The Student Activism plays an important role in the debates on education in the country, being the path taken by students in the organization and presentation of demands and proposals to improve of education.Several studies reveal that participation in the student activism contributes to social and citizen education but it is necessary to understand how the interface between this participation and professional education occurs.The aim of this study is to understand this interface and deepen the knowledge about participation in complementary activities and professional training.This study is based on the hypothesis "Participation in the student movement contributes to professional training in engineering".A literature review was carried out to understand the relevant points for professional training in engineering, which challenges exist and the student organization's characteristics.Then an analysis and discussion of the data was carried out in which the initial hypothesis was confirmed, since participation in the student movement develops several soft skills and hard skills that are expected in educational training and desirable in professional performance.