Universidade Estadual do Piauí

What Universidade Estadual do Piauí does

Universidade Estadual do Piauí (UESPI) is a public state university and autarquia under the Governo do Estado do Piauí, headquartered in Teresina and serving as the largest public higher education institution in Piauí since its founding in 1986. It delivers free undergraduate, graduate (10 stricto sensu and 27 lato sensu), and medical/multiprofessional residency programs across 12 physical campuses spanning every region of the state, complemented by distance learning through NEAD (35 poles) and UAPI (183 active poles reaching all 224 municipalities of Piauí). Students are admitted primarily through Brazil's national SISU system, with no tuition charged.

UESPI's technology portfolio spans administrative systems (SIGAA, SIGPREX, SIGPROP, SEI), distance-learning infrastructure, and research-derived software products including FARMAVIDA (a pharmaceutical management system developed for Instituto Floravida using Clean Architecture and DDD), LaudoÁgil (an AI-driven ultrasound report generator approved in Programa Centelha 3 Piauí), and SIGER (waste-to-energy management). Revenue is structurally non-commercial: the institution is funded by state government appropriations (over R$100 million in infrastructure investment across campuses), supplemented by federal and state research grants from CNPq, CAPES, and FAPEPI, plus hospital partnership arrangements for clinical residency training. Operational leadership is collegiate, with the Rector (currently Professor Paulo Henrique Pinheiro, succeeding Evandro Alberto de Sousa) heading a structure of five Pró-Reitorias and CONSUN as the supreme governance body.

Name

Universidade Estadual do Piauí

Legal name

Universidade Estadual do Piauí

Website

https://uespi.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UESPI is Piauí's largest public state university, delivering free undergraduate, graduate, and medical residency programs across 12 campuses and 218 distance-learning poles covering all 224 state municipalities, funded primarily by the Governo do Estado do Piauí.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Teacher Education Universities (Licensure & M.Ed.) (EDAHALAG)

Keywords

• Public higher education
• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate education
• Medical residency training
• Distance learning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Teresina

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: Core operational funding provided by the Government of Piauí. The university receives budget allocations for teaching, research, extension activities, and infrastructure development.
2. Research Grants and Funding: External research funding from CNPq, CAPES, FAPAPI, and other national funding agencies supporting specific research projects and graduate programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Universidade Estadual do Piauí is a public state university that delivers free higher education across 104 undergraduate programs, 37 graduate programs (10 Stricto Sensu and 27 Lato Sensu), 14 medical residency programs, and continuing education courses. Instruction is delivered through 12 physical campuses statewide and a distance-learning network (NEAD with 35 poles, UAPI with 183 poles) covering all 224 municipalities of Piauí. The university also conducts research, extension projects, and operates administrative/academic systems (SIGAA, NUCEPE) plus research-developed software products.

Product overview

Universidade Estadual do Piauí is a public higher education institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs across 12 campuses throughout Piauí state. The university's technology portfolio includes research-developed software products (FARMAVIDA, LaudoÁgil, SIGER), administrative systems (SIGAA, SEI, internal management platforms), and distance learning services (NEAD with 35 poles, UAPI with 183 poles reaching all 224 municipalities). The institution also operates examination services (NUCEPE) for residency and entrance programs. UESPI functions as an educational services provider rather than a commercial technology company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NEAD: Núcleo de Educação a Distância - Distance Education Center offering EAD programs through 35 poles and UAPI (Universidade Aberta do Piauí) with 183 active poles offering Administration degree across all 224 municipalities.
• NUCEPE
• FACIME
• CCS

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate Programs (Stricto Sensu and Lato Sensu)
• Medical Residency Programs
• NEAD - Distance Learning Center

Quantifiable outcome

• Nursing program ranked 17th nationally in ENADE
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Instituto Floravida / Grupo CentrofloracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2026Cooperation agreement for development of FARMAVIDA pharmaceutical management system. UESPI computing students developed software for medication tracking, stock control, and traceability serving the Pró-Saúde program. Technology transfer process through NIT.
• Hospital Getúlio VargascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partnership for medical residency training programs. Provides clinical practice settings for residents in various specialties.
• Hospital InfantilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric hospital partnership for medical and multiprofessional residency programs providing specialized training in child health.
• Maternidade Dona Evangelina RosacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaternity hospital partnership for obstetrics residency training and women's health programs.
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - Piauí (OAB-PI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for NUPIDH legal services including student internship placement, community legal assistance, and conflict resolution services within the university.
• Instituto de Identificação Félix PachecocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership at NUPIDH for digital identification services providing national ID card issuance to community and university members in Teresina's North Zone.
• Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination of INCT de Fotônica project. Professor Anderson Gomes coordinates national research network on photonics and AI applied to health, with UESPI as one of 19 participating institutions.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI): Federal university headquartered in Teresina, Piauí — the same city as UESPI's main campus. Directly competes for students, faculty, and research funding within Piauí, and serves as the principal alternative for high-performing students in the same catchment area.
• Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE): State university in Ceará (neighboring Northeastern state) with multi-campus structure, public free tuition, graduate and residency programs. Closely comparable operating model and mission to UESPI as a regional state public university.
• Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA): State university in Maranhão with multi-campus presence, public free tuition, and graduate programs serving the interior. Operates with a comparable regional public-university mandate in an adjacent Northeastern state.
• Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN): State university of Rio Grande do Norte, multi-campus with graduate programs and free public education. Comparable in scale, governance (state-funded), and mission of regional public higher education provision.
• Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC): State university in Bahia with multi-campus structure and significant research output. Comparable state-university operating model and similar emphasis on regional development in the Northeast.

Regional players

• Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS): Bahia state university focused on a specific regional hub but with comparable multi-program structure. Operates as a comparable state public university but in a different state from UESPI.
• Instituto Federal do Piauí (IFPI): Federal network of technical and higher education institutions across Piauí. Overlaps with UESPI's interior-campus reach and competes for the same pool of Piauí students seeking public higher education.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA): Federal university in neighboring Maranhão with broader resources and research footprint. Competes indirectly with UESPI for Northeastern students and serves as a benchmark for what a federal-university funding model can support.
• Universidade de São Paulo (USP): Brazil's flagship state university. Not a direct competitor, but serves as the quality benchmark for ENADE rankings and as the aspirational reference point for academic prestige that UESPI's programs are measured against nationally.
• Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC): Federal university in neighboring Ceará with stronger research output and broader program portfolio. Indirect competitor for top Piauí students willing to study out of state, and benchmark for federal-university funding scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/UESPIoficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/uespioficial
• LinkedInbr.linkedin.com/school/universidade-estadual-do-piau%C3%AD
• Instagraminstagram.com/uespioficial
• TikToktiktok.com/@uespioficial
• Xx.com/uespioficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Universidade Estadual do Piauí