OSER CentraleSupélec

What OSER CentraleSupélec does

OSER CentraleSupélec (legal name: Ouverture Sociale pour l'Égalité et la Réussite) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered on the CentraleSupélec campus in Gif-sur-Yvette, Île-de-France. Founded in its current form on December 14, 2016, through the merger of the Centrale Égalité des Chances program and Supélec's PQPM social-opening initiative, OSER operates as the official social outreach arm of CentraleSupélec and is staffed by student volunteers from the school. Its mission is to promote equal access to higher education for high school students from working-class and underprivileged backgrounds, primarily through peer-led academic mentoring, cultural exposure, and immersive stays.

The organization delivers a three-pillar service portfolio: (1) Tutorat — recurring small-group tutoring sessions held every one to two weeks at partner high schools; (2) Sorties pédagogiques — organized educational outings to museums, scientific institutions, and universities in the Paris region; and (3) Stages et séjours — internships and residential stays that broaden students' horizons. In 2024, OSER launched Carnets de France, a content project in which tutors produce virtual travel guides to extend geographic exposure when in-person visits are not feasible. Programs reach 300+ high school students annually across 9 partner high schools in Île-de-France, supported by 60 volunteer tutors delivering 1,500+ tutoring hours per academic year.

OSER's business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than commercial: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, while revenue is sourced from individual donations and institutional grants from regional and departmental bodies, including the Cordée Mutualisée of Université Paris-Saclay, Académies de Versailles and Créteil, ANCT, and Ville de Paris. The association holds the Cordées de la Réussite label from the French Ministry of Education and is recognized as an association d'intérêt général, enabling tax-deductible donations. Go-to-market is community-led, with beneficiary recruitment channeled through partner high schools and direct service delivery by volunteer tutors.

Name

OSER CentraleSupélec

Legal name

Ouverture Sociale pour l'Égalité et la Réussite

Website

https://oser-cs.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OSER CentraleSupélec is a French non-profit association of student volunteers from CentraleSupélec that provides free tutoring, cultural outings, and immersive stays to 300+ underprivileged high school students annually across nine partner schools in Île-de-France, funded by donations and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Outreach Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Tutoring Services (Subject-Specific & General) (EDAJALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

After-School Academic Support Programs (Centers & Clubs) (EDAJALAM)

Keywords

• Educational tutoring programs
• Social outreach services
• Youth mentorship programs
• Equal opportunity education
• Cultural excursion programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Gif-sur-Yvette

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters who contribute financially to help the association run its programs and support high school students from underprivileged backgrounds.
2. Institutional Funding: Funding from regional and departmental organisms including the Cordée Mutualisée de l'Université Paris Saclay, Académie de Versailles, Académie de Créteil, and other institutional partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OSER CentraleSupélec delivers free peer-led tutoring, pedagogical outings, and immersive stays/camps for high school students (Seconde to Terminale) from underprivileged backgrounds in Île-de-France. The association is staffed by student volunteers from CentraleSupélec and serves 300+ lycée students annually through nine partner high schools, with 1,500+ tutoring hours dedicated in 2023-2024.

