Name

FLACSO Argentina

Legal name

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales – Sede Argentina

Website

https://flacso.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graduate Higher Education (Social Sciences)

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Branch/Partner Community Colleges (EDAHADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Branch Campus & Offshore Program Partnerships (EDAIABAI), Short-Term Certificate & Micro-Credential Programs (International) (EDAIAIAI)

Keywords

• Graduate education programs
• Social sciences research
• Public policy training
• Higher education services
• Academic research training

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academic Program Tuition: Tuition and enrollment fees from graduate programs including master's degrees, specializations, diplomas, certificates, courses, and seminars. Programs offered in in-person, hybrid, and distance modalities with varying fee structures for Argentine residents and international students.
2. International Cooperation Projects: International cooperation agreements and technical cooperation projects with multilateral organizations, governments, and civil society organizations for research, training, and institutional development.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FLACSO Argentina delivers graduate-level social sciences education and applied research, offering master's degrees, doctoral programs, specializations, diplomas, certificates, and short courses across political science, sociology, international relations, public policy, human development, labor relations, education, and applied statistics. Programs are delivered in-person at its Buenos Aires headquarters, in hybrid format, and online through the Campus Virtual platform for both Argentine and international students, complemented by technical cooperation and joint research with multilateral organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maestría en Ciencia Política y Sociología Graduate master's program in political science and sociology for holders of undergraduate degrees in social sciences seeking advanced academic credentials and research methodology training. Delivered in-person and hybrid through the Área de Estudios Políticos y Sociales.
• Maestría en Relaciones Internacionales

Quantifiable outcome

• CONEAU Category A accreditation for the Master's in Political Science and Sociology (RESFC-2020-188-APN-CONEAU#ME)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• PNUD (UNDP - United Nations Development Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Collaborative partnership for the Posgrado en Desarrollo Humano (Graduate Program in Human Development), established in 2009. The program combines FLACSO Argentina's academic expertise with UNDP's development perspective to address human development challenges in Latin America.
• UNESCO / OREALCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for educational programs including the Diploma Superior in Integral Sexual Education (ESI), supported by UNFPA/LACRO and OREALC/UNESCO. Also involved in ethical AI governance dialogues across Latin America.
• Auditoría General de la Nación (AGN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework cooperation agreement signed between FLACSO Argentina and the Argentine National Audit Office to promote joint projects in academic, scientific, and cultural fields.
• European Union (Jean Monnet Programme)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Regional and Global Governance (JMCERGG), focused on studying governance challenges between Europe and Latin America, with emphasis on international relations, political economy, and regional integration.
• Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (IDB / BID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on climate policy courses including the seminar on 'How citizen participation contributes to government climate agendas', providing financing and technical support for climate-related education programs.
• IberCultura Viva (SEGIB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint international program on Community-Based Cultural Policies, combining FLACSO Argentina academic offerings with IberCultura Viva's cultural cooperation network across Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Grupo de Financiamiento Climático para América Latina y el Caribe (GFLAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on sustainable finance webinars and climate financing education, supporting capacity building for climate policy and green finance in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
• Association of Women Judges of Argentina (AMJA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Diploma in Gender and Justice in Latin America, providing judicial perspectives on gender equality and women's rights in the legal system.
• UTPL (Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in organizing multisectoral technical events on ethical AI governance in Latin America, as part of UNESCO's regional initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA): UCA is a private Argentine university offering graduate social sciences programs with strong policy and public administration orientation. It is a direct competitor for tuition-paying graduate students and research funding in Argentina.
• FLACSO Mexico (FLACSO Sede México): FLACSO Mexico is another Latin American seat within the FLACSO system offering graduate social sciences degrees. It is a direct regional peer sharing curriculum, accreditation pathways, and governance structures with FLACSO Argentina.
• FLACSO Chile: FLACSO Chile is the Chilean seat of the same multi-country FLACSO system. It offers comparable graduate programs in social sciences and is the most structurally comparable peer as a sister institution within the same FLACSO network.
• FLACSO Brasil: FLACSO Brasil is the Brazilian seat of the FLACSO system, serving as another sister institution with similar academic offerings and structural alignment.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) - Facultad de Ciencias Sociales: UBA's social sciences faculty offers graduate programs in political science and sociology that compete with FLACSO Argentina in the same Buenos Aires market. UBA is the largest public university in Argentina with overlapping research and teaching scope.
• Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE): CIDE is a Mexican research and graduate institution specializing in social sciences, political science, and public administration. It is a strong regional peer for graduate policy and social science education in Latin America.
• El Colegio de México: El Colegio de México is a prestigious Mexican graduate institution focused on social sciences and humanities. It is a comparable Latin American peer known for high-quality graduate research and academic publications in similar disciplines.
• Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM) - IDAES: IDAES at UNSAM is one of Argentina's leading graduate social sciences institutes offering master's and doctoral programs in political science and sociology. It directly competes for the same Argentine graduate student pool and faculty talent as FLACSO Argentina.

Broad incumbents

• Sciences Po: Sciences Po is a leading European institution in political science, sociology, and international relations. While based in France, it shares FLACSO Argentina's interdisciplinary social sciences focus and is a benchmark peer for international academic positioning.

Regional players

• Universidad de São Paulo (USP) - FFLCH: USP's Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences is a leading Brazilian graduate social sciences and humanities program. It is a regional peer in scope and quality but operates primarily in Brazil rather than competing directly in Argentina.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FLACSOArgentina
• Facebookfacebook.com/flacsoarg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flacso
• Instagraminstagram.com/flacsoargentina

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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