Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Name

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Legal name

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Website

https://ufsm.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transfer/University-Parallel Community Colleges (EDAHADAF), University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Public university
• Graduate programs
• Distance learning
• Technical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Maria

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UFSM is a Brazilian federal public university delivering tuition-free undergraduate education across 100+ courses, plus graduate (master's/doctoral), technical, and distance-learning programs in sciences, engineering, health, arts, and humanities. It also runs a university hospital, multiple specialized research laboratories, and community extension programs across four campuses in Rio Grande do Sul.

Product overview

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) is a Brazilian federal university offering educational services rather than commercial technology products. The institution operates various institutional platforms and applications including UFSM Digital (mobile app), Portal Integra (research and innovation portal), institutional WiFi networks, and the PEN-SIE electronic process system. UFSM also participates in international research collaborations involving AI technologies such as the Harmony project for fine-tuning LLMs on mental health data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs (100+ courses) Tuition-free bachelor's degree programs across sciences, engineering, health, arts, and humanities, offered on-campus at four UFSM campuses in Rio Grande do Sul.
• Graduate Programs (Master's and Doctoral) Master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral research programs across specialized academic fields, including research opportunities with international collaborations.
• Technical and Vocational Education (Colégio Politécnico and CTISM) Technical and vocational training programs at Colégio Politécnico da UFSM (ranked 1st in Southern Brazil and 2nd best public school nationally in ENEM 2025) and Colégio Técnico Industrial de Santa Maria (CTISM).

Quantifiable outcome

• UFSM's Colégio Politécnico ranked 1st in Southern Brazil and 2nd best public school in Brazil in ENEM 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ExpoQueijo BrasilminorOthers · 29 June 2026Professor Neila Richards from UFSM's Department of Food Science and Technology served on the international jury of ExpoQueijo Brasil 2026, one of the most important cheese competitions in the Americas with approximately 1,100 cheeses from 19 countries.
• FiocruzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026UFSM researchers Gabriel da Luz Wallau and Fiocruz researcher Túlio de Lima Campos co-authored a Lancet article on genomic sovereignty for Latin America and the Caribbean. They jointly advocate for the region to have greater autonomy over genetic data and fair participation in benefits from genomic science.
• Secretaria de Educação de AlegreteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 26 June 2026UFSM's Botanical Garden partnered with Alegrete's Education Secretariat to develop socioenvironmental education programs and receive a playground (Pracinha Quintal dos Brotos) donation, fostering regional educational cooperation.
• INACAP (Instituto Nacional de Capacitación Profesional)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026UFSM's COIL/BRaVE Committee partners with INACAP for an international workshop on collaborative online learning methodology, connecting students and teachers from Brazil and Chile.
• Universidad Santo Tomás (UST)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026UST Chile partners with UFSM's COIL/BRaVE Committee for international workshops on collaborative online learning methodology, part of efforts to expand curricular internationalization opportunities.
• Fatec (Fundação de Apoio a Tecnologia e Ciência)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 25 June 2026Fatec manages and executes resources for UFSM's project on recovering historical memory of the Campos Neutrais region, funded through Senate parliamentary amendment by Senator Hamilton Mourão, covering research and extension activities.
• ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária)coreOthers · 25 June 2026Professors Érico Flores and Juliano Smanioto Barin received recognition plaques from ANVISA for their contributions during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia, working on analytical methods for pharmaceuticals and food using microwave and ultrasound radiation.
• Procon Santa MariacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 24 June 2026UFSM's Law course operates the Balcão do Consumidor (Consumer Desk) extension project in partnership with Procon Santa Maria, providing free legal guidance to consumers and offering students real-world mediation experience.
• PetrobrascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026UFSM participates in a cooperation agreement with Petrobras and three other federal universities (Unifei, UFU, UFPR) to evaluate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production using biomass. The project studies gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to convert biomass into renewable kerosene, coordinated by Unifei and financed by Petrobras.
• Universidade Federal de Itajubá (Unifei)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Unifei coordinates the joint research project with UFSM, UFU, and UFPR on sustainable aviation fuel production using biomass, in partnership with Petrobras.
• Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026UFU participates in the joint research project coordinated by Unifei on sustainable aviation fuel production using biomass, in partnership with UFSM, UFPR, and Petrobras.
• Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026UFPR participates in the joint research project coordinated by Unifei on sustainable aviation fuel production using biomass, in partnership with UFSM, UFU, and Petrobras.
• Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026UFSM's Centro de Tecnologia collaborates with OVGU's Laboratory of Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems (Lena) on developing HFCT sensors for detecting partial discharges in electrical equipment. The project, led by Professor Aécio de Lima Oliveira, is funded through the DeBraIA scientific exchange program between Brazil and Germany via Capes and DAAD, with duration until end of 2028.
• Ulster UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026UFSM participates in the Harmony project alongside Ulster University, focusing on fine-tuning large language models for mental health data. The collaboration aims to improve matching of psychology questionnaire items across datasets by reducing false positives and negatives with general-purpose LLMs. Participants can train models in under 30 minutes using Google Colab.
• University College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026UFSM collaborates with UCL in the Harmony project for developing AI solutions in mental health data analysis. The project includes a competition on DOXA AI's platform with prizes of £500 and £250 for the most accurate LLM submissions.
• Fast Data SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026Fast Data Science collaborates with UFSM on the Harmony project, hosting a competition on DOXA AI's platform challenging participants to fine-tune LLMs for mental health data matching with psychology questionnaires.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU): UFU is a federal university participating alongside UFSM in the Petrobras SAF research consortium. Comparable multi-campus structure and mixed urban/regional mission.
• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS): UFRGS is the largest federal university in Rio Grande do Sul, sharing the same state-level funding pool, federal regulatory framework, and student market as UFSM. Both are public research universities offering comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs with strong regional engagement.
• Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR): UFPR is a southern Brazilian federal university actively collaborating with UFSM on the Petrobras sustainable aviation fuel project. Similar scale, scope, and federal funding model.
• Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC): UFSC is a federal university in neighboring Santa Catarina, competing for the same regional student pool and operating under the same MEC funding structure. Comparable multi-campus setup with strong STEM and health programs.
• Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel): UFPel is a federal university in southern Rio Grande do Sul, sharing overlapping student catchment with UFSM. Strong in agricultural sciences and humanities, comparable governance and scale.
• Universidade Federal de Itajubá (Unifei): Unifei is the coordinator of the joint Petrobras SAF research project with UFSM, UFU, and UFPR. Both are Brazilian federal universities with strong technology and engineering programs.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade de São Paulo (USP): USP is Brazil's flagship state public university and the leading research institution in the country. Provides top-tier benchmark for research output, partnerships, and graduate placement, though state-funded rather than federal.
• Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ): UFRJ is Brazil's largest federal university and the national benchmark for federal higher education. Relevant as a much larger-scale peer in the same MEC framework and academic structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UFSM_oficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0U4Kuznv0YtRzULknjaZ2w
• Facebookpt-br.facebook.com/UFSM.BR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/ufsm
• Instagraminstagram.com/ufsm.br
• TikToktiktok.com/@ufsm_br

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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