Precio Cogna Educacao SA (COGNY)

Cogna Educação SA is a private educational organization, which engages in the provision of educational services. The company is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The company went IPO on 2007-06-08. The firm focuses on developing primary and secondary schools, post-secondary and undergraduate programs, as well as vocational courses. The firm's activities are divided into three business segments: In-class higher education, which offers port-secondary programs on campus; Distance learning higher education (EAD), which provides port-secondary programs via online platform, and Basic education, which includes own and managed primary schools, collection and development of teaching materials, school management advisory, as well as educational support tools, among others. The firm operates a number of brand names, such as Anhanguera, Fama, Pitagoras, Unic, Unime and Unopar. In addition, it is involved in the wholesale, retail, distribution, import and export of textbooks, course books, magazines and other publications related to education.