FSJ

What FSJ does

FSJ (Fundação Educacional e Cultural São José) is a private nonprofit educational foundation operating as Centro Universitário UNIFSJ in Itaperuna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The institution delivers higher education and professional training services to regional students through a single on-campus facility, offering ten undergraduate degree programs across health sciences (Nursing, Biomedicine, Pharmacy), humanities (History, English, Portuguese Letters, Psychology), and business (Administration, Accounting, Mathematics), plus eight postgraduate specializations, three technical healthcare courses (Nursing Technician, Clinical Analysis Technician, Radiology Technician), and extension courses. Operational scope is concentrated in the Noroeste Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state, with healthcare internship partnerships anchored by Hospital São José do Avaí and the municipal health secretariat. The foundation also operates an applied school (Escola de Aplicação) and a clinic as auxiliary service lines.

The underlying technology stack is limited and primarily educational-administrative in nature. Core operations rely on the WebGiz student portal for academic and financial management, and the QIweb library system for cataloging, circulation, and classification of physical and digital library materials. Digital research is supported through subscriptions to Biblioteca Virtual Pearson, Minha Biblioteca consortium, CAPES, and SCIELO databases. The foundation maintains an institutional website at fsj.edu.br with active social media presence across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google+ for prospective student engagement. No proprietary AI, machine learning, or advanced digital learning platforms were identified in the disclosed technology footprint.

FSJ operates as a tuition-dependent educational foundation under Brazilian MEC accreditation, with no publicly disclosed pricing, revenue, or enrollment data. The institution's customer base is concentrated on undergraduate, technical, and postgraduate students from the Itaperuna catchment area, distributed across daytime, evening, and weekend schedules to accommodate working learners. Diploma registration is publicly disclosed per Portaria MEC 1.095/2018, Article 23, supporting regulatory transparency. Beyond core education, FSJ made an atypical minority investment in CardNexus, a Bordeaux-based mobile trading card marketplace, as part of a €3.5 million pre-Seed round in June 2026 — an unusual venture allocation for a regional Brazilian educational foundation.

Name

FSJ

Legal name

Fundação Educacional e Cultural São José

Website

https://fsj.edu.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FSJ (Fundação Educacional e Cultural São José) is a private Brazilian educational foundation operating as Centro Universitário UNIFSJ in Itaperuna, Rio de Janeiro, offering undergraduate degrees, technical healthcare courses, and postgraduate programs to regional students via on-campus instruction.

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

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Technical vocational training
• Postgraduate specialization courses
• Academic library services

Headquarters

HQ city

Itaperuna

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FSJ (Fundação Educacional e Cultural São José) operates Centro Universitário UNIFSJ, a higher education institution offering undergraduate degrees in disciplines such as Administration, Biomedicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Psychology; technical courses in Nursing, Clinical Analysis, and Radiology; and postgraduate specializations in fields including Higher Education Teaching, Environmental Management, and Financial Auditing. The institution also provides library services, academic mentoring, academic leveling, supervised internships, and community extension courses, primarily through its on-campus facilities in Itaperuna, Rio de Janeiro.

Product overview

FSJ (Fundação Educacional e Cultural São José) is a Brazilian educational foundation operating as Centro Universitário UNIFSJ in Itaperuna, RJ. The institution offers a comprehensive portfolio of higher education services comprising undergraduate degree programs (Graduação) in disciplines including Administration, Biomedical Sciences, Accounting, Mathematics, Nursing, Pharmacy, History, and Languages; graduate and continuing education programs (Pós-Graduação); and technical courses (Cursos Técnicos) in health fields. The institution also provides library services through its Biblioteca Padre Humberto Lindelauf, including both physical collections and digital resources via the Biblioteca Virtual platform. Academic support services include the Monitoria (mentoring) program and NAPE (academic leveling program). Technical courses feature supervised internship partnerships with healthcare institutions including Hospital São José do Avaí for hands-on training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graduação (Undergraduate Programs) Undergraduate degree programs including Administração, Biomedicina, Ciências Contábeis, Ciências/Matemática, Enfermagem, Farmácia, História, Letras – Inglês, Letras – Português, and Psicologia, designed for students seeking higher education qualifications at the Centro Universitário.
• Pós-Graduação (Postgraduate Programs) Graduate and continuing education specializations including Docência do Ensino Superior, Estudos Linguísticos e Literários, Gestão Ambiental Pública e Privada, Gestão Estratégica do Capital Humano, Gestão de Finanças Controladoria e Auditoria, Gestão de Departamento Pessoal e Rotinas Trabalhistas, História do Brasil, and Língua Inglesa, aimed at working professionals seeking advanced qualifications.
• Cursos Técnicos (Technical Courses) Technical-level professional courses in healthcare fields including Técnico em Enfermagem (1,800 hours), Técnico em Análises Clínicas (1,400 hours), and Técnico em Radiologia (1,600 hours), with clinical internship partnerships supporting hands-on training.
• Cursos de Extensão (Extension Courses) Community outreach and extension courses offering continuing education opportunities to the broader public, complementing the institution's degree programs.
• Biblioteca Virtual (Virtual Library) Digital library services providing access to Biblioteca Virtual Pearson, Minha Biblioteca consortium, and integration with academic databases, supporting remote research and study for FSJ students and faculty.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• UNINASSAU: Brazillian private higher-education institution offering undergraduate, technical, and postgraduate programs with strong healthcare and on-campus delivery — closely mirrors UNIFSJ's portfolio breadth and target student segments at similar regional positioning.
• Centro Universitário Una: Brazilian Centro Universitário operating on-campus undergraduate, technical, and postgraduate programs across multiple disciplines including health — directly comparable institutional category, scale, and student-segment mix to UNIFSJ.
• Faculdades Integradas Hélio Alonso (FACHA): Brazilian private higher-education institution with similar multi-disciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate offerings; comparable operating model to a Centro Universitário, though based in different urban geography.
• Pitágoras (Faculdade Pitágoras): Cogna-affiliated Brazilian higher-education brand with on-campus and hybrid programs across multiple disciplines including health sciences — a comparable multi-disciplinary operator with similar student-targeting to UNIFSJ.
• Faculdade Maurício de Nassau (UNINASSAU/DeVry): Brazilian higher-education network (DeVry Brasil group) operating multi-disciplinary undergraduate, technical, and health-focused programs across multiple states — directly comparable to UNIFSJ's program mix and student segments.

Regional players

• Universidade Potiguar (UnP): Brazilian private university with multi-disciplinary undergraduate and technical offerings, including healthcare programs; comparable institutional model to UNIFSJ though serving different regional markets.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Anhanguera (Uniderp): Large Brazilian higher-education brand under Cogna offering undergraduate, technical, and distance programs across disciplines including health sciences — a direct portfolio and pricing competitor to UNIFSJ's on-campus programs in regional markets.
• Cogna Educação (Kroton/Anhanguera): Brazil's largest education group operating Kroton, Anhanguera, Unopar, and Pitágoras brands across on-campus and EAD formats. Directly comparable to UNIFSJ in undergraduate and technical program mix, but with national EAD reach that FSJ currently lacks.
• Universidade Estácio de Sá: One of Brazil's largest private higher-education networks, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and technical programs across multiple states — directly comparable to UNIFSJ's multi-disciplinary portfolio and comparable student segments, but at vastly greater national scale.
• FMU (Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas): Large São Paulo-based Brazilian higher-education complex offering multi-disciplinary undergraduate, technical, and postgraduate programs; comparable portfolio breadth but operating at significantly larger urban scale than UNIFSJ.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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