Texila American University

Name

Texila American University

Legal name

Texila American University Ltd.

Website

https://tauedu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online International & Cross-Border Universities (Global/Transnational Providers) (EDAHALAL)

Keywords

• Medical education programs
• Distance learning degrees
• Continuing professional development
• Online certificate courses
• Higher education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Georgetown

HQ country

Guyana

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Application Fees: Non-refundable application fee charged to all applicants for program evaluation
2. Seat Deposit and Admission Processing Fee: Non-refundable fee paid upon admission acceptance; can be carried forward to next intake if enrollment is deferred
3. Tuition Fees: Program-specific fees denominated in US dollars, paid according to Statement of Fees (SOF). Semester-based course delivery with payments not transferable between students.
4. Examination and Graduation Fees: Ancillary fees for exam, exam retake, and graduation charged separately from tuition
5. Short-term Certification Programs: CPD courses offered through cpd.tauedu.org platform with certification fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Texila American University is a private multi-campus higher education institution that delivers accredited medical, nursing, public health, IT, and management degree programs through on-campus instruction in Guyana and Zambia, and via online/blended learning through the TAU-UCN partnership and a CPD short-term certification platform. Revenue is generated primarily from tuition fees, application fees, seat deposits, and ancillary examination/graduation fees denominated in US dollars.

Product overview

Texila American University operates as a multi-campus educational institution offering accredited programs across medicine, nursing, public health, IT, and management disciplines. The university's product portfolio includes: (1) TAU Main Platform providing the primary portal for information and applications; (2) Physical campuses in Guyana and Zambia offering face-to-face medical and professional education; (3) TAU-UCN distance learning division partnering with University of Central Nicaragua for online bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs; (4) Texila Short-Term Courses (CPD) platform offering 289 certificate courses including AI and business programs; (5) Knowledge sharing platforms including E-Conference, E-Journals (TIJ), Texila Connect, and Texila Digipedia for academic research and conferencing. The offering architecture combines traditional campus-based education with online/blended learning delivery, supported by AI-focused professional development courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Texila International Journal: Academic journal database platform introduced in 2012 for student access to scholarly publications.
• Texila Connect
• Texila Digipedia
• E-Conference

Products and services

• TAU Guyana Campus Programs On-campus degree programs in Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, and related disciplines delivered from the Guyana campus in Providence, East Bank Demerara, with clinical rotation opportunities for medical students.
• TAU Zambia Campus Programs On-campus and online degree programs in Medicine, IT, Management, and Public Health offered from the Lusaka, Zambia campus.
• TAU-UCN Distance and Blended Learning Programs Online/distance and blended bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs delivered in partnership with the IAU-UNESCO listed University of Central Nicaragua, enabling global students to earn accredited degrees.
• Texila Short-Term CPD Certificate Courses Online continuing professional development (CPD) platform offering 289 short-term certificate courses in areas such as AI, biostatistics, marketing, counselling, healthcare management, and maternal/child health, with freemium pricing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1900+ PhD students enrolled
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core and minor.

• E-Conference PlatformsupportingOthers · 1 January 2014Electronic conferencing platform for engaging stakeholders in various dialogues without physical presence. TAU is one of few private universities to introduce this concept.
• University of Central Nicaragua (UCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTAU offers distance learning programs in partnership with IAU-UNESCO listed University of Central Nicaragua. Students from 76 countries are enrolled in these programs offering career-oriented bachelor's, master's and doctoral online programs.
• Texila International Journal (TIJ)supportingOthersAcademic journal platform introduced in 2012 to make academic journal database accessible to all students, supporting research and publication activities.
• Pre-Med Study CenterssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner institutions running premedical programs to prepare students for medical school careers. Partners need experience in educational institution management, student counseling, and adequate infrastructure.
• Young Indians, ChennaiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTAU Consortium was a panelist in 'Future of Startups' session at Young Entrepreneur and Innovation Summit 2022 (YES 2022), contributing to entrepreneurship ecosystem discussions.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• INTO University Partnerships: INTO partners with universities worldwide to recruit and prepare international students; relevant adjacent comparator to TAU's channel-partner and pathway model for international enrolment.

Regional players

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education: Manipal is an India-headquartered private university with international student intake and overseas partnerships; comparable to TAU in leveraging cross-border student flows for a non-US-domiciled institution.

Direct peers

• Xavier University School of Medicine: Xavier University School of Medicine is a Caribbean (Aruba) private medical school recruiting internationally; comparable to TAU in target student profile and offshore MD delivery.
• Medical University of the Americas: Medical University of the Americas is a Nevis-based private MD program serving international students; directly comparable to TAU as a Caribbean offshore medical school with global recruitment.
• St. George's University: St. George's University is a leading Caribbean-based (Grenada) private medical and veterinary school serving international students, directly comparable to TAU's MD-led international medical proposition.
• All Saints University School of Medicine: All Saints University is a smaller Caribbean-based private medical school serving international students — closely analogous niche and delivery model to TAU's MD program.
• American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine: AUC School of Medicine is a Caribbean (Sint Maarten) private MD program with global student intake, directly comparable to TAU in the international medical education category.
• Ross University School of Medicine: Ross University School of Medicine is a Caribbean-based (Dominica) private medical school focused on US-bound MD students, operating the same offshore medical education model as TAU's Guyana program.
• Lincoln American University: Lincoln American University is a Guyana-based private medical school offering MD programs to international students, with a similar transnational recruitment model and Caribbean-med-school positioning as TAU.

Broad incumbents

• GUS (Global University Systems): GUS is a large multinational higher-education operator with campuses and partner pathways globally, comparable to TAU as a broader transnational higher-ed platform — albeit at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TexilaAmericanUniversity
• Facebookfacebook.com/texilaamericanuniversity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texila-american-university
• Instagraminstagram.com/texilaamericanuniversity
• Xx.com/tauedu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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