El conocimiento como problema en la universidad del siglo XXI ; O conhecimento como problema em uma universidade do século XXI ; Knowledge as a problem in the 21st century university

Traditionally, the mission carried out by the university had to do with culture, science and the profession. Today, new forms of knowledge production and management, both inside and outside the university, raise within the framework of these three functions, at least, the fact that we are facing the need for a new knowledge society. The university has the mission of discovering, and also disseminating, new knowledge. Society, in turn, needs permanent solutions to its endless problems. How these two tense aspects relate in the present and in the future is a great unknown. Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have only reinforced this discussion. This paper aims to gather up-to-date information on the meanings of knowledge in the university environment and to identify relevant aspects and controversy that may exist on the issue. To this end, a descriptive documentary review was carried out, with an analysis through a series of categories. More than 300 documents were handled, from which 47 were selected. Among the results we highlight the fact that there are important inconsistencies and controversies that various types of knowledge generate within the university, something that affects the training curricula and the way in which the university relates to knowledge and the world. ; Tradicionalmente, la misión desempeñada por la universidad tenía que ver con la cultura, la ciencia y la profesión. En la actualidad, nuevas formas de producción y gestión del conocimiento, dentro y fuera de la universidad, plantean en el marco de esas tres funciones, como mínimo, el hecho de que estamos ante la necesidad de una nueva sociedad del conocimiento. La universidad tiene la misión de descubrir, y también difundir, nuevos conocimientos. La sociedad, a su vez, precisa de soluciones permanentes a sus inacabables problemas. Cómo se relacionan ambos aspectos tensionantes en el presente y en el futuro es una gran incógnita. Acontecimientos como la pandemia por COVID-19 no han hecho más reforzar esta discusión. Este trabajo tiene el ...