Colegiul Național „Mihai Viteazul” București

What Colegiul Național „Mihai Viteazul” București does

Colegiul Național „Mihai Viteazul" București is a public, state-funded secondary school (lyceum) in Bucharest, Romania, with origins dating to 1865 and "National College" (Colegiu Național) designation formally conferred by the Romanian Ministry of Education in 1996. The institution serves approximately 1,200 students through a STEM-oriented curriculum and a dense extracurricular portfolio, supported by around 98 staff (roughly 70 teaching personnel and 20 support personnel). It is selective in intake and reports a 100% baccalaureate pass rate along with 203 student awards in the 2024–2025 academic year, indicating strong academic outcomes relative to national norms.

The school's product surface spans traditional academic instruction plus applied-technology programs: an AI Club and SmartLab for digital fabrication and machine-learning literacy; three competitive robotics teams (Neurobotix, Qube, Ignite); authorized ECDL and Cambridge Assessment International Examination testing centers that serve both enrolled students and external candidates; and transnational student-exchange and dual-degree partnerships with secondary institutions in the United States, the Netherlands, and Spain. It also hosted the MUNOB (Model United Nations of Bucharest) conference in the 2024–2025 cycle, extending its role into civic and diplomatic simulation.

The business model is a publicly funded, non-revenue institution: there is no tuition, and operating budgets are set by the Ministry of Education through per-pupil allocations and standardized salary grids. The only direct user fees flow from third-party certification testing (ECDL, Cambridge). Leadership is provided by Director Liliana Zascheievici and Deputy Director Alexandru Croitoru. In conventional commercial-investment terms, the entity does not generate market revenue; its "growth" is measured in program breadth, award accumulation, and international network density rather than top-line financial expansion.

Name

Colegiul Național „Mihai Viteazul” București

Legal name

Colegiul Național "Mihai Viteazul" București

Website

https://cnmv.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Colegiul Național „Mihai Viteazul" is a publicly funded, selective STEM-focused national college in Bucharest serving ~1,200 secondary students with programs including AI Club, robotics teams, and international exchanges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

București

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Public secondary education institution funded by the Romanian Ministry of Education. Operating as a national college with government-provided operational budget, teacher salaries, and infrastructure maintenance.
2. Certifications and Testing Services: Revenue generated through ECDL certification testing fees, where the school serves as an accredited testing center for international computer literacy certifications recognized in 150 countries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Colegiul Național „Mihai Viteazul" București is a public national high school founded in 1865, delivering secondary education (grades 9-12) to approximately 1,200 students, with specializations in Mathematics-Informatics and Natural Sciences, including intensive English and Computer Science tracks. The school also operates as an accredited Cambridge International Examinations and ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) testing center, and runs a portfolio of extracurricular STEM programs including robotics clubs (Neurobotix, Qube, Ignite), an AI club (Clubul de AI), the international MUNOB Model United Nations conference, and a SmartLab digital laboratory.

Product overview

Colegiul Național „Mihai Viteazul" București is an educational institution offering secondary education with specialization in Mathematics-Computer Science and Natural Sciences. The school's product portfolio includes SmartLab (a modern digital laboratory for STEM education), three robotics clubs (Neurobotix, Qube, and Ignite) participating in FIRST Tech Challenge competitions, an AI Club for artificial intelligence education, MUNOB (an international Model United Nations conference), and the environmental project „Educație pentru un viitor mai verde". The institution also operates as an accredited ECDL testing center and Cambridge examination center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Program (Mathematics-Informatics and Natural Sciences)
• Cambridge International Examination Services
• Clubul de AI (Artificial Intelligence Club)
• MUNOB (Model United Nations of Bucharest) Conference
• SmartLab Digital Laboratory Program
• ECDL Certification Testing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Baccalaureate pass rate consistently from 2021-2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• AIIR-Filiala Valahia (Association of Installation Engineers Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2025Partnership for environmental education project 'Education for a Greener Future' funded by the Environmental Fund with 500,000 lei. Project includes 100 sqm green area development, educational solar pavilion construction, and environmental awareness programs for over 500 students aged 14-18.
• International MUN Conference Organizing SchoolsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership network with schools from Italy, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Spain, and Russia for Model United Nations activities. Includes hosting of MUNOB conference annually since 2012 with over 250 delegates from multiple countries.
• Shenandoah Valley Governor's School (Virginia, USA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Long-standing exchange program established in 2007 with reciprocal student visits. By 2019, the program reached its 11th edition, with students from both schools visiting each other annually for cultural exchange and academic immersion experiences.
• ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNMV serves as an accredited ECDL testing center for over 15 years. Students can obtain internationally recognized digital competency certifications that are recognized in 150 countries. The school integrates ECDL curriculum with national ICT classes, enabling students to earn certifications alongside their regular studies.
• Cambridge International ExaminationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCambridge International accredited examination center for over 15 years, allowing students to obtain internationally recognized qualifications that support university applications to institutions worldwide.
• SolarDecathlon Europe / 'Orașul Viitorului'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational visits to the 'City of the Future' exhibition at Bd. Pache Protopopescu 66, Sector 2, București, where students learn about energy-efficient buildings and renewable energy systems as part of environmental education initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Verita International School: International K-12 school in Bucharest with STEM focus and modern facilities. Comparable to CNMV in targeting high-achieving students pursuing international university placements.
• Liceul Teoretic „Gheorghe Șincai” București: Prominent Bucharest national college with bilingual and international programs, competing for similar high-achieving students in the same city through Bucharest School Inspectorate admissions.
• British School of Bucharest: British international K-12 school in Bucharest offering competitive education aligned with the UK curriculum. Competes for similar internationally-oriented students seeking English-language instruction and international credentials.
• Mark Twain International School: American international K-12 school in Bucharest competing for similar high-achieving students with international curriculum, comparable to CNMV's English-language programs and STEM orientation.
• Colegiul Național „Spiru Haret” București: Prestigious Bucharest national college with similar academic rigor and competition results. Direct peer in the upper tier of Romanian public secondary education, drawing from the same Bucharest talent pool.
• Avenor College: Private international K-12 school in Bucharest offering Cambridge international curriculum, with strong STEM and extracurricular focus. Direct competitor for international-curriculum-oriented families willing to pay private tuition.
• International School of Bucharest: International K-12 school in Bucharest offering IB and international curriculum. Direct competitor for similar international-curriculum-focused families in the same metropolitan area.
• Colegiul Național „Tudor Vianu” București: Top Bucharest national college with a strong mathematics, computer science, and natural sciences focus similar to CNMV's STEM specialization. Competes directly for the same high-scoring middle school graduates within the Bucharest national college admissions market.
• Colegiul Național „Sfântul Sava” București: The oldest school in Romania (founded 1694), from which CNMV's founding classes originated in 1865. Direct peer as another prestigious public national college in Bucharest competing for the same top-performing students and producing similar olympiad-level outcomes.
• Colegiul Național „Ion Luca Caragiale” București: Well-known Bucharest national college with strong academic tradition, particularly strong in languages and humanities. Competes for top Bucharest students in the same centralized admissions market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cnmvcse
• Instagraminstagram.com/cse_cnmv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/cnmv-bucuresti

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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