Tag: Universidades

Jul 19

In Brazil the For-Profit Giants Keep Growing: The World View, Inside Higher Education

See original post here. In 2015, the Brazilian for-profit private sector in Higher Education registered a net income of R$ 49.3 billion (around US$ 14 billion). About 36% of this number comes from the 12 biggest educational groups. The relative size of these companies based on their share of total higher education enrolments are: Kroton …

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Dec 07

Danger Ahead for the State Universities in São Paulo State

I will discuss a rather delicate issue that is now happening in the state of São Paulo that, in my opinion, puts at risk the huge effort made in the last 50-60 years to build an excellent public university system. The topic is complex because it is related to salaries, and, in a country with …

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Oct 10

Brazil faces the challenge to improve the quality and offer in Higher Education

Opinion article published at Jornal Público, de Portugal, 10/08/2014. See the complete article here.