Luis de Souza Cardoso

Doctor?s degree in Education, suma cum laude, Research Line - Educational Policy and Management, Methodist University of São Paulo (UMESP), 2016. Internship (PDSE-CAPES) at the Interdisciplinary Legal Institute of the School of Law of the University of Porto, Portugal, 2015. Master?s degree in Religion Sciences, Theology and History, UMESP, 2001. Graduated Bachelor of Theology, School of Theology of the Methodist Church in Brazil, 1990. Internship at Evangelical Institute of Theological Studies (ISEDET), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1990. Main positions and functions: Coordinator of University Campus Ministry (chaplaincy) at the Methodist University of Piracicaba (UNIMEP), 1999-2002; Executive Secretary at the President?s Cabinet of the Piracicabano Educational Institute (IEP), the legal entity of UNIMEP, 2003-2006; Executive Secretary of the COGEIME ? Methodist Institute of Educational Services, 2007-2016; Executive Director for Latin America of The Methodist Global Education Fund for Leadership Development, of the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry of The United Methodist Church (UMC), 2008-2016; member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Association of Evangelical Educational Institutions (ABIEE), 2009-2012; president of the Latin American Association of Methodist Educational Institutions (ALAIME) 2012-2015; Coordinator of the International Affairs Office of the Brazilian Methodist Education Network, 2009-2015; advisor at the President of the UNIMEP, 2013-2014; member of the Editorial Board of the COGEIME?s Education Academic Journal, 2009-2016, and Executive Editor, 2012-2016; guest member at the Executive Educational Committee of The World Methodist Council (WMC), 2007-2016; member and advisor to the International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU), 2007-2016; operations manager and area liaison for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church (UMC), 2016-2019, and project consultant for the same organization in 2020. Currently serving as teacher-facilitator and consultant for Development Associates International (DAI), 2009 until now; Global Missionary, serving with General Board of Global Ministries, of The United Methodist Church, assigned to the Methodist Church in Uruguay; coordinator of Educational Pastoral Care at the Crandon Salto School and Lyceum. Has experience in educational management, coordination of university campus ministry (chaplaincy), teaching in Systematic Theology, History of Church, History of Religions and Leadership Development. Specialist for Mission Roundtables coordinating. Focuses research topics: higher education policy and management; confessional and community university; history of education; history of Methodist education; and Grounded Theory methodology.

Doutor em Educação, suma cum laude, Linha de Pesquisa ? Política e Gestão Educacionais, pela Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (UMESP), 2016. Estágio sanduíche (PDSE-CAPES) no Instituto Jurídico Interdisciplinar da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto, Portugal, 2015. Mestre em Ciências da Religião, Teologia e História, pela UMESP, 2001. Bacharel em Teologia pela Faculdade de Teologia da Igreja Metodista, 1990 (convalidação e reconhecimento pela UMESP, 2008). Intercâmbio acadêmico no Instituto Superior Evangélico de Estudios Teológicos (ISEDET), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1990. Principais cargos e funções desempenhadas: Coordenador da Pastoral Universitária da Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP), 1999-2002; Secretário Executivo da Direção Geral do Instituto Educacional Piracicabano (IEP), entidade mantenedora da UNIMEP, 2003-2006; Secretário Executivo do COGEIME ? Instituto Metodista de Serviços Educacionais, 2007-2016; Diretor Executivo para América Latina do The Methodist Global Education Fund for Leadership Development, da General Board of Higher Education & Ministry of The United Methodist Church (UMC), 2008-2016; membro da Diretoria da Associação Brasileira de Instituições Educacionais Evangélicas (ABIEE), 2009-2012; presidente da Asociación Latinoamericana de Instituciones Metodistas de Educación (ALAIME) 2012-2015; Coordenador de Relações Internacionais da Rede Metodista de Educação, 2009-2015; assessor do Reitor da UNIMEP, 2013-2014; integrante do Conselho Editorial da Revista de Educação do COGEIME, 2009-2016, e Editor Executivo, 2012-2016; membro convidado do Executive Educational Committee of The World Methodist Council (WMC), 2007-2016; membro e assessor da International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU), 2007-2016; gerente de operações para a América Latina e o Caribe de Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church (UMC), 2016-2019, e consultor de projetos da mesma organização em 2020. Atualmente atua como professor e consultor para Development Associates International (DAI), 2009; Missionário Global, servindo com General Board of Global Ministries, of The United Metodist Church, designado para a Igreja Metodista no Uruguay; coordenador de Pastoral Educativa da Escola e Liceu Crandon Salto. Possui experiência nas áreas de gestão educacional, coordenação de pastoral universitária, docência em Teologia Sistemática, História da Igreja, História das Religiões e Desenvolvimento de Liderança. Especialista em coordenação de Mission Roundtables. Concentra pesquisas nos seguintes temas: política e gestão do ensino superior; universidade confessional e comunitária; história da educação; história da educação Metodista; e metodologia da Teoria Fundamentada nos Dados.