Nugis Finem

What Nugis Finem does

Nugis Finem, z.s. is a Czech non-profit organization (registered association under Czech law) founded in 2015 and headquartered in Blansko, with a small core team of seven employees. Its stated mission is to improve legal awareness across Czech society by helping citizens understand what they sign and the consequences of legal acts, addressing what the founders describe as a gap in timely legal assistance and basic legal literacy. The organization serves three primary segments: the general Czech public, law students at universities, and primary and secondary school students, and delivers its programming free of charge.

The organization operates an interconnected portfolio of seven projects. Nostis is the first Czech MOOC platform for legal education, hosting seven or more public courses developed in cooperation with Masaryk University and Palacký University Olomouc, with more than 8,000 registered users. Iurium is an online legal journal for both lawyers and non-lawyers; Iurium Encyklopedie is an open database of legal terms built with law faculties that attracts more than 15,000 unique monthly visitors and where some entries already rank above Wikipedia on Google. Erudium brings lawyers and law students into primary and secondary schools for lectures on common legal issues. Noc práva is an annual public festival in which courts and other institutions open their doors. Nugis Finem Publishing produces both professional legal literature and fiction, including the academic journals Iurium Scriptum and Ratio Publica. Entoo is an information system for law students to share and co-create study materials.

Nugis Finem generates revenue almost entirely through donations, sponsorships, and pro bono services from a small set of institutional partners — principally the two collaborating universities, the Nadační fond Pomozme dětem žít lépe foundation, an annual-supporting law firm, and supporting companies — supplemented by modest income from book sales via Nugis Finem Publishing. All core educational services (online courses, encyclopedia access, school lectures, public events) are provided free of charge; pricing for these services is not publicly disclosed. The organization maintains no parent company, has no subsidiaries, and reports no external investment. Annual reports have been published for 2015, 2016, 2020, and 2022.

Name

Nugis Finem

Legal name

Nugis Finem, z.s.

Website

https://nugisfinem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nugis Finem is a Czech non-profit organization founded in 2015 that improves legal literacy through free online courses, an open legal encyclopedia, school lectures, public events, and publishing, serving the general public, law students, and school students across the Czech Republic.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGANAK

Legal & Governance Professional Development

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

Keywords

• Legal education nonprofit
• Online legal courses
• Legal awareness programs
• Mooc legal platform
• Legal publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Blansko

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: The organization relies on donations and support from partners, sponsors, and supporters to fund its educational activities.
2. Publishing Revenue: Nugis Finem Publishing publishes professional legal literature and fiction, generating revenue through book sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nugis Finem is a Czech non-profit organization that delivers free legal education through an integrated ecosystem of projects: the Nostis MOOC platform for online legal courses, the Iurium Encyklopedie open legal encyclopedia, the Erudium school lecture program bringing lawyers into primary and secondary schools, the Noc práva public legal awareness festival, the Nugis Finem Publishing house for legal and fiction literature, and the Entoo information system for law students to share study materials.

Product overview

Nugis Finem is a non-profit organization focused on legal education innovation in the Czech Republic. The organization operates a portfolio of seven interconnected products: Nostis (MOOC platform for online legal courses), Iurium (legal journal), Iurium Encyklopedie (open legal encyclopedia), Erudium (school outreach program), Noc prava (legal awareness event), Nugis Finem Publishing (publishing house), and Entoo (student study materials platform). Together these products provide free legal education through online learning, open knowledge resources, school-based lectures, public events, and published literature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nostis: First Czech platform for massive online open courses (MOOCs). Study courses created in collaboration with Czech universities from the comfort of your home.
• Iurium
• Iurium Encyklopedie
• Erudium
• Noc práva (Law Night)
• Nugis Finem Publishing
• Entoo

Products and services

• Nostis The first Czech platform for mass online open courses (MOOCs) on law, built in collaboration with Czech universities. Free access for anyone, with 8,000+ registered users and seven public online courses.
• Iurium Internet legal journal featuring professional articles, interviews, and news on legislation and case law, designed for both lawyers and non-lawyers.
• Iurium Encyklopedie Open database of legal terms built in cooperation with law faculties, attracting more than 15,000 unique monthly visitors and outranking some Wikipedia entries on Google.
• Erudium Program that connects lawyers and law students to deliver lectures at primary and secondary schools on common legal issues encountered in practice.
• Noc práva Annual public festival where courts and other legal institutions open their doors for an evening and night dedicated to law, open to the general public.
• Nugis Finem Publishing Publishing house producing professional legal literature and fiction, including the Iurium Scriptum academic journal and titles on legal writing and professional ethics.
• Entoo Information system that serves law students for sharing and creating study materials across Czech law faculties.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Masarykova univerzita (Masaryk University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on creating online courses through the Nostis platform. Particularly intensive cooperation with the Law Faculty of Masaryk University.
• Univerzita Palackého (Palacký University Olomouc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntense collaboration on creating online courses. The university also provided financial support that enabled the creation and operation of the Nostis platform.
• Advokátní kancelář JUDr. KremplováminorOthersDr. Kremplová and her law firm are an annual supporter. She believes legal awareness is a foundation that everyone should have.
• Clerk ConsultantminorOthersAccounting company that provides bookkeeping services for the association as part of their pro bono activities.
• MN-TAX ConsultminorOthersTax company that annually processes tax returns and provides consultations on taxes and tax law.
• Českomoravská asociace podnikatelek a manažerekminorOthersVoluntary professional association uniting women entrepreneurs and managers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Khan Academy: Large-scale free online education platform known for accessible, expert-produced learning content. Comparable to Nugis Finem's free, community-supported educational model across MOOCs and the Iurium encyclopedia, though at vastly larger scale and broader subject coverage.
• edX: University-affiliated MOOC platform offering free and credentialed courses globally. Comparable to Nugis Finem's Nostis as a MOOC delivery vehicle built around university partnerships, though edX operates at global scale across many fields.
• Coursera: Large-scale MOOC platform offering university-produced online courses across many disciplines. Comparable to Nugis Finem's Nostis platform, which positions itself as the first Czech MOOC for legal education — making Coursera the global incumbent analog.
• Wolters Kluwer: Global legal and professional publishing powerhouse with extensive Czech and CEE legal content. Comparable to Nugis Finem Publishing and Iurium Scriptum journal as a producer of professional legal literature, though at vastly larger commercial scale.

Direct peers

• Street Law, Inc. Global non-profit that promotes public legal education through school programmes and curricula. Directly comparable to Nugis Finem's Erudium school lectures and Street Law methodology that Nugis Finem itself references on its blog.
• Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia): Operator of Wikipedia and sister open-knowledge projects. Directly comparable to Nugis Finem's Iurium Encyklopedie as an open, expert-contributed reference; in fact Iurium explicitly competes with Czech Wikipedia entries for top Google rankings.
• Právo21: Czech internet legal journal (formerly FAKT) focused on plain-language legal writing for both lawyers and laypeople. Closely comparable to Nugis Finem's Iurium journal and its mission of expanding Czech legal awareness, and is even referenced in the Nugis Finem blog.

Emerging players

• Centrum pro klinické právní vzdělávání (Palacký University): Czech clinical legal education centre at Palacký University that pioneered clinical and Street Law programmes. A direct collaborator with Nugis Finem on blog content and a comparable innovator in Czech legal-pedagogy methods.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nugisfinem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nugis-finem

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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