Empreendedorismo universitário nas Universidades Federais do Estado de Santa Catarina

Abstract

Entrepreneurship has taken an important position in recent years in Brazil. Today it is debated in universities and in various spaces of society. Entrepreneurship has been working in universities of other countries for many years, being employed in its teaching format, contemplating a more dynamic and emancipatory formation, faced with an increasingly challenging reality. This study aimed to analyze the entrepreneurship initiatives of university students in the Federal Universities of the State of Santa Catarina, according to established criteria. In order to achieve this objective, a mapping of entrepreneurial initiatives was carried out, identifying the motivations, difficulties and the main contributions promoted by these initiatives. The study is qualitative in nature, classified for purposes as descriptive and as much as means as bibliographical and field research. The data collection was performed through a semistructured interview carried out in a virtual or face-to-face manner, through a sample for convenience. The results identified at the end of the research demonstrate that the initiatives contribute to the training of professionals in the most diverse areas, contributing directly to a stronger society. By analyzing the data, it is possible to verify that students encounter barriers during their entrepreneurial career at university, but nevertheless foster entrepreneurship and adversity strengthen them in a singular way, developing a particular capacity of resilience to keep their ideas in development and focus.