University Social Responsibility

We are part of the URSULA Network

After steps taken from the Department of Social Interaction and Cultural Diffusion, the application of our university to join the Social Responsibility Union of Latin America (URSULA) based in Lima, was approved. It has the participation of more than 120 universities from 12 countries.

Since 2016, it promotes University Social Responsibility as a higher education policy and institutional management system to address social and environmental problems from management, research and extension participatory solidarity. It seeks to integrate the university with the private sector, civil society organizations and government.

Environment Program

-Promote a culture of respect, appreciation and action in favor of the environment and the right to quality of life for future generations.
– Promote the transversality of the environment in the academic field of training, research, management, interaction and spirituality.
– Promote the sustainable management of resources and responsible management of the Institution’s impacts.
– Assume an active role as promoter and facilitator of environmental dialogue from the academy, integrated with different social and institutional actors.

Healthy nutrition

– Promote a culture of healthy coexistence between human beings and the environment from the perspective of conscious consumption.
– Create conditions to favor the consumption of healthy and organic foods in our university community, in favor of health and the environment.

Inclusive education

– Motivate a culture of respect, acceptance, equity and willingness to coexist with people with disabilities in our university environment.
– Generate favorable physical and architectural conditions for the mobility and adaptation of people with disabilities to the academic environment.
– Gradually incorporate teacher training processes, curricular adaptations and pedagogical strategies to support the training process for people with disabilities.

Interaction with the Neighborhood

Contribute with a friendly and beneficial coexistence for the population of our immediate environment from the areas of expertise of the University and the Social Interaction Programs of the Careers.

Race Interaction

– Strengthen the comprehensive and socially committed training of our students with the population in general and especially with the most vulnerable sectors of our community.
– Facilitate supervised academic practice with sensitivity, ethics and social commitment.

Attention to our University Community

– Generate adequate conditions for biopsychosocial development and benefit services to the members of our university community through the Medical Office, Psychological Office, Dental Clinic, Meditation Room, Scientific Society, Cultural Club, Sports Club and University Welfare services.

UPAL promotes University Social Responsibility aware of its social role and the commitment of higher education to contribute to the development of its members and their environment, based on responsible management of its impacts, integrating the axes of training, research, social interaction, institutional management and spirituality.

Our Programs

We have programs that seek to make this role effective, seeking to influence positive changes both within the institution and in the environment:

Environment Program
Healthy Eating Program
Inclusive Education Program
Program of Social Interaction with the neighborhood
Programs of Social Interaction of the Races
Care program for our community

An Added Value to the Community

Our community programs seek to implement information campaigns aimed at the general population, vulnerable population and specific risk groups, according to the health problem addressed, in order to prevent the occurrence of certain diseases. It is implemented from campaigns developed by institutional initiatives or within the framework of alliances with health institutions.