LACCEI

Engineering Education Consortium Serviceslaccei.org

LACCEI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit consortium, founded in 2003, that connects hundreds of engineering and technology institutions across 20+ Latin American and Caribbean countries through annual multiconferences, Scopus-indexed proceedings, student competitions, accreditation support, and thematic working groups, funded by institutional memberships, sponsorships, and grants.

Company typePrivate
Founded2003
HeadquartersBoca Raton, United States
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

What LACCEI does

LACCEI (Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit consortium founded in 2003 by Dr. Vishwanath Prasad at Florida International University and now headquartered at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. It connects hundreds of universities, colleges, and schools offering engineering and technology programs across 20+ countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, operating through three registered legal entities: LACCEI Inc. (USA), Fundación LACCEI Colombia, and LACCEI Europe (France).

The consortium's offerings center on annual convenings — the LACCEI International Multiconference (July) and LEIRD (Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, December) — supplemented by Scopus-indexed LACCEI Proceedings, student research and entrepreneurship competitions, the annual Academic Merit Medal recognition program running since 2004, virtual international internships, K-12 outreach, and a portfolio of standing committees and working groups covering accreditation, learning engineering and online laboratories, women in STEM, semiconductors, nuclear energy, humanitarian engineering (HELA), nanostores research, open science, and sustainability under OAS and UNESCO alignment. Underlying technical assets include the Agora Meetings virtual platform and online-laboratory collaboration infrastructure.

LACCEI monetizes primarily through recurring annual institutional membership dues from member institutions, conference and event registration fees, corporate and institutional sponsorships, and international grants and fundraising. A small headquarters staff of roughly 5-10 supports operations, with volunteer advisors, while member institutions supply governance through an elected Board of Directors. Strategic alliances with IEEE, IFEES, ASEE, SEFI, ENAEE, ASIBEI, ACOFI, GEDC, UNESCO, and the OAS provide external credibility and policy alignment.

LACCEI firmographics

Firmographics

Name: LACCEI
Legal name: LACCEI Inc.
Website: https://laccei.org
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2003
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: LACCEI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit consortium, founded in 2003, that connects hundreds of engineering and technology institutions across 20+ Latin American and Caribbean countries through annual multiconferences, Scopus-indexed proceedings, student competitions, accreditation support, and thematic working groups, funded by institutional memberships, sponsorships, and grants.
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LACCEI industry classification

Industry

Product category: Engineering Education Consortium Services
NAICS: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)
akta.pro primary industry: Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)
akta.pro secondary industries: Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB), International Branch Campus & Offshore Program Partnerships (EDAIABAI)

Keywords

Engineering education consortium
Academic conference proceedings
Student engineering competitions
Institutional accreditation services
STEM faculty development

Where LACCEI is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Boca Raton
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

LACCEI business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Institutional Memberships: Annual membership fees from universities, colleges, and schools offering engineering and technology programs across Latin America and the Caribbean
Conference and Event Registration: Registration fees for annual LACCEI Multiconferences and LEIRD events, including student competitions
Grants and Fundraising: International grants, donations, and fundraising activities supporting consortium programs and initiatives
Sponsorships: Corporate and institutional sponsorships during conferences and programs

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Institutional membership tiers based on institution type and region

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

LACCEI product offering

Product offering

Core offering

LACCEI is a non-profit consortium of engineering institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean that delivers institutional membership, an annual international multiconference, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, student competitions (research papers, posters, entrepreneurship & innovation), and engineering-education initiatives (K-12 outreach, virtual internships, accreditation, faculty development). Headquartered at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, the consortium operates as a 501(c)(3) organization serving member universities and engineering schools.

Product overview

LACCEI (Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions) is a non-profit membership organization, not a software product company. Its offerings consist of annual conferences (LACCEI International Multiconference and LEIRD), academic publications (LACCEI Proceedings indexed in Scopus), awards (Academic Merit Medal), student competitions (Research Paper, Poster, and E&I competitions), and various initiatives including K-12 engineering education, Semiconductors Working Group, Nuclear Energy Initiative, HELA humanitarian engineering, Nanostores research network, Women in STEM, Matilda Initiative, and the Transformation University program. The organization also provides membership services, international accreditation support, open science collaboration, and virtual internship programs. LACCEI operates through standing committees addressing areas such as learning engineering, entrepreneurship, sustainability, technological development, and internationalization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

LEIRD: LACCEI International Multiconference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development - annual conference held in December focusing on entrepreneurship and regional development
LACCEI Multiconference

