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UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMAS
Nov 18, 2022
Chile
Latin America and the Caribbean
Dec 20, 2022
B - Limited
Active
Sep 17, 2023
Regional Industry MAS LAC & EUR
Health, Education and Life Sciences
Approved : May 19, 2023
Signed : Jun 13, 2023
Invested : Sep 15, 2023
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Fundación Educacional Santo Tomás (“Santo Tomás” or the “Company”) is a non-for-profit higher education private institution in Chile. Santo Tomás has over 89,000 students in 56 campuses spread over 19 cities across Chile including Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, Copiapó, La Serena, Ovalle, Viña Del Mar, Santiago, Rancagua, Curicó, Talca, Chillan, Concepción, Los Angeles, Temuco, Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas. Santo Tomás targets lower and emerging middle-income segments operating under three different units which were founded from 1982:
• Universidad Santo Tomás (UST): Universities with 13 campuses across Chile and serves 27.9k students (31% of Santo Tomás’ total).
• Instituto Profesional Santo Tomás (IPST): A professional institute with 21 campuses across Chile and serves 24.0k students (27% of Santo Tomás’ total).
• Centro de Formación Técnica Santo Tomás (“CFTST”): A technical education center with 22 campuses across Chile serving 37.3k students (42% of Santo Tomás’ total).
Santo Tomás has expressed interest in further collaborating with the implementation of a Vitae employability “implementation support” module for the purpose of further enhancing their employability practices.
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