Universidade e interação com a sociedade: a proposta dos centros de desenvolvimento regional

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze whether the pilot projects of the Regional Development Center (CDR) present characteristics capable of increasing the role of the university in promoting regional development, in comparison with traditional extension actions in the country. The CDR program was proposed by the Center for Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE), based on a demand from the Ministry of Education, CDR as a university action to be developed in the region where the respective institution is located. The initiative is currently carried out in the form of pilot projects. In the study, the methodology used brings the characterization of the university extension and the performance of the CDR, through documentary researchand exploratory data analysis. The results indicate that the CDR has the potential to bring innovative aspects through scientific research, thus being an extension action aimed at regional development that significantly advances in relation to the traditional extension model.