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YDUQS is a publicly-traded Brazilian holding company in the education sector. YDUQS serves over 750,000 students
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| Company type | Sociedade Anônima |
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| 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 |
History
editYDUQS 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
editYDUQS'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
edit- ^ a b "YDUQ3 Stock Quote - YDUQS Part". Bloomberg.[dead link]
- ^ 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". Valor Econômico.
- ^ "Yduqs adquire Athenas Grupo Educacional por R$ 120 milhões". G1.
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