Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira

What Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira does

Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (UNILAB) is a Brazilian federal public university established in 2010 by Law No. 12.529/2011 under the Ministry of Education (MEC). Its statutory mission is to promote academic and cultural integration between Brazil and member countries of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), including Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mozambique, and Timor-Leste. The university operates five campuses across two Brazilian states: Campus da Liberdade (administrative headquarters, Redenção, Ceará), Campus das Auroras (Redenção), Unidade Acadêmica dos Palmares (Acarape, Ceará), Campus de Baturité (Ceará), and the international Campus dos Malês (São Francisco do Conde, Bahia).

UNILAB delivers a portfolio of educational services including face-to-face undergraduate programs (Graduação Presencial) in fields such as History, Portuguese Language, International Relations, and Humanities, along with stricto sensu graduate programs including the master's in Language Studies: Lusophone Brazil-Africa Contexts. Brazilian students are admitted via the national SiSU (Sistema de Seleção Unificada), while international CPLP students enter through the dedicated Processo Seletivo de Estudantes Internacionais (PSEI). Student support is delivered through PAES, PBP, and ACAMP programs. The technology backbone consists of standard higher-education administrative systems — SIGAA, SIPAC, SEI, SISGEF, and SIGAdmin — supplemented by an information security governance framework aligned with ABNT NBR ISO/IEC 27001/27002, IN GSI/PR nº 1/2020, Portaria SGD/MGI nº 852/2023, and Brazil's LGPD, including an appointed Data Protection Officer.

The institution does not operate as a commercial entity. It is publicly funded by the federal government through MEC with free undergraduate tuition, generates no disclosed revenue, and has no private shareholders, venture capital, or private equity involvement. Governance is exercised through university councils (Consuni, Consepe, Conselho Administrativo) under federal oversight. Marketing and communication are handled primarily through the institutional website (unilab.edu.br) and official social channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube), supported by a Superintendência de Comunicação (SUDECOM).

Name

Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira

Legal name

Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira

Website

https://unilab.edu.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (UNILAB) is a Brazilian federal public university that delivers undergraduate and graduate education to Brazilian and CPLP international students across five campuses in Ceará and Bahia.

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Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Inbound Exchange Hosting & Visiting Student Administration (EDAIABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic & Classroom Integration Support (Study Skills, Academic Norms, Integrity) (EDAIAKAG)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Public university programs
• International student recruitment
• Graduate education programs
• Lusophone academic integration

Headquarters

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Redenção

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Unilab is a Brazilian federal public university that delivers higher education services through undergraduate (Graduação Presencial) and graduate (Pós-Graduação) programs across multiple campuses in Ceará and Bahia. Its core offering combines academic instruction in fields such as History, Portuguese Language, International Relations, and Humanities with a unique mandate to promote academic and cultural integration between Brazil and member countries of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), including specialized international student recruitment via the PSEI process.

Product overview

Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (Unilab) is a Brazilian federal university focused on international integration with CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries) member nations. The institution offers a portfolio of educational services consisting of undergraduate programs (Graduação Presencial) in fields including History, Portuguese Language, International Relations, and Humanities across campuses in Ceará (Campus da Liberdade, Campus das Auroras, Campus de Baturité) and Bahia (Campus dos Malês); graduate programs (Pós-Graduação) including stricto sensu master's degrees; and international student recruitment through PSEI targeting students from CPLP nations. Student support services include PAES, PBP, and ACAMP programs, while research and extension activities connect the university with African academic and cultural institutions.

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Products and services

• Graduação Presencial (On-campus Undergraduate Programs) Face-to-face undergraduate degree programs delivered across multiple campuses in Ceará and Bahia, including fields such as History, Portuguese Language, International Relations, and Humanities. Intended for Brazilian and international students pursuing their first university degree, including the Food Engineering program rated 4 out of 5 by the Ministry of Education.
• Pós-Graduação (Graduate Programs) Stricto sensu graduate programs including the master's in Language Studies: Lusophone Brazil-Africa Contexts (Estudos de Linguagens: Contextos Lusófonos Brasil-África) offered at Campus dos Malês. Intended for graduate students and researchers seeking advanced academic training in Lusophone-African studies.
• Processo Seletivo de Estudantes Internacionais (PSEI) Dedicated international student selection process for candidates from CPLP member nations (Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mozambique, and Timor-Leste) seeking admission to study at Campus dos Malês in Bahia.
• Assistência Estudantil (Student Assistance Programs) Student assistance programs including PAES (Programa de Assistência ao Estudante), PBP (Programas de Bolsas Permanência), and ACAMP, providing financial support and services to eligible students.
• Ações de Pesquisa e Extensão (Research and Extension Activities) Research and community extension programs conducted by faculty and students across various disciplines, including initiatives connecting Brazil with African partner countries within the CPLP framework.

Quantifiable outcome

• Food Engineering program rated 4 out of 5 by the Ministry of Education

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Technology focussed No

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC): Brazilian federal public university headquartered in Fortaleza, Ceará, sharing the same state as UNILAB's administrative HQ. Comparable as a federal public higher-education institution with research and graduate programs competing for the same student pool and federal funding allocations.
• Instituto Federal do Ceará (IFCE): Federal public education network operating across Ceará with multi-campus structure, similar to UNILAB. Both serve the same regional student base with publicly funded technical and higher-education programs under MEC oversight.
• Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB): Regional Brazilian federal public university also serving Bahia's interior, comparable in scale and recency to UNILAB. Both institutions target underserved regions of Bahia and compete for the same federal development-oriented funding streams.
• Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA): Brazilian federal public university located in Salvador, Bahia — the same state as UNILAB's international Campus dos Malês. Competes for faculty, students, and federal funding allocations within Bahia's higher-education ecosystem.

Others

• Universidade Agostinho Neto: Angola's principal public university and a CPLP counterpart. Relevant as a source institution for PSEI-recruited Angolan students and as a partner for joint Brazil-Africa academic programs central to UNILAB's integration mandate.
• Universidade Eduardo Mondlane: Mozambique's oldest and largest public university, also a CPLP member institution. Comparable as a Lusophone African higher-education peer for academic exchange, joint research, and the international student pipeline that UNILAB's PSEI program draws from.
• Universidade de Lisboa: Portugal's largest public university and the leading Portuguese-language research institution. Comparable as the senior Lusophone academic counterpart for UNILAB's Brazil-CPLP cooperation programs and student mobility flows.

Regional players

• Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE): State-level public university in Ceará competing with UNILAB for in-state undergraduate students, faculty, and government-funded research grants within the same regional labor market.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ): Largest Brazilian federal public university and a benchmark for federal research funding allocation. Relevant as the incumbent against which UNILAB's research output and reputation are measured within the federal university system.
• Universidade de Brasília (UnB): Major Brazilian federal public university with a stronger international programs portfolio and research output. Represents the established federal-university benchmark UNILAB is positioned against for postgraduate talent and federal research funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1cwypwNcrAqOuZeNEgqr_Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/unilaboficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/unilab.oficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/engenejr

Compliance5 records

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