FAEST

What FAEST does

FAEST (Faculdade de Educação Superior de Tangará da Serra) is a private higher education institution headquartered in Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Founded in 2012, the institution operates as a single-campus faculdade serving the local population of Tangará da Serra and the broader Mato Grosso region. Its core academic offerings include undergraduate degree programs (Graduação), postgraduate courses (Pós Graduação), and free open courses (Cursos Livres) for skill development, with a stated mission of providing accessible higher education to the local community.

The institution's product portfolio extends beyond academic programs to encompass a research center (NUPE - Núcleo de Pesquisa), a scientific journal (Revista Científica), institutional self-assessment (CPA), faculty management, diploma consultation, registration and authentication services, an ombudsman (Ouvidoria), an institutional newspaper, and document downloads. These auxiliary services reflect standard regulatory requirements for Brazilian higher education institutions and support the institution's academic and administrative functions. The technology infrastructure is minimal, consisting of an institutional website (faest.edu.br) that serves as the primary information and enrollment channel.

FAEST employs approximately 26 people and operates as a private institution under Brazilian educational regulatory oversight. No parent company, holding structure, or external investment is indicated. The business model is typical of small Brazilian private faculties: tuition-driven revenue from undergraduate and postgraduate programs, with free courses serving as a community outreach and pipeline-building function. No pricing, revenue, enrollment, or financial data is publicly disclosed. The institution's geographic reach is confined to the Mato Grosso region, with no evidence of expansion beyond this single domestic market.

Name

FAEST

Legal name

Faculdade de Educação Superior de Tangará da Serra

Website

https://faest.edu.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FAEST is a private Brazilian higher education institution founded in 2012 in Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and free courses to local students. The institution also provides research, diploma, and administrative services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tangará da Serra

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

FAEST (Faculdade de Educação Superior de Tangará da Serra) is a private higher education institution in Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, Brazil. It sells undergraduate degree programs (Graduação), postgraduate specialization courses (Pós Graduação), and free open courses (Cursos Livres). The institution also supports academic research through its NUPE research center and publishes a scientific journal.

Product overview

FAEST (Faculdade de Educação Superior de Tangará da Serra) is a higher education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic services. The institution operates as a unified educational platform consisting of undergraduate degree programs (Graduação), graduate and postgraduate courses (Pós Graduação), and flexible learning opportunities through free courses (Cursos Livres). The institution supports its academic mission through specialized units including NUPE for research activities and a Scientific Journal for publishing scholarly work. Administrative services include self-assessment (CPA), faculty management, diploma services (consultation, registration, authentication), an ombudsman service, and an institutional newspaper. All services are accessible through the institutional website at faest.edu.br.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graduação Undergraduate degree programs offered by the institution for prospective higher education students seeking academic credentials.
• Pós Graduação Postgraduate and specialization programs designed for advanced academic and professional development.
• Cursos Livres Free and open courses providing flexible learning opportunities outside formal degree programs.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Regional players

• Universidade de Cuiabá (UNIC): Major private university in Mato Grosso offering undergraduate, postgraduate and online programs. Comparable as a regional higher education competitor operating in the same state with overlapping program mix and student segments as FAEST.
• Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT): State public university headquartered in Mato Grosso offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs across multiple campuses. Comparable as a regional higher education provider serving the same Mato Grosso population, including Tangará da Serra where UNEMAT also has a campus, creating direct enrollment overlap with FAEST.

Emerging players

• Faculdade Cathedral: Private faculdade based in northern Brazil offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a regional, community-focused setting. Comparable as an emerging player with similar scale, regional focus, and program portfolio to FAEST.
• Centro Universitário FACUMED / other Mato Grosso faculdades: Smaller-scale private higher education institutions operating in Mato Grosso offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Comparable as emerging regional players with similar program mix and target student segment to FAEST, often competing head-to-head for the same regional enrollment pool.

Broad incumbents

• Yduqs Participações: Major Brazilian higher education group (IDOMED, Estácio, Wyden, UniNorte) operating across multiple regions with on-campus and online programs. Comparable as a broad incumbent pursuing scale and digital delivery in the same higher education market where FAEST competes for students.
• Universidade Anhanguera (Grupo Ânima): Large national network of faculdades offering undergraduate, postgraduate and online courses. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose hybrid online/off-campus model and pricing directly compete with the kind of community-focused higher education offering FAEST provides.
• Cogna Educação (Kroton): Brazil's largest private education group operating K-12, higher education (Kroton/Ânima) and online learning brands. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in private higher education whose scale, online delivery, and pricing power define the competitive context for small faculdades like FAEST.
• Ser Educacional: Brazilian higher education and health-focused education group operating multi-campus faculdade networks. Comparable as a public-listed incumbent that consolidates smaller faculdades and competes for the same undergraduate, postgraduate, and free-course market segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculdadefaest

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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