THE UNIVERSITY AS A HUB OF URBAN TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE CITY OF MARINGÁ-PR

Abstract

This article contributes to the body of research that assigns higher education institutions a central role in urban territorial development, highlighting the contribution of extension programs and social activities to the development of critical awareness in society. The objective, based on a descriptive and qualitative approach, was to describe the territorial development of the city of Maringá-PR in relation to the universities operating within its urban territory, obtained through systematic and objective procedures of description using content analysis. As a result, it contributes to the construction of diversity of thought and activities within Brazilian universities, affirming the relevance of the society–university relationship.