Sba jovem – student chapter ofthe brazilian automationsociety: a new approach in the education of control engineering in brazil

Preprints of the 18th IFAC World Congress Milano (Italy) August 28 - September 2, 2011

SBA Jovem – Student Chapter of the Brazilian Automation Society: A New Approach in the Education of Control Engineering in Brazil
Cláudio C. S. de Freitas*, Carlos E. Pereira**, Valcir J. C. Farias***, Cassio M. Sousa****, Brehme D. R. de Mesquita***** * Automation Engineering Department, Amazon Studies Institute, CEP 66050-260 Brazil, Tel: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]. ** Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, CEP 90040-040 Brazil (e-mail: [e-mail]) *** Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Pará, Belém, CEP 66075-110 Brazil (e-mail: [e-mail]) **** Automation Engineering Department, Federal Institute of Pará, Belém, CEP 66093-090 Brazil (e-mail: [e-mail]) ***** Automation Engineering Department, Federal Institute of Pará, Belém, CEP 66093-090 Brazil (e-mail: [e-mail]) Abstract: This paper presents SBA Jovem, a student chapter of the Brazilian Automation Society as a new approach to promote Control Engineering in Brazil, reporting some experiences in the creation of a student representation, showing ideas that worked, challenges that have emerged and expectations for the future. SBA Jovem is a national committee, nongovernmental, nonprofit, which aims to promote the dissemination of science and technology of automatic control among high school students, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. By promoting actions with the support of organizations, businesses and educational institutions, SBA Jovem intends to create a new channel for educational and professional development in the area of control and automation. Through SBA Jovem it is possible to invest in new approaches to meet society, students and engineering, in particular, control engineering, and thus boost the development of the automation area in Brazil. Keywords: SBA