Interview with Prof. João dos Reis Silva Júnior

Abstract

The interviewee this time in the International Journal of Higher Education is the professor doctor João dos Reis da Silva Júnior. Professor João has a degree in Engineering School of São Carlos from the University of São Paulo, completed in 1982, a master's degree in Administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, completed in 1988 and holds a doctorate in History and Philosophy of Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo in 1992. In the Department of Political Sociology of the State University of Campinas, between 1999 and 2000, I completed the post-doctorate internship. He also holds a Post-doctorate in Economics from the University of São Paulo (USP) and the University of London. He is a Professor of Education at the University of São Paulo (USP), and is a full professor at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). He is the co-coordinator of the research project of Rede Universitas / Br "Policies, higher education: new modes of regulation and trends under construction ". He is a guest researcher at Mercer University (GA-US) and Visiting Professor as Full Professor at Arizona State University from 2014 to 2015, where he maintains ongoing research with Daniel Schugurenscky. He has experience in Education, with emphasis on education and work, state reform, Brazilian higher education, educational policy and internationalization of Brazilian higher education in the context of relations between Brazil and the United States of America.