Estudo de implantação do Polo UAB (Universidade Aberta do Brasil) na cidade de Cruz Alta /RS

Abstract

This paper presents a historical review of implementation of the Polo to Face Support the Open University of Brazil in the city of Cruz Alta / RS. Thus, it is described the whole process of emergence of polo and its development until the present day. Some of the items surveyed refer to aspects of physical infrastructure, financial resources, human and material, courses, selection processes among others. The collection of such data is done through a questionnaire and informal discussion with the coordinator of the pole and through observation of official documents of the institution. The work is divided into three chapters, introduction, development, including literature review, methodology, results and discussion and finally the conclusions. In conclusion there is the fact that the creation of the UAB High Cross Polo represents a major advance in the educational area for the city, allowing free access to higher education for many people in the city, region and even other states which have the opportunity to do an undergraduate or graduate degree without leaving their sites, thanks to the kind of higher distance education.