A place of critical distance and reflection, the university must be an engine of change to find, for his research and teaching, innovative ways of sustainability.
Service to society must be a stimulator of innovation within the university and its institutions and society in general. It is based on research excellence, independent, integrating its own values and evaluated by his peers.
UCL, through the Council Service to society is involved in topics representative of the major challenges of our contemporary society:
- Enhancement of the technology transfer
- Recovery by providing expertise
- Regional development
- Sustainable development
- Development cooperation.