CICODE

What CICODE does

CICODE (Centro de Iniciativas de Cooperación al Desarrollo) is a non-profit university development cooperation center embedded within the Universidad de Granada (UGR), operating under the Vicerrectorado de Igualdad, Inclusión y Compromiso Social. It functions as a coordination hub for the UGR community (students, teaching and research staff, and administrative personnel) to engage in international development cooperation, primarily through international volunteering placements in Latin America and Africa, financial aid for undergraduate and master's thesis fieldwork abroad, postgraduate scholarships for African women (in partnership with Fundación Mujeres por África), and a portfolio of AACID-funded training courses on topics such as ecofeminism, ecological debt, migration, and children's rights. The center also runs the Revista Mundo Diverso journal (10 volumes published) and the Colección Periferias editorial collection, and participates in the Red CUIDES network of 10 universities across Latin America, Africa, and Europe.

The offering is delivered through a web-based platform (cicode.ugr.es) for applications, news dissemination, and program management, supplemented by UGR's electronic headquarters (sede.ugr.es) for administrative procedures, in-person information sessions at the Complejo Administrativo Triunfo in Granada, and institutional channels including email newsletters, a Facebook page, and an RSS-enabled announcements board (Tablón). CICODE holds ISO 9001:2015 quality certification and is coordinated by Director Wenceslao Martín Rosales with Subdirectora María Virtudes Martín.

The business model is fully non-commercial: all programs are provided free of charge to participants, and there is no pricing model or revenue-generating activity. Funding flows from two principal sources: (1) institutional budgets of the Universidad de Granada, including the Plan Propio de Cooperación al Desarrollo Sostenible and the Vicerrectorado de Internacionalización, and (2) competitive grants from AACID (Agencia Andaluza de Cooperación Internacional al Desarrollo) and partner organizations. Geographic reach spans partner countries in Ibero-America (Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), Central America (Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala), West and Central Africa (Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea), East Africa (Tanzania), and the Balkans (Kosovo).

Name

CICODE

Legal name

Centro de Iniciativas de Cooperación al Desarrollo

Website

https://cicode.ugr.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CICODE is a non-profit university development cooperation center at the Universidad de Granada that coordinates international volunteering, mobility grants, AACID-funded training courses, and publications for the UGR student, faculty, and staff community, with active partnerships across Latin America and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Cooperation Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Service Learning Program Design, Accreditation & Evaluation (EDAIAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Development Cooperation & Foreign Aid Administration (BPAIAIAG), Study Abroad Program Operators (THAKAGAD)

Keywords

• International development cooperation
• University volunteering programs
• Development training courses
• Mobility grants abroad
• Development cooperation publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Granada

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CICODE is the development cooperation center of the Universidad de Granada, coordinating international volunteering programs in Latin America and Africa, financial aid for international thesis work (TFG/TFM) and postgraduate studies, training courses on development cooperation topics, scientific networks (Red CUIDES), and publication series (Revista Mundo Diverso and Colecci\u00f3n Periferias). Programs are delivered free of charge to the university community through institutional funding and external grants. The center operates under the Vicerrectorado de Igualdad, Inclusi\u00f3n y Compromiso Social of UGR.

Product overview

CICODE operates as a university development cooperation center offering a portfolio of international volunteering programs, training courses on development topics (eco-feminism, ecological debt, migration, children's rights), publication series (Revista Mundo Diverso and Colección Periferias), and financial aid programs for mobility and thesis work abroad. The center functions as a coordination hub connecting the University of Granada community with international development projects, primarily in Latin America and Africa, under the Vice-Rectorship of Equality, Inclusion, and Social Commitment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Revista Mundo Diverso: A journal created by participants who received mobility grants for international development cooperation activities, documenting experiences from the Global South.
• Colección Periferias

