Ensino superior na micro região de Medianeira PR: expectativas e desafios

Abstract

This study aimed to diagnose the knowledge and expectations of the external academic community regarding the higher education courses offered at the public higher education institution in Medianeira. This work was carried out through field research, exploratory, descriptive and quantitative that took place through structured interviews carried out in the cities of Medianeira, Matelândia, Missal, São Miguel and Serranópolis. During the interview, the population answered questions related to the nature of the public higher education institution in Medianeira, and also about their interest in courses currently offered and possible new courses. With this research, it was possible to realize that a large part of the population still does not know the essence of the public higher education institution in Medianeira and is not very interested in the courses offered. Regarding the interest in new courses, agronomy and administration were the ones that received the most attention during the research. Thus, it was possible to perceive that there is still a gap between the university and the population. An effort to relate the knowledge that the university can pass on to the work carried out in the region, combined with assertive advertising can help to correct this problem.