The UNR Program in the Region seeks to establish links with municipalities and communes to bring the Public University closer to those who have not yet had access to the educational offer and training paths that extend to all levels. By working with communities, governments, public-private institutions, civil society organizations and their inhabitants, strategic lines for territorial development can be built, raised from needs that are identified, and then train technical teams and management of municipalities and communes, which favor the actions and innovation of local policies.
This program focuses on the central/southern region of the province of Santa Fe, comprised of 9 departments and 159 localities, with over two million inhabitants and diverse social and economic realities. The National University of Rosario (UNR) is implementing a program with a strong emphasis on in-person engagement, connecting not only the University with these localities but also with each and every one of their residents.
The UNI UEAR Project is promoted by the National Interuniversity Council (CIN) in collaboration with five national universities (Buenos Aires, La Plata, Sur, Quilmes and San Martín) and four European institutions.
Its objective is to contribute to the promotion of digital rights in Argentina and strengthen the creation and dissemination of applied knowledge for digital transformation; and develop alliances between academia, the public and private sectors and civil society for digital transformation.
The Program for Training, Research and Addressing social conflicts for the construction of Cultures of Peace aims to train actors from different community areas in dialogue, facilitation, mediation, peaceful transformation of conflicts and construction of cultures of peace. Through various theoretical-practical courses and workshops, resources and tools are provided for the prevention, containment, transformation and de-escalation of violent conflicts towards peaceful and collaborative coexistence at both the institutional and community levels. The aim is to direct these sections of training to the harmonious strengthening of work spaces and community relationships, to work on the denaturalization of the use of violence as a legitimate way of addressing conflicts, to promote the consolidation of collaborative interpersonal relationships and form peace multipliers.
The Introduction to Community Mediation Course for Local Governments deepens training in dialogue, facilitation, mediation, peaceful conflict transformation, and building cultures of peace. To enable a peaceful channeling of social and institutional conflicts, it is deemed necessary for state agents to have tools of negotiation, mediation, facilitation, and dialogue that allow them to establish effective communication for the proper handling of demands while safeguarding social peace.
Sustainable rural roads are defined as the model to maintain a network of passable rural roads through sustainable practices that promote a new paradigm in the conservation and maintenance of roads with natural carriageways capable of providing the services that current production levels demand.
This method seeks to improve walkability with the highest quality and safety standards without removing the soil that favors erosion processes and contributing to biodiversity spaces in order to mitigate ecosystem imbalances.
