Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva

What Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva does

Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva (EduInclusiva) is a Chilean non-profit university research center founded in 2017 through a PIA CONICYT (Programa de Investigación Asociativa) grant. It is hosted at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) and operates as a multi-university consortium that includes PUCV, the University of Chile, Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB), the University of Tarapacá, and INACAP. The center's mission is to generate evidence-based knowledge on inclusive education that can inform educational policy and practice for diverse learners across Chile.

The center's core outputs are research deliverables—scientific publications, policy briefs, training programs, and methodological instruments such as ACSA (Ambientes de Convivencia para el Aprendizaje / Climate for Learning Environments). ACSA has been deployed across more than 2,795 educational communities, reaching over 1.13 million people. The technical substrate of ACSA appears to involve standardized assessment frameworks and instruments for monitoring school climate, although no specific software architecture, data pipeline, or platform is publicly described in the available source material. Eight principal investigators and an emerging-researcher cohort staff the program, drawing on the multi-university consortium for disciplinary breadth.

The business model is non-commercial and grant-dependent. Operating budgets are funded through Chilean public research instruments administered by ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, successor to CONICYT), including PIA and FONDECYT lines. The current funding period covers 2022–2026, representing the second grant cycle since founding. There is no commercial revenue stream, no product pricing model, and no go-to-market motion; counterparties are public institutions—principally Chile's Ministerio de Educación, JUNAEB, and the Agencia de Calidad de la Educación—alongside international bodies such as UNESCO and UNICEF. The center is directed by Verónica López.

Name

Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva

Legal name

Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva

Website

https://eduinclusiva.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva is a Chilean non-profit university research consortium hosted at PUCV that conducts evidence-based research on inclusive education and deploys programs such as ACSA to over 2,795 educational communities, funded by ANID/PIA CONICYT grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Research Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADADAH

Curriculum, Standards & Assessment Policy Research

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Policy, Research & Think Tanks

SECONDARYEDADALAK

Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Partnerships

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYBPAGABAE

Education Access & Quality (International Development)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADAKAK

Education Systems Strengthening (Policy, Planning, EMIS, Governance)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Education & Skills Development Programs

SECONDARYEDADALAF

Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

Keywords

• Inclusive education research
• Educational policy advisory
• School climate monitoring
• Teacher training programs
• Academic research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Viña del Mar

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Research Grants: Primary funding through competitive national research grants, particularly the Second National Competition for Advanced Research Centers in Education (PIA CONICYT), Project CIE 160009. Additional funding from ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo de Chile) through various research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva (EduInclusiva) is a non-profit, multi-university research center that conducts transdisciplinary research on inclusive education in Chile, provides advanced training programs for researchers and educational professionals, and produces policy briefs and evidence-based recommendations for public education reform. Its offerings include methodological training cycles, seasonal schools (Summer and Winter Schools), a book and policy brief publication series, and a transferred technology system for monitoring school climate and wellbeing used by JUNAEB's Habilidades para la Vida program.

Product overview

The Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva (EduInclusiva) is a research center focused on inclusive education, operating as a multi-institutional consortium led by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. The center offers a portfolio of research-based products and services including methodological training programs (La Cocina Metodológica), publication series (Serie "Por una Educación Inclusiva"), policy briefs (Propuestas para Políticas Inclusivas), seasonal schools (Escuela de Verano and Escuela de Invierno), and a technological monitoring system for school climate and wellbeing. The center's work is organized across five operational areas: Research, Development and Transfer, Proposals for Educational Policy, and Communications, all oriented toward improving inclusive education policies and practices in Chile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Cocina Metodológica: Methodological training cycle designed to analyze experiences of knowledge production and its impact on educational practices and policies
• Escuela de Verano Eduabierta
• Escuela de Invierno Eduinclusiva

