Entre Limites Burocráticos e Ação Coletiva

a Reorganização Estudantil como Prática Formativa

Abstract

Student organizations constitute fundamental spaces for education in higher education, articulating academic, professional, and political dimensions in students’ trajectories. This experience report analyzes the process of student reorganization in the Tourism program at the Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), marked by the transition from the junior enterprise Travessia Júnior to the creation of the Academic Center of Tourism (CATUR-UFVJM). This study adopts a qualitative approach, with a descriptive and exploratory character, based on the direct participation of the authors in the analyzed process. The main stages of the reorganization are presented, as well as the actions developed and the challenges faced, including bureaucratic barriers, institutional limitations, and student overload. The study also highlights the learning outcomes achieved, particularly regarding collective management, institutional articulation, and the strengthening of student protagonism. It is observed that, despite the difficulties, the experience contributed to the consolidation of student autonomy and to the strengthening of collective organization within the university environment. Finally, the study reflects on the potential of student organizations as spaces of expanded learning, emphasizing their contributions to tourism education.