RT Journal Article
T1 Universities and Development Cooperation
T2 Universidad y Cooperación al Desarrollo
A1 Álvarez Pérez, Raúl
A1 Iáñez-Domínguez, Antonio
K1 Development cooperation
K1 University
K1 Education
K1 Training
K1 Research
K1 Awareness
AB When it comes to human development, justice, and sustainability, universities should play a driving role, given their specific assigned task of providing specialist education and conducting research. They should also educate and promote the values of solidarity and commitment towards a more egalitarian and just society. This involves making a firm commitment to social change, which many Spanish universities have done by cooperating to foster the development of more impoverished countries. To this end, they have developed structures through which they can undertake different actions. The research presented in this paper was conducted as a direct result of the authors' interest in finding out more about the specific actions carried out by Andalusian universities. The research conducted was qualitative, using in-depth semi-structured interviews with key informants (development cooperation officers and senior policy-makers within each institution) from Andalusia's ten public universities. All universities incorporate an area for development cooperation within their organisational structures, and they have staffing and funding for the organisation and development of actions, although the panorama is diverse and heterogeneous. The actions carried out encompass academic training and education, research, promotion and awareness, university volunteering schemes, and cooperation out in the field.
SN 2444-3921
YR 2016
FD 2016-04-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10433/1877
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10433/1877
LA en
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Departamento de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026