Fundacao de Apoio Universitario

What Fundacao de Apoio Universitario does

Fundação de Apoio Universitário (FAU) is a private non-profit foundation (associação civil sem fins lucrativos) founded in 1982 and headquartered in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It operates as a university support foundation officially credenciada by Brazil's Ministry of Education to administer research, teaching, and extension projects on behalf of three public universities — Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), and Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (IFTM). Its core service is comprehensive project administration: dedicated per-project bank accounts, financial management, procurement (including imports), human resources, IT systems, and real-time financial transparency reporting that allow researchers and funding agencies to satisfy Brazilian compliance requirements.

FAU's revenue mechanics rest on three streams: (i) administrative fees on managed research/teaching/extension projects, with a resource-capture service that identifies funding opportunities and structures proposals for national and international agencies; (ii) continuing-education tuition across ~150 course offerings on the Cursos FAU platform — MBAs, postgraduate specializations, language courses (CELIN/CELIG), and professional certifications — priced in monthly subscription installments (typically R$299-R$595/month for MBAs); (iii) physical workspace rental via the Coé Coworking sub-brand located adjacent to UFU's Santa Mônica campus. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct institutional partnerships, with WhatsApp as the primary consumer communication channel and cursos.fau.org.br as the self-service enrollment portal.

Operationally, FAU runs proprietary management systems including a Gestão de Projetos platform with project-specific bank account control, a Financial Transparency System for stakeholder visibility, an online course delivery platform, and an event management system. The customer base is concentrated in higher education and public-sector research, with adjacent monetization from individual graduate students, professionals seeking continuing education, and municipal governments (e.g., Prefeitura de Patos de Minas). As a non-profit, FAU's own commercial revenue is not separately disclosed; project throughput figures (e.g., R$12M prospected / R$5M captured for IFTM in 2025) reflect funds routed through FAU's administration rather than top-line revenue.

Name

Fundacao de Apoio Universitario

Legal name

Fundação de Apoio Universitário

Website

https://fau.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundação de Apoio Universitário is a Brazilian non-profit foundation headquartered in Uberlândia that administers research, teaching, and extension projects for federal universities (UFU, UFTM, IFTM), charges administrative fees and course tuition, and operates the Coé Coworking space and Cursos FAU continuing-education platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University research administration and continuing education services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Revenue Cycle & Tuition Billing/Collections Support (Student Accounts BPO) (EDAEALAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Ledger & Close (Journal Entries, Month-End Close, Reconciliations) (BPAAAGAC), Accounts Payable (Invoice Processing, 2/3-Way Match, Vendor Payments) (BPAAAGAA)

Keywords

• University research support
• Continuing education programs
• Research project management
• Academic funding administration
• Professional certification courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Uberlândia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Administration Fees: FAU charges administrative fees for managing research, teaching, and extension projects. Resources are administered through specific and exclusive bank accounts for each project, with FAU providing financial management, compliance, and reporting services to funding agencies.
2. Course Tuition Fees: Revenue from postgraduate programs, MBAs, extension courses, language courses (CELIN/CELIG), and capacity-building programs. Courses are offered in partnership with supported universities like UFU, UFTM, and IFTM.
3. Resource Capture Services: FAU identifies funding opportunities and structures proposals for researchers, creating conditions for projects to have greater competitiveness and better planning for approval with national and international funding agencies.
4. Procurement and Import Services: FAU handles national purchases and imports of equipment, inputs, instruments, and raw materials destined exclusively for scientific and technological research on behalf of project researchers.
5. Coworking Space Rental: Revenue from Coé Coworking space rental including shared workspaces, private offices, meeting rooms, and event spaces located adjacent to UFU campus.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundação de Apoio Universitário (FAU) is a non-profit university support foundation that administers research, teaching, and extension projects for federal universities, providing financial management, compliance, procurement, and human resources services. It also runs a continuing-education course platform (MBAs, postgraduate specializations, extension, and language courses) and operates a coworking brand (Coé Coworking) adjacent to the UFU campus. Revenue comes from administrative fees on managed projects, course tuition, and coworking rentals.

