FAI - Faculdades Adamantinenses Integradas

What FAI - Faculdades Adamantinenses Integradas does

FAI - Faculdades Adamantinenses Integradas, operating as Centro Universitário de Adamantina, is a public municipal university (Autarquia Pública Municipal) owned by the Prefeitura Municipal de Adamantina and headquartered in Adamantina, São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1968, the institution has evolved over 58 years into one of the largest Municipal Institutions of Higher Education in Brazil, serving approximately 3,000+ students across 40+ undergraduate and graduate programs spanning health sciences, exact sciences, humanities, and biological sciences. Operations span three campuses in Adamantina, including specialized facilities such as a Centro Judiciário de Solução de Conflitos (CEJUSC), university clinics (dental, veterinary, nutrition, physiotherapy), and a Núcleo de Psicologia (NupFAI), which collectively function as both academic training infrastructure and community service delivery points.

The institution's core technology consists of conventional educational infrastructure rather than proprietary platforms, including a Pergamum-based library system, an institutional repository for academic publications (TCCs and research), the PROPPG research and graduate studies portal, and self-service student (Central do Aluno) and faculty (Central do Docente) portals. The product portfolio centers on academic programs (Graduação and Pós-Graduação), supported by sub-products including a multiprofessional residency program, the Revista OMNIA scientific journal, an institutional repository, the SAPP psychopedagogical support service, and the PROEM scholarship program for Medicine students. New 2026 additions include a Ministry of Health-approved Multiprofessional Mental Health Residency Program with 16 federal scholarships, and an international clinical internship pathway at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago via partnership with LMC Medical Solution.

The revenue model combines tuition (monthly recurring, with disclosed Physical Education rate of R$ 606/month for 2026), government funding (Prefeitura Municipal, FAPESP research grants, Ministry of Health residency scholarships at R$ 4,601.09/month per resident), and extension service revenue from community clinics and extension programs. As a subsidized public institution, FAI offers tuition rates significantly below private competitors. Go-to-market is sales-led through vestibular entrance exams, direct enrollment, transfer admissions, scholarship programs, and community outreach events such as the annual Mostra de Profissões. Customer segments span traditional high-school-to-university students, working professionals seeking continuing education, the regional community accessing health clinics, and healthcare institutions partnering for residency pipelines.

Name

FAI - Faculdades Adamantinenses Integradas

Legal name

Centro Universitário de Adamantina

Website

https://fai.com.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FAI - Centro Universitário de Adamantina is a public municipal university in Adamantina, São Paulo, Brazil, serving 3,000+ students across 40+ undergraduate and graduate programs in health sciences, exact sciences, and humanities, funded through tuition, municipal government support, and community extension clinic revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHADAE

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Community & Junior Colleges

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate specialization programs
• University health clinics
• Community extension programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Adamantina, São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from student tuition payments for undergraduate and graduate programs, including course fees and administrative charges.
2. Government Funding: Public municipal institution receiving government funding for educational operations, research grants from agencies like FAPESP and Ministry of Health residency scholarships.
3. Extension Services: Revenue from community health services, extension programs with clinical services including dental clinic, veterinary clinic, and nutrition clinic.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FAI is a public municipal university that delivers higher education services through 40+ undergraduate and graduate programs across health sciences, exact sciences, humanities, and biological sciences. The institution supplements degree programs with multiprofessional residency programs (including a Ministry of Health-funded Mental Health residency), on-campus university health clinics open to the community, scientific research output via Revista OMNIA and the Institutional Repository, and a broad portfolio of community extension programs spanning entrepreneurship, environment, adapted sports, and citizenship.

