Federal University of Paraiba

What Federal University of Paraiba does

Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) is a Brazilian public federal university founded in 1955 and headquartered in João Pessoa, Paraíba. It is one of the largest higher education institutions in Northeast Brazil, operating four campuses with 17 teaching centers, 24 libraries, 12 museums, 21 student residences, 5 university restaurants, and 2 university hospitals. UFPB serves approximately 38,005 students across undergraduate, postgraduate (mestrado and doutorado), technical, basic education, and residency programs, supported by 6,033 staff and 954 outsourced workers, totaling a community of 44,992 members. The university is led by Rector Professora Terezinha Domiciano and operates under the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC), with a focus on inclusive public education, scientific research, and community extension.

UFPB's technology infrastructure consists of a connected digital ecosystem of in-house and federated platforms: SIGAA (Sistema Integrado de Gestão de Atividades Acadêmicas) handles academic management including course enrollment, research project tracking, and extension activities; SIGOV (Sistema de Inteligência e Governança de Dados Institucionais) provides business intelligence dashboards for institutional indicators, budget execution, and national rankings; SIPAC manages administrative processes; and the Portal de Dados Abertos uses CKAN technology to publish open data synchronized with the Brazilian federal open data portal. The university has also developed and registered with INPI proprietary scientific software, including a Python-based Biogas Property Calculator for thermophysical analysis of biogas mixtures, developed by the 2EXA research group at the Centro de Energias Alternativas e Renováveis (CEAR).

UFPB's business model is that of a publicly funded federal university operating under a tuition-free mandate. Revenue derives entirely from federal government budget allocations through the Ministry of Education (MEC), with no tuition or fees charged to students. Student recruitment occurs through the national unified selection system SISU for undergraduate programs and program-specific selection processes for graduate programs. The university maintains a range of institutional support services including CRAS (health reference center), CIA (Committee for Inclusion and Accessibility), and university hospital HULW. Recent strategic priorities include technology transfer and innovation (winning 1st place in Edital Acelera NIT Brasil 2026), international scientific cooperation (China-Brazil BINGO radio telescope project), and digital governance (Plano de Dados Abertos 2026-2028 and 100% CGU transparency compliance).

Name

Federal University of Paraiba

Legal name

Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Website

https://ufpb.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

UFPB is a Brazilian public federal university founded in 1955, serving ~38,005 students across 4 campuses in Paraíba with free undergraduate to doctoral programs, funded entirely by the Ministry of Education and supported by in-house academic and data governance platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Higher Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Major Extension & Outreach Missions (EDAHAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

Keywords

• Public higher education
• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate education
• Distance learning
• Scientific research

Headquarters

HQ city

João Pessoa

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Federal Funding: As a federal public university in Brazil, UFPB receives funding from the Ministry of Education (MEC) and operates under federal budget allocations. Revenue comes from government transfers, tuition-free education model funded by public taxes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UFPB delivers tuition-free public higher education from undergraduate to doctoral levels across multiple disciplines, operating four campuses in the state of Paraíba. The university supplements teaching with scientific research programs, community extension activities, university hospital services (HULW), student support services (CRAS health center, CIA accessibility committee, student housing and restaurants), and a portfolio of proprietary technology platforms for academic management and institutional transparency.

Product overview

Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB) is a Brazilian public university offering educational services from basic to graduate levels. The institution operates a digital ecosystem consisting of multiple interconnected platforms: SIGAA (academic management), SIGOV (institutional data intelligence), Portal de Acesso à Informação (transparency), Portal de Dados Abertos (open data), and Fala.BR (citizen services). UFPB has also developed proprietary software including the Biogas Property Calculator for biogas analysis. The university provides institutional support services including CRAS (health center) and CIA (accessibility committee).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs (Graduação)
• Graduate Programs (Pós-Graduação - Mestrado and Doutorado)
• Distance Education (Educação a Distância - EaD)
• Technical and Basic Education (Ensino Técnico and Ensino Básico)
• Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley (HULW) Healthcare Services
• Biogas Property Calculator

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% transparency compliance with CGU requirements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• China-Brazil Joint Space Laboratory (BINGO Project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025China and Brazil established a joint laboratory for space technologies supporting the BINGO (BINGO - BAO (Baryon Acoustic Oscillations) from Integrated NGC Observations) radio telescope project to study dark energy and the universe. Despite U.S. pressures on Latin American countries to limit ties with China, the collaboration continues with telescope scheduled for completion in 2026. The project represents a significant international scientific cooperation between the two countries.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE): Largest federal university in neighboring Pernambuco state; the most directly comparable peer in size, scope, and mission within Northeast Brazil. Both institutions are public federal research universities serving the same regional talent pool and competing for the same federal funding allocations.
• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN): Federal university in Rio Grande do Norte, another neighboring Northeast state. Direct comparable on size, structure, and federal funding model; competes with UFPB for graduate students, research grants, and rankings within the region.
• Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC): Federal university in Ceará, also in Northeast Brazil. Comparable in scale and mission, with similarly strong graduate programs and research output; competes for top Northeast faculty and federal research funding.
• Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA): One of the largest and oldest federal universities in Northeast Brazil, headquartered in Salvador. Closest peer in terms of historical maturity, range of disciplines, and cultural/extension footprint in the region.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG): One of Brazil's top-ranked federal universities, located in the Southeast. Comparable in mission and federal structure but operates at significantly larger scale and with stronger research funding; sets the national benchmark UFPB is benchmarked against.
• Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ): Brazil's largest federal university, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Comparable as a federal public research university, but with a far larger research output, alumni base, and endowment-like resources; UFPB is often measured against UFRJ in national rankings.
• Universidade de São Paulo (USP): Brazil's premier research university (state, not federal, but the dominant peer for academic comparison). Comparable in mission as a comprehensive public research university, but with materially larger resources, faculty, and research output; UFPB competes for the same talent pool in graduate programs.
• Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP): State-level (São Paulo) public research university widely regarded as one of Brazil's top three institutions. Comparable as a public research university, with a more focused graduate/research profile and stronger tech-transfer track record that UFPB aspires to match.

Regional players

• Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS): Smaller federal university in neighboring Sergipe state. Comparable mission and structure, but materially smaller scale; useful as a benchmark for UFPB's regional competitive position within Northeast Brazil.
• Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL): Smaller federal university in neighboring Alagoas state. Direct comparable in structure and mission, but at a smaller scale; represents the next-tier peer UFPB typically outperforms in national rankings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ufpboficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/ufpb-oficial-124818210932214

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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