Historical event of the university extension in Colombia

Abstract

University extension in Colombia, as in many Latin   American countries, has gone through various   moments and approaches, it has been reduced   to courses, diplomas and workshops, sometimes   paid extension has been privileged over social or   solidarity extension, but it has also been a reference   at other times and scenarios for countries that are just   beginning their processes, however, to understand   these dynamics it is necessary to start from a brief   historical recount around the university models in   Colombia and with it, review the regulations and   gradual growth of the substantive function. In this way, the present text addresses at first the 7   great models of the Colombian university, passing   through the colonial type to the modern style, and with   it the text gives way to a second moment in which the   different milestones, events, and events are presented   chronologically and regulations that have led today to   conceive extension as that function of interaction and   integration with the communities that is possible to   carry out through 9 typologies or modalities. Finally, the writing concludes with some challenges to   face as a country in favor of a hierarchization of the   function, a "redefinition" of it and the updating of   national regulations according to the current dynamics   of higher education institutions.