University of Informatics Sciences

What University of Informatics Sciences does

The Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas (UCI), founded on September 23, 2002, in Havana, Cuba, is a public state university operating under the country's Ministry of Higher Education. It is Cuba's primary institution dedicated to informatics, bioinformatics, and cybersecurity education and serves more than 3,500 students through an integrated study-work model in which students contribute to real research and software production. UCI employs more than 600 faculty members, including 77 Doctors in Sciences and over 340 Master's-degree holders, organized across six faculties and nine development centers on a 268-hectare campus with more than 150 buildings, 150 classrooms, 30 conference halls, and over 200 laboratories. Over its 21-year operating history the university has graduated approximately 16,800 engineers and higher-level technicians, and it maintains over 100 active software R&D projects per year with more than 600 specialists.

Name

University of Informatics Sciences

Legal name

Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas

Website

https://uci.cu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas (UCI) is Cuba's primary public informatics university, founded in 2002 to train IT professionals through a study-work model while developing national software products in healthcare, government, education, and free software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Computer Training (611420), Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Computing, Data & AI Focus (EDAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities (EDAHAEAB), Online Nonprofit Universities (EDAHALAK), Technical Universities with Entrepreneurship & Incubation Focus (EDAHAEAH)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Open source software
• Government software solutions
• Healthcare informatics systems
• Academic research services

Headquarters

HQ city

La Habana

HQ country

Cuba

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academic Services: Programs include undergraduate and graduate studies, doctoral programs, master's degrees, diploma courses, and short courses. Also includes academic services for national and international students.
2. Commercial Software Products: Sale of software products and services oriented to Health, Public Administration, Education, Enterprise-Industry and Telematics sectors, both domestically and internationally. Products are developed on free software platforms and commercialized under registered trademarks.
3. Technology Services: IT consulting, software migration to free software, software development services, support services, and infrastructure services for various sectors.
4. Editorial Services: Publishing through 'Ediciones Futuro Cuba' editorial label, including scientific journals (RCCI, SC-UCI), books, compilations, monographs, and educational materials.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The University of Informatics Sciences (UCI) is a Cuban state university founded in September 2002 that delivers undergraduate and graduate academic programs in informatics while simultaneously operating a commercial software development division. Beyond education, the university produces a portfolio of proprietary software brands (Nova, Xavia, Xabal, Xauce, Xedro, toDus, Picta, Apklis) and provides custom technology services to Cuban government, healthcare, and enterprise clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NOVA: Cuban distribution of GNU/Linux operating system for desktops, servers, and mobile devices.
• toDus
• Picta
• Apklis
• Xavia
• Xabal
• Xauce
• Xedro
• Ediciones Futuro Cuba

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cámara de Comercio de la República de CubacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommercial chamber providing business development and trade facilitation support for university commercial activities and software exports.
• Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT/ITU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational telecommunications union membership providing global standards participation and international cooperation opportunities in ICT.
• Asociación Internacional de Parques Tecnológicos y Areas de Innovación (IASP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational association of technology parks providing networking, best practices, and international visibility for technology development.
• Conferencia Latinoamericana de Estudios en Informática (CLEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American informatics research conference providing academic exchange, research collaboration, and regional visibility.
• Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación Superior a Distancia (AIESAD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIbero-American distance education association supporting online learning development and international collaboration in education.
• Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado (AUIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIbero-American university association for graduate studies providing quality assurance, accreditation support, and academic exchange programs.
• 6 International Inter-University NetworksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity networks providing international cooperation, research collaboration, and academic exchange opportunities.
• Sociedad de Interfaz de Ciencia y Tecnología, KAINOS S.A.coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology interface company providing technology transfer and commercialization support for university research and products.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas (parent/peers in distance higher ed): Note removed as a self-reference; included instead relevant comparator below.
• Innopolis University: Russian state-affiliated IT-specialized university combining education with industry-linked R&D, with similar tech-park integration model and sovereign-technology positioning comparable to UCI.
• Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT): Network of India-focused IT/computer science institutes combining undergraduate education with industry-sponsored R&D projects, closely comparable to UCI's structure with 9 development centers feeding faculty-led research.
• Cujae - Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana: Another state technical university in Havana, Cuba, with overlapping engineering disciplines and similar study-work integration model. Most direct comparable Cuban peer for UCI.
• DATec - Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas commercial arm comparables: Self-reference removed.

Broad incumbents

• Northeastern University (Co-op model): Pioneer of co-operative education with embedded industry work terms; globally recognized model UCI's study-work integration conceptually resembles at much larger scale.
• EPFL - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: Top-tier European technical university emphasizing computing and engineering with strong industry linkages and tech-transfer culture; benchmark for UCI's research-output and software-product ambitions.
• University of Waterloo (Co-op model): Largest co-op program in North America rotating students into paid work terms; provides a benchmark for capital-efficient scaling of work-integrated learning, similar to UCI's lab-based production model.

Regional players

• Universidad CENFUE - Latin America distance education peers: UNED (Spain) and similar Ibero-American distance universities are members of AIESAD/AUIP alongside UCI; comparable to UCI's CENED online-learning arm in modality, scale, and Ibero-American accreditation positioning.
• University of Havana: Cuba's flagship public university, also state-run and under the same Ministry of Higher Education. Operates in the same domestic higher-education market as UCI for student recruitment and shared faculty resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/universidad_uci
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/informativouci
• Facebookfacebook.com/universidad.uci
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/universidad_uci
• Instagraminstagram.com/universidad.uci

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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