Université pour Tous

What Université pour Tous does

Université Pour Tous du Tarn (UPT Tarn, formerly Université du Temps Libre du Tarn) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded on March 4, 1992 and headquartered on the INU Champollion campus in Albi, France, in the Tarn department. It delivers adult lifelong learning and cultural enrichment across eight thematic categories: arts/history/civilization, sciences/discovery, health/environment, creative expression, languages (English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Occitan, Korean, German, French as a foreign language), excursions/travel, and conferences/film screenings. The organization serves roughly 1,300-1,500 members annually through a volunteer-driven delivery model involving approximately 50 active volunteers, 130 instructors (professors and animators), and a 3-person permanent staff (President Evelyne Bertier-Delichère, Departmental Director Karine Pinel, Cultural Activities Coordinator Adeline de Lima, and Communications/Administrative Manager Iuliia Boyer). Activities are delivered in-person at multiple locations across Tarn (Albi, Castres, Carmaux, Gaillac, Labruguière, and others) and via video conference, under the association's DATADOCK and DIRRECTE training-organization credentials.

Revenue is generated through three streams: annual membership fees (€25 standard or €50 with tax-deductible receipt, valid September 1 to August 31), per-activity participation fees (with reduced rates for under-25s, job seekers, students, and RSA beneficiaries), and public subsidies from the Conseil Départemental du Tarn, Région Occitanie, Ville d'Albi, and Ville de Castres, supplemented by sponsorship from Crédit Agricole Nord Midi Pyrénées. The technology stack is light and operational rather than differentiated: an association website with online registration, a member account portal, online payment for activities and memberships, and a multi-location activity-management system. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through two permanent offices (Albi, Castres), online self-serve registration, mail-based enrollment, and community engagement across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and newsletter. The association is a member and administrator of the Association des Universités Populaires de France (AUPF), part of the European Association for Adult Education (EAEA), and since 2006 has hosted the Comité Régional des Universités Populaires en Occitanie (CRUP) in Castres; it obtained the Guid'Asso national label in 2025 for its departmental association-support service.

Name

Université pour Tous

Legal name

Université Pour Tous du Tarn

Website

https://universitepourtous81.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Université Pour Tous du Tarn is a French non-profit association delivering adult lifelong learning and cultural activities across the Tarn department, serving ~1,500 members via 130 instructors across arts, sciences, languages, and excursions, with a 2025 Guid'Asso association-support service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albi

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees required for participation in activities. Simple membership at 25€ and support membership at 50€ with tax receipt benefit
2. Activity Fees: Fees for participating in cultural activities, conferences, courses and trips. Payment at inscription, with reduced rates available for under 25s, job seekers, and second family members
3. Public Subsidies: Funding support from Conseil Départemental du Tarn, Région Occitanie, and municipal partners including Ville d'Albi and Ville de Castres

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Université Pour Tous du Tarn is a non-profit association that delivers a diverse annual cultural and educational program for adults across eight thematic areas: arts/history/civilization, sciences/discoveries, health/environment, creative communication/expression, languages, outings/travels, conferences/film/cinema, and distance learning via video conference. It also operates a Guid'Asso departmental service that supports the operational and administrative life of other associations in the Tarn department. Members pay an annual membership (25€ simple or 50€ support with tax receipt) plus activity-specific fees, and the association is registered as a permanent training organization (DIRRECTE: 73810034581).

Product overview

Université Pour Tous du Tarn operates as a single, unified cultural and educational association offering a diverse portfolio of adult learning activities organized around eight main thematic categories: Arts/humanities, Sciences, Health/environment, Creative expression, Languages, Conferences/film, Travel/tours, and Distance learning via video conference. The organization also provides Guid'Asso, a dedicated service supporting association management and volunteer development. Activities are delivered through in-person courses across multiple locations in the Tarn department (Albi, Castres, Carmaux, Gaillac, and others), supplemented by online offerings via video conference. The association functions as a continuous education provider (organisme de formation) registered with DIRRECTE since 1994.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arts, histoire et civilisation

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1300 members served annually with cultural and educational activities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Guid'AssocoreOthers · 1 January 2025National label for association support services, providing credibility and framework for association support activities
• Conseil Départemental du TarncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council providing institutional support and funding for association activities
• Région OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional authority providing funding and support for cultural and educational initiatives
• INU ChampollioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution providing campus facilities in Albi and collaborative opportunities for students and members
• Ville d'AlbicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner providing support and access to facilities for association activities in Albi
• Ville de CastrescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner providing support and access to facilities for association activities in Castres
• Université Populaire de MontaubanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional university popular network partnership for sharing resources and best practices
• Université Populaire de l'UzègeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional university popular network partnership for sharing resources and best practices
• Institut de Formation aux Métiers de la Santé (IFMS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth training institute providing facilities and collaboration opportunities
• Crédit Agricole Nord Midi PyrénéesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBanking partner providing financial support and sponsorship for association activities
• FACIT (Fédération des Associations Culturelles et Intellectuelles du Tarn)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation of cultural and intellectual associations in Tarn for network collaboration

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AFPA (Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes): France's flagship national adult vocational training agency, listed as a "formation" provider with CPF/OPCO eligibility. Represents the formal-sector, government-funded incumbent counterpart to UPT's lifelong-learning model, serving overlapping adult learners but operating at national scale with paid instructors rather than volunteers.
• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers): France's national tertiary institution for adult education and lifelong learning, with a longstanding mission aligned with UPT's popular-university heritage. Comparable in pedagogical philosophy (open access, lifelong learners, modular courses) but operates as a large public higher-education institution with degree-granting authority.
• Association des Universités Populaires de France (AUPF): National federation of Popular Universities to which UPT Tarn belongs as a member and administrator. AUPF is the overarching umbrella body representing the Université Populaire movement across France and is integrated into the European Association for Adult Education (EAEA), making it the most direct institutional counterpart for UPT at the national level.

Others

• Le Mouvement Associatif: National coordinating body for French non-profit associations and UPT's peer at the sector ecosystem level. Not a direct service competitor, but functions as the federal voice for organizations like UPT on policy, funding frameworks and Guid'Asso adjacent issues, making it a key institutional neighbor.

Direct peers

• FACIT (Fédération des Associations Culturelles et Intellectuelles du Tarn): Federation of cultural and intellectual associations in the Tarn department, explicitly listed as a partner of UPT. Aggregates similar grassroots cultural associations in the same geographic catchment, providing direct comparability on member engagement, public funding access and volunteer-driven event delivery.

Regional players

• Université Populaire de Montauban: Sister Université Populaire in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, explicitly named as a network partner of UPT Tarn. Operates the same volunteer-driven, membership-based cultural and educational model in a neighboring Occitanie department, sharing best practices and co-membership benefits.
• Université Populaire de l'Uzège: Sister Université Populaire in the Gard department, named as a regional partner. Mirrors UPT Tarn's structure and programme (cultural lectures, language and history courses, intergenerational exchange) for adults in a different part of Occitanie, providing a directly comparable operational model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universit%C3%A9-pour-tous
• Instagraminstagram.com/universitepourtous81/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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