Our History

Acquisition of Centro Universitário Newton Paiva, an institution with over 50 years of tradition in the higher education market in Belo Horizonte, with a total student base of 7.6 thousand.

Acquisition of Edufor, an operation based in São Luís, recognized for the excellent evaluation of its educational institutions, with scores of 4 and 5 from the Ministry of Education (MEC). The acquisition added approximately 3 thousand students to YDUQS’s base, including 118 authorized annual seats in the Medicine program.

Acquisition of the edtech Hardwork Medicina.

Inauguration of the Vista Carioca campus, the second international-standard Idomed unit in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

EnsineMe business unit now has its own corporate identity and offers solutions for other companies.

Acquisition of Qconcursos, one of Brazil’s most innovative and dynamic edtechs that stands out in the continuing education segment, offering preparatory courses for public service exams, evaluations and study guides.

Yduqs becomes Brazil’s largest educational group, with more than 1.1 million students.

Yduqs Institute is created, the organization’s social arm.

We reach more than 600 DL Centers across the country.

Acquisitions: Literatus (Amazonas), IESAM (Pará), CEUT (Piauí).

Acquisitions: Seama (Amapá), Faculdade São Luís (Maranhão), Faculdade iDez (Paraíba), FARGS (Rio Grande do Sul), Uniuol (Paraíba).

We begin to offer Distance Learning (DL) courses.

The holding begins operations under the name Estácio Participações. IPO in the Stock Exchange