Products and services

• La Cocina Metodológica

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached more than 2,795 educational communities and 1.13 million people through the A Convivir Se Aprende program evaluation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• UNESCOflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025EduInclusiva collaborated with UNESCO's Regional Office in Santiago to develop a regional methodology for preventing and addressing violence in education. The 'Diálogos para el aprendizaje y la transformación' manual, based on experiences from Chilean schools in the Valparaíso Region, is being adopted across Latin America and the Caribbean as part of UNESCO's Regional Action Plan 2025-2030.
• UNICEF ChileflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025UNICEF Chile partnered with EduInclusiva and UNESCO to co-develop a methodological manual for participatory school violence prevention. The initiative engaged 11 public schools in Valparaíso Region and is being scaled across Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Fundación TeletóncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024A formal collaboration agreement was signed between EduInclusiva and Teletón to conduct joint research on the educational trajectories of Teletón users. The partnership combines Teletón's patient data with EduInclusiva's trajectory research models to generate prospective and retrospective educational insights.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPUCV is the host institution of EduInclusiva. The center operates within PUCV's campus, utilizing facilities and infrastructure. EduInclusiva is jointly managed by PUCV's School of Psychology and School of Pedagogy, along with other partner universities.
• Universidad de Chile - Centro de Sistemas PúblicoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centro de Sistemas Públicos of the University of Chile's Department of Industrial Engineering is a core institutional partner contributing public policy and economics expertise. Dr. Pablo González from this center leads the 'Valor público en educación' research line.
• Universidad Andrés BellocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNAB's Faculty of Education and Social Sciences is a founding institutional partner. Dr. Juan Carlos Oyanedel and Dr. Carla Fardella (research line leader) are affiliated with UNAB, contributing to educational trajectories and family-school research.
• Universidad de TarapacácoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUTA's Department of Social Sciences is a founding partner contributing research capacity in the Tarapacá region. Dr. Francisco Leal (researcher) is affiliated with UTA. The center also conducts fieldwork in the Tarapacá region (Alto Hospicio, Iquique).
• INACAP - Universidad Tecnológica de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINACAP (Vice-Rectory of Innovation and Graduate Studies) is a founding institutional partner, contributing technology and innovation perspectives to the center's research agenda.
• Ministerio de Educación de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Education (specifically the Unidad de Transversalidad) is a collaborating institution. EduInclusiva evaluates the Ministry's A Convivir Se Aprende program across 2,700+ educational communities and provides policy recommendations.
• JUNAEB - Programa Habilidades para la VidacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJUNAEB through its Habilidades para la Vida program is a collaborating institution. EduInclusiva has transferred its technology for managing personal and social development indicators to this program for nationwide implementation in Chilean schools.
• Agencia de Calidad de la EducacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChile's Education Quality Agency is a collaborating institution. The agency participates in joint seminars with EduInclusiva and utilizes research outputs for monitoring and quality assurance in education.
• Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOEI is a collaborating institution contributing to regional educational policy networks and supporting EduInclusiva's international research collaboration activities.
• Servicio Local de Educación Pública (SLEP) Costa CentralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLEP Costa Central (covering Puchuncaví to Viña del Mar) has a formal cooperation agreement with EduInclusiva focused on strengthening public education through applied research, technical support, and promoting participation in school communities. The center provides training to 97+ school directors in this territory.
• International Observatory on School Climate and Violence Prevention (IOSCVP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEduInclusiva (through its director Verónica López as president) co-founded and co-organizes activities with IOSCVP, including the 10th World Congress on School Climate and Violence Prevention (WCSV2025) in Valparaíso.
• Red Latinoamericana de Convivencia Escolar (RLCE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEduInclusiva collaborates with the Latin American Network for School Convivencia on joint activities including the UNESCO-UNICEF Diálogos initiative and the WCSV2025 congress.
• Defensoría de la NiñezcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Child Rights Defender's office collaborates with EduInclusiva on seminars and academic courses focused on children's rights in education, including a joint course 'Derechos de Niñez y Adolescencia: Desafíos Interdisciplinarios' at PUCV.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CIPPEC (Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento): Argentine think tank focused on public policy research and implementation, with strong education program evaluations. Comparable as a Latin American evidence-based policy organization that influences government education programs, though larger in scope and based in Argentina.
• UNESCO IIEP (International Institute for Educational Planning): UNESCO institute focused on educational planning, policy, and management capacity building. Comparable as a UN-affiliated body that EduInclusiva's work feeds into; operates at a global scale on education systems strengthening and policy research.
• FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales): Latin American social sciences research and graduate education organization with education and social policy programs. Comparable as a regional academic/policy research platform serving multiple Latin American countries, with similar UN-affiliated positioning.
• Centro de Estudios Públicos (CEP): Chile's leading independent think tank producing education policy research and recommendations. Comparable as a Chilean evidence-based policy actor in education, but broader in scope (economics, politics, social issues) and not focused exclusively on inclusive education.
• Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI): Ibero-American intergovernmental organization for education, science, and culture. Comparable as a partner/collaborator of EduInclusiva on regional education policy networks and international research collaboration activities.
• UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti: UNICEF's dedicated research office producing evidence on child wellbeing, education, and rights. Comparable as a UN-affiliated research actor that EduInclusiva partners with, conducting similar work on children's rights, education quality, and policy evaluation.

Direct peers

• Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación (CIAE), Universidad de Chile: Chilean university-based advanced research center for education, also funded via ANID/PIA CONICYT. Comparable in mission (rigorous education research for policy), funding model, and consortium structure within the same Chilean public research ecosystem.
• GRADE (Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo): Peruvian research center conducting high-quality policy research on education and social development. Comparable as a Latin American research center producing policy evidence for governments, with overlapping funder base (international donors, government contracts).

Regional players

• IESALC (UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean): UNESCO institute specialized in higher education research for the LAC region. Comparable as a regional UN-affiliated education research organization, though focused on higher education rather than K-12 inclusive education.

Emerging players

• Campaña Latinoamericana por el Derecho a la Educación (CLADE): Latin American civil society coalition advocating for the right to education. Comparable as a regional actor in inclusive education policy advocacy aligned with the same SDG 2030/right-to-education framework that EduInclusiva's work supports.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/inclusivaeduca
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcgQMvmSsqod5uLUK6VmDfQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/centroeducacioninclusiva
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-de-investigaci%C3%B3n-para-la-educaci%C3%B3n-inclusiva
• Instagraminstagram.com/centroeduinclusiva

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

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