What do we do?
USFQ offers, through Continuing Education, a variety of courses and programs based on the Liberal Arts educational model, which, supported by a wide academic offer, update and strengthen professional knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Continuing Education seeks to be one of the most versatile services offered by the university, in order to respond effectively and efficiently, and with high quality, to the demands of society.
The objectives of continuing education, in addition to promoting the acquisition of new knowledge, should be aimed at providing prompt and immediate responses to current training needs, close links between the university and the productive and social sectors, generating pro-therapeutic strategies for programs of Postgraduate and individual level, achieve social inclusion - education is possible for all people - supporting the employability and adaptability of the participants.
Open Programs
Continuing Education offers programs that are open to the public focused on the different areas of knowledge the university offers based on the country’s demands.
Professional Update Program
This program is an initiative of the USFQ Department of Continuing Education and offers you the possibility to enroll in high-level subjects without being a regular student in order to contribute to your professional development. This offer is only available in January and August.
Requirements and considerations
- Contact the Continuing Education Department to check for available space.
- Complete the application (download the application here) and submit an updated passport-size photograph, a copy of the university degree* and a copy of your ID to the Department of Continuing Education.
- For some subjects, the academic title must be linked to the area of knowledge to which the subject belongs..
- The subjects correspond to regular courses at the University and are therefore subject to availability of spots.
- A certificate will be awarded by the Department of Continuing Education to people who have passed the course according to what is stipulated in the syllabus of the subject.
- Classmates will be University students.
- The Professional Update courses do not grant credits or grades and therefore are not conducive to any degree. They are not validated and do not guarantee admission to the University.
Cost per subject
Check rates in the catalog:
| General Public/Individual Classes | 550$ |
| General Public/Languages | 450$ |
| Alumni/Individual Classes | 475$ |
| USFQ Professors and Administrators/Individual Classes (3 cred) | 400$ |
| USFQ Professors and Administrators/Individual Classes (1 cred) | 200$ |
| USFQ Professors | 150$ |
| USFQ Administrators | 135$ |
Custom Programs
On-demand programs are offered to private sector companies and public sector institutions, in order to create a personalized program, with the necessary requirements to adapt to your needs. We seek to ratify USFQ's commitment to participate in such important areas of community engagement as Continuing Education.
Programs carried out
Fedex Delivery Group
YPO University
Ecuadorian Air Force
Avales Académicos
Política de otorgamiento de avales por parte de la Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ a actividades de educación continua de otras instituciones
El aval académico que otorga la Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, a un programa de educación continua ofertado por una persona externa a la Universidad, certifica lo siguiente:
- La USFQ ha revisado el contenido del proyecto externo de educación continua.
- La USFQ ha revisado el currículo de los profesores que dictan el proyecto externo de educación continua.
- La USFQ está de acuerdo con el perfil académico y las calificaciones de los profesores que participan en el programa de educación continua.
Al emitir un aval la Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ no es responsable por el programa, cualquier incumplimiento en relación con la ejecución del programa, esto es de responsabilidad exclusiva del promotor y responsable del proyecto que pidió el aval.
En ningún caso, este aval implica la emisión de un título universitario para los participantes del programa avalado, ni éstos pueden ser considerados estudiantes de la USFQ; de acuerdo con la normativa de educación superior del Ecuador.
Requisitos aval académico
Las solicitudes de aval académico deben dirigirse por escrito al Departamento de Educación Continua de la Universidad.
Se deberá enviar un único documento con índice de contenido, que deberá incluir, al menos, la siguiente información.
La información se recibirá únicamente de manera completa y se remitirá al Vicerrectorado Académico y Decanato del Colegio Académico para su respectiva evaluación.
En las instancias de evaluación se podrá pedir que se amplíe con más información cualquiera de los anteriores componentes o solicitar que se agregue uno o más campos de información adicionales.
El aval académico que otorga la Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, a un programa de educación continua ofertado por una persona externa a la Universidad, certifica lo siguiente:
- La USFQ ha revisado el contenido del proyecto externo de educación continua.
- La USFQ ha revisado el currículo de los profesores que dictan el proyecto externo de educación continua.
- La USFQ está de acuerdo con el perfil académico y las calificaciones de los profesores que participan en el programa de educación continua.
Al emitir un aval la Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ no es responsable por el programa, cualquier incumplimiento en relación con la ejecución del programa es de responsabilidad exclusiva del promotor y responsable del proyecto que pidió el aval.
En ningún caso, este aval implica la emisión de un título universitario para los participantes del programa avalado, ni éstos pueden ser considerados estudiantes de la USFQ; de acuerdo con la normativa de educación superior del Ecuador.
La documentación debe remitirse a:
Rocío Ordóñez
Asistente Administrativa
Departamento Educación Continua
rordonez@usfq.edu.ec
Cursos
Programas Abiertos
Early Payment 1: $400 (until Feb 23)
Early Payment 2: $420 (until Mar 6)
General Public: $470
Groups (3 persons): $440
USFQ Community: $440
Early Payment Rate: $300 (by March 18th)
General Public Rate: $345
Group Rate (3 people): $300 per person
USFQ ALUMNI Rate: $315
General Public Rate: $550
Early Payment Rate: $500
USFQ Community Rate: $490
General Public Rate: $1350
Early Bird Rate 1: $1200 (until April 22)
Group and USFQ Community Rate: $1250
Early Payment: $895 (until April 25)
General Public: $960
Groups (3 people): $910 each
USFQ Community: $900
General Public Rate: $600
Early Payment Rate: $550 (April 19)
Group Rate (3 pax): $550
USFQ Community Rate: $560
General Public Rate: $380
Early Bird Rate: $340 (until May 16)
Group Rate (3 people): $360 each
USFQ Community Rate: $345
Early bird fee for professionals: $150 (until May 22)
General public fee for professionals: $180
Student fee: $90
USFQ student fee: $80
Early Payment Fee: $50 (until May 22)
General Public Fee: $70
Early Payment Rate: $300 (by March 18th)
General Public Rate: $345
Group Rate (3 people): $300 per person
USFQ ALUMNI Rate: $315