Product overview

OSER (Ouverture Sociale pour l'Égalité et la Réussite) is a non-profit association (loi 1901) affiliated with CentraleSupélec, operating a social outreach program for equal opportunities. The organization offers a three-pronged service portfolio: (1) Tutorat — regular tutoring sessions for students from 3rd grade to Terminale held every one to two weeks, where tutors and students meet in small groups; (2) Sorties pédagogiques — educational outings in Île-de-France including visits to cultural sites, science centers, and universities; and (3) Stages et séjours — immersive internship and stay programs. Additionally, the Carnets de France project creates travel notebooks to present French cities to students. The program serves over 300 high school students annually from 9 partner institutions in Île-de-France, supported by 60 volunteer tutors.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tutorat Regular tutoring sessions held every one to two weeks for students from 3rd grade to Terminale. Tutors (CentraleSupélec student volunteers) and students meet in small groups for activities that foster intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness.
• Sorties pédagogiques Educational outings organized in the Île-de-France region to expose students to culture, sciences, and the business world, including visits to cultural landmarks, museums, schools, and universities.
• Stages et séjours Internships and stays that provide students with unique experiences outside their daily lives, offering pedagogical value while fostering teamwork, respect for others, and world openness.
• Carnets de France A project where OSER tutors create travel notebooks to present French cities to tutored students, enabling virtual discovery of regions and landmarks when in-person visits are not possible.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ students supported annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Université Paris-SaclaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSER is part of the Cordée Mutualisée de l'Université Paris Saclay, a project aimed at facilitating access to higher education, including excellence programs, for young people regardless of their sociocultural background. The association's action is partly funded by this university network.
• Académie de VersaillescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional academic authority supporting the association's actions in the Versailles academy area.
• Académie de CréteilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional academic authority supporting the association's actions in the Créteil academy area.
• CentraleSupéleccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association carries the social opening action of CentraleSupélec, a Grande École d'ingénieurs. Students from the school volunteer as tutors, and the campus hosts closure events for the program.
• Partner High SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNine partner high schools in Île-de-France (Henri Matisse Montreuil, Jean Jaurès Montreuil, Charles Péguy Bobigny, Jean Jaurès Châtenay-Malabry, Parc des Loges Evry, Jean Jaurès Argenteuil) participate in the program, hosting tutoring sessions and referring students.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Institut T\u00e9l\u00e9maque: French non-profit pairing students from priority neighborhoods with mentors and supporting their educational journey through high school and into higher education. Comparable mission and beneficiary profile to OSER.
• Zup de Co: French non-profit mobilizing volunteer tutors (often students from Grandes \u00c9coles) to provide academic support to pupils in priority education networks (REP/REP+). Highly comparable peer: similar volunteer-led tutoring model, peer-to-peer delivery, and focus on educational equality.
• Frateli: French mentoring association supporting students from working-class backgrounds in higher-education orientation. Directly comparable to OSER in combining academic support with cultural exposure and long-term mentorship.
• Nos Quartiers ont des Talents (NQT): French non-profit mentoring students from priority neighborhoods for professional integration, bridging education-to-employment. Compares to OSER on equality-of-opportunity mission and mentorship-driven model, but focused on graduates rather than high schoolers.
• Article 1: French non-profit focused on educational equality through mentoring and orientation for students from priority backgrounds. Directly comparable to OSER in mission (equality of opportunity) and target population (underprivileged high school and college students), though operating at national scale.
• Chemins d'Avenirs: French non-profit supporting rural and underprivileged high school students toward higher education through mentorship and cultural exposure. Similar educational-equity mission and beneficiary type as OSER, with a geographic twist (rural rather than urban).

Emerging players

• Tous \u00e0 l'Op\u00e9ra: French initiative offering cultural outings (especially to opera houses) to underprivileged youth. Comparable to OSER's pedagogical-outings component, though narrower in scope (cultural exposure only).

Others

• Proximous Grande \u00c9cole de la M\u00e9diation: Not publicly listed as a single peer; omitted given verification uncertainty. The Cord\u00e9e Mutualis\u00e9e de l'Universit\u00e9 Paris-Saclay (of which OSER is a member) hosts comparable petites cord\u00e9es across the university but lacks a single identifiable peer entity.
• F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des Cord\u00e9es de la R\u00e9ussite: National federation coordinating the Cord\u00e9es de la R\u00e9ussite program under which OSER is labeled. Ecosystem-level peer\u2014coordinates similar Grandes-\u00c9coles-affiliated programs across France and represents the structural umbrella enabling OSER's mission.

Broad incumbents

• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large established French youth foundation offering educational support, social care, and family services nationwide. Broader incumbent operating in adjacent educational-support space for vulnerable youth, including some tutoring and orientation services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OSER_CS
• Facebookfacebook.com/OSERCentraleSupelec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oser-cs

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