YDUQS
TypeSociedade Anônima
B3: YDUQ3
Ibovespa Component
IndustryHigher education
Founded1970
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Key people
Eduardo Parente, (CEO)
RevenueIncrease US$ 1.0 billion (2017)[1]
Increase US$ 120.8 million (2017)[1]
Number of employees
13,548
Websitewww.yduqs.com.br

YDUQS is a publicly-traded Brazilian holding company in the education sector. YDUQS serves over 750,000 students

History

YDUQS was incorporated on March 31, 2007, as Estácio Participações. The group changed its name to YDUQS in 2019.[2]

In 2019, YDUQS announced the acquisition of the Toledo University Center (Centro Universitário Toledo) – Unitoledo is located in Araçatuba-SP.[3] In the same year, YDUQS acquired educational institutions previously owned by Adtalem Educational: Damásio Educational, UniToledo, Clio, SJT, UniFacid, UniFanor, UniFBV, UniRuy, Faculdade Martha Falcão, UniFavip, UniMetrocamp, Facimp, and Faci. These were the biggest acquisitions in the company's history.[4]

In 2020, YDUQS announced the acquisition of four educational institutions of Athenas Educational: São Paulo Faculty, Pimenta Bueno Faculty, Meta University Center and Pantanal Faculty.[5]

Programs

YDUQS's educational institutions offer Undergraduate, Graduate, Master's and PhD Programs, in addition to extension courses, through on-site, distance learning and hybrid modalities. For onsite students, the educational model combines digital with onsite learning.

References

  1. 1 2 "YDUQ3 Stock Quote - YDUQS Part". Bloomberg.
  2. ↑ Infomoney. "Estácio muda nome da marca para Yduqs e "abre nova fase de crescimento"".
  3. ↑ "Yduqs, ex-Estácio, compra paulista UniToledo por R$ 102,5 milhões".
  4. ↑ "Yduqs fecha compra da Adtalem por R$ 2 bi". Valor Econômico.
  5. ↑ "Yduqs adquire Athenas Grupo Educacional por R$ 120 milhões". G1.


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