Conif Conselho Nacional Das Instituicoes

What Conif Conselho Nacional Das Instituicoes does

CONIF (Conselho Nacional das Instituições da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica) is the national coordinating council for Brazil's Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education, headquartered in Brasília, DF. It represents 41 public federal educational institutions — 38 Federal Institutes (Institutos Federais), 2 Federal Centers of Technological Education (Cefets), and Colégio Pedro II — and is governed by the maximum leaders of each member institution. The organization operates under the supervision of the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) and serves as a forum for discussion, proposition, and promotion of policies related to professional and technological education, scientific research, and innovation. It also leads the Reditec (Federal Network Technology Meeting) and conducts ongoing international cooperation programs.

CONIF does not sell products or services and has no commercial technology offerings, patents, proprietary software, or AI/ML capabilities. Its core "outputs" are policy advocacy, institutional coordination, strategic planning guidance, sustainability initiatives, and international cooperation partnerships with entities such as UNESCO/UNEVOC, OEI (Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos), CEAIE (China Education Association for International Exchange), and Ipea. Communication is delivered primarily through its official portal, an email newsletter, a WhatsApp channel, and a Flickr event gallery.

The organization's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded through public budget allocations from MEC, with no pricing, customer billing, or investor capital. Its operational footprint spans all five Brazilian macro-regions (Norte, Nordeste, Centro-Oeste, Sudeste, Sul), and its small 8-person staff coordinates the activities of an institutional network that collectively serves the federal technical education system across Brazil.

Name

Conif Conselho Nacional Das Instituicoes

Legal name

Conselho Nacional das Instituições da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica

Website

https://conif.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CONIF is the national coordinating council representing Brazil's 41 public federal educational institutions (38 Federal Institutes, 2 Cefets, and Colégio Pedro II) under the Ministry of Education. It operates as a publicly funded policy coordination and advocacy body for professional, scientific, and technological education, with no commercial offerings.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

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Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CONIF is a national coordinating council for Brazil's Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education, representing 41 public member institutions (38 Federal Institutes, 2 Cefets, and Colégio Pedro II). It functions as a forum for discussion, proposition, and promotion of public education policies, while facilitating international cooperation, strategic planning, sustainability initiatives, and governance support. It does not sell commercial products or services and is funded through the Brazilian Ministry of Education.

Product overview

CONIF (Conselho Nacional das Instituições da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica) is not a commercial technology company but rather a national coordinating council. It is formed by 41 public educational institutions — 38 Federal Institutes, 2 Federal Centers of Technological Education (Cefets), and Colégio Pedro II. The organization serves as a discussion, proposition, and promotion body for professional and technological education development, research, and innovation policies. The main activities include institutional coordination, internationalization programs, strategic planning, sustainability initiatives, and governance across the Brazilian Federal Education Network. No distinct commercial products or software services are offered by this organization.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• CEAIE (China Education Association for International Exchange)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026CONIF and CEAIE jointly promote virtual seminars to strengthen Brazil-China cooperation in Professional and Technological Education (EPT). The partnership focuses on international collaboration and exchange between the two countries' educational networks.
• UNESCO/UNEVOCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCONIF maintains an active relationship with UNESCO's UNEVOC (International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training) network, participating in international discussions and initiatives for technical and professional education development.
• OEI (Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOEI offers free training courses on Interculturality, Bilingualism, and Multilingualism to students and teachers of the Federal Network. Students also participate in the Young Ambassadors Program.
• Ipea (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIpea presents reports on Brazilian cooperation for international development, with which CONIF collaborates as part of its international cooperation activities.
• MEC (Ministério da Educação)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCONIF operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and advocates for policies related to federal professional education institutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles41 records

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