Covid-19, universidade pública e a defesa da vida

Abstract

In this essay, we analyze the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil and reflect on the role and importance of the public university, with emphasis on university extension, in facing this crisis that affects all dimensions of social life. We propose networking and care policy as transversal axes to guide the policies implemented by universities and we indicate two priority tasks in this context: contributing to saving lives and designing and building the present and the future, based on quality, equity, human rights, university autonomy, public interest and solidarity.