Products and services

LACCEI International Multiconference

Quantifiable outcome

Over 20 years of continuous operation since 2003
+2 more outcomes

Companies that use LACCEI

Customer profile

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

LACCEI technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

LACCEI partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in engineering education, appearing in LACCEI partner logos section for collaborative initiatives in engineering education advancement across the Americas
CONFEDI (Consejo Federal de Decanos de Ingeniería)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Council of Engineering Deans of Argentina - strategic partner for Latin American engineering education initiatives
SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner for engineering education collaboration and exchange of best practices
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor technical professional organization for advancement of technology - partner for standards development and engineering education
IFEES (International Federation of Engineering Education Societies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal federation connecting engineering education societies worldwide, with shared leadership and initiatives
ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network for engineering accreditation collaboration - partner for international accreditation standards
ECEDHA (Education Committee of the ECE Department Heads)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth American partner for electrical and computer engineering department heads collaboration
ACOFI (Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Ingeniería)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombian Association of Engineering Colleges - key regional partner for engineering education advancement
AEER (Asociación Española de Enseñanza de la Ingeniería)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish Association for Engineering Education - regional partner for Ibero-American collaboration
ASIBEI (Asociación Iberoamericana de Instituciones de Enseñanza de la Ingeniería)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIbero-American Association of Engineering Teaching Institutions - major partner for regional engineering education initiatives
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for LACCEI headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. Executive Director Dr. Maria Mercedes Larrondo-Petrie is based at FAU.
IEEE Education SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society for engineering education - partner for standards development, awards, and conferences
GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal deans council with LACCEI hosting GEDC LATAM chapter for regional leadership coordination
UNESCOstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - partner for international education standards and open science initiatives
OAS (Organization of American States)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization of American States - partner for hemispheric engineering education initiatives under OAS programs
OAS (Organization of American States)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACCEI Sustainability and Social Impact committee operates under OAS guidelines and 2030 sustainable development agenda

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

LACCEI competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES): IFEES is the global federation of engineering education societies, with shared leadership and overlapping initiatives with LACCEI. It operates at a higher geographic level but pursues the same mission of engineering-education collaboration and capacity building.
European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI): SEFI is the European counterpart to LACCEI — a non-profit society organizing engineering-education conferences, working groups, and accreditation collaboration — and is a strategic LACCEI partner, mirroring LACCEI's structure and offerings at a continental level.
Education Committee of the ECE Department Heads (ECEDHA): ECEDHA is the North American association of electrical and computer engineering department heads — a discipline-specific engineering-education peer that collaborates with LACCEI and competes for the same faculty engagement and conference cycles.
Consejo Federal de Decanos de Ingeniería (CONFEDI): CONFEDI is the Argentine Federal Council of Engineering Deans — a LACCEI strategic partner representing one of the largest single-country concentrations of LACCEI members and operating a similar membership, conference, and accreditation-support model.
Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Ingeniería (ACOFI): ACOFI is the Colombian association of engineering faculties and a core LACCEI partner. It runs parallel conferences, accreditation support, and faculty development programs, making it a direct peer within a major LACCEI member country.
Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC): GEDC is the global forum for engineering deans, with LACCEI hosting the GEDC LATAM chapter. It pursues the same audience (engineering deans and administrators) with similar convening, awards, and best-practice exchange activities.
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE): ASEE is the principal US-based non-profit membership society for engineering education, advancing collaboration, conferences, and publications among engineering schools and faculty — closely parallel to LACCEI's mission in the Latin American/Caribbean region and listed as a LACCEI partner.
Ibero-American Association of Engineering Teaching Institutions (ASIBEI): ASIBEI is the Ibero-American association of engineering teaching institutions — the closest geographic and linguistic peer to LACCEI, with overlapping member institutions across Latin America and Spain, making it the most direct substitute for LACCEI's regional remit.
European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE): ENAEE coordinates European accreditation of engineering programs and works with engineering-education societies internationally. LACCEI partners with ENAEE on accreditation standards and mutual recognition — a closely comparable peer in mission.

Broad incumbents

IEEE Education Society: IEEE's Education Society is a much larger, globally resourced professional society focused on engineering education research, standards (e.g., IEEE 1876), and awards. LACCEI partners with IEEE and competes for the same faculty and institutional mindshare in engineering education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

LACCEI financial estimates

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LACCEI leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

LACCEI subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries2 records

LACCEI funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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LACCEI M&A and investment

M&A and investment

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Investments

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Frequently asked questions about LACCEI

What does LACCEI do?

Is LACCEI a public or private company?

LACCEI is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was LACCEI founded?

LACCEI was founded in 2003. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is LACCEI based?

LACCEI is headquartered in Boca Raton, United States, in the North America region.

How does LACCEI make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Institutional Memberships are the primary driver. The others are conference and Event Registration, grants and Fundraising and sponsorships.

Who are LACCEI's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), Education Committee of the ECE Department Heads (ECEDHA), Consejo Federal de Decanos de Ingeniería (CONFEDI), Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Ingeniería (ACOFI), Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Ibero-American Association of Engineering Teaching Institutions (ASIBEI) and European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE). IEEE Education Society is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does LACCEI have an API?

No public API is recorded for LACCEI.

What industry is LACCEI in?

LACCEI's product category is Engineering Education Consortium Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAAALAF, Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD), with a secondary code of BPADANAB, Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels. Its NAICS code is 6113.