ENGAGING UNIVERSITY’S ROLES IN SOCIAL INCLUSION
Keywords:
social responsibilities, social inclusion, social impact, neighbor, community engagement.Abstract
This paper presents the role of a public university in Malaysia in engaging into social inclusion responsibilities. The partial results of archival data and focus group discussion are presented from the actual study. The findings explain on how a university impacted on improving society through providing facilities and services to their neighbor.
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