The movement follows a market that presents demand for specialized professionals. According to a survey by the Federal Council of Engineering and Agronomy (Confea), released in 2025, 92% of professionals registered in the areas surveyed were active, while 78% worked in their area of training. The body also points to concern about the reduction in the number of trained engineers and the impacts of this reality on sectors such as infrastructure, technology and energy.
In industry, the scenario also reinforces the need for qualification. The Industrial Work Map 2025-2027, prepared by the National Industry Observatory, in partnership with SENAI, highlights the need to qualify around 14 million professionals in Brazil by 2027, with 2.2 million new workers and 11.8 million professionals who will need to go through updating and requalification processes.
Resuming this year, the Civil Engineering course prepares students to work in different segments, such as civil construction, structures, infrastructure, geotechnics, construction management, expertise and evaluations. Throughout their degree, students have contact with content related to construction materials, structures, soil mechanics, hydraulics, installations and construction processes, in addition to practical activities and supervised internships.
Also back to the institution's offerings, Production Engineering trains professionals capable of planning, managing and optimizing production and organizational processes. The training covers areas such as production management, logistics, quality, project management, industrial processes and business management, preparing professionals for different sectors and organizations.
Mechanical Engineering, traditional at UNIFAE, offers training focused on the development, manufacturing, maintenance and management of machines, equipment and industrial processes. The course has different laboratories and allows students to develop activities related to automation, material testing, transport phenomena, metrology, engines, manufacturing processes, prototyping, mechanical workshop and simulation, in addition to the experience provided by the supervised internship.
In the technology area, Software Engineering follows digital transformation and the evolution of market demands. The course prepares professionals to work with software development, applications, games, web and desktop systems, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The degree has more than 80% of practical classes and a teaching staff made up entirely of masters and doctors.
One of the main differences of UNIFAE Engineering is the infrastructure available to students. The courses have eight state-of-the-art computer laboratories, in addition to CETEP – Center for Engineering, Technology and Research, a space dedicated to the development of practical activities, projects and research.
CETEP brings together devices, machines and equipment that allow students to transform the knowledge learned in the classroom into concrete experiences. The proposal is to bring students closer to the situations, tools and technologies that are part of everyday professional life since graduation.
This integration between theory and practice is present in the four courses. In Civil and Production Engineering, students develop activities related to their respective areas of activity and participate in integrative projects. In Mechanical Engineering, the laboratory structure allows experiments in different fields of engineering. In Software Engineering, technological environments are used to develop projects and digital solutions.
To the Rector of UNIFAE, Prof. Dr. Marco Aurélio Ferreira, investing in the training of engineers means contributing directly to the country's development. "Engineering plays a fundamental role in the development of Brazil. We are living in a period of great transformations, with new technologies, advances in the industry, the need for investment in infrastructure and an increasing demand for qualified professionals. We have a structure that allows students to not just focus on theory: they learn, experiment, develop projects and have contact with equipment and technologies that they will find on the market. Our objective is to offer quality training, with qualified teachers and an infrastructure capable of preparing our students for the current and future challenges of Engineering", he highlights.
The UNIFAE University Center of São João da Boa Vista, located 245 km from São Paulo, turns 65 at a historic moment of transformation: innovation in pedagogical proposals, more laboratories, investments in infrastructure, modernization of equipment and, mainly, a new mentality with an emphasis on participation as a process of collective construction, always reaffirming its commitment to being a regional reference in Education.
The UNIFAE Entrance Exam 2027 is open for registration until October 13th, with scholarships of up to 100% in 17 courses in the areas of Exact Sciences, Humanities and Health. The in-person test will be on October 18th, at 9 am, at the Main Campus – Largo Engenheiro Paulo de Almeida Sandeville, n° 15, Jd. Santo André – São João da Boa Vista-SP.
