The purpose of this article is to recognize social
responsibility actions at Higher Education Institutions which are
engaged with meet the Sustainable Development Goals. A
systematic review of high-level scientific studies was developed
for recognizes Universities Social Responsibility (USR) actions in
articles Scopus, Scielo and WOS published on USR among 2016
and 2020. The results show how USR actions are focus on quality
education, followed by clean water and affordable and clean
energy. This study finds that HEIs participation in sustainable
development is essential through USR actions from a broader
spectrum.
