What Universidad de Huelva does

Universidad de Huelva (UHU) is a public Spanish university headquartered in Huelva, Andalusia, operating under Ley Orgánica 2/2023 del Sistema Universitario and oversight of the Junta de Andalucía. It is one of 10 member universities of the PIONEER European University Alliance and serves the province of Huelva as its primary higher education provider, with international reach via mobility and research programs. The institution is governed through a Rector, Consejo de Gobierno, and Claustro Universitario, and is primarily funded by Spanish national and Andalusian government budgets rather than commercial revenue.

The university offers a comprehensive academic portfolio: 39 undergraduate degrees (including 9 double degrees), 42 official master's programs (including 3 double master's), 11 doctoral programs, and 23 proprietary professional development titles co-designed with companies. Digital infrastructure is built on a Moodle-based Campus Virtual, Microsoft 365, an electronic Sede Electrónica (with Autofirma and Adobe Reader integration requirements), a scientific production portal, a transparency portal, and an open data portal. Specialized research assets include CSIC-associated units and the Laboratorio de Investigación y Control Agroalimentario (LICAUH). AI is applied in a specific domain — particle identification in nuclear physics — but no broader AI platform is disclosed.

The institution operates a hybrid go-to-market spanning on-campus instruction, distance learning via the virtual campus, summer courses targeting international students, lifelong learning through Aula de la Experiencia, and a modern languages school. Marketing and recruitment run across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Threads, plus a news/communications portal. Distribution to companies is mediated through spin-offs, technology-transfer offices, external chairs (Cátedras Externas), and a store (tiendauhu.es). The institution holds EFQM Sello 30 (2023-2026) and HR Excellence in Research certifications, is RGPD-compliant, and is currently designing a 2026-2031 strategic plan under the new university system law.

Name

Universidad de Huelva

Legal name

Universidad de Huelva

Website

https://uhu.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Universidad de Huelva is a public Spanish university offering 39 undergraduate degrees, 42 master's, 11 doctorates, and 23 proprietary titles to students in Andalusia, with European reach via the PIONEER Alliance and digital infrastructure including Moodle Campus Virtual and Sede Electrónica.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faculty-Led & Custom Group Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAA), Public Research Universities with National Laboratories/Big Science Facilities (EDAHAAAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate academic programs
• Doctoral research programs
• Continuing professional education

Headquarters

HQ city

Huelva

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Universidad de Huelva is a public Spanish university offering accredited higher education programs including 39 undergraduate degrees, 42 official master's programs, 11 doctoral programs, and 23 proprietary professional development titles. The institution delivers on-campus instruction, distance learning via its Moodle-based Campus Virtual, and supports research, knowledge transfer, and European mobility through the PIONEER Alliance.

Product overview

Universidad de Huelva is a public university offering a comprehensive educational portfolio including 39 undergraduate degrees (9 double degrees), 42 official master's programs, 11 doctoral programs, and 23 proprietary professional development titles. The university provides digital services including a virtual campus (Moodle-based), electronic government office (Sede Electrónica) for administrative procedures, scientific production portal, transparency portal, and open data portal. Additional services include library, sports facilities, university housing, and summer courses. The institution participates in the PIONEER European University Alliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grados y Dobles Grados (Undergraduate Degrees and Double Degrees)

Quantifiable outcome

• European mobility, challenge-based education, collaborative research, and innovation through PIONEER Alliance

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PIONEER Alliance (European University Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIONEER is the European Alliance of Universities for the Cities of the Future. Universidad de Huelva is one of ten member universities forming a shared European campus connecting talent, knowledge and opportunities beyond borders. The alliance enables international mobility, challenge-based education, collaborative research, innovation and cooperation with the environment.
• CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidad de Huelva has Associated Units to CSIC, enabling collaborative research between university research groups and the national research council. These units facilitate joint research projects and knowledge transfer in specialized scientific areas.
• Loiola PromotoraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Huelva and Loiola promoter have formed an alliance to promote eco-construction in the province of Huelva, combining academic expertise with industry practice for sustainable development in construction.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universidad de Málaga: Andalusian public university with comparable comprehensive offerings across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. Shares the regional public funding model, regulatory framework under LOSU, and serves as a direct competitor for students and faculty in southern Spain.
• Universidad de Granada: Major Andalusian public research university with a substantially broader program portfolio and stronger international research brand. Comparable in mission, regulatory regime, and core offerings, but materially larger in scale and a more direct competitor for top faculty and EU research funding.
• Universidad de Sevilla: The largest public university in Andalusia and a fellow regional peer under the Junta de Andalucía system. Comparable in offering undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and proprietary titles, with overlapping student catchment in southern Spain and shared participation in regional research and industry collaboration frameworks.
• Universidad de Córdoba: Andalusian public university of similar regional scale and scope to UHU, operating under the same Junta de Andalucía oversight. Offers comparable undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and proprietary title programs with similar research intensity.
• Universidad Pablo de Olavide: Andalusian public university headquartered in Seville offering comparable undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and continuing education programs. Operates under the same Junta de Andalucía governance and competes in the same regional student and faculty market.
• Universidad de Almería: Smaller Andalusian public university with similar scale, mission, and program structure. Directly comparable in regional positioning, public funding model, and student catchment competition within Andalusia.
• Università degli Studi di Foggia: Italian public research university and fellow member of the PIONEER European University Alliance. Comparable in mission, scale, and role as a regional driver of higher education and research, and explicitly aligned through the PIONEER Alliance's collaborative mobility, research, and challenge-based education programs.
• Universidad de Jaén: Andalusian public university of similar size and regional profile to UHU. Shares the same regulatory framework, public funding model, and competitive dynamics for students and faculty in southern Spain.
• Universidad de Cádiz: Neighboring Andalusian public university of comparable size and scope to UHU. Both institutions serve overlapping regional catchments in southwestern Spain, offer similar undergraduate and graduate program structures, and operate under the same Junta de Andalucía governance framework.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED): Spain's national public distance-learning university with significantly broader scale and a permanent national footprint. Comparable in core mission (public higher education and credentialing) and digital delivery infrastructure (Sede Electrónica, virtual campus), but operates as the dominant national incumbent in online/distance learning rather than a regional peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uhu_global
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UniversidaddeHuelva
• Facebookfacebook.com/unihuelva
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universidad-de-huelva
• Instagraminstagram.com/unihuelva
• TikToktiktok.com/@unihuelva

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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