Facultad de Ingeniería - UNA

What Facultad de Ingeniería - UNA does

Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción (FIUNA) is a public engineering faculty within Paraguay's largest state university, founded circa 1925 and currently observing its centennial. The institution delivers undergraduate and graduate engineering programs across eight disciplines — Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Industrial, Geographics and Environmental, Mechatronics, and Electromechanical Engineering — and operates three physical campuses in San Lorenzo (main), Luque (Isla Bogado), and a regional branch in Ayolas, Misiones. It also runs two auxiliary academic units: CETUNA (Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos de la UNA) for technical studies, and IPT (Instituto Paraguayo de Telecomunicaciones) for the industrial technical baccalaureate track.

FIUNA's business model is state-funded under the Universidad Nacional de Asunción. No tuition is charged for undergraduate programs, and no commercial revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Limited fee-based revenue streams may include continuing education (master's programs, diplomas, workshops, courses such as Diplomado en Gestión Industrial and Diplomado en Hidrógeno Verde), and external laboratory testing services offered across materials, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering disciplines. Recruitment and stakeholder communications are conducted via a WordPress institutional website, Jetpack-powered newsletters, seven social channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and a Google Drive listing), and a Job Board (Bolsa de Trabajo) that has connected students and graduates with employers since 2008. Internal academic and administrative operations run on a suite of in-house platforms including e-Aula (virtual classroom), e-Alu (student system), e-Person (identity), e-Trámite (procedures), gDoc (document management), and faculty/student management systems.

The underlying technology is conventional and non-proprietary: WordPress CMS, Google Analytics, Jetpack, and HTTPS security. Applied research is active, evidenced by recent faculty publications in international journals such as Sensors (MDPI) on multi-phase electric motor control, with research topics extending to smart cities and structural simulation. The institution operates under Paraguayan public-sector regulatory frameworks including Ley 5282/2014 (Public Information Access), Ley 5189/2014 (Public Servant Remuneration Disclosure), and the MECIP (Modelo Estándar de Control Interno del Paraguay) internal control framework, with compliance overseen by Prof. Dra. Ing. Margarita Pereira.

Name

Facultad de Ingeniería - UNA

Legal name

Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Website

https://ing.una.py

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción (FIUNA) is Paraguay's oldest public engineering school, founded circa 1925, delivering undergraduate and graduate programs across eight engineering disciplines at three Paraguayan campuses under state funding.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

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Institutes of Technology (IoT / Technical Universities) (EDAHAEAC)

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Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus (EDAHAEAL), Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD)

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Higher education
• Postgraduate programs
• Technical education
• Academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

San Lorenzo

HQ country

Paraguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FIUNA is the engineering faculty of the Universidad Nacional de Asunción, offering undergraduate and graduate engineering degree programs across multiple disciplines (Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Electromechanical, Industrial, Geographic and Environmental, and Mechatronics Engineering). It also provides technical high school education through IPT, technical studies via CETUNA, postgraduate diplomas and master's programs, laboratory testing services for external clients, applied research, and a job placement service (Bolsa de Trabajo) operational since 2008.

Product overview

FIUNA (Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción) is a public higher education institution in Paraguay offering a comprehensive engineering education portfolio. Its offerings span undergraduate engineering degree programs (Carreras de Grado), a technical high school track (IPT – Bachillerato Técnico Industrial), a technological studies center (CETUNA), and graduate programs (Postgrado) including master's degrees and diplomas. The institution also operates a job board (Bolsa de Trabajo) and provides laboratory services to external clients. FIUNA's operations are supported by internal digital platforms (e-Aula, e-Alu, gDoc, and others), and the institution promotes research, community outreach, and academic extension activities as pillars of its mission. The institution has campuses in San Lorenzo, Luque, and a branch in Ayolas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carreras de Grado (Undergraduate Engineering Programs)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Universidad de Buenos Aires - Facultad de Ingeniería (FIUBA): Argentina's premier public engineering faculty, part of UBA. Directly comparable as a public university engineering faculty offering broad engineering disciplines, postgraduate programs, and industry-connected research output.
• Universidad de Chile - Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas: Chile's top public engineering and applied sciences faculty. Comparable as a Spanish-language public university engineering school with strong research output and graduate program portfolio.
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Facultad de Ingeniería: Colombia's leading public engineering faculty within the national university. Comparable as a Spanish-language public university engineering school offering multi-discipline engineering, postgraduate education, and applied research.
• Escuela Politécnica Nacional: Ecuador's flagship public polytechnic/engineering university. Highly comparable to FIUNA as a Latin American state-funded engineering institution offering undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees, with strong applied research and industry engagement.
• UNAM - Facultad de Ingeniería: Mexico's largest public university engineering faculty. Comparable multi-discipline engineering school within a national university, with active research and postgraduate programs across civil, electrical, mechanical, and industrial engineering.
• Universidad de la República - Facultad de Ingeniería (Uruguay): Uruguay's flagship public engineering faculty. Comparable as a small Mercosur nation's primary public engineering school with similar scale, public funding model, and comprehensive engineering disciplines.

Regional players

• Universidad Politécnica Salesiana: Ecuadorian university with significant engineering programs and presence in regional engineering education markets. Comparable as a regional player serving Spanish-speaking engineering students in the Andean and Mercosur region.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Escuela de Ingeniería: Chile's leading private engineering school. Comparable multi-discipline engineering faculty with strong research output, serving as a regional benchmark for Latin American engineering education quality and a competitor for top Paraguayan students seeking to study abroad.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: Spain's leading technical university. Comparable as an established polytechnic/engineering university offering multi-discipline engineering degrees and applied research, though operating at a larger European scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA) - other faculties: FIUNA's own parent institution. Operates other faculties (e.g., Ciencias Económicas, Ciencias Médicas) that share the same public funding model, governance structure, and Paraguayan-only operating geography, serving as a structural operational peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IngenieriaUNA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEn-dyor73ltgJC0rMiUNdg
• Facebookfacebook.com/FIUNAoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facultad-de-ingenieria-una
• Instagraminstagram.com/fiunapy
• Pinterestpinterest.com/FIUNAPy

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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