Programs in Ecuador 2025

Students in the Semester in Ecuador Program have the opportunity to learn, practice and perfect their Spanish language skills during their time at UEES. We offer six levels of Spanish language instruction, and two content focused levels of for those with advanced skills. Students are placed in the appropriate course according to their demonstrated level.

The SIT Master’s in Sustainable Development Practice offers you a chance to obtain professional skills while conducting research and fieldwork in a highly competitive global environment. As a graduate, you’ll be prepared to integrate policy, scholarship, ethics, participatory practice, and lifelong learning to achieve sustainable, global development goals in the 21st century.

Teaching is characterized by being the stage where people reflect and participate in change. The present century imposes on the educational issue the need to continue with this tradition in light of the new global demands. Renowned philosophers, thinkers and visionaries of today's organizations, point out that the world is heading for a great transformation where the school, more than any other social institution, will inevitably be affected and for this reason faces great challenges.

Train professionals committed to the sustainable tourism development of the country with creative, innovative, entrepreneurial, inclusive, and critical thinking, suitable for the conception, design, planning, organization, management, and control of tourism projects in destinations that contribute to socio-cultural, economic, and environmental at the national, regional and local level.

We train professionals with the knowledge, skills, technical capacities, and a humanistic vision, to function successfully in academic, social, scientific, and technological fields. We prepare you for the future by satisfying functional, aesthetic, and technical demands towards urban architecture. Works through learning scenarios with dynamic and innovative teaching methodologies and a cutting-edge infrastructure that allows practical experimentation. Our career contributes to the development of a critical posture in professionals, capable of solving spatial problems; promoting an architecture with its own identity, considering the historical-cultural wealth of Latin America; and research on suitable construction materials to handle them with criteria of social, economic and sustainable rationality.

The Master of Business Administration mentions Strategic Management of Family Businesses allows its graduates to develop activities as a Member of the Family Council, Member of Corporate Governance, or Manager in Family Businesses. They may also work as professionals not directly related to the management of this type of company, whether they are: non-executive shareholders, consultants, researchers, specialists in Family Businesses, and university professors.

We train professionals with solid theoretical, technical, and practical training. We determine the best way to leverage the resources available to financial organizations. Our career allows you to quickly integrate into the local, regional, national, and international markets, through innovative and creative proposals that respond to the demands of the financial and productive environment.

Teaching is characterized by being the stage where people reflect and participate in change. The present century imposes on the educational issue the need to continue with this tradition in light of the new social demands. Renowned philosophers, thinkers and visionaries of today's organizations, point out that the world is heading for a great transformation where the school, more than any other social institution, will inevitably be affected and for this reason faces great challenges.

The development of countries requires that the administration of services and the use of energy be guaranteed in a context of sustainable development. To achieve this, it is necessary to innovate in energy management, give preference to the conservation of non-renewable energy resources and favor the use of alternative energy sources.

We train professionals from a multidisciplinary perspective so that they are able to identify socio-environmental problems in the fields of planning, conservation, administrative, social, economic, legal, and environmental quality management, aimed at different sectors and actors of society. related to the environmental field. We have transversal axes such as research, development, innovation, and ethical behavior, these allow us to generate a positive impact on the conservation, protection, management, evaluation, monitoring, and control of environmental resources.

Studying the Master in International Business with a mention in Global Market Management, you will develop skills that will allow you to understand the current dynamics of globalization, digital transformation of the economy, and commercial exchange. In this way, you will be able to take advantage of market opportunities by leading business internationalization processes.

The graduate of the Project Management program will serve in senior executive or managerial positions in the planning and strategic consulting sectors in public and private companies and NGOs. He may also be a promoter of social projects and an independent consultant. In addition, he will be able to practice university teaching in Project Management and other related areas.

To train professionals specialized in sustainable local development processes, with a theoretical-practical domain of policies, local strategies, and cooperation values ​​within the framework of citizen participation and the socio-economic development of the localities To systematically deepen and specialize knowledge related to planning and land use planning and the social and solidarity economy.

To train professional researchers in the field of psychology with a mention in learning neuropsychology with an emphasis on child neuropsychology and normal and pathological neurodevelopment, focused on learning difficulties, contributing to the understanding of psychoeducational problems that affect health and well-being human, with a high scientific and methodological level that allows a quality professional performance and contribute to improving the living conditions of all.

If you wish to experience life in Quito and study at USFQ’s main campus join us for our Cumbayá program and take up to 16 US credits per semester at USFQ alongside local students. USFQ offers nearly 2,000 courses each semester in a wide variety of disciplines. More than 80 of these courses are taught in English. Students with almost any academic interest can find exciting and challenging enrollment options. Spanish language classes at all levels are also offered to international students