Universities could help better cities through community-oriented talks, activities or workshops, while training good professionals. (OR)
Pilar Sánchez Buri
Universities, in addition to offering education, also enable students to develop relationship skills, which could help them access work or business opportunities, contributing to the city’s economy. (OR)
Marijana Piko
These institutions must offer weekly talks on values for parents, children and the family in general.
It would be a contribution to the city, because if the foundations of the family are solid, crime would be avoided and we would have a more peaceful city.
Also, they could contribute to physical activities, such as exercise, yoga or other activities open to the community in the afternoon to take advantage of their benefits; Organizing activities will keep people busy, and they could also socialize.
In addition, they could also hold general culture talks to increase knowledge or first aid workshops, so that people learn and feel useful in applying it.
Universities can also contribute to the city by helping to promote ventures, providing legal and psychological assistance to those who need it.
Universities should become more present in the community. (OR)
Amelia Armijos Rodríguez
Universities have the power to carry out projects that benefit society, as well as research and social experiments whose goal includes the solution of a problem, although it is clear that in addition to the academic offer, there is also the training of ethical experts committed to working for the future of society. (OR)
Johnny Sanchez
The university can open the door to a citizen who, when he enters his studies, can meet people who will influence his life, in such a way that when he leaves the institution he can find a job or a recommendation for employment in a company, because of the access and connections he made in his formative phase.
This citizen, when he leaves this institution, will have support and in his work environment will nurture a community that will make the city a better place. (OR)
Source: Eluniverso
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