Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo

What Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo does

Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo (UMET) is a private Argentine university founded in 2013 under provisional authorization (Decree PEN N° 1641/12, Article 64(c) of Law 24.521), uniquely co-managed by more than 70 union organizations — making it the first institution of its kind in Argentina. Headquartered at Sarmiento 2037, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, with two additional CABA locations, UMET offers 14 undergraduate degree programs organized across six faculties (Pedagogy; Culture and Communication; Public Policies and Environmental Management; Applied Technology; Tourism, Physical Activity and Sports; and Development and Management of Organizations), a Graduate Studies Area launched in 2020 with four initial programs, diplomaturas, and continuing-education courses including the first Diplomatura en Gestión del Turismo Social y Sindical in Argentina.

The university's technology stack consists of the SIU Guaraní academic management system (shared Argentine higher-education ERP) integrated with the SIU-BDU collaborative library catalog, and a Moodle-based virtual campus (campus.umet.edu.ar) supporting in-person, distance, and hybrid modalities. No proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, or external APIs are referenced; the platform is conventional for the Argentine private higher-education sector.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition fees, with a differentiated pricing model: union-affiliated students pay materially reduced rates (e.g., diplomatura tuition at ARS $600/instalment for UTE affiliates versus ARS $1,200 for non-affiliates). Distribution is anchored in community-led flows through 70+ union partners supplemented by direct-to-consumer enrollment via the website, WhatsApp, and on-campus information sessions. The primary customer segments are workers and union members, in-service teachers pursuing puntaje docente credentials, first-generation university students, and graduate-level researchers. Strategic partnerships include ADEF (co-developed pharmacy degree), BASA (nursing/pharmacy internships), CLACSO and Página/12 (research events and editorial), PAMI (social tourism training), and the Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity (scholarships).

Name

Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo

Legal name

Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo

Website

https://umet.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UMET is a private Argentine university founded in 2013 and co-managed by 70+ union organizations, offering 14 undergraduate degree programs, graduate studies, and continuing education to workers, union members, and their families through scholarship-supported, accessible pathways.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHALAJ

Online For-Profit Career Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Distance & Online Universities

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Distance learning university
• Union-affiliated education
• Professional diplomatura programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarmiento

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition — Degree Programs: Core revenue is generated through tuition fees charged for undergraduate degree programs (carreras de grado). Fee structure is differentiated, with substantially reduced rates for members of affiliated union organizations. The university also collects enrollment and administrative fees.
2. Diplomatura and Continuing Education Programs: Revenue is generated through semi-arancelated (fee-based) diplomatura programs and continuing education courses. Tuition ranges from ARS $600 per installment for UTE (union) affiliates to ARS $1,200 for non-affiliates for some programs. One diplomatura charged a matriculation fee plus 8 installments of ARS $8,100.
3. Scholarship-Funded Access: While the university's scholarship (becas) and institutional agreement programs subsidize tuition for large student cohorts, these programs contribute indirectly to revenue by sustaining high enrollment volumes. Some agreements (e.g., with the Ministry of Women) provide full scholarships that replace direct student payments.
4. Graduate and Postgraduate Programs: The university launched a dedicated Postgraduate Area (Área de Posgrado) offering its first four graduate programs, generating additional fee-based revenue from advanced professional education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UMET is a private Argentine university that delivers undergraduate degree programs (14 carreras de grado), postgraduate programs, and diplomatura continuing education courses through in-person and distance-learning modalities. Programs are organized across six faculties covering pedagogy, culture and communication, public policies and environmental management, applied technology, tourism/physical activity/sports, and organizational management. The university is co-managed by 70+ union organizations and offers differentiated tuition rates for union-affiliated students.

