A presença do Curso de Gestão de Turismo na Fronteira Jaguarão/Rio Branco (Brasil-Uruguai) e perspectivas do pós-pandemia

Abstract

This paper aims to portray some relevant aspects of the trajectory of the Higher/university Course in Technology in Tourism Management at the Federal University of Pampa, campus Jaguarão / RS. It also intends to describe the contribution of the course to the region, reflecting the current moment of the actions performed by its body of lectures and students. Besides, it brings out the prospects for the development of the post-pandemic tourism for its host city. The study starts from yearnings, concerns and reflections formulated by lecturers, coordinators and former coordinators of the Course of Tourism Management. Methodologically, it is characterized as a qualitative and applied research, with exploratory and descriptive objectives, and bibliographic and documentary procedures focusing on a case study. The analysis was carried out seeking to identify activities and information in the documents, based on questions of interest. As main results, stand out the initiatives related to the events promoted by the Course of Tourism Management during the pandemic and the emergency remote education, as well as scientific researches published in articles and undergraduate dissertations, alongside applied projects which have promoted discussions on varied and relevant themes, focused on the recovery of the sector, carried out from the perspective of an inclusive and ethical tourism, with a view to the integral insertion of the community in this activity.