Overview

• Academic activity begins in October with 1,500 enrolled students across 11 bachelor’s degrees and 5 verified master’s programs.
• About 100 faculty were selected from 8,000 applicants, with 65% holding doctorates.
• Utamed’s model emphasizes personalized tutoring, continuous assessment, and collaborations with companies for internships and applied projects to improve employability.
• The inaugural cohort averages 32 years of age, 55% are women, and 30% live in municipalities with fewer than 10,000 residents.
• The university says online study cuts overall costs, estimating its tuition at roughly half the total annual out-of-home expense of a traditional option.