Outreach and culture as functions of higher education institutions: paths to peace

Abstract

Higher education institutions have had various purposes and functions since their creation several centuries ago. Although extension and culture are not the most recognized or those that receive the most attention, their presence is very important in these institutions since they are contemplated in constitutions and legislation. In Paraguay and in Latin America, extension has increased, with the impact it generates in societies; in addition, more spaces are being sought for cultural promotion or management in these institutions, understood as a different function from extension, with its advantages and contributions. Due to the above, a documentary study has been carried out based on university history (up to the present) and the regulations, in which the theoretical framework constitutes peace research, with main attention to the forms of violence, due to the fact that it intends to highlight the links of higher education institutions with the promotion of peace, as well as the actions and potentialities that have an impact on the reduction or end of violence, aimed at a culture of positive transformation of conflicts.