Socially responsible universities

Abstract

Based on the necessary reflection on a topic that is presented today as central to university life, the article aims to induce the exchange and debate of ideas among Latin American higher education institutions. In the introduction some theoretical approaches are shared based on the bibliographic review and professional experience. Next, two investigations, carried out in an Argentine university, whose approach model can be replicated in colleges willing to try, are presented as a witness case. To finish, some aspects to consider in the face of the challenge of assuming university social responsibility as a mechanism to provide the responses that society demands.