Faculté des sciences et technologies - Université de Lille

What Faculté des sciences et technologies - Université de Lille does

The Faculté des sciences et technologies (FST) is a constituent faculty of Université de Lille, a French public scientific, cultural and professional establishment (EPSCP) created on 1 January 2018 through the merger of the former Lille 1, Lille 2, and Lille 3 universities. FST operates from the Cité scientifique campus in Villeneuve d'Ascq and a secondary marine research site at the Station Marine de Wimereux (established 1874), serving approximately 9,200 students through 10 training departments covering biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, electronics/energy/automation, mechanics, and earth sciences, supported by 592 teaching-research personnel, 454 administrative and technical staff, and 31 affiliated research structures. The faculty delivers undergraduate (Licence, Deust), graduate (Master), and doctoral programs in traditional, apprenticeship, and international (Erasmus Mundus, double-degree) formats, and operates continuing education for working professionals.

FST's underlying technology stack consists of standard university digital infrastructure — Typo3 CMS for the faculty website, Moodle learning management system, CAS single sign-on, ENT digital workspace, Zimbra webmail, and the Lilliad digital library — with RGAA 3.0 accessibility compliance. The faculty's revenue is generated through three principal streams: state subsidies from the French Ministry of Higher Education and regional CPER research contracts, regulated national tuition fees including the CVEC student contribution (~€103 in 2024-2025), and continuing education and apprenticeship contracts with employers. Go-to-market relies on event-driven student recruitment (open days, student fairs, forums), community-led scientific mediation (Bar des sciences et technologies, Faites de la science competition, Fourmis éclairées), and direct-to-consumer enrollment through the Parcoursup, monmaster.gouv.fr, and e-candidat national platforms.

Name

Faculté des sciences et technologies - Université de Lille

Legal name

Université de Lille

Website

https://sciences-technologies.univ-lille.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Faculté des sciences et technologies is a public French university faculty within Université de Lille, delivering undergraduate through doctoral programs in sciences and technologies to 9,200 students across 10 departments and 31 research structures, with funding from the French state, regulated tuition, and employer apprenticeship contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Sciences and Technologies)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities (EDAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA), Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI), Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus (EDAHAEAL), Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Science and technology education
• University research programs
• STEM degree programs
• Continuing professional education

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public higher education funding: As a constituent faculty of Université de Lille, a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment (EPCSCP), the FST is primarily funded through French state subsidies and public research contracts including the Contrat plan État-Région (CPER).
2. Student tuition and fees: Students pay annual tuition fees (CVEC - Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus, approximately €103 for 2024-2025) and registration fees as set by the French Ministry of Higher Education.
3. Continuing education and apprenticeship contracts: The faculty generates revenue through professional continuing education programs and apprenticeship contracts with employers, as evidenced by the dedicated 'Formation continue et alternance' department.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Faculté des sciences et technologies is a public higher education faculty that delivers Licence, Deust, Licence professionnelle, Master and Doctorat degree programs across 10 training departments covering biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, electronics/energy/automation, mechanics, earth sciences and marine sciences, supported by 31 affiliated research structures. It also runs apprenticeship and continuing education programs, scientific mediation outreach for schools, and international mobility arrangements.

Product overview

The Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Lille operates as a comprehensive higher education institution organized into 10 training departments (Biology/Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Electronics/Energy/Automation, Mechanics, Earth Sciences, and the Wimereux Marine Station) offering undergraduate (Licence), professional (Deust, Licence professionnelle), and graduate (Master) degree programs. The faculty provides scientific mediation outreach services, continuing education options, and organizes interdisciplinary events like the annual Hackathon. Programs are available in traditional, apprenticeship, and international formats, with research activities supported by 31 research structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation en Biologie (Sciences de la vie) Undergraduate and graduate programs in life sciences covering biology, biotechnology, and related disciplines, offered by FST to students pursuing scientific careers.
• Formation en Chimie Chemistry degree programs at undergraduate and graduate levels, training students in chemical sciences within FST's chemistry department.
• Formation en Physique Physics degree programs including fundamental physics and applied physics tracks at FST.
• Formation en Mathématiques Mathematics degree programs including pure and applied mathematics options at FST.
• Formation en Informatique

