A ASSISTÊNCIA ESTUDANTIL E A PROMOÇÃO DA PERMANÊNCIA DOS ESTUDANTES DE GRADUAÇÃO NO CÂMPUS DA UFMS EM NOVA ANDRADINA

Abstract

Paraphrasing Kant, education is a crucial process for the formation of a moral and autonomous individual. Currently, one of the greatest achievements that can be achieved by citizens is admission to college, especially when the course is the candidate's main option, a lifelong dream. In Brazil, socioeconomic conditions impose challenges on undergraduate students to continue studying. The high dropout rates over the years, especially in public universities far from large cities, have been a concern for the Ministry of Education and the Federal Government. To address these challenges, the Brazilian state develops public policies with the aim of curbing dropout rates and increasing success rates, the enrollment/graduation ratio. This work was developed based on this state concern and the National Student Assistance Policy (PNAES), with the analysis of the local reality of a public university campus in the interior of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, the Nova Andradina Campus of the Federal University Foundation of Mato Grosso do Sul (CPNA/UFMS), and the proposition of applicable improvements, which do not necessarily involve regulatory and/or budgetary issues that may be impediments.

Keywords: Public Policies, Higher Education, Student Assistance, School Permanence, School Dropout.