Product overview

UMET is a private university in Argentina founded in 2013, authorized provisionally by Decree PEN N° 1641/12. It operates as a platform of academic offerings including 14 undergraduate degree programs across 6 faculties (Pedagogy, Culture and Communication, Public Policies and Environmental Management, Applied Technology, Tourism/Physical Activity/Sports, and Development and Organizational Management). The university provides a technology ecosystem comprising the SIU Guaraní academic management system for student administration, a Moodle-based Campus Virtual for online learning, an integrated library system connected to SIU-BDU, and a Languages Center. Additional offerings include diploma programs, the Área de Posgrado for graduate studies, research publications (Documentos UMET I+D+T), specialized research nuclei (Afro-Latin American Studies, Federalism Institute), the UMET Inclusive academic journal, a Social Volunteering Program, and an extensive scholarship program with union and institutional partners. UMET is co-managed by over 70 union organizations, positioning it as a worker-focused educational institution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciatura en Educación (Ciclo Curricular Complementario) A 2-year undergraduate degree completion program in Education, Public Policies, and Pedagogical Field Organizations, designed for in-service teachers seeking advanced pedagogical formation. Delivered by the Faculty of Pedagogy.
• Licenciatura en Creación de Contenidos Audiovisuales Undergraduate degree program in audiovisual content creation that prepares students for media communications and multimedia production work. Delivered by the Faculty of Culture and Communication.
• Licenciatura en Políticas Públicas y Gobierno Undergraduate degree program training students for public sector roles at various government levels. Delivered by the Faculty of Public Policies and Environmental Management.
• Licenciatura en Informática Undergraduate degree program in computer science and informatics, focused on information technology, systems organization, and software development. Delivered by the Faculty of Applied Technology.
• Licenciatura en Farmacia Undergraduate pharmacy degree program co-developed with Asociación de Empleados de Farmacia (ADEF), training professionals for pharmaceutical sciences, research, quality control, and health system integration. Delivered by the Faculty of Applied Technology.
• Licenciatura en Gestión Cultural Undergraduate degree program in cultural management preparing students to design and direct artistic and cultural projects. Delivered by the Faculty of Culture and Communication.
• Licenciatura en Pedagogía Undergraduate degree program in pedagogy training professionals for work in educational institutions, government agencies, and social organizations linked to education. Delivered by the Faculty of Pedagogy.
• Profesorado en Educación Física y Deportes Undergraduate teaching degree program in physical education and sports, preparing students to teach physical education and provide sports instruction. Delivered by the Faculty of Tourism, Physical Activity and Sports.
• Licenciatura en Economía Undergraduate degree program in economics providing comprehensive understanding of economic dynamics and phenomena affecting society. Delivered by the Faculty of Public Policies and Environmental Management.
• Licenciatura en Gestión Ambiental y Desarrollo Sustentable Undergraduate degree program in environmental management and sustainable development, focused on environmental care and strategic tools for sustainability. Delivered by the Faculty of Public Policies and Environmental Management.
• Abogacía Undergraduate law degree program with a humanist approach, focusing on human rights and labor law perspectives. Delivered by the Faculty of Development and Management of Organizations.
• Licenciatura en Comunicación Social Undergraduate degree program in social communication preparing students for mass media and internal/external communication management in enterprises and public organizations. Delivered by the Faculty of Culture and Communication.
• Licenciatura en Turismo Undergraduate tourism degree program training students for work in travel agencies, hospitality, and public tourism management. Delivered by the Faculty of Tourism, Physical Activity and Sports.
• Licenciatura en Relaciones del Trabajo Undergraduate degree program in labor relations preparing students to foster labor relations in companies, unions, and government. Delivered by the Faculty of Development and Management of Organizations.
• Área de Posgrado (Graduate Programs) Postgraduate academic division offering four initial graduate programs for UMET graduates, faculty, and researchers seeking advanced specialization. Reached via the university's main website.
• Diplomaturas Docentes (Teacher Diploma Programs) Continuing education diploma programs for teachers, including 300-hour programs in pedagogy, early childhood education, adult education, and gender studies. Offers official teaching points (puntaje docente). Differentiated pricing: UTE affiliates pay ARS $600/month, non-affiliates pay ARS $1,200/month.
• Diplomatura en Gestión Ambiental y Social de Proyectos Continuing education diplomatura in environmental and social project management, 512 hours over 8 months. Pricing: Matrícula + 8 cuotas totaling ARS $8,100.
• Centro de Idiomas UMET (Language Center) Language center offering courses and workshops in various languages, including Portuguese for beginners, with virtual and in-person modalities, promoting linguistic-cultural formation for integral education.
• Programa de Becas (Scholarship Program) University scholarship program offering financial assistance to students through institutional agreements with PAMI, the Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity, and trade unions. Distributes tuition subsidies and full scholarships to qualifying students.
• Programa de Voluntariado Social (Social Volunteering Program) Social volunteering program that connects student knowledge with community service, involving students, faculty, authorities, and research teams to address societal needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• First university in Argentina founded and co-managed by 70+ union organizations, established in 2013
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional (CIN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CIN, Argentina's national inter-university council, is a co-organizer of the essay call for the 50th anniversary of the 1976 civic-military coup, alongside CLACSO, UMET, and multiple national universities (UNR, UNTdF, UNPAZ, Sociales UBA, IDAES-UNSAM), plus cultural centers (CCC Floreal Gorini).
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CLACSO co-organizes UMET's Semana de Investigación y Desarrollo events and jointly issues essay calls (e.g., on the 50th anniversary of the 1976 dictatorship). This is a flagship academic partnership positioning UMET within Latin America's leading social sciences network.
