Academias Unitec

What Academias Unitec does

Academias Unitec is a traditional education services provider based in Málaga, Spain, founded in 1994 by Francisco Javier Onieva López, operating as a sole proprietorship (autónomo). The company specializes in two main lines: oposiciones preparation for civil service positions (primarily secondary and vocational training teachers, primary education teachers, and administrative roles at the Andalusian Health Service) and university-level tutoring across more than 10 degree programs at the University of Málaga, including engineering, sciences, economics, architecture, and tourism. It also operates a classroom rental service leveraging its 20+ classrooms.

The business runs from two physical campuses in the Teatinos university district of Málaga (C/ Eolo, 3 and C/ Teseo, 9), offering both in-person and online modalities. Revenue is generated primarily through subscription-based course tuition structured around 9.5-month oposiciones preparation cycles, plus university tutoring on similar recurring terms and one-time fees for classroom rentals. Enrollment is handled via direct sales through the website, phone, and walk-in visits, with marketing heavily reliant on word-of-mouth, track record reputation, and organic social media (Facebook, Instagram). The academy reports outcomes such as 1,244 students obtaining oposiciones positions in 2018 (29.87% of all Andalusian positions claimed) and a stated 90% success rate among attendees.

The company is privately held with no external funding, no parent organization, and no disclosed management beyond the founder. With approximately 7 employees, it operates as a small, regionally focused education provider whose growth is inherently tied to the cyclical cadence of Andalusian government civil service examinations.

Name

Academias Unitec

Legal name

Francisco Javier Onieva López (ACADEMIAS UNITEC)

Website

https://academiasunitec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Academias Unitec is a Málaga-based traditional education academy, founded in 1994, specializing in civil service exam (oposiciones) preparation and university tutoring across 10+ degree programs, operating two Teatinos campus locations with in-person and online modalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Málaga

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Course Tuition - Oposiciones Preparation: Tuition-based courses for civil service exam preparation (oposiciones) including teaching secondary and vocational training. Courses run for approximately 9.5 months with structured sessions.
2. University Tutoring Courses: Academic support courses for university students covering various faculties and degree programs. Offered on a subscription or course basis.
3. Classroom Rental: Rental of equipped classrooms to third parties for educational activities, seminars, and training courses. The center has over 20 classrooms available for rental.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Academias Unitec is a traditional educational academy that delivers oposiciones (civil service exam) preparation courses for aspiring teachers and healthcare administrators, and academic tutoring for university students across multiple faculties of the University of Málaga. The academy operates from two physical campus locations in Málaga's Teatinos district and offers both in-person and online learning modalities, with over 20 equipped classrooms available for both internal courses and third-party rental.

Product overview

Academias Unitec is a traditional educational academy based in Málaga, Spain, offering university exam preparation tutoring and civil service exam (oposiciones) preparation. The company operates as a single unified academy with multiple specialized preparation programs. Core offerings include Oposiciones preparation for teachers (Profesorado de Secundaria/FP and Cuerpo de Maestros) and administrative positions (SAS), plus comprehensive university degree tutoring across 10+ faculties at the University of Málaga including Engineering, Sciences, Economics, Architecture, Commerce, and Tourism. The company also provides classroom rental services for external activities. Both online and in-person modalities are available for most programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oposiciones a Profesorado de Secundaria y FP

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,244 students (29.87% of all positions) obtained civil service positions in the 2018 Andalucía oposiciones
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EcoemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship with Ecoem for oposiciones preparation materials and resources. The company works together with Ecoem to provide quality training covering all needs of examination candidates. Ecoem provides supplementary preparation materials and shares expertise in theoposiciones sector.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Master-D: One of Spain's largest oposiciones and vocational training groups offering multi-specialty civil service exam prep (teachers, justice, administration, health) across in-person and online modalities. Directly comparable in scope and target candidates, though materially larger and geographically broader than Academias Unitec.
• Centros de Estudios Adams: Long-established Spanish oposiciones prep and academic tutoring chain with nationwide footprint. Comparable in longevity and oposiciones focus; broader and more institutionalized than Unitec.
• CEF Centro de Estudios Financieros: Spanish professional training and oposiciones prep group with a multi-decade history spanning business, law, and public-sector exam preparation. Comparable in academic tutoring depth; broader portfolio than Unitec's teaching oposiciones focus.

Direct peers

• Grupo OpositaTest: Spain-wide oposiciones prep specialist covering teaching, administration, justice and other civil-service exams with both online and blended delivery. Same product/customer category as Academias Unitec; competes for the same aspiring civil servants nationwide.
• Academia GADE: Andalusian oposiciones prep academy (with strong presence in Sevilla/Málaga region) covering teaching and other civil-service tracks. Closest geographic and product peer, competing for the same Andalusian aspiring civil servants.
• CEAP Centro de Estudios: Spanish test-prep and oposiciones group with multi-track offerings (teaching, administration, justice). Same product category and target persona as Academias Unitec; broader geographically.

Regional players

• Centro de Estudios Luis Vives: Spanish oposiciones and vocational training provider primarily serving other Spanish regions; limited direct overlap in Andalucía but offers comparable test-prep service mix.
• Academia Universitas (Málaga): Local Málaga-area academy historically competing with Unitec for university tutoring students. Direct peer for the Estudios Universitarios side of the business rather than the oposiciones track.

Emerging players

• Preparador de Oposiciones (independent local academias): Collection of small, locally focused oposiciones prep academias and freelance preparadores across Spain, including in Andalucía. Comparable single-location test-prep model, typically serving narrower specialties than Unitec.
• Flou (Ciber Flou): Online-first oposiciones prep platform with growing Spanish footprint across multiple specialties. Comparable in product (civil-service exam prep), differentiated by digital-only delivery versus Unitec's physical-classroom base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookes-es.facebook.com/academiasunitecmalaga
• Instagraminstagram.com/academias_unitec_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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