Summary
Cogna Educação S.A. operates as a private educational organization in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through three segments: In-Class Higher Education, Distance Learning Higher Education, and Basic Education. It offers in-class and distance-learning higher education, and undergraduate and graduate courses; publishes, sells, and distributes textbooks, support materials, and workbooks with educational, literary, and informative content and teaching systems; and educational solutions for professional and higher education, and other supplementary activities, such as developing education technology with management and other education services. The company also provides K-12 education, pre-college preparatory, language courses for children and teenagers; management of child, primary, and secondary education activities; technical and preparatory courses for civil service examinations and Brazilian Bar Association; advises on and/or facilitates direct and indirect student loans; and develops software for adaptive teaching and academic management optimization. Its services include primary, secondary, and postsecondary education services with on-campus undergraduate and graduate programs, and distance learning, as well as graduate programs; preparatory courses under the brand LFG; and unregulated programs. The company operates 176 college education units in 24 Brazilian states and 132 Brazilian cities; and 1,510 distance-learning graduation centers in various Brazilian states and in the Federal District, as well as operates 54 own K-12 education schools, 125 Red Balloon units, and approximately 5,600 associated schools in Brazil. Cogna Educação S.A. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
History
The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. It is listed on the Brazilian Stock Exchange and is the second-largest listed education company in the world. It operates in six countries and is present in more than 1,300 cities.
Mission
Cogna Educação aims to foster the innovative use of knowledge and technology to provide the best educational experience possible for all its clients.
Vision
Cogna Educação is committed to becoming the leader in educational excellence and innovation, driving learning and producing highly successful individuals, companies and countries.
Key Team
Mr. Roberto Valério Neto Neto (Director Pres & Member of Board of Exec. Officers)
Mr. Paulo de Tarso (Platos Exec. Officer & Member of Board of Exec. Officers)
Adriano Denny (Chief Technology Officer)
Mr. Fabio Sampaio de Lacerda (Admin. Officer & Member of Board of Exec. Officers)
Ms. Alicia Maria Gross Figueiró Pinheiro (Vice Chief Exec. Officer)
Fernando Inoshita (Controller)
Recognition and Awards
Cogna Educação has been recognized as one of the best companies to work for in Brazil and won awards for excellence in Corporate Governance and Sustainability.
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