Universidade Federal do Amapá

What Universidade Federal do Amapá does

Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP) is a federal public higher education institution headquartered in Macapá, the capital of Amapá state, Brazil, founded in 1990 under the Ministry of Education (MEC). It is the sole federal university in Amapá and operates four physical campuses — Marco Zero do Equador in Macapá, Santana, Mazagão, and the Binacional Campus in Oiapoque at the Brazil–French Guiana border — alongside distance-learning (EaD) degree programs delivered through eight Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB) poles covering approximately half of the state's municipalities. UNIFAP offers tuition-free undergraduate and graduate programs, including the state's only Medicine course (established 2010), inter-institutional doctorates (DINTER) with UFG, UFMG, and UFSC, and a 320-bed University Hospital (HU-UNIFAP) managed by EBSERH that provides medical residency training and healthcare services to the population of Amapá.

The institution's core technology footprint is operational rather than commercial: an integrated institutional management suite comprising SIGAA (academic management), SIPAC (patrimony/administration/contracts), SIGRH (human resources), and SIGAdmin (systems administration), supplemented by Moodle-based EAD environments, the Sala Virtual synchronous platform, and an Open Journal Systems-powered Portal de Periódicos hosting 11 scientific journals with multiple Qualis A3/A4/B1 classifications. Research activity is concentrated on Amazonian themes including RADAR-based environmental analysis and forest mapping conducted in partnership with French research bodies (ONF Internacional, IRD, CNRS) and Université de Guyane.

Revenue is non-commercial: UNIFAP is funded primarily through annual federal budget allocations from MEC distributed via the Pluriannual Plan (PPA) and annual budget laws (LOA), with supplemental resources from research grants and the Programa Nacional de Assistência Estudantil (PNAES) for student assistance programs. The go-to-market is essentially enrollment-driven via Brazil's national SISU admissions system for undergraduates and institutional selection processes (PSS) for graduate and EaD programs, with no tuition charged and no revenue generated from students. Distribution occurs across the four physical campuses, eight EaD poles, the university hospital, and community extension programs serving local and indigenous populations.

Name

Universidade Federal do Amapá

Legal name

Fundação Universidade Federal do Amapá

Website

https://unifap.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP) is Brazil's sole federal university in Amapá state, operating four physical campuses plus eight distance-learning poles and a 320-bed university hospital, providing tuition-free undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral education funded by federal MEC allocations.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education (Public University)

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Online International & Cross-Border Universities (Global/Transnational Providers) (EDAHALAL)

Keywords

• Public higher education
• Distance learning programs
• Scientific research publication
• University hospital services
• Community extension programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Macapá

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Budget Allocation: As a federal public university in Brazil, UNIFAP is funded primarily through annual federal budget allocations from the Ministério da Educação (MEC), distributed via the Plurianual Plan (PPA) and annual budget laws (LOA). Funding covers personnel (Pessoal), other current expenses (Custeio), and capital investments (Capital).
2. Tuition-Free Education: Undergraduate and graduate education is provided free of tuition, consistent with Brazilian federal university policy. Revenue is not generated from tuition.
3. Student Assistance Programs (PNAES): The university administers student financial assistance programs funded by the Programa Nacional de Assistência Estudantil (PNAES), including emergency food aid, athlete stipends, and other socioeconomic support services for students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UNIFAP is a federal public university in Amapá, Brazil, delivering free undergraduate and graduate degree programs (including master's and doctoral degrees) across four physical campuses and eight distance learning (EaD) UAB poles spanning roughly half of the state's municipalities. It operates a 320-bed university hospital (HU-UNIFAP) for medical training and public healthcare, conducts applied research on Amazonian themes, and publishes open-access scientific journals via its Portal de Periódicos on Open Journal Systems. The institution also runs community extension programs such as Brinquedoteca, NEAB Afro-Brazilian Studies, and university radio/TV.

