Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde

What Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde does

Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde (FPS) is a private, for-profit Brazilian health sciences higher education institution founded in 2005 in Recife, Pernambuco, and operated by Associação Educacional de Ciências da Saúde (AECISA). It serves undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students across nine undergraduate programs (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Dentistry, Psychology, Physical Education in both Bacharelado and Licenciatura tracks, and a Digital Health Entrepreneurship EAD program), more than eleven graduate specializations (Lato Sensu) and two professional master's degrees (Stricto Sensu) in health education and health psychology. The institution differentiates through an integrated ecosystem that combines classroom teaching, simulation-based clinical training (CSIM), interprofessional education (CAAIS — internationally recognized as a pioneer in Brazil), on-site clinical training clinics (Farma FPS, Fisio FPS, Odonto FPS), an innovation and startup-incubation center (FOZ), a digital resources lab (RDG), and a strategic teaching-hospital partnership with IMIP for clinical rotations across all health programs.

FPS monetizes primarily through recurring tuition fees at both the undergraduate and graduate level, with supplementary revenue from extension programs, CAPES-funded research activity, and PROUNI federal tuition assistance. Its go-to-market is event- and community-driven: prospective students are acquired through vestibular entrance exams, ongoing selective processes, campus visits, and community extension/outreach programs, while student services and administrative workflows are delivered through the FPS Digital EAD platform, the Ágora student-service portal, and the Aluno Online academic portal. The institution holds an MEC Concept 5 institutional rating — the highest quality tier from Brazil's Ministry of Education — and operates with a 501–1,000 employee headcount. Recent strategic activity includes international academic partnerships (Harbin Institute of Technology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires), cooperation with the Brazilian Army's Comando Militar do Nordeste and IPCFEx, and the development of AI-enabled health-education products such as the NoesisAI tutoring system recognized by FACEPE's Programa Centelha 3 PE.

Name

Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde

Legal name

Associação Educacional de Ciências da Saúde – AECISA

Website

https://fps.edu.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

FPS is a private Brazilian health sciences university in Recife, Pernambuco, offering nine undergraduate programs, graduate specializations, and professional master's degrees, supported by simulation, innovation, and on-site clinical training facilities linked to the IMIP teaching hospital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pernambuco

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate Tuition: FPS generates revenue primarily through tuition fees from undergraduate health sciences programs including Medicine, Psychology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Dentistry, Physical Education, and Digital Health Entrepreneurship.
2. Graduate Programs (Lato Sensu and Stricto Sensu): Revenue from specialization courses, MBA programs, and professional master's degrees in health education and health psychology.
3. Extension Programs: Community extension activities, some supported by external funding from agencies like CAPES and government programs.
4. Government Programs (PROUNI): Federal government tuition assistance programs supporting student access to private higher education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde (FPS) is a private higher education institution that delivers health sciences degree programs, including nine undergraduate courses (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Dentistry, Psychology, Physical Education, and Digital Health Entrepreneurship), postgraduate specializations, and professional master's degrees. Students receive hands-on clinical training through on-campus clinics, a simulation center, and the IMIP teaching hospital partnership, supplemented by community extension programs and an innovation center for health technology.

Product overview

Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde (FPS) is a higher education institution offering a comprehensive suite of health sciences programs including undergraduate degrees (Graduação), postgraduate specializations (Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu), and professional master's programs (Mestrado Profissional Stricto Sensu). The institution operates an ecosystem of clinical training clinics (Fisio FPS, Farma FPS, Odonto FPS), simulation and innovation centers (CSIM, FOZ, CAAIS), and digital platforms (FPS Digital, Ágora, Portal do Aluno Online). Its offerings are organized around four pillars: undergraduate education, graduate education, extension programs, and research (including scientific initiation and innovation), supported by dedicated laboratories and student support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graduação – Undergraduate Health Sciences Programs Undergraduate degree programs in nine health sciences disciplines forming the core educational offering of the institution. Each program leads to a professional qualification in a healthcare field.
• Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu – Graduate Specializations Postgraduate specialization programs (Lato Sensu) providing advanced professional training in health disciplines such as Oncology Nursing, Clinical Nutrition, Hospital Dentistry, Clinical Hospital Psychology, and an Executive MBA in Health Management.
• Mestrado Profissional em Educação para o Ensino na Área de Saúde Professional master's degree (Stricto Sensu) focused on education in the health sciences field, offering advanced research and pedagogical training for health-profession educators.
• Mestrado Profissional em Psicologia da Saúde Professional master's degree (Stricto Sensu) in health psychology, offering advanced research and clinical training in psychological aspects of health.
• Fisio FPS – Clínica de Fisioterapia On-campus physiotherapy clinic providing supervised clinical care to patients while offering practical training for physiotherapy students.
• Farma FPS – Clínica de Farmácia On-campus pharmacy clinic providing pharmaceutical care services and dispensing, offering supervised practical experience for pharmacy students in a real clinical setting.
• Odonto FPS – Clínica de Odontologia On-campus dental clinic providing oral health services to the community while delivering comprehensive clinical training for dentistry students under faculty supervision.
• FPS Digital – Educação a Distância Distance education platform (FPS Digital) offering online courses and programs, including the Digital Health Entrepreneurship (Empreendedorismo em Saúde Digital) course, extending institutional reach beyond on-campus delivery.
• Centro de Eventos FPS Event center facility hosting institutional and external events, conferences, and academic activities, serving as a venue for community engagement and professional development.

Quantifiable outcome

• CAAIS recognized as pioneer in interprofessional education in Brazil and Latin America at international conference
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPS maintains a core partnership with IMIP, one of Brazil's leading teaching hospitals. This partnership provides clinical training facilities for FPS students across all health programs. The relationship includes joint academic activities, research collaboration, and community health programs. IMIP hosts FPS postgraduate students for practical training and joint continuing education programs.
• Comando Militar do Nordeste (CMNE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPS is developing cooperation with the Brazilian Army's Northeast Command in areas of education, research, and human performance. Discussions involve FPS Human Performance Laboratory, FPS GYM facilities, and multiprofessional health approaches inspired by the Holistic Health & Fitness (H2F) model.
• Instituto de Pesquisa da Capacitação Física do Exército (IPCFEx)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArmy research institute collaborating with FPS on human performance research combining physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, psychology, medicine, and digital health approaches.
• FOZ - Centro de Inovação em SaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOZ is an integral part of FPS ecosystem, functioning as the innovation center for health technology. FOZ provides startup incubation, market connections, and innovation support for FPS researchers and students developing health technology solutions.
• Harbin Institute of TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChinese university organizing the Regional Brazil stage of the International Chinese Innovation Competition for University Students (CICSIC 2026). FPS supports Brazilian student participation in this competition aligned with China-Brazil strategic educational partnerships.
• Rede Saúde Planetária BrasilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPS student Addonai is a member of this network, which connects academic institutions working on planetary health topics. FPS supported the Café Climático event organized in partnership with this network.
• Programa Embaixadores da Saúde Planetária (PESP/USP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPS student Addonai participates in this University of São Paulo program focused on planetary health education, connecting FPS to national academic networks in environmental health.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/faculdadefps
• Facebookfacebook.com/FaculdadePernambucanadeSaude
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculdadefpsoficial

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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