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 | Antonio Carlos A. Ribeiro Bonchristiano, (Chairman) Eduardo Alcalay, (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 is a private educational company focused in the universities sector founded in 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]
Its former name, Estácio S. A., is named after the Portuguese knight and military officer Estácio de Sá, who was the founder of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is Brazil's second largest university with over 311,900 students in 57 campuses around the country, 39 of which are located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. [2]
YDUQS is the second largest higher education company in Brazil by number of students and revenues, after Cogna Educação.
The soccer club Universidade Estácio de Sá Futebol Clube is owned by the group.
References
- ^ a b "YDUQ3 Stock Quote - YDUQS Part". Bloomberg.
- ^ a b "Yduqs purchases UniToledo for R$117.5m | Valor International". www.valor.com.br.
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