Product overview

Universidade Federal do Amapá operates as a higher education institution offering a portfolio of academic management systems and digital platforms. The core institutional systems include SIGAA (academic management), SIPAC (heritage and administration), SIGRH (human resources), and SIGAdmin (systems administration). Supporting educational delivery are the Moodle-based EAD platform and Sala Virtual for distance learning. The Portal de Periódicos provides open-access hosting for scientific journals using Open Journal Systems. A consumer-facing mobile application called Minha UNIFAP was launched in December 2025 to provide integrated access to university services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs (Graduação) Tuition-free undergraduate degree programs (Licenciatura and Bacharelado) in multiple disciplines, delivered at four campuses (Marco Zero in Macapá, Santana, Mazagão, and Campus Binacional in Oiapoque), targeting prospective and current students from Amapá state.
• Graduate Programs (Pós-Graduação) Specialization, master's, and doctoral programs with Amazonian research focus, including inter-institutional doctoral programs (DINTER), targeting graduates seeking advanced academic training.
• Distance Learning Programs (EaD - Educação a Distância) Tuition-free distance learning undergraduate teaching degrees (Licenciatura) in Letras/Português, Letras/Inglês, Matemática, Sociologia, and Educação Física, offered through 8 UAB poles across Amapá municipalities, targeting working adults and interior residents.
• University Hospital HU-UNIFAP Healthcare Services 320-bed public university hospital operated by EBSERH, providing healthcare services to the population of Amapá state and serving as a teaching hospital for UNIFAP medical students and residents.
• Portal de Periódicos da UNIFAP Open-access online platform hosting UNIFAP's scientific journals across disciplines including law, linguistics, education, environmental studies, and performing arts, providing peer-reviewed academic publications.
• Community Extension Programs (Programas de Extensão) Non-degree lifelong learning and community engagement programs — including the Brinquedoteca ludopedagogical activities, extension courses, and cultural events — open to the general public, indigenous communities, and civil society organizations in Amapá.
• Minha UNIFAP Mobile Application Mobile application providing integrated digital access to UNIFAP's academic and administrative services for students, staff, and the external community.

