YDUQS
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| Company type | Sociedade Anônima |
|---|---|
| B3: YDUQ3 Ibovespa Component | |
| Industry | Higher education |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Key people | Eduardo Parente, (CEO) |
| Revenue |  US$ 1.0 billion (2017)[1] |
| US$ 120.8 million (2017)[1] | |
Number of employees | 13,548 |
| Website | www.yduqs.com.br |
YDUQS, a public corporation, is one of the biggest educational groups of Brazil. Incorporated on March 31, 2007 as Estácio Participações, the group changed its name to Yduqs in 2019, focusing on business expansion.[2]
In 2019, YDUQS announced the acquisition of the Toledo University Center (Centro Universitário Toledo) – Unitoledo, located in Araçatuba-SP.[3] In the same year, the acquisition of educational institutions, previously owned by the extinguished Adtalem Educacional (Damásio Educacional, UniToledo, Clio, SJT, UniFacid, UniFanor, UniFBV, UniRuy, Faculdade Martha Falcão, UniFavip, UniMetrocamp, Facimp, Faci), was announced, becoming the biggest acquisition of the group’s history.[4]
At the beginning of 2020, YDUQS announced the acquisition of five educational institutions from the extinguished group Athenas Educacional (São Paulo Faculty, Pimenta Bueno Faculty, Meta University Center and Pantanal Faculty), strengthening its actuation in the North and Central-West regions of Brazil.[5]
Nowadays, the educational institutions integrating YDUQS have more than 750 thousand students, and their strategy is focused on expanding education brands, acquiring new institutions, strengthening digital learning and contents, and developing the Medicine sector.
YDUQS’s Educational institutions offer Undergraduate, Graduate, Master’s and PhD Programs, in addition to extension courses, through on-site, distance and hybrid modalities. For onsite students, the educational model combines digital with onsite learning in a unique manner, ensuring a stronger presence at the unit associated to the best online content.
References
- ^ a b "YDUQ3 Stock Quote - YDUQS Part". Bloomberg.
- ^ Infomoney. "Estácio muda nome da marca para Yduqs e "abre nova fase de crescimento"".
- ^ "Yduqs, ex-Estácio, compra paulista UniToledo por R$ 102,5 milhões".
- ^ "Yduqs fecha compra da Adtalem por R$ 2 bi".
- ^ "Yduqs adquire Athenas Grupo Educacional por R$ 120 milhões".
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