- CEO
- Jânyo Janguiê Bezerra Diniz
- Full Time Employees
- 7,100
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Other consumer services
- Address
- Rua Treze de Maio Recife PE Brazil 52010-170
- IPO Date
- Oct 25, 2013
- Business
- Ser Educacional S.A. operates as a leading private higher education provider in Brazil, offering on-campus hybrid teaching and distance learning undergraduate, graduate, master's, doctoral, MBA, and vocational training courses; it maintains a portfolio of regionally prominent brands including UNINASSAU, UNAMA, UNINORTE, UNI7, UNG, UNIFAEL, UNIFASB, UNIFACIMED, and UNESC, with a focus on health-related programs that represent 64% of hybrid undergraduate enrollment and growing shares in digital learning. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Recife, Pernambuco, the company serves over 330,000 students across 59 units and 814 distance learning centers nationwide, primarily in the Northeast, North, Midwest, Southeast, and South regions; it emphasizes an integrated academic ecosystem via its Ubíqua model, incorporating active methodologies, digital content, and infrastructure for flexible course creation in undergraduate, postgraduate, and lifelong learning segments. Recent developments include expanded medical program enrollment capacity, the launch of the Ser Solidário program for academic growth and debt reduction, recognition for diversity initiatives leading to inclusion in the B3 IDIVERSA index portfolio in September 2024, and publication of a Transparency and Gender Pay Equity Report highlighting higher female representation in 80% of subsidiaries and equitable median salaries; in Q3 2025, the company reported 8.4% net revenue growth to R$514.5 million, 9.2% adjusted EBITDA growth with improved margins, net income of R$14.9 million, and post-capex cash generation more than doubling year-over-year amid deleveraging efforts.