SOIE Lyon 1

What SOIE Lyon 1 does

SOIE Lyon 1 (Service d'Orientation et d'Insertion professionnelle des Étudiants) is the orientation and professional integration service unit of Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, a French public university. It serves the university's full student population across both Health Sciences (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Maieutics) and Sciences & Technologies faculties, as well as prospective students, doctoral candidates, recent graduates, and students with disabilities. The service is publicly funded and free to users, with no revenue generated from student-facing activities.

The service operates through three primary distribution channels: a JobTeaser-powered Career Center Lyon 1 platform for appointment scheduling and job/internship postings, in-person walk-in consultations at the Doua campus and by-appointment sessions at the Rockefeller campus, and an Espace Conseil physical documentation space. It is organized into four operational poles — CONTINUUM BAC-3/BAC+3, INSERTION, ORIENTATION-REUSSITE, and ENSEIGNEMENT — providing individual consultations, thematic workshops, professional networking events, mentoring programs, and guidance on national platforms such as Parcoursup and Mon Master. Specialized orientation support is provided for PASS (health sciences reorientation) and doctoral candidates.

As a non-commercial public service entity, SOIE does not operate a revenue model. Its funding flows from the university budget and French government allocations. Marketing and outreach are conducted through organic social channels (Instagram @soielyon1, LinkedIn), the soie.univ-lyon1.fr website, email communications, and participation in regional education fairs (Studyrama, Mondial des Métiers Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). The service maintains partnerships with JobTeaser (technology integration), ONISEP (national orientation resources), Studyrama, and Région AURA.

Name

SOIE Lyon 1

Legal name

Service d'Orientation et d'Insertion professionnelle des Étudiants (SOIE)

Website

https://soie.univ-lyon1.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOIE Lyon 1 is the publicly funded orientation and professional integration service of Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, providing free career guidance, internships/job search support, and reorientation advice to all students of the university across Health Sciences and Sciences & Technologies faculties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Career Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

College & Career Transition Services (Bridge Programs, Dual Enrollment Pathways) (EDAAABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pre-Arrival Orientation & Onboarding Services (EDAIAKAA), Diagnostic Assessment, Placement & Progress Testing (ASE) (EDAAABAE)

Keywords

• Student career services
• Professional insertion
• Career counseling
• Academic advising
• Graduate employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public University Service: SOIE is a free public service funded by Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and the French government. No revenue is generated from student services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SOIE Lyon 1 is the career orientation and professional insertion service of Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. It supports students and graduates through individual counseling, workshops, job-search resources, and connections to employers and internship opportunities. All services are provided free of charge as part of the public university's student support mission.

Product overview

SOIE Lyon 1 is the Orientation and Professional Integration Service of Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, providing a unified student support service rather than a commercial product. The service portfolio includes Career Center Lyon 1 (an appointment scheduling platform), an Espace Conseil (physical documentation space), and various guidance programs for orientation, reorientation, and professional integration. Services are delivered through walk-in consultations, scheduled individual appointments, thematic workshops, and career-related events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual career counseling One-to-one appointments where a SOIE advisor helps a student clarify their professional project, review CVs and cover letters, prepare for interviews, and define next steps for internships or first employment. Targeted at any current or recently-graduated Lyon 1 student.
• Group workshops and themed events Themed group sessions covering CV writing, interview preparation, LinkedIn profile building, networking, and using social-media tools for job search. Delivered on campus and open to all Lyon 1 students.
• Internship and job offer board Curated listing of internship, apprenticeship, and first-job opportunities sourced from partner employers and made available to Lyon 1 students via the SOIE website.
• Professional insertion follow-up and surveys Post-graduation tracking of former students' employment outcomes, feeding into the university's insertion statistics and helping advisors tailor support to the realities of the regional job market.
• Employer connection and partnership events Forums, recruitment days, and company-meets-student events organized in collaboration with regional employers, alumni, and program directors to expose Lyon 1 students to concrete career paths.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• JobTeaser (Career Center Lyon 1)coreTechnology or IntegrationJobTeaser platform serves as the career center infrastructure for appointment scheduling and job/internship postings. Students create accounts and book consultations through this platform.
• Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1coreOthersSOIE is a service department of the university, fully funded and operated as part of the institution's student support services.
• ONISEPsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational orientation information service providing educational resources and hosting chats/webinars that SOIE directs students to for Parcoursup and orientation guidance.
• Mon MastersupportingTechnology or IntegrationNational platform for master's applications that SOIE guides students through, providing support and information about the application process.
• ParcoursupsupportingTechnology or IntegrationNational platform for post-baccalaureate applications. SOIE provides comprehensive support including guides, workshops, and individual consultations for students using this platform.
• StudyramasupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization hosting the Salon des Etudes Superieures where SOIE participates to provide orientation information to prospective students.
• Région AURAsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional council organizing the Mondial des Métiers exhibition where SOIE participates to engage with students about career orientations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Apec: Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres runs the French executive employment agency providing career guidance, CV review, and job-matching services similar to SOIE's insertion pole, but operating nationally and focused on cadres rather than students.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network used by SOIE (linkedin.com/company/soielyon1) for outreach; provides job search, networking, and career content directly to students and graduates — a broad substitute for some of SOIE's insertion services.
• France Travail (Pôle Emploi): France's national employment agency offers job-search support, professional insertion services, and career counseling that broadly overlap with SOIE's INSERTION pole for graduates transitioning to employment.

Direct peers

• ONISEP: France's national orientation information service; a strategic partner of SOIE that performs orientation, study-path documentation, and Parcoursup guidance at national scale — overlapping directly with SOIE's orientation mandate.
• JobTeaser: JobTeaser powers the Career Center Lyon 1 platform used by SOIE and provides the same career-center, job-board, and appointment-booking functionality to hundreds of European universities — the closest functional equivalent to SOIE's career services.

Emerging players

• Welcome to the Jungle: French career-content and job-matching platform targeting young graduates and students; competes for the same audience SOIE serves with company profiles, employer branding, and job listings, complementing rather than replacing SOIE's orientation mandate.

Others

• Studyrama: Organizer of the Salon des Études Supérieures where SOIE participates; Studyrama operates education fairs and orientation content for prospective students that mirrors SOIE's lycée-to-university transition work.

Regional players

• Centre d'Information et de Documentation Jeunesse (CIDJ): French national network of youth information centers providing orientation, training-path documentation, and insertion services to young people — comparable in mission to SOIE but operating outside the university context.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/UnivLyon1
• Facebookfacebook.com/UnivLyon1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/service-d-orientation-et-d-insertion-professionnelle-des-%C3%A9tudiants
• Instagraminstagram.com/soielyon1

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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