According to the Communication Office (2025, January 23), UNIFEI Materials Engineering students conducted a technical visit to Thyssenkrupp Springs & Stabilizers. In October, students from the Materials Engineering program at the Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Itabira Campus, participated in a technical visit to Thyssenkrupp Springs & Stabilizers in Ibirité-MG.

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.

Neste trabalho se apresenta as experiências no uso de metodologias ativas em um curso de Engenharia de Materiais no Brasil. A partir das experiências relatadas, uma análise do Projeto Pedagógico de Curso (PPC) do Curso de Graduação em Engenharia de Materiais da UNIFEI (EMT) é apresentada.