Extension

UNIVERSITY INTEGRATED WITH THE COMMUNITY

Responsible for coordinating and executing activities that involve relationship with the external and internal community of the University, PUCRS Extension develops services and actions in the fields of education, science and culture, institutional relationship and social development, generating a process of interaction between University and Society.

Multiply social actions integrated to teaching and research.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY EXTENSION AT PUCRS

Community extension at PUCRS comprises actions geared primarily to the external community in the areas of health, education, social work, inclusion, citizenship and local development.

Multiply social actions integrated to teaching and research.

Office of Social Development

The Office of Social Development (Codes) has the mission to disseminate concepts and strategies related to Social Development in all University units, guaranteeing alignment with the Institution’s Policy for Social Development and the Marist Philosophy.

In 2013, the implementation of Codes actions had direct interfaces in the areas of teaching and research with the academic units. Besides, University Units develop Community Extension actions integrated to teaching and research, involving participation of professors, students and communities.

  • Codes Indicators

    Indicators
    2013
    Services, Programs, Projects and Actions
    10
    Participants
    3,050
    Assistances
    35,837
    Students involved (executors)
    272
    Professors involved (executors)
    22

HEALTH

  • Actions of University Units

    Actions of University Units
    2013
    Dental Care
    66,044 appointments
    Geron – Health and quality of life for the elderly
    20,620 appointments
    SAPP – Care and Research Service in Psychology
    541 people benefited
    Health Services at the Vila Fátima Extension Center
    46,025 appointments

125,207

assistances provided

EDUCATION

  • Actions of University Units

    Actions of University Units
    2013
    NEJA – Youth and Adult Education Nucleus 18 school in the public education system
    70 participants/assistances in the courses
    5,400 students in the public education system benefited
    NEPAPI - Study and Research Nucleus on Learning and Inclusive Processes 123 participants/assistances
    Project InterAção 870 students/assistances

6,463

Project Participants

1,063

assistances

SOCIAL WORK

  • Actions of University Units

    Actions of University Units
    2013
    Show de Bola coexistence and relationship strengthening service
    164 children and teenagers benefited
    15,114 assistances
    118 families benefited
    Counseling and Advocacy and Guarantee of Rights – Strengthening Spaces of Social Control in Social Work Policy
    1,846 assistances
    1,402 participantes
    17 CORAS of the 17 regions of Porto Alegre

16,960

assistances

1,684

people benefited

INCLUSION, CITIZENSHIP AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Actions of University Units

    Actions of University Units
    2013
    Project Rondon 4,407 assistances
    27 students/extension workers participating
    SAJUG – Free Legal Counseling Service 9,036 people benefited
    Social and Legal Service at the Vila Fátima Extension Center 5,247 people benefited
    Project Escolinha Comunitária 84 children and teenagers benefited
    12,353 assistances
    Socioenvironmental Development Week 600 participants/assistances
    1,825 visitors to the Solidarity Economy Fair
    Incubator of Solidarity Enterprises and Social Technology – Project Travessia: Approaching University and Community for Inclusion in the Job Market 95 activities carried out
    95 participants
    532 assistances
    4 enterprises supported
    Incubator of Solidarity Enterprises and Social Technology – Café Solidário: 6 actions carried out
    131 participants/assistances
    Incubator of Solidarity Enterprises and Social Technology – Study Groups: 9 actions carried out
    48 participants/assistances

17,093

participants/beneficiaries

18,071

assistances

VILA FÁTIMA UNIVERSITY EXTENSION CENTER

  • Indicators

    Indicators
    2013
    Students involved Undergraduate Students
    1,009
    Graduate Students
    80
    Residents of the Program of Multiprofessional Residence in Health (Premus)
    15

TOTAL ASSISTANCES PROVIDED AT CEUFV

47,892

in health and inclusion, citizenship
and local development.

PASTORAL AND SOLIDARITY CENTER

Actions developed by PUCRS Pastoral and Solidarity Center follow lines in the fields of relationship, spirituality, solidarity and training.

  • Volunteering Programs

    Volunteering Programs
    People benefited
    10,000
    Institutions registered
    100
    Volunteers
    172

  • Universidade Missionária (Missionary University)

    Universidade Missionária (Missionary University)
    Ações Actions carried out
    1
    People benefited
    250
    Participants
    30

  • Observatório Juventudes (Youth Observatory)

    Observatório Juventudes (Youth Observatory)
    Participants
    838

SCIENCE AND CULTURE

  • Programs and Projects

    Programs and Projects
    2013
    Community Concerts
    83,300 viewers
    Internal and external music events
    14,075 viewers
    Project Sobremesa Musical
    8,300 viewers
    Hispanic and Japanese culture
    17 extension courses conducted
    346 participants/assistances
    Traveling Museum Program (Promusit)
    108,975 assistances
    School Science Program (Proesc)
    17,056 assistances
    298 visiting schools

126,377

assistances provided

105,675

viewers

Institute of Culture

The Institute of Culture (IC) was created in the end of 2012 with the aim to integrate the traditional Institutes of Japanese, Hispanic and Musical Culture. The IC was structured to extend the scope of PUCRS cultural activities, seeking to develop culture and facilitate PUCRS' communication with various internal and external cultural agents.