21st-Century societies have a globalized, digitalized, and in-
terlinked character. However, they have also brought along
relevant challenges for humanity. The Spanish Universities
Rector Conference (CRUE in its Spanish acronym), in its document
about Universities in 2030, remarks some of the global issues we
are facing nowadays. These issues include the refugee crisis, global
warming, extreme poverty, inequality, or illiteracy. Universities in gen-
eral, and the University of Cordoba in particular, cannot ignore this
reality. Therefore, it must become a leader in knowledge creation and
sharing, especially in areas concerned with well-being, democratic
coexistence, peace and social justice. The 2030 Agenda and the Sus-
tainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be taken as a reference in
terms of actions to be taken and aspirations to look forward to.
