Liceul de Informatică Grigore C. Moisil

What Liceul de Informatică Grigore C. Moisil does

Liceul Teoretic de Informatică „Grigore Moisil" Iași (operating as LIIS or Liceul de Informatică Iași) is a Romanian public secondary high school founded in 1976 in Iași, Romania, specializing in informatics and computer science education for students in grades V through XII. The institution operates under the Romanian Ministry of Education and the Inspectoratul Școlar al Județului Iași, with admission administered through the national education system rather than a commercial enrollment process. It offers a specialized informatics curriculum alongside a broad secondary education in arts, humanities, sciences, and civic studies, and is notable for sustained national and international competition success in robotics (CyLiis and Peppers teams), chess, fencing, and cycling.

The school's product surface consists of a portfolio of educational web platforms anchored by liis.ro, including the prevention-education platform „Să călcăm pe iarbă!" (coordinated by Profesor Claudia Carausu), the history circle site „Privire în trecut" (coordinated by Profesor Maria Rados), the arts program „Arte LIIS 50" tied to the 50th anniversary, and the Consiliul Școlar al Elevilor LIIS student council site. These platforms support curricular delivery, extracurricular documentation, and community communications but are not commercial products. Competitive differentiation rests on consistent competition wins — 1st place at Maryland Tech Invitational 2024 (first Romanian school to qualify two teams in the same edition), 2nd place at FIRST World Championship Houston 2023, European vice-champions in chess (Alexia Andrieș) and fencing (Amalia Stan, Novi Sad 2022), and a national cycling team selection (Rareș Constantin Hogaș).

The business model is non-commercial: as a public educational institution, the school charges no tuition, receives government funding, and operates under national education regulations with no venture, private equity, or individual ownership involvement. There is no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed operating budget in the input. Leadership sits with Director Adina Romanescu, with named faculty including chess coach Vlad Ungureanu and robotics mentor Mirela Țibu. Growth and expansion signals are programmatic and reputational — international competition participation, federation placements, alumni engagement via the Asociația Absolventul L.I., and partnership-driven extracurricular development — rather than commercial scale.

Name

Liceul de Informatică Grigore C. Moisil

Legal name

Liceul Teoretic de Informatică "Grigore Moisil" Iași

Website

https://liis.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Liceul Teoretic de Informatică „Grigore Moisil" Iași is a Romanian public secondary high school founded in 1976 that delivers specialized informatics and STEM education to students in grades V–XII, funded by the Ministry of Education with no tuition and no commercial revenue model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Iași

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Liceul Teoretic de Informatică „Grigore Moisil" Iași is a public secondary school delivering grades 5–12 education with a specialized informatics and computer science curriculum, including programming, algorithms, and STEM disciplines, complemented by humanities, arts, civic, and sports programs. The institution operates supplementary educational platforms (prevention education, history circle, arts, student council) and runs robotics teams CyLiis and Peppers that compete in international competitions. The school is tuition-free and funded through the Romanian Ministry of Education.

Product overview

Liceul Teoretic de Informatică Grigore Moisil Iași operates a portfolio of educational web platforms centered around its main institutional website (liis.ro). The school's digital presence includes specialized platforms for arts education (Arte LIIS 50), history studies (Privire în trecut), drug prevention counseling (Să călcăm pe iarbă!), and student governance (Consiliul Şcolar al Elevilor). These interconnected platforms support the school's informatics-focused curriculum by providing supplementary educational resources, documenting student achievements in competitions and arts, and facilitating communication among students, teachers, and the community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CyLiis: Robotics team of Liceul Teoretic de Informatică Grigore Moisil Iași, participating in international FIRST Tech Challenge competitions.
• Peppers
• Cercul de Istorie "Privire în trecut"
• Arte LIIS 50
• Să călcăm pe iarbă!

