Faculty Advisorship in Engineering: A Longitudinal Record of Mentoring Tetra Jr. (2019–2025) Orientação docente para Empresa Júnior de Engenharias de Materiais - Tetra Jr. desde 30/10/2019 Blog Prof. Ricardo Luiz Perez Teixeira (Engenharia, Inovação e Educação), Itabira, Vol. 7, No. 1 (fev. 2022), eblg002. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20293086 ISSN 3086-5557 11/02/2022 Ricardo Luiz Perez Teixeira Instituto de Engenharias Integradas da Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Itabir

This post examines the pedagogical imperative of faculty advisorship within the Junior Enterprise (JE) movement, using the longitudinal case study of Tetra Jr.—the Materials Engineering JE at the Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Itabira Campus—as a primary example. Commencing in October 2019, this continuous faculty guidance has been instrumental in bridging the often vast chasm between rigid academic theory and dynamic market practice.