Products and services

• Voluntariado Internacional International volunteering program enabling university community members (students, faculty, staff) to participate in development cooperation projects abroad, with financial aid available for destinations in Latin America and Africa through partner organizations.
• Revista Mundo Diverso Annual journal documenting experiences and learning from international cooperation mobility activities, aimed at raising awareness about Southern realities among the university community.
• Colecci\u00f3n Periferias Editorial collection focused on debate and reflection on poverty, peace, solidarity, human rights, and North-South inequalities, developed in collaboration with Editorial Universidad de Granada.
• Curso Derechos de la Infancia: Un reto para la Agenda 2030 28-hour course on children's rights and their integration with the 2030 Agenda, covering normative frameworks, discrimination, poverty, climate change, and child labor.
• Curso Deuda Ecol\u00f3gica: El poder corporativo y la lucha contra el cambio clim\u00e1tico Course analyzing ecological debt, corporate power, climate change policies, and resistance movements, funded by AACID.
• Ayudas para desplazamiento internacional TFG/TFM Financial aid program for international travel to conduct activities leading to the completion of undergraduate (TFG) and master's (TFM) thesis in development cooperation projects.
• Becas y Ayudas (Scholarships and Financial Aid) Scholarship and financial aid programs including postgraduate study grants for African women in partnership with Fundaci\u00f3n Mujeres por \u00c1frica, as well as other mobility and research grants.
• Programa de Formaci\u00f3n y Sensibilizaci\u00f3n en Cooperaci\u00f3n Internacional al Desarrollo y ODS Comprehensive training and awareness program on international cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals, financed by the Agencia Andaluza de Cooperaci\u00f3n Internacional al Desarrollo (AACID), including courses on ecofeminism, migration, ecological debt, and children's rights.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Red CUIDES (Red de Cooperación Universitaria Internacional al Desarrollo Sostenible en Ciencias de la Salud)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026CICODE actively participates in Red CUIDES, an international university cooperation network focused on sustainable development in health sciences. The network comprises universities from 10 countries: Spain, Bolivia, Camerun, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea Ecuatorial, México and Perú. CICODE's subdirector María Virtudes Martín participated as a speaker at the network's First Scientific Meeting in June 2026 held at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Granada. The network is coordinated by Dr. Jacobo Cambil Martín and Dr. Germán Prados García.
• Fundación Mujeres por ÁfricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CICODE partners with Fundación Mujeres por África to provide postgraduate study opportunities for African women at the Universidad de Granada. The 2026 call for aid offers opportunities for African women to pursue official and non-official postgraduate studies at UGR, with multiple announcements published throughout 2026.
• Vicerrectorado de Igualdad, Inclusión y Compromiso Social (UGR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCICODE operates under the Vicerrectorado de Igualdad, Inclusión y Compromiso Social of the Universidad de Granada, which oversees and funds the center's operations, scholarships, and international cooperation programs.
• Vicerrectorado de Internacionalización (UGR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCICODE previously operated under the Vicerrectorado de Internacionalización, which continues to co-finance internationalization activities. The 2026 Red CUIDES scientific meeting was co-financed by Program 7 for internationalization initiatives support.
• International Partner Organizations (Latin America and Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCICODE works with multiple partner organizations for international volunteering placements: Hombres Nuevos, Fundación Social Universal, Setem, APY, Luceros del amanecer, CIWY, EWPSUM, Hahatay, and others. These organizations host volunteers in Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Senegal, Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, and Togo. CICODE publishes project fiches and coordinates sending agreements with both Spanish sending entities and host entities in partner countries.
• Universidad de Granada EditorialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCICODE collaborates with Editorial Universidad de Granada to publish the 'Periferias' collection, a publication series dedicated to debate and reflection on issues including poverty, peace, solidarity, human rights, vulnerable populations, North-South inequalities, and sustainable human development.
• Kosovo Academy (Kosovo International Summer Academy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCICODE disseminates opportunities for the 13th Kosovo International Summer Academy focused on 'Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Areas – Diplomacy, Leadership and Negotiations.' The program takes place in Prishtina, Kosovo, and is open to undergraduate, graduate, doctoral students, and young professionals from any nationality.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AIESEC: Global youth leadership organization running international volunteer and internship exchanges across 100+ countries. Comparable to CICODE's international volunteering flow but at substantially larger scale, multi-stakeholder, and not university-anchored.
• Fundación Carolina: Spanish public-private foundation financing postgraduate studies and academic mobility between Spain and Ibero-America. Comparable to CICODE's postgraduate grants for African women and TFG/TFM mobility grants, though operating at a much larger national scale.
• European Solidarity Corps: EU-level program funding cross-border volunteering and solidarity projects for young people. Functionally comparable to CICODE's international volunteering placements, but at a pan-European scale and with direct EU funding — a structural competitor for the same student population.
• Cruz Roja Juventud (Spanish Red Cross Youth): Large-scale Spanish operator of international volunteering and humanitarian placements. Comparable on the volunteering-as-development-vehicle dimension, with substantially more geographic reach and institutional infrastructure than CICODE.

Direct peers

• Setem: Spanish federation of NGOs active in international development education and sensitization — listed as a CICODE sending partner. Operates comparable campaigns and training programs on global citizenship themes that overlap with CICODE's Sensibilización y Educación para el Desarrollo portfolio.
• OCUD (Observatorio de la Cooperación Universitaria al Desarrollo): The Spanish national observatory for university development cooperation, of which CICODE is a member node. OCUD aggregates and coordinates the very type of university-cooperation programs that CICODE runs, making it the closest structural peer in the Spanish system.
• Universidad de Barcelona – Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament (CCD): Peer university development cooperation center at another major Spanish university. Operates the same mix of volunteering, training, and grants as CICODE, making it a direct functional comparator within the same national system.
• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – Cátedra de Cooperación al Desarrollo: Another Spanish university-hosted development cooperation unit. Comparable in institutional anchoring, ISO/quality posture, and AACID-style grant dependency, though focused on technical cooperation projects rather than CICODE's broader social-justice orientation.

Others

• Hombres Nuevos (Bolivia): One of CICODE's host-organization partners in Bolivia for volunteer placements. Representative of the type of in-country NGO partner through which CICODE delivers its Latin American volunteer programs — an ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.

Emerging players

• Fundación CEAR (Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado): Spanish NGO focused on refugee rights and migration, thematically adjacent to CICODE's 'Migración: ¿derecho o privilegio?' course and MIGRIMAGE Master's. Comparable in topic area but operates outside the university cooperation framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles2 records

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