Quantifiable outcome

• ENADE 2026: History and Pedagogy programs achieved maximum score (nota máxima) in the National Student Performance Exam.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Partnership between UNIFAP and UFSC to offer a doctoral program in Saúde Coletiva (Collective Health), with 20 vacancies available. This inter-institutional doctorate program enables UNIFAP students to access doctoral-level education through collaborative faculty and resources from UFSC.
• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Doutorado Interinstitucional (DINTER) em Direito — partnership between UNIFAP and UFMG's Faculty of Law to offer a doctoral program in Law at UNIFAP. Late Professor Dra. Sheila Jorge Selim de Sales from FD-UFMG was a key contributor to this program before her passing in 2024.
• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Co-organization of the I Congresso Internacional de Educação, Tecnologia e Sociedade (International Congress on Education, Technology and Society), held in October 2021, with UNIFAP participating in the joint academic event.
• EBSERH (Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020HU-UNIFAP (University Hospital) operates under EBSERH management, Brazil's federal hospital services company. EBSERH manages university hospitals nationwide to support teaching and healthcare services. The 320-bed hospital serves both as a training facility for medical students and as a public healthcare provider.
• Ministério Público Federal (MPF/AP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Partnership with the Federal Public Ministry for the production of PPE equipment and COVID-19 rapid testing. UNIFAP's health sciences faculty and students produced protective equipment and conducted testing campaigns in partnership with MPF/AP.
• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) and Universidade Federal de AlfenasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020UFMG and UNIFAP collaborated on the 9th Brazilian University Extension Congress (CBEU), with UFMG as primary organizer. UNIFAP participated as a supporting institution in this national extension event.
• IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019French research institute (IRD) mentioned in the context of international cooperation and financing opportunities for cross-border projects, particularly in the Guiana Shield region.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) identified as a potential cooperation partner in the minicourse on international project financing, particularly for collaborations with the Guiana region.
• Université de GuyaneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019Université de Guyane (French Guiana) identified as a key cross-border academic partner for the Campus Binacional de Oiapoque, with potential for joint programs and research in the Guiana Shield region.
• Capes/MEC (Universidade Aberta do Brasil - UAB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2018Coordinated by UNIFAP's Department of Distance Education (DEaD), Capes authorized the opening of new UAB poles in Amapá, Porto Grande, Serra do Navío, and Pedra Branca municipalities. Capes/UAB provides the programmatic and quality framework for distance learning, while municipal governments provide physical infrastructure and maintenance.
• Municipal Governments of Interior AmapáminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2018Municipal governments of Amapá, Porto Grande, Serra do Navío, and Pedra Branca partnered with UNIFAP to host UAB distance learning poles, providing physical infrastructure (classrooms, laboratories, libraries) and ongoing facility maintenance. UNIFAP provides academic content and faculty.
• Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2018Agreement between UNIFAP and UFPA for faculty training and capacity building. UFPA is also a research partner in COVID-19 compound research alongside UNIFAP, UFBA, and other institutions.
• Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2017Doutorado Interinstitucional (DINTER) em Geografia — a collaborative doctoral program (DINTER) in Geography between UNIFAP and UFG. The partnership organizes colloquia and joint research activities, with doctoral candidates from UNIFAP developing research under UFG faculty supervision, contributing to the advancement of geoespatial research in the Amazon region.
• ONF Internacional (Organisation Nationale des Forêts)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014Partnership with ONF Internacional (French origin) as part of the REDD+ regional cooperation project for the Guiana Shield. ONF provided training on RADAR applications for environmental analysis and forest mapping in the Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Environmental Sciences course. ONF specializes in sustainable forest ecosystem management and climate change mitigation.
• SEMA/AP (Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amapá)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014State Environmental Secretariat of Amapá co-organized the RADAR environmental analysis training with UNIFAP's DMAD department, SEMA, IEF, and ONF Internacional.
• IEF/AP (Instituto Estadual de Florestas do Amapá)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2014State Forest Institute of Amapá co-organized the RADAR environmental analysis training in partnership with UNIFAP's DMAD, SEMA, and ONF Internacional.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC): UFSC is a large federal university and a strategic partner of UNIFAP through the DINTER in Collective Health. While much larger and better resourced, it is directly comparable as a MEC-funded federal institution offering multi-campus graduate and distance-learning programs.
• Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR): UNIR is the federal university in Rondônia, another Amazonian state with similar demographic and geographic challenges. It shares UNIFAP's profile of sole federal provider, multi-campus structure, and reliance on MEC funding in a frontier region.
• Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG): UFG partners with UNIFAP on the DINTER in Geography and is a comparable federal university offering undergraduate, graduate, and extension programs across multiple campuses with similar institutional governance.
• Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC): UFAC is the federal university in Acre, another Amazonian state with similar socioeconomic and geographic conditions. It shares UNIFAP's mission of regional development, indigenous and environmental research, and is funded through the same MEC framework.
• Universidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR): UFRR is the federal university in Roraima, another small, geographically isolated Brazilian state bordering foreign countries. It mirrors UNIFAP's profile of sole federal provider in a frontier region with cross-border research themes.
• Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará (UNIFESSPA): UNIFESSPA is a newer federal university in Pará focused on regional development in the Amazon. Like UNIFAP, it serves a previously underserved region with multiple campuses and an emphasis on local socioeconomic development.
• Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA): UFPA is a federal university in the Amazon region and an explicit partner of UNIFAP for faculty training and COVID-19 research. It serves a comparable Amazonian population, offers similar multi-campus operations, and competes for the same federal and state research grants.
• Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM): UFAM is another major federal university in the Brazilian Amazon, headquartered in Manaus. Like UNIFAP, it serves a geographically isolated Amazonian state, focuses on regional sustainability research, and is part of the same federal university system funded by MEC.

Regional players

• Université de Guyane: Université de Guyane is the French public university in French Guiana, directly across the border from UNIFAP's Campus Binacional de Oiapoque. It is comparable as a public higher-education provider focused on Amazonian and cross-border themes in the Guiana Shield, and is an explicit cooperation partner.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG): UFMG is one of Brazil's largest and most prestigious federal universities and a core DINTER partner (Law) of UNIFAP. It is not a direct regional competitor but operates the same federal university governance and funding model, making it a relevant institutional benchmark.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unifapbr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCh_BOAOtPzmLYGMA0qWK3UA
• Facebookfacebook.com/unifapoficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/unifapoficial

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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