Grupo CLIOPE

What Grupo CLIOPE does

Grupo CLIOPE is a Mendoza, Argentina-based entity embedded in the public research and academic infrastructure of Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Mendoza (UTN Mendoza), a regional campus of the national UTN university system. The unit's documented activity centers on seismology and seismic engineering through its association with CEREDETEC, which operates the region's Seismic Information Service (Servicio de Información Sísmica) using a distributed network of SSA-2 and Altus Etna digital accelerometers placed in buildings across Greater Mendoza (supermarkets, hotels, municipal buildings, and other strategic sites), delivering real-time Modified Mercalli III+ earthquake information to media and the public. Parallel administrative scope includes connection to DASUTEN, UTN's health-insurance and social-services arm, which generates revenue through member contributions and co-payments across the university community. The broader host institution spans undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate academic programs, doctoral research, extension/continuing-education courses, and distance learning via Virtual Mendoza (EAD). Critically, the source material is internally inconsistent: CLIOPE is described with firmographic data (1-10 employees, founded 2000, headquartered at Rodríguez 273, Mendoza) that does not match the surrounding UTN Mendoza institutional profile, and the brief notes that no actual information about a distinct corporate entity called "Grupo CLIOPE" was retrieved. As such, the most defensible reading is that CLIOPE is a working group, lab, or center operating under UTN Mendoza rather than a standalone investable enterprise.

The underlying business model is government-funded public-sector operation rather than commercial revenue capture: the unit is sustained by national university allocations, with secondary inflows from DASUTEN membership contributions and any specialized postgraduate tuition (which is generally free or minimal for Argentine students at UTN). Direct monetization of CEREDETEC's seismic data to third parties is not documented. Customer segments are horizontal and dispersed, serving individual prospective and current students across engineering, technology, and applied sciences, with auxiliary service to faculty and staff via DASUTEN. Partnerships supporting the activity set include CONEAU for postgraduate accreditation, CONFEDI for inter-faculty engineering coordination, the UTN Rectorado in Buenos Aires for national-system governance, and the Mendoza Cámara de Diputados which has formally recognized research outputs in seismic isolation and declared the new Mining Engineering program of interest. The August 2026 reporting period shows active academic and research momentum, with a hosting cybersecurity jornada on August 26, ongoing admissions marketing for the 2026-2027 cycle, and occasional labor action (FAGDUT and APUTN strike days on August 12) reflecting normal Argentine public-university industrial relations rather than material operational disruption.

Name

Grupo CLIOPE

Legal name

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Mendoza

Website

https://frm.utn.edu.ar

Company type

Public

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grupo CLIOPE is a Mendoza-based research and academic unit embedded in Argentina's public Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN Mendoza), focused on seismology and seismic engineering through its CEREDETEC center, serving engineering students, faculty, and the broader Mendoza public via seismic-monitoring and educational services.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education — Engineering and Applied Technology

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAHAAAI

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Public university
• Seismic monitoring
• Postgraduate programs
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Mendoza, Mendoza

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public University Funding: As a public Argentine national university, UTN operates primarily through government funding. University operations are supported by national funding allocations and student fees.
2. Health Insurance Services (DASUTEN): Health insurance and social services provided to affiliates including students, faculty, and staff. Revenue generated through membership contributions and co-payments for services.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UTN Facultad Regional Mendoza is a public Argentine national university that delivers higher education programs in engineering and applied technology across undergraduate (Tecnicaturas, Licenciaturas, Ingenierías), postgraduate (Especializaciones, Maestrías, Doctorado), and continuing education levels. It also operates applied research and technical services, notably the CEREDETEC Seismic Information Service providing real-time earthquake data to media and the public in the Mendoza region.

Product overview

No product information available. The source data contains institutional content from UTN Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Mendoza, an Argentine public university, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CEREDETEC: Centro Regional de Desarrollos Tecnológicos para la Construcción, Sismología y la Ingeniería Sísmica - Regional center for technological development in construction, seismology and seismic engineering, operating the Seismic Information Service.
• DASUTEN

