Universidade de Rio Verde

What Universidade de Rio Verde does

Universidade de Rio Verde (UniRV), legally FESURV - Universidade de Rio Verde, is a private Brazilian higher education institution headquartered at Fazenda Fontes do Saber in Rio Verde, Goiás, with a multi-campus network spanning seven cities across the state of Goiás: Rio Verde (main campus), Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiânia, Caiapônia, Goianésia, Formosa, and Luziânia. The institution operates a comprehensive academic portfolio that includes undergraduate degree programs across agronomy, medicine, law, engineering, and health sciences; stricto sensu graduate programs (master's and doctoral) in Plant Production, Agribusiness Law, and Sustainability and Agribusiness; lato sensu specializations; medical and multiprofessional health residencies; and an EAD distance learning platform. Adjacent services include teaching clinics (medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, psychology, veterinary), the Editora UniRV publishing house, and Rádio UniRV FM 87.1.

UniRV's research and innovation infrastructure centers on the NIT (Núcleo de Inovação e Pesquisa) and the NIPEN neuroscience research nucleus, the latter selected in 2025 for an international partnership with US-based EMOTIV on EEG-based brain mapping and clinical neuroscience. Administrative operations run on the SEI electronic information system, and the institution maintains a transparency portal with API-based data access aligned with Brazil's LGPD privacy law and Access to Information Law.

The business model is tuition-driven across on-campus and distance-learning programs, with revenue mechanics not publicly disclosed. Pricing is managed through departmental contacts rather than published fee schedules. The institution describes itself as a "universidade de grande porte" (large university) and a reference institution in the Centro-Oeste region. Go-to-market relies on vestibular entrance exams, transfer and second-degree admissions, postgraduate selection processes, an institutional communications department (ASCOM), and outreach via website, social media, and the university radio station. Student and community support services include the Programa Mente Aberta mental health program and emergency psychological care, alongside community-facing clinical services delivered through the teaching clinics.

Name

Universidade de Rio Verde

Legal name

FESURV - UNIVERSIDADE DE RIO VERDE

Website

https://unirv.edu.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

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 Divisions of Traditional Universities (Hybrid/Extension) (EDAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional & Applied Skills Noncredit Certificates (Non-licensure) (EDAAAEAD)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate research programs
• Distance learning education
• Medical residency training

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio Verde

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Universidade de Rio Verde (UniRV) is a private Brazilian university delivering higher education through undergraduate (graduação), specialization (lato sensu), and master's and doctoral (stricto sensu) degree programs across seven campuses in the state of Goiás. Offerings also include medical and multiprofessional residencies, distance learning (EAD) courses, university teaching clinics in health sciences, the NIPEN neuroscience research nucleus, and the Editora UniRV publishing house, supported by laboratories and an institutional radio station.

Product overview

Universidade de Rio Verde (UniRV) is a large Brazilian higher education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic programs and services. The university operates as a multi-campus institution with a platform-plus-services model, providing undergraduate programs across diverse disciplines (including Medicine, Law, Engineering, Agronomy, and Health Sciences), graduate programs (both specialization/lato sensu and strictu sensu master's/doctoral degrees), research centers (such as NIPEN for neuroscience), teaching clinics for practical training, a university press (Editora UniRV), a radio station (Rádio UniRV FM 87.1), distance learning options (EAD), and student support services including mental health programs. The institution also operates a transparency portal with automated data access (API) for institutional accountability. The main campus is located in Rio Verde, Goiás, with additional campuses in seven cities across the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graduação (Undergraduate Programs) Tuition-based undergraduate degree programs in fields including agronomy, medicine, law, engineering, and health sciences, delivered across UniRV's seven campuses in Goiás state for prospective students entering via the vestibular entrance exam or transfer/second-degree admissions.
• Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu (Master's and Doctoral Programs) Tuition-based research master's and doctoral programs focused on Plant Production (Produção Vegetal), Agribusiness Law (Direito do Agronegócio), and Sustainability and Agribusiness (Sustentabilidade e Agronegócio), aimed at postgraduate applicants seeking research-intensive degrees.
• Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu (Specialization Programs) Tuition-based postgraduate specialization (lato sensu) programs, including Agribusiness Law, offered to degree-holders seeking professional specialization at UniRV.
• Residência Médica e Multiprofissional em Saúde (Medical and Multiprofessional Residency) Postgraduate medical and multiprofessional health residency programs delivered by UniRV for medical graduates and healthcare professionals, accessed through dedicated selection processes at multiple campuses.
• Ensino a Distância - EAD (Distance Learning Programs) Online distance learning (EAD) programs delivered through UniRV's digital platform, extending the institution's academic portfolio to students outside its seven physical campuses in Goiás.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EMOTIVcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025EMOTIV, a US-based company specializing in electroencephalography (EEG) technologies and brain data analysis, selected UniRV's NIPEN (Núcleo de Inovação e Pesquisa em Neurociência) to participate in an international neuroscience research project on brain mapping and clinical neuroscience. As part of the partnership, NIPEN will receive equipment for brain mapping and EEG research, participate in training and capacity-building activities, and contribute to international scientific productions including multicentric research, shared databases, and collaborative publications with neuroscience groups from around the world. The project is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Guilherme Augusto Santos Bueno.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Estácio: One of Brazil's largest private higher-education groups with nationwide campus and EAD reach, far exceeding UniRV in scale and geographic coverage. Comparable as a private Brazilian higher-education operator but at much larger scale and broader footprint.
• Cogna Educação (Kroton/Vasta): Brazil's largest education company operating Kroton (multi-campus university) and Vasta (basic education), with nationwide reach and significant EAD scale. Comparable as a private higher-education incumbent but with substantially broader portfolio and national brand.

Direct peers

• Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul: Large São Paulo-based private university with multiple campuses and a strong EAD catalog spanning undergraduate and graduate programs. Comparable to UniRV in private multi-campus positioning and emphasis on professional programs.
• Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU): Private São Paulo higher-education institution with multi-campus operations and broad program catalogs including health sciences. Comparable to UniRV as a private, multi-campus Brazilian university with clinical and applied programs.
• Unicesumar: Brazilian private institution with one of the country's largest distance-learning operations and a multi-campus physical presence. Highly comparable to UniRV in offering EAD at scale combined with on-campus campuses across multiple cities.
• UNIP (Universidade Paulista): One of Brazil's largest private multi-campus universities with a similarly broad catalog of undergraduate and graduate programs across many cities. Directly comparable to UniRV in being a private, multi-campus higher-education institution with strong distance-learning operations.
• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi: Large Brazilian private university with multi-campus operations, strong health-sciences and professional programs, and significant EAD footprint. Comparable to UniRV in scale, portfolio breadth, and reliance on private-sector tuition revenue.
• PUC Goiás (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás): A major private university headquartered in the same state of Goiás, with multi-campus presence and comprehensive undergraduate/graduate offerings. UniRV's closest geographic and segment peer within Goiás.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universidade-de-rio-verde

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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