NIAEFEUP

What NIAEFEUP does

NIAEFEUP (Núcleo de Informática da Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto) is a student-run non-profit organization operating within FEUP, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. Its membership is composed entirely of students enrolled in the LEIC/MEIC (Engenharia Informática e Computação) program. The organization's stated mission is to give members practical work experience and exposure to industry-relevant technologies, while serving the broader FEUP student community through events, workshops, and academic support. It is a volunteer-driven nucleus under AEFEUP (the FEUP Student Association), with no commercial revenue model and approximately 85 active members under a board that turns over annually.

The organization maintains a portfolio of five primary digital products. NitSig is a browser extension that enhances the Sigarra FEUP academic platform's user interface. NIJobs is a web-based platform for posting and filtering internship and job offers by student competencies. Uni is an Android mobile application providing quick access to faculty platform information and other student services. Timetable Selector (TTS) is a web-based class scheduling tool, and a redesigned organizational website provides back-office functionality for managing recruitment, members, projects, workshops, and events. The technology stack across these products, as evidenced by workshop topics and project descriptions, includes VueJS, Phoenix Framework, C++, Python, and JavaScript. The group's engagement surface comprises 25 documented events, 14 workshops, and an annual national informatics conference — Semana de Informática (SINF) and ENEI — which drew over 700 attendees over 4 days.

NIAEFEUP's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven. New members and workshop participants are acquired through peer networks, on-campus events such as the NI Open Day and course dinners, and organic social media presence on Instagram and Facebook. The organization partners with technology and consulting firms — including Blip (a core, recurring partner), Deloitte, KPMG, Bitmaker, Pixelmatters, Jscrambler, and Synopsis — to deliver workshops, company visits, and job-shadowing experiences, and collaborates with peer student organizations (NEEM FEUP, NEB) and IEEE on events such as Datattack. Activities are funded through AEFEUP resources and member contributions; some events charge a small per-person fee (e.g., €10–€13) to cover venue costs. There are no investors, no funding rounds, and no commercial customers.

Name

NIAEFEUP

Legal name

Núcleo de Informática da Associação de Estudantes da Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

Website

https://ni.fe.up.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NIAEFEUP is a volunteer student-run non-profit at FEUP, composed entirely of LEIC/MEIC informatics students. It builds digital tools for the FEUP community (NitSig, NIJobs, Uni, TTS), runs workshops and events, and co-organizes the national ENEI informatics conference for its ~85 members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Technology Organization Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAEAC

Institutes of Technology (IoT / Technical Universities)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

Keywords

• Student-run technology organization
• Academic support services
• Technology workshops training
• Community events management
• Student-developed software tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership and volunteer services: NIAEFEUP is a student nucleus (association) comprised entirely of students from the LEIC/MEIC program. It does not operate as a commercial entity with a revenue model. Activities are funded through association resources and member contributions. The organization provides services at no direct cost to student members, funded through AEFEUP (Student Association of FEUP).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NIAEFEUP is a student-run technology organization at FEUP (University of Porto) that develops software products, organizes technology workshops and community events, and provides academic support to students enrolled in the LEIC/MEIC informatics program. Its portfolio includes NitSig (a browser extension for the Sigarra academic platform), NIJobs (a job and internship posting platform), Uni (an Android mobile app for faculty information), and Timetable Selector (a class schedule selection tool), all built and maintained by volunteer student developers.

Product overview

NIAEFEUP is a student-led technology organization at FEUP that offers a portfolio of digital products and services for university students. The core offerings include NitSig (a browser extension enhancing the Sigarra university platform), NIJobs (a specialized job/internship posting platform), Uni (a mobile app for quick access to faculty services), and Timetable Selector (a schedule management tool). These products are complemented by the organization's annual Semana de Informática (SINF) flagship event and various workshops. The portfolio operates on a web-based platform with back-office management capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Uni: A mobile application developed by NIAEFEUP members that facilitates and speeds up access to faculty platform information and other services for FEUP students.
• NIJobs
• NitSig
• Timetable Selector (TTS)
• Semana de Informática (SINF)
• Datattack

Products and services

• NitSig

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 attendees at ENEI (Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Informática) — a 4-day national informatics student conference organized in part by NIAEFEUP.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIAEFEUP collaborates with IEEE on events such as the Datattack data science competition and Python workshops. IEEE provides technical community backing and co-branding for student tech events.
• BlipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlip has partnered with NIAEFEUP for multiple initiatives including the 'Coding Interview' workshop, '1 Day As @ Blip' job shadowing event, and participation in ENEI. Blip provides industry expertise, workshop delivery, and direct student engagement for recruitment purposes.
• NEEM FEUPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIAEFEUP co-organized the 'Sunset de Informática e Mecânica' social event with NEEM FEUP (Núcleo de Engenharia Eletromecânica), demonstrating cross-disciplinary student organization collaboration.
• DeloitteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeloitte delivered a workshop on 'How to detect a data breach executed by an authorized user?' at FEUP, providing cybersecurity expertise and industry perspective to NIAEFEUP members.
• BitmakerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBitmaker (a software company) delivered workshops on Phoenix Framework and Phoenix + Elixir, providing Elixir/Phoenix technical training to NIAEFEUP members.
• PixelmattersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPixelmatters delivered a VueJS workshop to NIAEFEUP members, providing front-end development expertise and industry perspective.
• KPMGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIAEFEUP organized a company visit to KPMG, providing students with insight into professional environments in consulting and technology.
• JscramblerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJscrambler partnered with NIAEFEUP for a 'Become a JavaScript ninja' workshop, providing JavaScript security expertise and training to students.
• NEB (Núcleo de Engenharia Biomédica)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEB collaborated with NIAEFEUP and IEEE on the Datattack event, a data science competition spanning multiple engineering disciplines.
• SynopsisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIAEFEUP organized a company visit to Synopsis, providing students with exposure to semiconductor and technology company environments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Major League Hacking: Global student hackathon organizer that runs university-level tech events at scale. Comparable to NIAEFEUP in its emphasis on student-led tech event programming, though MLH operates as a for-profit community across hundreds of universities rather than as a single student nucleus.
• AIESEC: Global youth-led organization present in universities worldwide, with local committees that operate as student-run entities delivering events, workshops, and corporate engagement. Comparable to NIAEFEUP in its student-led local-chapter model and university-affiliated brand.
• HackClub: Network of student-run high school coding clubs with a shared open-source community on GitHub. Comparable to NIAEFEUP in its community-of-student-clubs structure, open-source tooling output, and grassroots peer-recruitment model.
• IEEE Student Branches: University-level IEEE chapters that organize technical workshops, talks, and competitions for engineering students. Already a collaboration partner of NIAEFEUP (Datattack, Python workshops), and structurally similar as student-led technical communities within a host university.

Direct peers

• NEB FEUP: Núcleo de Engenharia Biomédica at FEUP, another AEFEUP-affiliated student nucleus. Closely comparable to NIAEFEUP in student-led organization model and co-organized the Datattack data science competition with NIAEFEUP and IEEE.
• NEEM FEUP: Núcleo de Engenharia Eletromecânica at FEUP, a sister student nucleus operating under AEFEUP with the same volunteer-driven structure and campus-wide event portfolio. Comparable to NIAEFEUP in scope, governance, and member base, and already collaborates with NIAEFEUP on joint social events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/NIAEFEUP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/niaefeup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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