CIDEM Techno

What CIDEM Techno does

CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) is a Mexican public research and higher education institution specializing in the social sciences, founded in 1974 and headquartered in the Santa Fe district of Mexico City. The institution is a constituent of the Sistema Nacional de Centros Públicos (SNCP) under the federal Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación (SECIHTI), operating with 501–1,000 employees across two campuses — the main Santa Fe headquarters and the Región Centro campus in Aguascalientes.

CIDE's academic portfolio is organized into nine divisions: Public Administration, Economics, Applied Economics, International Studies, Legal Studies, Multidisciplinary Studies, Development Studies, Political Studies, and History. Across these divisions it delivers undergraduate (Licenciaturas), master's (Maestrías), and doctoral (Doctorados) programs, alongside continuing education (Educación Continua), a CIDE Internacional track, and an institutional library service. Research output is disseminated through an institutional publication platform and an active press and events program. The underlying technology stack is described as an educational technology platform for social science research and higher education delivery, with no disclosed proprietary AI, API, or SDK components in the source materials.

As a public institution, CIDE's revenue mechanics are driven primarily by federal government appropriations channeled through SECIHTI rather than market-priced tuition; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed and is regulated by the Mexican government. The go-to-market is direct institutional enrollment at two physical campuses, supported by an organic digital presence across website, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and a press room. Customer concentration is structurally low on the student side but functionally high on the funding side given dependence on a single federal counterparty.

Name

CIDEM Techno

Legal name

Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas

Website

https://cide.mx

Company type

Public

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

CIDE is a Mexican public research and higher education institution under SECIHTI, specializing in social sciences across nine academic divisions. It serves undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and continuing education students at campuses in Mexico City and Aguascalientes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Social Science Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Social science research
• Graduate programs
• Public administration studies
• Academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Lomas De Santa Gertrudis

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIDEM Techno (operating as CIDE – Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) is a Mexican public research and higher-education institution that delivers undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and continuing-education programs in social sciences, alongside original research and an institutional library, organized across nine academic divisions including Public Administration, Economics, Applied Economics, International Studies, Legal Studies, Multidisciplinary Studies, Development Studies, Political Studies, and History. It operates two physical campuses (Santa Fe in Mexico City and Región Centro in Aguascalientes) and serves as part of Mexico's federal Sistema Nacional de Centros Públicos (SNCP) under SECIHTI.

Product overview

CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) is a public Mexican research and higher education institution specializing in social sciences. It operates as a unified academic platform organized into nine divisions covering Administration, Economics, Applied Economics, International Studies, Legal Studies, Multidisciplinary Studies, Development Studies, Political Studies, and History. The institution offers a comprehensive portfolio of academic products including undergraduate programs (Licenciaturas), graduate master's programs (Maestrías), doctoral programs (Doctorados), and continuing education (Educación Continua). CIDE maintains two physical locations: its main Santa Fe campus in Mexico City and a regional campus in Aguascalientes. The institution is part of the Sistema Nacional de Centros Públicos (SNCP) under the Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación (SECIHTI).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciaturas (Undergraduate Programs) Undergraduate degree programs offered across multiple divisions including Administration, Economics, International Studies, Legal Studies, Multidisciplinary Studies, Development Studies, Political Studies, and History, delivered face-to-face at CIDE's Santa Fe (CDMX) and Región Centro (Aguascalientes) campuses.
• Maestrías (Master's Programs) Graduate-level master's degree programs in various social-science disciplines delivered through the institution's multiple academic divisions.
• Doctorados (Doctoral Programs) Doctoral degree programs providing advanced research training in economics, public administration, law, international studies, and other social-science disciplines.
• Educación Continua (Continuing Education) Professional development and continuing-education courses for practitioners and professionals seeking specialized training in economics and public policy.
• Investigación (Research) Research activities conducted across nine academic divisions covering economics, public administration, applied economics, international studies, legal studies, multidisciplinary studies, development studies, political studies, and history.
• Biblioteca (Library) Institutional library services providing access to academic resources, publications, and research materials for students, faculty, and researchers.
• CIDE Región Centro (Aguascalientes campus) Regional campus located in Aguascalientes, Mexico, expanding the institution's reach beyond Mexico City and serving as part of the Sistema Nacional de Centros Públicos (SNCP) under SECIHTI.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF): COLEF is a Mexican public research center focused on regional and social sciences research, primarily serving northern Mexico. It shares CIDE's public research center model and disciplinary focus but operates in a distinct geographic sub-region.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM): UNAM is Mexico's largest public university offering comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs including social sciences. It is a broad incumbent competitor in the Mexican higher education market and houses major social sciences research centers.
• Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO): IBERO is a major Mexican private university with strong social sciences and humanities programs. It competes with CIDE for students interested in public policy, law, and political science in Mexico City.

Direct peers

• Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) regional programs: CIDE's own master's and doctoral programs across its nine divisions are direct comparables for benchmarking program quality, scale, and pricing within Mexico's specialized social sciences higher education market.
• Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM): ITAM is a leading Mexican private university with a strong social sciences focus spanning economics, political science, law, and business. It directly competes with CIDE for graduate students and policy professionals in Mexico.
• El Colegio de México (COLMEX): COLMEX is a Mexican public research and higher education institution specializing in social sciences and humanities. It is the closest analog to CIDE in mission, structure, and academic portfolio, with comparable graduate-level social sciences programs.
• Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS): CIESAS is a Mexican public research center focused on social sciences and humanities, also part of Mexico's CONACYT/SECIHTI research ecosystem. It shares CIDE's public research center model and disciplinary focus.
• Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora (Instituto Mora): Instituto Mora is a Mexican public research center specializing in history and social sciences, part of Mexico's public research system. It is structurally comparable to CIDE in mission and operating model.
• FLACSO México: FLACSO México is a Latin American social sciences graduate institution offering master's and doctoral programs in public policy, political science, and development. It directly competes with CIDE for graduate students in social sciences.

Emerging players

• EGADE Business School (Tecnológico de Monterrey): EGADE is a leading Mexican business school offering graduate programs intersecting with CIDE's economics, public administration, and policy training. It is an emerging competitor in executive and policy-related graduate education in Mexico.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cide_mx
• YouTubeyoutube.com/cide_mx
• Facebookfacebook.com/NoticiasCIDE
• Instagraminstagram.com/cide_mx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/29110

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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