University extension, a contribution to sustainable local development in Rmedios, Cuba

Abstract

This research about University extension, it is a contribution to local sustainable development in Remedios, Cuba, it was a reflection of what can be done by Higher Education in terms of University Extension, applying scientific knowledge in terms of local sustainable development in a territory or community; the work shows extensionist actions applying Science to contribute to the local development of a municipality, for this purpose, methods such as observation, interview, survey and the Participatory Action Research method were applied, and research carried out by students and teachers in the process of completing their studies, master's and doctoral theses, whose results were applied in practice, were used, the work addresses different extension actions as a result of research work of students in different careers that allowed the application of scientific knowledge and research results, with the support of science and innovation from teaching at the Municipal University Center from Remedios, thus contributing to the local and sustainable development of communities and its territory in general.