What Uniminuto does

UNIMINUTO (Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios) is a private non-profit higher education institution headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 1990 under the Organización Minuto de Dios conglomerate. It delivers undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education programs through a hybrid model of physical campuses and virtual modalities, organized into eight regional operating units that together cover more than 70% of Colombian territory. Its differentiated distance modality, Distancia 4.0, serves over 40,000 students nationwide and is augmented by SAPIENS, a proprietary generative-AI conversational agent ecosystem that delivers personalized, Socratic-method support to learners and faculty. The institution is primarily tuition-funded, with diversified financial-aid channels routed through government programs (ICETEX), banks (Banco Pichincha, Itaú), cooperatives (Fincomercio, Cooperativa Minuto de Dios, COOMEVA), and employer-sponsored agreements (Ministerio de Defensa, Makro, Sodimac, Atento).

The institution's supporting ecosystem includes the Parque Científico de Innovación Social (PCIS) for research and social innovation, the FARO unit for knowledge appropriation, the Living Lab UNIMINUTO 360 for applied research, the Centro Editorial for academic publishing, the Centro Progresa career services center, UNIMINUTO Radio for media outreach, and the UNICORPORATIVA platform for corporate employee education. Technology infrastructure spans the Mi Campus Virtual LMS, the CONECTA service portal (MS Teams-integrated), and the UNIMINUTO Virtual fully-online platform. Go-to-market relies on a multi-channel digital presence (institutional website, Facebook, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, UNIMINUTO Radio), a student referral program, and corporate partnership agreements that provide enrollment discounts to employees of partner organizations. Quality is anchored by ISO 9001 certification (ICONTEC), QS STARS recognition, and Alta Calidad accreditation for Master's programs from the Ministry of National Education. In 2026 the institution won two Latam Digital awards — 1st place for 'AI for Social Good' (SAPIENS) and 3rd place for 'Innovation in Digital Learning' (Living Lab 360) — signaling external validation of its AI and innovation positioning.

Name

Uniminuto

Legal name

Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

Website

https://uniminuto.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

UNIMINUTO is a Colombian non-profit higher education institution operating across more than 70% of national territory through eight regional units and a fully virtual modality, serving over 40,000 distance-learning students with tuition-based degree programs augmented by an award-winning generative-AI student support platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inclusive Education (Disability, Gender Equity, Marginalized Learners) (BPADAKAI), Open Accessibility & Inclusive OER (UDL, alt formats) (EDAGAJAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Online university programs
• Distance learning
• Vocational training
• Corporate employee education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UNIMINUTO is a Colombian non-profit higher education institution delivering undergraduate (Pregrado), graduate (Posgrado - especializaciones and maestrías), and continuing education (Cursos y Diplomados) programs. Courses are delivered through in-person regional campuses, the 100%-online UNIMINUTO Virtual platform, and the technology-enhanced Distancia 4.0 modality, supported by the SAPIENS generative-AI student support ecosystem.

Product overview

UNIMINUTO (Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios) is a Colombian higher education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational products and services. The core educational offerings include undergraduate (Pregrado), graduate (Posgrado), and continuing education programs across multiple modalities including in-person, distance, and 100% online through UNIMINUTO Virtual. The institution's differentiated offerings include Distancia 4.0, a technology-enhanced distance modality serving over 40,000 students with AI-powered support through SAPIENS generative AI agents. Supporting infrastructure includes PCIS (Parque Científico de Innovación Social) for research and social innovation, FARO for knowledge appropriation, Living Lab UNIMINUTO 360 for applied innovation, Centro Progresa for career services, Centro Editorial for academic publishing, and UNIMINUTO Radio for multimedia communication. Technology platforms include CONECTA for centralized service management and Mi Campus Virtual for learning management. The institution serves students nationwide through multiple campuses and online channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UNIMINUTO Virtual: 100% online virtual education platform offering pregrados, especializaciones, and maestrías programs with national coverage
• SAPIENS
• Living Lab UNIMINUTO 360
• UNICORPORATIVA
• Centro Editorial UNIMINUTO
• Parque Científico de Innovación Social (PCIS)
• FARO
• Centro Progresa
• UNIMINUTO Radio
• Sirviendo desde la U
• Distancia 4.0

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs (Pregrado) Undergraduate higher-education degrees (Pregrado) at Técnico Profesional, Tecnológico, and Universitario levels, delivered to prospective Colombian students across in-person, distance (Distancia 4.0), and 100%-virtual (UNIMINUTO Virtual) modalities.
• Graduate Programs (Posgrado)

Quantifiable outcome

• First place in Latam Digital 2026 awards for 'Inteligencia Artificial para el Bien Social' with SAPIENS platform
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SENAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical education partnership providing vocational training pathways and collaborative educational programs
• Ministerio de DefensamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerDefense ministry partnership providing education programs for military personnel and their families
• MakrominorGTM or Marketing PartnerWholesale retailer with corporate education agreement for employee development
• SodimacminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHome improvement retailer with employee education partnership programs
• AtentominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCustomer management services company with employee education agreements

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Politécnico Grancolombiano: Major Colombian private higher education institution focused on accessible, career-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs with strong online and distance modalities. Closely comparable to UNIMINUTO in mission (mass-market access), modality mix (virtual + in-person), and target student segment (working adults and first-generation learners).
• Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina: Colombian private non-profit university with multi-city presence, distance learning programs, and a similar accessibility-focused mission. Comparable in scale, modality, and student demographics to UNIMINUTO's virtual and regional operations.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad EAFIT: Leading Colombian private university with strong emphasis on innovation, technology-enabled learning, and continuing education. Comparable to UNIMINUTO in its technology-forward approach to higher education, though positioned at the premium end of the market.
• Universidad de los Andes (Colombia): Colombia's leading private research university with expanding digital learning initiatives. Represents the high-prestige competitive benchmark; its movement into online modalities directly threatens UNIMINUTO's mid-market positioning.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey: Mexico-based private university with extensive online programs and Latin American reach. Increasingly competes for Colombian learners via online offerings and sets a regional benchmark for AI-augmented and digitally delivered higher education that UNIMINUTO's SAPIENS initiative aspires to.
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Colombia's flagship public university offering undergraduate and graduate programs nationwide. While publicly funded and prestige-tier, it competes for the same Colombian student pool and sets the quality benchmark against which UNIMINUTO's Alta Calidad-accredited programs are measured.
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Top-tier Colombian private university with national presence and growing online offerings. Competes for high-achieving Colombian students and faculty; represents the upper-quality benchmark that pressures mid-tier private peers like UNIMINUTO.

Regional players

• Universidad Sergio Arboleda: Colombian private university with national reach and a mix of in-person and distance learning. Competes for similar working-adult and undergraduate student segments, particularly in Bogotá and other major cities where UNIMINUTO operates.
• Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB): Colombian private university with strong regional presence in Santander and growing virtual programs. Overlaps with UNIMINUTO in the Santanderes region and in serving working-adult learners via distance modalities.

Emerging players

• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje): Colombian government vocational training institution that is both a UNIMINUTO partner (Convenio SENA) and a competitor for workforce-oriented learners. Comparable in mission to serve low-income and rural populations and in offering subsidized technical programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uniminutocol
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYripsaQMUFIufEMKisPTsw
• Facebookfacebook.com/uniminutocolombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corporaci-n-universitaria-minuto-de-dios
• Instagraminstagram.com/uniminutocol
• TikToktiktok.com/@uniminutocolombia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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