Universidad Tecnológica del Usumacinta

What Universidad Tecnológica del Usumacinta does

Universidad Tecnológica del Usumacinta is a public, non-profit higher education institution located in Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco, Mexico, founded in 2003 and operating as part of the national Coordinación General de Universidades Tecnológicas y Politécnicas (CGUTyP) network. The institution delivers technical (TSU), engineering, and bachelor's degree programs across seven academic areas: Biotechnology, Information Technologies and Digital Innovation, Civil Protection, Marketing, Accounting, Gastronomy, and Tourism. It is funded primarily through federal and State of Tabasco government appropriations, with secondary revenue generated from CONOCER labor competency certifications, continuous-education contracts with municipal governments, and facility rentals for events.

The university operates a single main campus that also houses the XHUTU 90.5 FM community radio station, a non-profit cultural broadcaster launched in November 2011 under a federal COFETEL/IFT permit. The institution runs an international mobility program spanning eight or more countries since 2013, including partnerships with U.S. Proyecta 100mil and Spain's SPAMEX programs, and supports student employability through bolsa de trabajo and professional prácticas/estadías programs. Its technology stack centers on the SIA (Sistema Integral de Administración) internal student information system for grade management and online admission processing, with no disclosed AI, API, or platform-software offerings to third parties.

Name

Universidad Tecnológica del Usumacinta

Legal name

Universidad Tecnológica del Usumacinta

Website

https://utusumacinta.edu.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Universidad Tecnológica del Usumacinta is a public non-profit higher education institution in Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco, Mexico, delivering TSU, engineering, and bachelor's degree programs across seven disciplines to regional high-school graduates under federal and state government funding.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAEAF

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

SECONDARYEDAHADAD

Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Community & Junior Colleges

SECONDARYMPABACAH

University/Educational Local Stations (College Radio, Campus TV)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Local Broadcast Stations & Affiliates (TV & Radio)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Technical degree programs
• Engineering education
• Public university education
• Professional certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Tabasco

HQ country

Mexico

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. Higher Education Services: Public university providing higher education services through federal and state government funding, offering technical, undergraduate, and graduate programs in various disciplines.
2. Educational Services: Provides continuous education, technological services, and professional training to external clients including government municipalities and private sector.
3. Facility Rental: Préstamo y renta de instalaciones para la elaboración de eventos - lending and rental of facilities for events.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Universidad Tecnológica del Usumacinta is a public higher-education institution that delivers Técnico Superior Universitario (TSU), Engineering and Bachelor's degree programs to students in the Usumacinta region of Tabasco, Mexico. It supplements teaching with continuing-education services, a CONOCER certification evaluation center, a campus radio station (XHUTU 90.5 FM), and sports/recreational facilities open to the university community.

Product overview

Universidad Tecnológica del Usumacinta operates as a Mexican higher education institution offering a unified portfolio of educational services centered around its degree programs (TSU, Ingenierías, and Licenciaturas) across multiple academic disciplines including Biotechnology, Information Technology, Business Administration, Tourism, Gastronomy, and Civil Protection. The institution also operates XHUTU 90.5 FM, a non-profit university radio station. Supporting services include continuing education, international mobility programs, business incubation, and technology services managed through internal systems like SIA and SGC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• XHUTU 90.5 FM: University radio station operating as a non-profit cultural broadcaster, branded as 'La voz de Emiliano Zapata' (The Voice of Emiliano Zapata). The station broadcasts from 6 AM to midnight daily with 1000 watts of power, covering Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco and northern Chiapas.

Products and services

• TSU, Ingeniería and Licenciatura degree programs Higher-education programs offering the standard Mexican Universities Tecnológicas pathway: a Técnico Superior Universitario (TSU) qualification that can be continued into an Ingeniería or Licenciatura degree; targeted at high-school graduates from the Tabasco region.
• XHUTU 90.5 FM community radio station

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SETAB-CCYTETminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2023Collaboration agreement signed for joint educational and scientific initiatives.
• Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos (INEA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2023Collaboration agreement with INEA and State Government of Tabasco for adult education programs.
• Municipality of Emiliano Zapata, TabascocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement including education services, continuous education courses for municipal staff, and food scholarship program for students. Signed as part of municipal government's first 100 days program.
• Municipality of La Libertad, ChiapascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement for continuous education services, marketing support for municipal social projects, and food scholarship program for students.
• Consejo de Ciencia y Tecnología del Estado de Tabasco (CCYTET)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational mobility program offering short research stays during summer at institutions including Universidad de Guanajuato, UANL, UNAM, Academia Mexicana de Ciencias.
• Proyecta 100mil Program Partners (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mobility program with activities in Ohio, Rockford Illinois USA through Proyecta 100mil and México 100 programs.
• SPAMEX Program (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mobility program with stays in Madrid, Spain through SPAMEX program.
• CGUTyP (Coordinación General de Universidades Tecnológicas y Politécnicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination body overseeing the network of Technological and Polytechnic Universities in Mexico, including contraloría social programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Villa la Venta: Tabasco-based Tecnológico under TecNM with applied engineering programs; competes in the same regional pool but uses the Tecnológico Nacional model rather than the UT/CGUTyP framework.
• Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH): Public state university serving northern Chiapas — the same catchment where UT Usumacinta has collaboration agreements — offering broader academic programs and competing for the same cross-border student segment.

Direct peers

• Universidad Politécnica del Centro: Polytechnic university in Tabasco under CGUTyP with engineering-focused programs; same public funding model and applied/technical orientation, targeting the same regional applicant pool.
• Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (UJAT): The flagship public state university in Tabasco, offering a comparable mix of TSU-equivalent, undergraduate, and graduate programs across similar disciplines (biotechnology, IT, business, tourism, accounting). Most direct competitor for the same regional student pool in Tabasco.
• Universidad Tecnológica de la Región Norte de Guerrero: UT system peer serving a similarly-sized, semi-rural region of Mexico with the same TSU-to-engineering academic ladder and federal coordination via CGUTyP.
• Universidad Tecnológica de Tabasco: Sibling Technological University in the same CGUTyP network, also serving Tabasco with the same TSU-to-engineering model. Closest structural peer — same funding regime, same academic ladder, same national coordinator.
• Universidad Tecnológica del Sureste de México: Another UT in the CGUTyP network operating the same TSU/engineering model in a neighboring region; comparable program mix and operating model make it a near-direct structural peer.
• Tecnológico Nacional de México — Campus Comalcalco: Local TecNM campus in Tabasco delivering technician and engineering programs in adjacent disciplines (industrial, IT, accounting, food processes). Same applied-technical positioning and overlapping student catchment.

Others

• Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos (INEA): Federal adult-education agency; UT Usumacinta has a signed collaboration agreement with INEA for adult education programs, making it both a partner and an adjacent provider in the regional education ecosystem.
• CONOCER (Consejo Nacional de Normalización y Certificación de Competencias Laborales): Federal labor-competency certification body that accredits UT Usumacinta as a Centro Evaluador; a strategic partner rather than competitor, but a key ecosystem participant that shapes the university's continuing-education and certification offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/utusumacinta
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/utusumacinta
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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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