Product overview

FAI - Centro Universitário de Adamantina is a public municipal university offering undergraduate and graduate education across 40+ programs. The institution operates a unified platform consisting of academic programs (Graduação and Pós-Graduação), student/faculty portals (Central do Aluno and Central do Docente), digital library services, institutional repository, scientific congresses, scientific journal (Revista OMNIA), multiprofessional residency programs, psychological support services (SAPP), and scholarship programs. The institution serves approximately 3,000+ students across three campuses with focus on health sciences, exact sciences, humanities, and biological sciences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graduação (Undergraduate Programs) Undergraduate degree programs across multiple disciplines including health sciences, exact sciences, humanities, and biological sciences, offered to high school graduates and transfer students across FAI's three campuses.
• Pós-Graduação (Graduate Programs) Lato sensu specializations and continuing education programs for working professionals, particularly in health and education areas, often delivered via evening formats.
• Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde Mental Newly approved Ministry of Health-funded multiprofessional residency program in Public Mental Health, with 16 federal scholarships at R$ 4,601.09/month each, coordinated by the COREMU commission.
• Clínica Odontológica (University Dental Clinic) On-campus dental clinic providing dental care services to the local community while serving as a training environment for Dentistry students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3k+ students enrolled across 40+ undergraduate and graduate programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEBRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2026FAI and SEBRAE partner to host Supernova Day, a free event focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, providing students and community with entrepreneurial education and business development resources.
• FAMEMA (Faculdade de Medicina de Marília)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2026FAI and FAMEMA jointly organize a Symposium to promote exchange of experiences between Multiprofessional Residencies, fostering collaboration between the two medical education institutions.
• LMC Medical SolutioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partnership enabling FAI medical students to complete clinical internships at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, USA. Program allows 4-20 week rotations with international supervision and recommendation letters for residency applications.
• Associação dos Municípios da Nova Alta Paulista (AMNAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership through the FAI: Inovação & Desenvolvimento Regional program, coordinating with municipalities to promote socioeconomic development and educational initiatives.
• Olimpíadas Especiais-BrasilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Adapted Sports Program, providing training and competition opportunities for students with disabilities through unified sports activities.
• Associação dos Advogados de São Paulo (AASP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal professional association partnering with FAI CIDADÃ program for citizenship and social action extension projects.
• Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional bar association collaborating on legal extension programs through the FAI CIDADÃ initiative.
• Poder JudiciáriominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJudicial branch partnering with FAI CIDADÃ extension program for legal education and citizenship projects.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UNIP - Universidade Paulista: UNIP is one of the largest private multi-campus university networks in Brazil, with a similarly broad catalog of undergraduate programs in health, exact sciences, and humanities. It represents the scaled private competitor that FAI's regional offering must differentiate against, especially for working-adult and transfer students.
• PUC-Campinas - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas: PUC-Campinas is a well-established private university in São Paulo state offering a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, and research programs across health, law, and engineering. Comparable to FAI in regional mission and program breadth but with stronger brand recognition and resources.
• UNINOVE - Universidade Nove de Julho: UNINOVE is a large multi-campus private university in São Paulo offering a broad portfolio of undergraduate and graduate programs, including health sciences. It competes with FAI for students in the same São Paulo state market and serves as a benchmark for what a scaled-up multi-campus teaching institution can achieve through diversified program offerings.
• UNISA - Universidade de Santo Amaro: UNISA is a private multi-campus university in São Paulo offering a similarly broad undergraduate catalog including health sciences, with strong vocational and continuing education programs. It overlaps with FAI on target segments (working professionals seeking specialization) and program categories (health, law, education).

Regional players

• UNIMAR - Universidade de Marília: UNIMAR is a private university in Marília, SP — a mid-sized interior city in the same Western São Paulo corridor as Adamantina. Competes with FAI for students from the broader Oeste Paulista region and offers similar program breadth in health sciences, law, and education.

Direct peers

• USCS - Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul: USCS is another Brazilian municipal public university (maintained by the São Caetano do Sul city government), making it a near-perfect structural analog to FAI's Autarquia Pública Municipal status. Both serve as regional higher education anchors with subsidized tuition and strong community extension roles, though USCS operates in a wealthier metropolitan region.
• UNITAU - Universidade de Taubaté: UNITAU is a public municipal university in interior São Paulo state with comparable regional role, multi-program catalog, and community extension activities. Operates in a similar market context (interior SP cities competing with state capital universities) and serves as a strong structural peer for FAI's value proposition and operational model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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