University Social Responsibility (USR) in the context of Peruvian society A systematic review

Abstract <strong>Introduction: </strong>The university social responsibility (USR) goes beyond the traditional extension and solidary social projection of the universities, but the professional must improve and develop proposals in improvement of the country. <strong>Objective: </strong>To carry out a systematic review of the scientific production related to USR in Peru and to analyze the most important findings of this production. <strong>Method: </strong>A search of scientific production associated with the topic of USR was carried out through a systematic review of articles in English and Spanish in SCOPUS, REDALYC and SCIELO repositories. <strong>Results: </strong>Among the journals analyzed, it was found that 65% of the literature had a quantitative approach, 30% was qualitative and only 5% was mixed. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Concluding that when talking about USR, it should be said that the main beneficiaries of it should always be society, which is in the end the one that students owe, in aspiring to improve the conditions of their country, within the possibilities they have and from their professional development obtained in higher institutions.