The role of university outreach program and the ODS: Case study of the relationship of the FCE UNA with vulnerable sectors

Abstract

The UNA defines the university outreach program as one of the essential functions, which together with research and the academic area constitute the basic pillars on which a model of a democratic and socially committed university is built in its permanent search for the truth. In this context, the university outreach program constitutes a space conducive to the participation of the academy in actions that promote the fulfillment of the objectives of sustainable development, where the FCE, through the link with vulnerable sectors, seeks to transfer the benefits produced by economic, administrative, and accounting knowledge, thus promoting among students the strengthening of an awareness of responsibility and commitment to their environment. The objective of this article is to know the fields of action of the FCE UNA in the period 2017–2022 and how they become a collaborating arm for the fulfillment of the sustainable development objectives, for which a documentary analysis and series were carried out. of interviews with authorities of the FCE UNA and surveys of beneficiaries of the programs using techniques such as semi-structured interviews and questionnaires.