CADI FCUL

What CADI FCUL does

CADI FCUL (Associação CADI – Comissão dos Alunos do Departamento de Informática) is a Portuguese non-profit student association founded in 2005, operating as the official student committee of the Computer Science Department at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL). The organization is entirely student-run, with its registered office on the FCUL campus at Campo Grande, Edifício C5, Piso 4, in Lisbon. It serves a single, narrow audience: students enrolled in the Departamento de Informática, providing extracurricular services that fall outside the formal curriculum.

The association's offerings comprise student clubs (Dev Hive for hands-on software projects, Programação Competitiva for competitive coding, C20 for tabletop RPG), physical and esports tournaments, the flagship BUJA social event, technical and soft-skills workshops, and the Banco de Apontamentos — a shared study-materials repository distributed via Google Drive and Microsoft SharePoint. It also acts as a liaison between students and faculty. It uses no proprietary technology; its stack is standard web and productivity tooling (Google Drive, SharePoint, Google Forms, a website at cadi.campus.ciencias.ulisboa.pt, Instagram, and LinkedIn). No commercial products are sold and no prices are charged.

Revenue mechanics are limited to voluntary redirection of 0.5% of Portuguese income tax via the IRS Consignação system (NIF 518 149 927), a passive, zero-cost-to-donor funding channel. Institutional affiliations with FCUL, ULisboa, and IPDJ (Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude) provide legitimacy but no disclosed financial support. There are no enterprise customers, no pricing models, no funding rounds, and no disclosed headcount of paid staff; the 85 reported headcount reflects student volunteer participants. The organization is operating, recruiting for the new academic year, and maintaining its digital presence.

Name

CADI FCUL

Legal name

Associação CADI - Comissão dos Alunos do Departamento de Informática

Website

https://cadi.fc.ul.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CADI FCUL is a non-profit, student-run association at the University of Lisbon's Computer Science Department that organizes clubs, tournaments, workshops, the BUJA social event, and a shared study-notes repository for DI students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Association Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAHAB

Student Organizations & Club Administration

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

SECONDARYEDALAIAB

Club Sports Programs

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Athletics, Recreation & Fitness

Keywords

• Student association services
• Extracurricular student programs
• Student community engagement
• Academic resource sharing
• Student club activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisboa

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. IRS Tax Donations (Consignação IRS): CADI receives support through Portugal's IRS tax donation system, where taxpayers can redirect 0.5% of their income tax to the organization without any cost to themselves. NIF: 518 149 927. This represents a form of public funding support through tax designation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CADI FCUL is a non-profit student commission that runs extracurricular programs for Computer Science students at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. It operates student clubs (Dev Hive for software projects, Programação Competitiva for competitive programming, C20 for RPG gaming), organizes the flagship BUJA social event and sports/esports tournaments, maintains the Banco de Apontamentos shared study materials repository, and delivers technical workshops and student-faculty liaison services. All services are provided free of charge to students.

Product overview

CADI FCUL is a student commission for the Computer Science Department at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, operating a unified student services platform rather than a traditional product portfolio. The organization offers a portfolio of student clubs (Dev Hive for software projects, Programação Competitiva for competitive programming, and C20 for RPG gaming), its flagship social event BUJA, the Banco de Apontamentos shared study materials repository, and technical workshops. These services are delivered through a website platform with social media channels including Instagram and LinkedIn, Google Drive/SharePoint for resource sharing, and Google Forms for membership applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dev Hive A student club focused on hands-on software development projects, where members collaborate on building real-world applications outside the standard curriculum. Targeted at Computer Science students at FCUL seeking practical coding experience beyond coursework.
• Programação Competitiva A competitive programming club where members develop and test their algorithmic and logical problem-solving skills through coding competitions. Targeted at FCUL Computer Science students interested in algorithmic challenges and competitive coding.
• C20 (RPG) A tabletop role-playing game club providing a space for students to engage in collaborative storytelling adventures and build community through gaming. Targeted at FCUL students interested in recreational gaming and social bonding.
• BUJA The flagship social event of the Computer Science Department, designed to unite students in a relaxed atmosphere and celebrate the camaraderie that defines the student community. Targeted at all FCUL Computer Science students.
• Banco de Apontamentos A shared repository of study materials managed by CADI, allowing FCUL Computer Science students to access and share notes, assignments, and other academic resources through cloud storage platforms (Google Drive and SharePoint).
• Technical Workshops Professional development sessions organized by CADI providing students with technical training, study techniques, and leadership skills to enhance career readiness. Targeted at FCUL Computer Science students seeking to supplement their academic learning.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude (IPDJ)minorOthersIPDJ (Portuguese Institute for Sports and Youth) is referenced on the CADI website as a supporting institution. The IPDJ logo appears alongside FCUL and ULisboa logos, indicating some level of institutional relationship for youth and sports activities.
• Universidade de LisboacoreOthersULisboa is the parent university for FCUL, and CADI operates as an official student committee within this institutional structure. The university affiliation provides the framework within which CADI operates.
• Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL)coreOthersFCUL is the host faculty where CADI operates. The committee is officially titled 'Comissão dos Alunos do Departamento de Informática, FCUL' and operates from Edifício C5 on the FCUL campus. FCUL provides the institutional framework and resources for CADI's activities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Codeforces: Global competitive programming platform hosting contests and rankings. Comparable to CADI's Programação Competitiva club — both serve CS students seeking algorithmic problem-solving challenges — but Codeforces is an online platform rather than a university-affiliated committee.
• Major League Hacking (MLH): Student hackathon organizer that supports university hackathon communities. Comparable to CADI's event-driven engagement model and Dev Hive club, but MLH operates as a US-based platform connecting corporate sponsors to student hackathons rather than running a single club.

Direct peers

• Associação dos Estudantes do Instituto Superior Técnico (AEIST): Largest engineering student association in Portugal, serving IST students. Directly comparable as a non-profit student body running clubs, technical events, sports tournaments, and corporate partnerships for a STEM-focused student community at a Lisbon university.
• Hack Club: Global non-profit network of student-led high school and university coding clubs. Directly comparable to CADI's Dev Hive and Programação Competitiva clubs — peer-run developer communities that provide workshops, hackathons, and project-based learning.
• Associação dos Estudantes da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (AEFCUL): Official student association for the entire FCUL faculty. Directly comparable to CADI as a fellow student-run, non-profit organization serving FCUL students with clubs, events, and student representation — CADI is essentially the department-level counterpart.
• Board of European Students of Technology (BEST): European-wide non-profit network of technology-focused student groups. Comparable to CADI in mission (technical student community building, workshops, events) and in operating through local university chapters with volunteer leadership.
• IEEE Student Branch / ACM Student Chapter (FCUL): International technical society student branches that operate at universities worldwide running workshops, competitions, and student-faculty liaison functions. Directly comparable to CADI's role in the FCUL CS department for technical skill development and community building.

Regional players

• AEISCTE (Associação de Estudantes do ISCTE): Student association at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. Comparable as a Lisbon university student body running clubs, events, and student representation functions, although not CS-focused like CADI.

Others

• Portuguese Youth Foundation / IPDJ Programs: Portuguese Institute for Sports and Youth, which already appears as a CADI institutional partner. Comparable as an enabling ecosystem — IPDJ funds and supports youth/student associations across Portugal, providing grant frameworks CADI could tap into for scaling.

Broad incumbents

• AIESEC: Global non-profit youth organization operating across universities. Comparable to CADI as a volunteer-led, membership-based student organization providing professional development and community events, but at vastly larger global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/cadi.fcul
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cadi-fcul

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