Ifes - Campus de Alegre

What Ifes - Campus de Alegre does

Ifes - Campus de Alegre is a public federal educational institution located in Alegre, Espírito Santo, Brazil, operating as a campus of the Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo (IFES) under the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC). Founded in 1953 as a rural training center and progressively expanded through successive reforms (including the 2008 Lei 11.892 that created IFES), the campus delivers a vertically integrated educational chain from technical courses integrated with high school (Agropecuária, Agroindústria, Informática) through undergraduate technology and bachelor's programs (Systems Analysis and Development, Aquaculture Engineering, Coffee Cultivation, Biological Sciences, Agronomy) to postgraduate specialization and professional master's degrees in Agroecology. It serves primarily secondary and higher education students from southern Espírito Santo and surrounding regions, alongside community members accessing Pronatec vocational qualification courses and international exchange students from partner institutions in Argentina.

The campus operates on a non-commercial model: all educational services are provided free of charge, with revenue flowing entirely from the Brazilian federal budget allocation. The platform is built on standard educational technology infrastructure—AVA-Moodle for distance and hybrid learning, the Pergamum library management system, VLibras for accessibility, and a campus-wide fiber optic network. Distribution leverages centralized national admission systems (SISU/ENEM for undergraduate, public selection notices for technical and postgraduate), the UAB distance learning network with five regional poles, and coordination with the state education secretariat (SEDU) for concomitant technical courses.

Its physical footprint is a defining feature: approximately 300 hectares of land in the Rive district, including 23.5 hectares of built area, 2,683 m² of specialized laboratories, a 1,500-meal-per-day cafeteria, dormitory (internato), library with 9,000+ volumes, and a 120-hectare Atlantic Forest environmental education area (58% native forest). The institution also operates the Incubadora Sul Capixaba for entrepreneurship and engages in dual-degree and academic exchange programs, notably with the Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Argentina.

Name

Ifes - Campus de Alegre

Legal name

Instituto Federal do Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito Santo - Campus de Alegre

Website

https://alegre.ifes.edu.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ifes - Campus de Alegre is a Brazilian federal public educational institution in Alegre, Espírito Santo, offering free technical, undergraduate, and postgraduate programs in agriculture, aquaculture, IT, and biological sciences, funded entirely by the Ministry of Education and serving regional and national students.

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Headquarters

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Alegre

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: As a public federal institution, Ifes Campus de Alegre is funded entirely by the Brazilian federal government through the Ministry of Education (MEC). The institution does not charge tuition fees. Revenue comes from annual federal budget allocations designated for personnel, capital expenditures, and student assistance programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ifes - Campus de Alegre is a public federal educational institution that delivers tuition-free technical courses integrated with high school, undergraduate technology and bachelor's degree programs, and postgraduate specializations and master's programs, primarily in agricultural sciences, agroindustry, information technology, aquaculture, coffee cultivation, and biological sciences. The institution also operates a business incubator (Incubadora Sul Capixaba), 24 specialized laboratories, and a 9,000-volume library supporting its educational mission.

Product overview

Ifes Campus de Alegre is a Brazilian federal educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of technical, undergraduate, and postgraduate programs. The institution operates as a unified educational platform providing: (1) Technical courses integrated with high school (Agropecuária, Agroindústria, Informática) and concurrent technical courses (Aquicultura, Agroindústria); (2) Technology and bachelor's degree programs in Systems Development, Aquaculture Engineering, Coffee Science, Biological Sciences, and Agronomy; (3) Postgraduate programs including Professional Master's and Specializations in Agroecology; (4) Supporting infrastructure including a business incubator (Incubadora Sul Capixaba), 24 specialized laboratories, and a library with 9,000+ volumes. The institution follows the Brazilian federal education model with emphasis on agricultural, technological, and sustainable development education.

