUT system within Université Bordeaux Montaigne offering BUT programs across Carrières Sociales, InfoCom and Information-Communication tracks that map directly to IUT de Lille Tourcoing's departments.
• IUT Paris - Rives de Seine: Large multi-campus IUT within Université Paris Cité offering the full BUT suite and alternance tracks. Comparable to IUT de Lille in departmental breadth (15+ departments), apprenticeship scale, and metropolitan market positioning.

Emerging players

• INSA Hauts-de-France: Regional engineering school offering engineering cycles that articulate with IUT de Lille BUT tracks (e.g., BUT GEII, GMP, Informatique alumni pathways), competing for Science Baccalauréat holders in Hauts-de-France.
• CNAM Hauts-de-France: Regional CNAM delivers vocational bachelor-equivalent training and alternance in data, logistics and industrial topics, partially overlapping with IUT SD, MLT and GEII pathways within Hauts-de-France.

Regional players

• Pôle Supérieur d'Enseignement Artistique de Lille (PSEA): Regional post-secondary arts/cultural institution in Lille intersecting with IUT InfoCom's Métiers du livre et du patrimoine track on cultural-heritage skills and Lille-based partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iutdelille
• Facebookfacebook.com/iutdelille
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/iut-de-lille-site-de-tourcoing
• Instagraminstagram.com/iutdelille

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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