Quantifiable outcome

• 21.7% energy savings achieved through behavioral and operational changes in university buildings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erasmus Mundus ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe faculty participates in the Erasmus Mundus program for international student exchanges and joint degree programs, providing mobility opportunities for students across European universities.
• Convention Handicap Université Entreprise (CHUE) partnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversité de Lille is a member of the Convention Handicap Université Entreprise (CHUE), a multi-partner convention including 9 companies (Atac, Auchan, Bayer, Bonduelle, Capgemini, Cyrillus-Vertbaudet Group, Happychic, Manpower, Promod, and Société Worldline/Atos) committed to supporting students with disabilities in their educational and professional integration.
• Réseau PépiteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe faculty collaborates with the Pépite network for student entrepreneurship support, linking with the Hackathon and startup creation initiatives within the university's innovation and incubation ecosystem.
• CRIStAL LaboratorycoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille (CRIStAL) is a major research laboratory affiliated with the FST, producing research outcomes including the CNRS Médaille de cristal awarded to Philippe Dubois.
• UCCS (Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe UCCS laboratory, where Professor Olivier Lafon (Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite) leads the RM2I team and managed the installation of France's unique 1.2 GHz NMR spectrometer.
• Université de Lille - Other ComposantescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FST collaborates with other faculties and schools of Université de Lille (FASEST, FHUMA, PSYSEF, IUT, Polytech Lille, ESJ Lille, Sciences Po Lille, etc.) on shared student recruitment events, joint surveys on student life conditions, and coordinated institutional representation at orientation fairs.
• Académie de Lille - Secondary SchoolsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe faculty organizes outreach programs including the 'Faites de la science' competition and 'Mini-conférences des petits scientifiques' in partnership with middle and high schools across the Lille Academy (Académie de Lille) district.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Centrale Lille: Lille-based engineering school (member of the Centrale group) offering comparable engineering programs in EEA, mechanics, computer science and applied mathematics — a directly competing regional engineering higher-education peer.
• Polytech Lille: Engineering school within Université de Lille that shares the same parent institution and competes for the same engineering-track students in electronics, mechanics and computer science — a directly comparable internal peer.

Regional players

• TU Delft: Major European technical university offering comprehensive STEM programs (biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, mechanical/electrical engineering) with significant research output — an international technical-university peer for benchmarking research and education scale.
• KU Leuven: Large European public research university with strong science & technology faculties, Erasmus Mundus partner profile and major research lab network — comparable international peer in the broader European public-research-university category.

Broad incumbents

• Aix-Marseille Université: Large French public multidisciplinary research university with significant science and technology faculties and multiple research labs — comparable to Lille FST in scale and structure as a merged French research university.
• Université Paris-Saclay: Large French public research university formed by merger of several grandes écoles and universities, offering broad STEM programs (biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, engineering) with large research structures — a comparable French public higher-education peer.
• Université Grenoble Alpes: Major French public research university with strong STEM faculties (physics, mathematics, computer science, engineering) and large research laboratory network — closely comparable to Lille FST in public-university STEM scope.
• Université de Strasbourg: Major French public research university offering Licence/Master/Doctorat programs across sciences and engineering with significant research structures — directly comparable to Lille FST as a regional French research university.
• Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1: French public science-focused university (Lyon 1) with broad STEM faculties (biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, EEA, mechanics) and major research labs — the closest structural analog to FST Lille as a science-anchored public university component.
• Sorbonne Université: Major Paris-based public research university formed from the merger of UPMC and Paris-Sorbonne, with large STEM faculties (science & engineering) and extensive research laboratory networks — a direct French public-university peer in the sciences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fst_univlille
• Facebookfacebook.com/fst.univlille
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculte-des-sciences-et-technologies-ulille
• Instagraminstagram.com/fst_ulille

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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