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The university, as the hub of generation of scientific, technological, and cultural knowledge, becomes a driving force for development in Colombia and has a relevant influence on the transformation of the country’s conditions with a social responsibility, bringing together its three substantial dimensions: teaching, research, and outreach.

In accordance with Board of Trustees Ordinance 124 that establishes the basic regulation of university outreach, it “specifically aims at favoring and preserving the relationship of the university with its cultural environment. Culture consists of art, literature, science, technology, everyday activities, institutional forms, and symbolic and imaginary practices.”

Outreach is the way the university shares with the community the knowledge generated through teaching and research activities, contributing to a better quality of life of citizens; strengthening personal, collective, and institutional skills; and solving problems of the surroundings. In turn, it is how the university develops an institutional knowledge based on an analysis of the environment and responds to it according to its capacities.

Vice Rectorate for Outreach

The Vice Rectorate for Outreach of Universidad de Antioquia is the administrative entity through which the university proposes policies and guides, coordinates, encourages, promotes, and supports the university outreach.

This office leads processes of culture and cultural heritage, innovation, engagement with alumni, social responsibility and public-spirited outreach, and support to the management of projects of the academic and administrative units. For that purpose, it has six assigned units: Department of Cultural Outreach, University Museum, Innovation, Alumni Program, University Social Responsibility Program, and Project Management Unit.

Telephone number: +57 4 219 5170
E-mail: viceextension@udea.edu.co