YDUQS

YDUQS

Company type	Sociedade Anônima
Traded as	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]
Net income	US$ 120.8 million (2017)[1]
Number of employees	13,548
Website	www.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. "YDUQ3 Stock Quote - YDUQS Part". Bloomberg.^{[dead link‍]}
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.

External links

• Official website