Centro de Emprendedores UTN Regional Rafaela

Name

Centro de Emprendedores UTN Regional Rafaela

Legal name

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Rafaela

Website

https://web.frra.utn.edu.ar

Company type

Public

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Centro de Emprendedores UTN Regional Rafaela operates as the entrepreneurship arm of Argentina's public Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Rafaela campus, delivering engineering degrees, technical programs, continuing education, and innovation services to regional students, working adults, and industry professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAEAB

Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities

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

SECONDARYEDAHAEAF

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities

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

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Higher education programs
• Technical training diplomas
• Public university services
• Continuing education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rafaela

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public University Funding: As a public university under the Argentine national university system, UTN FRRa operates as a tuition-free institution funded primarily by national government allocations. The university also generates revenue through extension services, continuing education programs (diplomaturas), and graduate courses with fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UTN Facultad Regional Rafaela is a public higher education institution delivering tuition-free undergraduate engineering and bachelor's degree programs, fee-based graduate programs (master's degrees and specializations), technical university programs (tecnicaturas), continuing education diplomas for working professionals, and adult secondary education. Its portfolio is aligned with regional productive sectors such as dairy, agro-industry, and renewable energy, with delivery supported by specialized laboratories and a virtual campus.

Product overview

Centro de Emprendedores UTN Regional Rafaela is part of the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), a national public technological university. The institution offers a comprehensive educational portfolio consisting of: (1) Three undergraduate engineering degrees (Civil, Industrial, Electromechanical), (2) Two bachelor's degrees (Rural Administration, Industrial Organization), (3) Multiple technical programs (Programming, Food Industries, Industrial Maintenance, Occupational Safety, Administration), (4) Graduate programs including a Master's in Territorial Development, Master's in Renewable Energy (with UNRaF), and Specialization in Occupational Hygiene and Safety (CONEAU accredited), (5) Continuing education diplomas in Finance, Quality Management, Environmental Technologies, and Dairy Industry Equipment Maintenance (with CAFyPEL), (6) Secondary education for adults through the Bachillerato para Adultos program with in-company modality, (7) Foreign language instruction (English, Italian, Portuguese) through the Gabinete de Idiomas joint program with UNRaf, and (8) Research laboratories in Chemistry, Engineering, Food Microbiology, Tribology, and Simulations. The institution also operates a virtual campus for distance learning delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro de Emprendedores UTN Regional Rafaela: Entrepreneurship center operating within the UTN Regional Rafaela campus.

Products and services

• Ingeniería Civil Five-year undergraduate engineering degree focused on civil construction, structural design, and infrastructure projects, for prospective students in the Rafaela region.

Quantifiable outcome

• CONEAU Resolution 554/16 accreditation for Specialization in Occupational Hygiene and Safety
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNRaf (Universidad Nacional de Rafaela)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2025Joint degree programs and shared services including the Gabinete de Idiomas Extranjeros (Foreign Languages Cabinet). Collaboration on postgraduate courses such as the aquatic ecosystems monitoring course with instructors from CONICET-UTN and CONICET-UNRaf.
• CAFyPEL (Cámara Argentina de Fabricantes y Proveedores de Equipos, Insumos y Servicios para la Cadena Láctea)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025Joint development of specialized diplomatura on installation, maintenance and repair of dairy processing equipment. First national-level initiative with 20 participants from three provinces. UTN provides academic framework while CAFyPEL contributes industry expertise and practical training sites.
• OVER CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 May 2025In-Company Bachelet para Adultos program where OVER provides facilities for employee secondary education. First UTN Bachelet expansion to another municipality under this category. Model previously implemented with Lario company (2023 cohort already graduated, third cohort in progress).
• Municipalidad de San VicenteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-way partnership with OVER company and municipal government to deliver Bachelet para Adultos In-Company program to municipal employees and company workers.
• Rafaela Alimentos S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConvenio de Cooperación for company workers to complete secondary education. 22 workers graduated through this program in the 13th Bachelet para Adultos ceremony.
• Municipalidad de RafaelaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio de cooperación científica y técnica signed in March 2026 for collaboration on technical and scientific projects.
• CONICETcoreTechnology or IntegrationResearch collaboration with CONICET researchers serving as faculty for postgraduate courses. Dra. M. Celeste Schierano (Conicet-UTN) and Dr. Edgardo Pero (Conicet-UNRaf) teaching the aquatic ecosystems monitoring course.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL): Major public national university serving the broader Santa Fe region with engineering, science, and continuing education programs. Directly competes for technical students across central Santa Fe and represents a comparable public-university benchmark.
• Universidad Nacional de Rafaela (UNRaf): Public national university headquartered in the same city of Rafaela, offering competing undergraduate and graduate programs. Already a strategic partner on joint master's and shared services but directly competes for the same regional student pool and faculty.
• UTN Facultad Regional Santa Fe: Sister regional campus of the same UTN national system in nearby Santa Fe city, offering the same engineering degrees and continuing education portfolio. Most direct comparable in terms of program mix, accreditation footprint, and regional public-university positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR): Large public national university in nearby Rosario with engineering, science, and continuing education programs. Comparable as a regional public-university peer but operates at significantly larger scale and broader program breadth.
• UTN Facultad Regional Buenos Aires: Flagship and largest UTN regional campus in Buenos Aires, offering the same engineering and technician programs plus graduate degrees at substantially larger scale. Comparable by system affiliation and curriculum, though it competes in a far larger metropolitan market.
• Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC): One of Argentina's oldest and largest public universities, offering engineering and continuing education programs at national scale. Comparable as a public-university peer but at vastly larger scope and broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCUYO): Public national university serving the Cuyo region (Mendoza) with engineering, agronomy, and continuing education programs. Comparable as a regional public technical university operating in a different Argentine geography.

Emerging players

• Instituto Tecnológico Buenos Aires (ITBA): Private Argentine university focused on engineering, technology, and management programs. Comparable by discipline mix and degree levels but competes primarily with private funding and a more selective student profile; an emerging benchmark for the technical-education category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UTNFRRa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2RqmKjiCqxcuC8zZscG0Dw
• Facebookfacebook.com/difusionutnrafaela
• Instagraminstagram.com/utn.rafaela
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-de-emprendedores-utn-regional-rafaela

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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