Products and services

• Tecnicaturas Superiores (Higher Technical Programs) Pre-university level technical diploma programs providing professional credentials before full undergraduate study. Targeted at prospective students in Mendoza seeking technical qualifications.
• Licenciaturas (Bachelor's Degree Programs) Undergraduate bachelor's degree programs in engineering-adjacent disciplines. Targeted at students pursuing four-year professional credentials.
• Ingenierías (Engineering Degree Programs) Undergraduate engineering degree programs covering multiple engineering disciplines, including the newly declared-of-interest Mining Engineering program. Targeted at prospective engineers.
• Especializaciones (Postgraduate Specializations) Postgraduate specialization programs including the Specialization in University Teaching, accredited by CONEAU. Targeted at working professionals and graduates seeking advanced credentials.
• Maestrías (Master's Degree Programs) Postgraduate master's degree programs accredited by CONEAU. Targeted at graduates pursuing advanced academic credentials.
• Doctorado (Doctoral Program) Postgraduate doctoral program in engineering and technology fields. Targeted at candidates pursuing the highest academic credentials.
• Cursos de Capacitación (Training and Extension Courses) Continuing education, training, and university extension courses offered to the general public for professional development.
• Seismic Information Service (Servicio de Información Sísmica) Permanent seismic monitoring service providing real-time earthquake information to media and the general public for events of magnitude III or higher on the Modified Mercalli scale. Operated by CEREDETEC with digital accelerometers deployed across Greater Mendoza. Targeted at media outlets and the public in earthquake-prone regions.
• UTN Virtual Mendoza (EAD Distance Learning) Distance learning platform delivering extension courses, continuing education, and remote academic programs for students who cannot attend in-person classes.
• DASUTEN Health Insurance and Social Services Health insurance and social services coverage provided to UTN affiliates including students, faculty, and staff. Revenue generated through membership contributions and co-payments for services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 29.7% of engineering entrants in Argentina were women in 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN) - RectoradocoreOthersFRM Mendoza is part of the national UTN university system. Rectorado UTN in Buenos Aires coordinates academic standards, national elections, and institutional policies across all 30 regional campuses.
• CONEAU (Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentina's national commission for evaluation and accreditation of university programs. CONEAU reviews and accredits postgraduate programs including UTN's Master's degrees and specializations.
• CEREDETEC (Centro Regional de Desarrollos Tecnológicos para la Construcción, Sismología y la Ingeniería Sísmica)coreTechnology or IntegrationRegional center for technological development in construction, seismology, and seismic engineering. CEREDETEC operates the Seismic Information Service providing earthquake data to media and the public.
• CONFEDI (Consejo Federal de Decanas y Decanos de Ingeniería)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Council of Deans of Engineering - a strategic coordination body for engineering faculties across Argentina. CONFEDI develops strategic plans including gender equity initiatives and best practice sharing among engineering schools.
• DASUTEN (Dirección de Acción Social de la UTN)coreOthersUTN's social services and health insurance program providing medical coverage and social assistance to students, faculty, and staff of the UTN university system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA): Argentina's leading private technological university. Competes with FRM Mendoza for engineering students willing to pay tuition, and overlaps strongly on technology and engineering program offerings.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA): Major Argentine private university with engineering and applied science programs. Competes for postgraduate, executive education, and tuition-paying students who might otherwise choose UTN's paid postgraduate offerings.

Regional players

• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo: The other major public research university physically located in Mendoza Province. Directly competes for the same Mendoza student pool, faculty talent, and provincial government research funding across overlapping disciplines.
• Universidad Nacional de San Luis: Another Cuyo-region public university offering engineering degrees. Overlaps with FRM Mendoza on regional recruitment, CONEAU-accredited engineering programs, and applied research.
• Universidad Nacional de Chilecito (UNdeC): Smaller Argentine public university with a technology/engineering orientation. Compares on CONEAU accreditation, public funding model, and applied research mission.
• Universidad Nacional de San Juan: Public research university in neighboring San Juan Province with strong engineering and mining programs. Competes regionally in Cuyo for the same student demographic and provincial research dollars, particularly relevant given FRM Mendoza's new Mining Engineering launch.

Direct peers

• Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP): Large Argentine public research university with engineering programs accredited by CONEAU. Directly comparable on scale, mission, and funding model to FRM Mendoza's parent system.
• Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC): One of Argentina's oldest and largest public universities with a strong engineering faculty. Competes for the same nationwide student pool under the same CONEAU/public-university accreditation system.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA): Argentina's flagship public university, including its Facultad de Ingeniería. Operates the same national regulatory framework (CONEAU accreditation, free public tuition model) and competes for top engineering students and faculty.

Emerging players

• Centro Sismológico Nacional (Universidad de Chile): Chilean university-based national seismological monitoring network. Closest functional analog to CEREDETEC's seismic monitoring and public information service, useful as a specialized research comparator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupo-cliope

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