A study of the impact of graduates on the regional development as a reflection of the interiorization of Higher Education

• Helen Ferreira IFCE
• Edgar Oliveira IFCE
• Reinaldo Braga IFCE
• Mauro Oliveira IFCE
• Carina Oliveira IFCE

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wei.2021.15934

Abstract

This paper discusses the in loco impacts of the performance of graduates of Brazilian Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) located outside large urban centers, taking as a case study the Computer Science course at the Federal Institute of Ceará (IFCE) Campus Aracati. It outlines the profile of graduates from the crossing of several indicators: type and place of professional activity, salary range, postgraduate and extracurricular training during graduation. It is shown that, despite the majority of graduates working in the area of technology with good salaries, there was a considerable exodus of graduates from the city of formation and region to the capital Fortaleza-CE, which calls into question the need for new and urgente strategies for socioeconomic development in country towns that are home to HEI.

Keywords: Graduates, Interiorization, Analyze

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