A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DO CURSO DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO DA UFMS CPAQ PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DO PERFIL DE ESTUDANTES EMPREENDEDORES

Abstract

Entrepreneurship has increasingly played a significant role in economic and social development, making it essential to understand how academic training contributes to the competencies required for business management. This study aimed to analyze how the Business Administration program supports the development of entrepreneurial competencies among sixth- and eighth-semester students who already own their own businesses. The research is characterized as applied, qualitative, and descriptive, using a structured questionnaire and semi-structured interviews conducted with nine student-entrepreneurs from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Câmpus de Aquidauana. The results indicate that areas such as Marketing, Finance, and People Management are perceived as fundamental for managerial performance, while competencies such as planning, leadership, resilience, and information-seeking were recognized as strengthened throughout the program. The interviews also revealed that practical activities, especially extension projects, significantly contributed to applying theoretical knowledge to the daily management of the businesses. Additionally, students reported improvements in their ability to organize tasks, make decisions, and plan the growth of their ventures. The study concludes that the Administration program exerts an important influence on the development of entrepreneurial competencies, although challenges remain in bridging theory and practice. The findings reinforce the importance of applied methodologies and extension activities in the training of future entrepreneurs.