ANAIS DO VIII INTEGRA IF GOIANO - ENSINO, PESQUISA, EXTENSÃO E TERRITÓRIO: O PROTAGONISMO FEMININO NA TRANSFORMAÇÃO SOCIAL

Abstract

The Proceedings of the 8th Integra IF Goiano represent the consolidation of the event as an important institutional space for the integration of teaching, research, outreach, innovation, and culture at the Federal Institute of Goiás (IF Goiano). Since its creation, Integra has traveled across different regions of the state of Goiás, being held at the Ceres Campus (2019), Morrinhos Campus (2020), Iporá Campus (2021), Urutaí Campus (2022), Trindade Campus (2023), Hidrolândia Campus (2024), and Rio Verde Campus (2025). Throughout this trajectory, the event has progressively expanded its reach, strengthening knowledge sharing and the institution's commitment to regional development. In its eighth edition, held at the Campos Belos Campus, the event reaches the Northeastern region of Goiás for the first time, giving this initiative particular historical significance. The region becomes the setting for a major institutional gathering focused on the integration of teaching, research, and outreach, bringing together students, researchers, outreach practitioners, staff members, administrators, and institutional partners to share knowledge, experiences, and initiatives aimed at social transformation and territorial development. The theme of this edition, “Teaching, Research, Outreach, and Territory: Women's Leadership in Social Transformation,” emphasizes the importance of bringing academic knowledge closer to local realities and recognizing women's contributions to the transformation of territories. The event highlights women's participation in diverse fields, including science, education, innovation, entrepreneurship, agriculture, the preservation of traditional knowledge, community leadership, and the workforce, emphasizing their capacity for mobilization and their contribution to community development. The theme also encourages reflection on the construction of a society grounded in equity, cooperation, and mutual respect between women and men, understanding territorial development as the result of collective participation and the creation of opportunities for all. The Northeastern region of Goiás is presented as a territory characterized by diversity, resilience, and potential, where urban and rural communities, traditional peoples and communities, workers, students, and professionals continuously build new possibilities for development. Within this context, public education plays a fundamental role in expanding opportunities, producing knowledge, and promoting social transformation. The works compiled in these Proceedings express the connection between academic knowledge and social reality, demonstrating that research, outreach initiatives, and teaching experiences acquire greater relevance when they are committed to the needs of people and the territories in which they are embedded. Thus, the 8th Integra IF Goiano stands as an institutional and regional milestone, symbolizing the arrival of a major event dedicated to the integration of teaching, research, and outreach in the Northeastern region of Goiás. These Proceedings serve as a record of this significant moment and reaffirm IF Goiano's commitment to education, science, innovation, outreach, social inclusion, and the construction of a fairer, more sustainable, and transformative future.