Fundação Instituto de Administração

What Fundação Instituto de Administração does

Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA) is a private nonprofit foundation established in Brazil in 1980, operating in the executive education, applied research, and management consulting sectors. As of 2025, the institution markets itself under the rebrand "FIA Business School" and is structured around three pillars: Educação Executiva (executive education), Pesquisa (applied research), and Consultoria (consulting for public and private organizations). It runs from three São Paulo campuses (Nações Unidas in Pinheiros and two units on Avenida Paulista) and serves Brazilian working professionals, executives, undergraduate students, corporate organizations, and public sector clients.

The institution delivers a vertically integrated portfolio spanning undergraduate degrees (Administração, Economia, Relações Internacionais), graduate specializations (Pós-Graduação in presencial, semipresencial, and live EAD modalities), MBA programs (Advanced MBA, International MBAs, partnership and asynchronous MBAs), and academic graduate programs (Mestrado and Doutorado in Administration). Distribution spans in-person, hybrid, live online (EAD ao Vivo), and asynchronous (Fia Online) channels; the In Company corporate training channel plus public-and-private consulting complete the offering. All degree programs are accredited by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) under specific Portarias.

The revenue model is tuition-led and diversified across six streams: undergraduate tuition, postgraduate/MBA tuition, Mestrado/Doutorado tuition, In Company corporate training fees, consulting engagements, and extension courses. Pricing is tiered by learner type — representative MBA programs list à vista R$45,400 with installment plans up to 30 monthly payments, and a discounted corporate partner rate of R$31,780 (~30% off). Marketing is sales-led via Blog FIA, YouTube, the FIACAST podcast, public lectures, and direct WhatsApp specialist contact for course inquiries, all backed by a sales-led GTM serving both individual consumers and enterprise buyers. FIA holds a strategic partnership with Universidade de São Paulo (USP) for co-branded extension programs.

Name

Fundação Instituto de Administração

Legal name

Fundação Instituto de Administração

Website

https://us.fia.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA) is a 45-year-old Brazilian nonprofit business school operating as FIA Business School, delivering MEC-accredited undergraduate through doctoral programs, MBAs, executive education, corporate In Company training, and applied research and consulting from three São Paulo campuses to working professionals, executives, and public and private sector organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Education / Executive Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Accounting & Risk (CFA/CPA/FRM) Certifications (EDAAANAD)

Keywords

• Business education
• Executive education
• Management consulting
• Corporate training
• Business research

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition - Undergraduate Programs: Revenue from undergraduate degree programs in Administration, Economics, and International Relations.
2. Graduate and MBA Programs: Revenue from postgraduate specialization programs, MBAs including Advanced MBA and International MBAs, with various pricing tiers for individual and corporate clients.
3. Master's and Doctorate Programs: Revenue from academic graduate programs (Mestrado and Doutorado) with MEC accreditation.
4. Corporate Training (In Company): Customized corporate training programs delivered to organizations.
5. Consulting Services: Public and private sector consulting services translating academic expertise into strategic solutions.
6. Extension Programs: Extension courses including presencial, EAD, and USP-FIA partnership programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FIA is a Brazilian nonprofit business school that sells academic and executive education programs from undergraduate through doctorate, including MBAs, graduate certificates (Pós-Graduação), extension courses, and international immersions, delivered in presencial, semipresencial, and live online (EAD ao Vivo) modalities. In parallel, the foundation provides corporate in-company training and public and private sector management consulting services, organized around three pillars: education, research, and consulting.

Product overview

FIA Business School is an educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of programs from undergraduate degrees (Administração, Economia, Relações Internacionais) through graduate specializations (Pós-Graduação in Presencial, Semipresencial, and EAD ao Vivo formats), MBAs (Advanced MBA, Internacionais, and Parceria/Assíncronos), Master's and Doctoral programs, and Extension courses (Presencial, EAD, and USP-FIA). The school also provides corporate training (In Company), international immersions, and consulting services for public and private organizations. Programs are delivered across multiple modalities including in-person, hybrid, live online, and asynchronous online (Fia Online). The institution is built on three pillars: Educação Executiva, Pesquisa, and Consultoria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MBAs Internacionais: International MBA programs offered by FIA
• Advanced MBA
• Fia Online
• Pós EAD ao vivo

Products and services

• Graduação em Administração

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Universidade de São Paulo (USP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for USP-FIA extension programs, combining academic resources from Brazil's leading public university with FIA's business education expertise.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• INSEAD: Top-tier global business school with executive MBAs and corporate custom programs. Comparable to FIA's Advanced MBA tier and In Company corporate training offering, with broader global brand but overlapping premium executive education buyer segment.
• Universidade de São Paulo (USP): Brazil's leading public university and FIA's named partner for USP-FIA extension programs. Comparable at the master's/doctoral and undergraduate level in business administration and economics, though it is a much broader institution and FIA's direct partner rather than pure competitor.

Emerging players

• Coursera: Global online learning platform partnering with universities to deliver business certificates, specializations, and degrees. An emerging competitor and potential channel for FIA's Fia Online offering rather than a like-for-like business school, but pressures the same online postgraduate learner segment.

Direct peers

• Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV): Brazil's most prominent business school foundation, offering undergraduate, MBA, master's, doctoral, and In Company programs in São Paulo and Rio. Direct competitor to FIA across the same product mix, customer segments, and Brazilian corporate training market.
• Ibmec: Brazilian business school with undergraduate, MBA, and corporate education programs owned by Yduqs. Competes head-to-head with FIA in the São Paulo MBA and postgraduate market with a similar presencial and online modality mix.
• Hult International Business School: Global business school offering undergraduate, MBA, and executive education with a heavy online and international rotation focus. Comparable to FIA's International MBAs and Fia Online async modality, targeting similar globally mobile working professionals.
• Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC): Brazilian executive education foundation consistently ranked among Latin America's top business schools for open-enrollment and custom MBAs. Directly comparable to FIA's Advanced MBA and corporate In Company streams in the same Brazilian C-suite market.
• ESPM: Brazilian private business school with undergraduate, graduate, MBA, and executive education programs across multiple cities. Directly competes with FIA for working professionals and corporate L&D budgets in the postgraduate and In Company segments.
• Insper: São Paulo-based private non-profit institution focused on business administration, economics, engineering, and law with strong MBA and executive education programs. Closely matches FIA's premium São Paulo positioning, MEC-accredited degree portfolio, and In Company offering.
• EAESP FGV São Paulo: FGV's São Paulo business administration school, the most direct head-to-head competitor to FIA for Advanced MBA, executive education, and corporate In Company contracts in the São Paulo premium segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/FIABusinessSchool
• Xx.com/fundacaofia
• Facebookfacebook.com/faculdadefia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fia

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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