Product overview

FAU (Fundação de Apoio Universitário) operates as a university support foundation established in 1982 that provides project management, educational services, and innovation infrastructure. The organization functions through multiple integrated offerings: a core project management service for research/teaching/extension, the Coé Coworking collaborative workspace brand, and the Cursos FAU educational platform. The course portfolio spans MBAs (Gestão Empresarial, Gestão de Agronegócios, Liderança e Gestão de Negócios, Direito Tecnologia e Empreendedorismo, Finanças, Gestão da Sustentabilidade e ESG, Agentes de IA para Negócios), graduate programs (Transformação Digital na Administração Pública, Gestão Escolar, Psicopedagogia, Educação do Campo), language instruction via CELIN/CELIG centers, and professional certification courses (Licitação, Cirurgia de Pequenos Animais, Toxina Botulínica). The recently launched Boletim de Chamadas tool aggregates funding opportunities for researchers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gestão de Projetos de Pesquisa, Ensino e Extensão (Research, Teaching and Extension Project Management) End-to-end administrative management of research, teaching, and extension projects for supported universities (UFU, UFTM, IFTM). Includes dedicated project bank accounts, financial management, compliance with funder regulations, and reporting.
• Captação de Recursos (Resource Capture) Identification of funding opportunities and structuring of research proposals to increase competitiveness and approval rates with national and international funding agencies.
• Compras Nacionais e Importação (Procurement and Import Services) National and international procurement and import services for equipment, inputs, instruments, and raw materials used in scientific and technological research projects managed by FAU.
• Cursos FAU — MBA Programs Online and in-person MBA programs offered in partnership with UFU faculties (FAGEN, FACES), covering business management, leadership, finance, agribusiness, sustainability/ESG, AI agents for business, and law/technology/entrepreneurship. Priced by monthly installments (e.g., R$299–R$595/month).
• Cursos FAU — Postgraduate Specializations and Extension Courses Postgraduate specializations (e.g., Digital Transformation in Public Administration, School Management, Psychopedagogy, Rural Education) and extension/professional certification courses (public bidding, veterinary surgery, botulinum toxin injection, applied statistics).
• CELIN/CELIG Language Centers Language instruction programs in English, French, German, Spanish, LIBRAS, and ENEM essay writing, aligned with CEFR levels and serving both the university community and the external public.
• Public Competition Preparation (Concurso Público) Preparation courses and administration of public-sector competitive examinations (e.g., Prefeitura de Patos de Minas), with elementary and superior-level tracks and objective-test plus title-evaluation formats.
• Coé Coworking Coworking space offering shared workspaces, private offices, meeting rooms, and event spaces for entrepreneurs and startups, strategically located adjacent to the UFU campus in Uberlândia.
• Boletim de Chamadas (Funding Opportunity Bulletin) Aggregated funding-opportunity bulletin covering 14 institutions and funding platforms across all areas of knowledge, distributed through an open WhatsApp community to help researchers identify and pursue new funding calls.

Quantifiable outcome

• R$12 million in research funding prospected and R$5 million captured for IFTM in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1982Primary university partner. FAU was created by UFU servers to support research, teaching, extension, innovation, and institutional development projects. FAU provides comprehensive administrative services including financial management, compliance, procurement, and human resources for all UFU projects.
• Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported university for research project management and continuing education programs. FAU assists with funding capture and project execution support.
• Instituto Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (IFTM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFTM partners with FAU for research funding capture, project execution, and innovation support. FAU provides strategic support for mapping and capturing public and private resources.
• CONFIES (Conselho Nacional das Fundações de Apoio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational council of university support foundations. FAU maintains membership affiliation with CONFIES representing foundations supporting higher education and scientific research institutions.
• Prefeitura Municipal de UberlândiaminorOthersMunicipal government partner for various initiatives including sports events like the III Volta UFTM.
• Prefeitura de UberlândiaminorOthersLocal government partner for research and community programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacaofau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/funda%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-apoio-universit%C3%A1rio---fau
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacao_fau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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