إشكالية الوظيفة الثالثة للجامعة : علاقة تكامل أم نزاع بين توقعات المجتمع و استقلالية الجامعة

Abstract EN

The study aimed to tackle the problematic of the university's third job, whether it was an integration relationship or a conflict between society's expectations and the university's independence ? By monitoring the motives for switching to it, while examining the most important obstacles and requirements, and presenting the experiences of some universities, including the efforts of the Algerian University to activate this job.

The study concluded that the changes witnessed by the world transformed the university from serving the academic community (education and research) to serving the local community (the third job).

And if some consider the third job the distinctive thing of the new university, others see it as a departure from its academy and its independence, and therefore the university needs to establish a partnership with the community without compromising academic standards.

The review of the experiences of some universities across the world has resulted in the pursuit of knowledge to achieve the cultural benefit Economic and social makes the university more powerful and more in line with the expectations of society.