Products and services

• Informatics-focused secondary education (grades 5–12) Public tuition-free secondary education from gimnaziu (grade 5) through liceu (grade 12), with a specialized curriculum in informatics, programming, algorithms, and STEM disciplines, complemented by arts, humanities, civic, and sports programs.
• LIIS institutional website (liis.ro) Central digital hub for the school, providing news, events, departmental information, student resources, and administrative communications for students, parents, and the community.
• Să călcăm pe iarbă! Prevention Education Platform Educational platform providing prevention materials for counseling and orientation classes, covering alcohol, smoking, STDs, human trafficking, drugs, and violence, allowing teachers, students, and partners to share educational resources.
• Privire în trecut (History Circle) Online history circle featuring articles, activities, projects, magazines, and member information, covering historical topics including the Union of 1918, Holocaust commemoration, Greek history, and local Iași history.
• Arte LIIS 50 Arts and Culture Platform Arts and culture educational platform showcasing student achievements in plastic arts, photography and digital graphics, video arts, theater and dance, music, and sports, including the 'Universul Artei' section documenting artists like Constantin Brâncuși.
• Consiliul Școlar al Elevilor LIIS (Student Council) Student Council website documenting school activities including competitions, charity events, cultural projects, educational initiatives, and student participation in events like Bookfest and national celebrations.
• Robotics competition program (CyLiis and Peppers teams) School robotics teams (CyLiis and Peppers) participating in FIRST Tech Challenge and Maryland Tech Invitational competitions, with documented wins including 2nd place at FIRST World Championship Houston 2023 and 1st place at Maryland Tech Invitational 2024.

Quantifiable outcome

• Locul I (1st place) at Maryland Tech Invitational 2024, Maryland, USA
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Asociația Culturală DionysosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Asociația Culturală Dionysos for cultural and educational activities, including events commemorating Greek history such as the Day of the Great NO (Ziua Marelui NU), October 28th.
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizer of the Maryland Tech Invitational (MTI) international robotics competition. The school's CyLiis and Peppers teams have participated in MTI 2023 and 2024 editions, winning first place in 2024.
• Muzeul Casa Pogor din IașiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for the national 'Minorități Minore' Gala competition. The Cercul de Istorie participated in a stand design competition at this museum.
• Universitatea Tehnică 'Gh. Asachi' IașiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of the CRAI 2024 (Conferința Rețelei de Antreprenoriat și Inovare). CyLiis and Peppers robotics teams participated in the expo at this conference. The event was organized by the university.
• FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal robotics competition organizer. The Peppers team won 2nd place in the Motivate division at the FIRST World Championship Houston 2023, with over 190 teams from 23 countries.
• Federația Română de CiclismminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRomanian Cycling Federation. Student Rareș Constantin Hogaș was registered with the federation starting February 2020 and was selected for national teams and training camps.
• CSS 'Unirea' IașiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClubul Sportiv Școlar 'Unirea' Iași, where fencing student Amalia Stan trains. She achieved silver at the European Vice Championship and multiple national medals.
• Fundația Iași și Primaria Municipiului IașiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners in the 'Iași – Capitală Culturală Europeană' project. Class 11-B students participated in a conference organized by these entities to learn how to support the project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology): Global nonprofit organising the FIRST robotics competitions in which LIIS competes (FIRST World Championship Houston 2023, MTI). Functions as the ecosystem enabler defining the competitive context for LIIS's robotics achievements, rather than a competing school.

Broad incumbents

• Bronx High School of Science: Historic New York City specialised public high school with eight Nobel laureate alumni and a tradition of competition excellence in STEM disciplines; broadly comparable selective STEM secondary model.
• Stuyvesant High School: Selective New York City public specialised high school focused on mathematics and science with a strong olympiad and university-placement track record; broader incumbent in selective STEM public secondary education.
• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology: Premier US public STEM magnet school, frequently ranked #1 nationally; functions as the global benchmark for selective public STEM secondary education and robotics competition success, comparable in mission and outcomes.
• Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI: Public residential STEM academy serving top Massachusetts students with advanced coursework and research opportunities; comparable model of a selective, publicly funded STEM-focused secondary school.

Regional players

• Colegiul Național Gheorghe Lazăr: Prestigious Bucharest theoretical high school that competes with LIIS for highest-scoring gimnaziu graduates in Romania's national admission process; offers strong STEM but in a different geographic market.
• Colegiul Național Sfântul Sava: Top-ranked Romanian theoretical high school in Bucharest with strong national-olympiad performance; competes with LIIS for top-scoring applicants within the national admission system, but operates from a different geography.

Direct peers

• Colegiul Național de Informatică Tudor Vianu: Bucharest-based Romanian informatics-focused high school with a comparable mission of preparing top STEM students for national olympiads and selective university placement; LIIS's most direct domestic rival for top informatics talent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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