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Products and services

• Técnico em Agropecuária Integrado ao Ensino Médio

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad Nacional de Misiones (Argentina)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Academic partnership between Ifes Campus de Alegre and the Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Argentina. Currently hosting exchange students and faculty from the partner institution (Escuela Agrotécnica Eldorado). Discussions are underway for dual-degree programs in Agronomy and Bachelor's in Biological Sciences. Professor Carlos Henrique Rodrigues de Oliveira serves as the NRI (Núcleo de Relações Internacionais) representative coordinating the cooperation.
• Escuela Agrotécnica EldoradocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEscuela Agrotécnica Eldorado, affiliated with Universidad Nacional de Misiones, is currently conducting academic exchange activities at Ifes Campus de Alegre with 3 students (Solana Feldmann, Angeles Ubeda, Valentina Stoll) and 1 professor (Juan D'Addario) participating in teaching, research, and extension activities in the Technical Course in Integrated Agropecuária.
• Centro de Referência em Formação e em Educação a Distância (Cefor)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Ifes Campus de Alegre and Cefor for the delivery of distance education programs, specifically the TADS EaD program under the Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB) initiative. Cefor provides the institutional framework and support for the TADS distance learning program offered by Campus de Alegre.
• Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTADS EaD program operates under the UAB (Universidade Aberta do Brasil) system coordinated by CAPES, offering distance higher education technology programs with mandatory in-person evaluations at designated support poles.
• Secretaria de Educação do Estado do Espírito Santo (SEDU)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSEDU coordinates the selection process for concomitant technical courses (Técnico em Aquicultura and Técnico em Agroindústria Concomitante), selecting students from public secondary schools in Espírito Santo state to attend Ifes technical programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Instituto Federal Goiano (IF Goiano): Federal institute with strong agricultural and technological education focus similar to Ifes Campus de Alegre's agronomy, agroindustry, and IT programs. Operates under the same federal governance and funding model with comparable campus infrastructure for rural/agricultural education.
• Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ): Federal university specializing in agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine, and related fields. Directly comparable mission to Ifes Campus de Alegre's agricultural and biological sciences focus, with similar public federal funding model and student body profile.
• Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas Gerais (IF Sudeste MG): Federal institute in the same Rede Federal network with technical and undergraduate programs across multiple campuses. Operates under identical federal governance, funding, and admission systems as Ifes Campus de Alegre with comparable institutional structure and program offerings.
• Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV): Federal university with strong agronomy, biological sciences, and agricultural engineering programs that directly overlap with Ifes Campus de Alegre's offerings. Comparable as a public federal higher education institution focused on agricultural sciences in Brazil, though structured as a university rather than an institute.
• Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA): Federal university specializing in agronomy, agricultural sciences, and food science programs that overlap with Ifes Campus de Alegre's agronomy, coffee cultivation, and agroindustry offerings. Comparable as a public federal institution focused on agricultural education and research.
• Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais (IFMG): Another federal institute in the same Rede Federal de Educação Profissional network, offering technical, undergraduate, and postgraduate programs with similar governance, funding model, and student admission processes (SISU/ENEM). Directly comparable in mission and structure.
• Instituto Federal de São Paulo (IFSP): Largest federal institute in the Rede Federal network, offering technical and higher education programs across multiple campuses. Same federal funding model, same SISU/ENEM admission system, and similar institutional governance as Ifes Campus de Alegre.
• Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (IFSC): Federal institute operating under identical MEC governance with technical and undergraduate programs. Directly comparable institutional model, federal funding structure, and student admission processes via centralized systems.
• Instituto Federal Baiano (IF Baiano): Federal institute with agricultural and environmental education emphasis, offering technical and undergraduate programs in agronomy, agroindustry, and environmental sciences. Comparable to Ifes Campus de Alegre's agricultural and sustainability education focus under the same Rede Federal governance.

Broad incumbents

• SENAR (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural): Brazilian rural learning service offering vocational training in agriculture and livestock. While it serves a broader national mandate rather than operating as a campus, SENAR addresses similar agricultural vocational training needs as Ifes Campus de Alegre's technical courses in Agropecuária and Agroindústria.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ifesdealegre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ifes---campus-de-alegre
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Profiles13 records

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