Methodist University of São Paulo

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The Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (Methodist University of São Paulo), also known as UMESP or simply Metodista, is a private university based in the city of São Bernardo do Campo, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Metodista currently enrolls over 18,000 students, with most popular programs in the areas of communications and theology.

History

Metodista traces its history to 1938, when the Methodists created the Methodist Church Theology College by the Anchieta highway, in São Bernardo do Campo. In 1970, the Methodist Institute of Higher Education (Portuguese: Instituto Metodista de Ensino Superior—IMS) was created and in 1997, and the institution gained university status.[1]

Graduate programs

The school offers 40 different graduate and over 60 post-grad programs. It also offers K through 11 programs.

Notable former pupils

Among many notable alumni are: Celso Zucatelli, Reinaldo Azevedo and Paulo Vinícius Coelho who graduated in journalism; Dalton Vigh who graduated in publicity and advertising; and Joana Tomás who graduated in communications.

Campus

The university has, in total, three campi in São Bernardo:

  • Rudge Ramos
  • Vergueiro
  • Planalto

See also

External links

References

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