• Página/12flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Argentine newspaper Página/12 co-organizes UMET's Semana de Investigación y Desarrollo alongside CLACSO, contributing editorial coverage and serving as a key earned media partner. This partnership also includes joint event organization and intellectual output dissemination.
• SIU (Consorcio SIU)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025UMET participates in the SIU Guaraní user community committee and uses the SIU-BDU collaborative bibliographic catalog system. SIU provides the academic management platform (SIU Guaraní) and shared infrastructure used by Argentine higher education institutions for student administration, enrollment, and records management.
• Ministerio de las Mujeres, Géneros y Diversidad de la NacióncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022A scholarship agreement providing full tuition coverage for women and gender-diverse individuals to access UMET's higher education programs. This forms part of a broader national policy to promote gender inclusion in higher education, with the Ministry partially or fully funding scholarships for eligible beneficiaries.
• PAMI (Instituto Nacional de Servicios Sociales para Jubilados y Pensionados)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022A training and social tourism agreement signed by UMET Rector Laura Sirotzky with PAMI Director Luana Volnovich and SUTERH Secretary General Víctor Santa María, enabling PAMI affiliates to access both tourism programs and vocational training courses through UMET.
• Instituto Ramón FalcónminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Articulation agreement providing secondary school students from Instituto Ramón Falcón with university orientation activities, digital laboratory access, and introductory university coursework at UMET, supporting the transition to higher education.
• Asociación de Empleados de Farmacia (ADEF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019ADEF co-developed the Licenciatura en Farmacia with UMET, aimed at training pharmacy professionals with a strong social commitment for both the public and private health sectors. This partnership reflects UMET's model of co-designing programs with relevant professional and labor organizations.
• Bachillerato Popular Mocha CelisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019A framework cooperation agreement under which UMET hosts visits from students of the Mocha Celis Popular Baccalaureate, introducing them to university life and academic pathways as part of UMET's outreach to historically excluded communities.
• Buenos Aires Servicios de Salud (BASA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018BASA, operating 30+ healthcare centers nationwide, signed an internship agreement with UMET and Instituto Superior Octubre (ISO) to provide practicum placements and employment pathways for nursing and pharmacy graduates. BASA benefits from a pipeline of qualified professionals trained through UMET's programs.
• Instituto Superior Octubre (ISO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ISO is a higher education institution also originating from SUTERH, forming a joint institutional ecosystem with UMET. Both institutions jointly signed the BASA agreement and share a co-governance model rooted in the labor movement, enabling cross-institutional student pathways and shared resources.
• Rueda de Turismo Social y SindicalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Partnership with the Social and Union Tourism Network for the design and delivery of the Diplomatura en Gestión del Turismo Social y Sindical, with participation from tourism officers of 25+ unions. The network distributes UMET's tourism programming to its union affiliate base.
• 70+ Union Organizations (e.g., SUTERH, UTE, and others)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013UMET was founded and is co-managed by more than 70 Argentine union (sindical) organizations, with SUTERH (Sindicato de los Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de Edificios) being a principal founding partner. These unions provide institutional support, scholarship funding, student recruitment, and governance participation, forming the university's foundational co-management model.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universidad del Salvador (USAL): Private Jesuit university in Buenos Aires offering undergraduate and graduate programs with comparable career-oriented degree structures and a similar tuition-driven business model.
• Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE): Large private for-profit university in Buenos Aires with a career-oriented portfolio spanning business, engineering, law, and communication — directly competing with UMET for working students in the same metropolitan market.
• Universidad de Belgrano: Private Argentine university in Buenos Aires offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs with a similar professional/career orientation and comparable tuition-based model targeting working-class and middle-class students.
• Universidad Nacional de Lanús (UNLA): Public Argentine university with a similar social-mission orientation, targeting working-class and first-generation students in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area with comparable tuition-free or low-cost access models.
• FLACSO Argentina: Graduate-focused academic institution specializing in social sciences and public policy in Buenos Aires, with overlapping postgraduate offerings (including public policy and environmental management) and similar research-center positioning.
• Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF): Public Argentine university offering undergraduate and graduate programs with strong worker-friendly and continuing-education positioning, including arts, health, and social sciences programs overlapping UMET's portfolio.
• Universidad de Palermo (UP): Buenos Aires-based private university with strong programs in social sciences, business, design, and engineering — competing for similar degree-seeking cohorts and offering hybrid/online modalities comparable to UMET's.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT): Higher-tier private university in Buenos Aires with established graduate and research programs, providing a broader incumbent benchmark for academic quality and graduate-program pricing in the Argentine private market.
• Universidad de San Andrés (UDESA): Elite private Argentine university in Buenos Aires with established undergraduate, graduate, and research operations — a broader incumbent comparable on tuition-driven business model and academic-program structure.

Regional players

• Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA): Private Buenos Aires-based university specializing in engineering and technology — overlapping with UMET's Facultad de Tecnología Aplicada (Informática) and providing a regional benchmark for technology-program tuition and delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/umeteduar

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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