Orientation August 2025

Welcome Dragons!
Orientation is an event organized by the Dean of Students Office that will take place on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 to Friday, August 15, 2025.
For the event, new students will be invited to spend one day of Orientation week at the USFQ main campus.
Participation in the Orientation event is entirely voluntary, but it is highly recommended that students take part so they can familiarize themselves with the campus and connect with their new peers.
All information with the details of the day and the campus visit schedule, as well as information on accessing virtual sessions, will be sent to your institutional email.
Orientation is just around the corner... Don't miss it!
Welcome
You can contact us at:
orientacion@usfq.edu.ec
FAQs
Support Network
Code of Honor and Coexistence
Students must exercise caution regarding plagiarism, improper collaboration, and any acts of academic dishonesty. Additionally, it is their responsibility to review the rules of behavior for university coexistence.
More information about the Code of Honor and Coexistence in: Code of Honor
Nathan Digby
Dean of Students
E-mail: ndigby@usfq.edu.ec
Ombudsman's Office
The Ombudsman's Office handles all complaints or concerns from students, parents, or members of the university community in a confidential and impartial manner. This office also provides guidance on university policies, processes, and regulations.
Irene Bustamante G
Ombudsman
E-mail: ibustamanteg@usfq.edu.ec
Student Handbook
The Student Handbook is the Student Regulations and serves as a source of information about the University, its mission, vision, people, campus activities, rules, and procedures. For more information on the Student Handbook, please visit: Student Handbook
Academic Counseling
A qualified team is ready to address doubts and provide exclusive assistance to students, offering individualized support during the first semester and when a student is in an academic probation period. Contact: consejeriaacademica@usfq.edu.ec
María Luisa Gómez
Academic Counselor
E-mail: mgomez@usfq.edu.ec
Psychological Counseling
It offers a first line of free emotional support exclusively for active USFQ students. The Psychological Counseling Office handles specific emotional problems and discomforts, as well as providing tools for stress management, anxiety, frustration, among others, but it does not function as a psychological therapy process.
María Belén Vásconez
Coordinator of Psychological Counseling
E-mail: bvasconez@usfq.edu.ec
Learning Center
Students can access a free personalized tutoring service to support their academic improvement.
Camila Merino
Coordinator of the Learning Center Office
E-mail: cmerino@usfq.edu.ec
Office of Special Educational Needs
USFQ offers support to students with special educational needs of a physical, visual, auditory, intellectual nature, or any condition that affects the learning process. This support includes the removal of physical, attitudinal, social, and communication barriers, academic monitoring, the development, and execution of accommodations, psychological counseling, and workshops for the university community.
Daniel Trujillo
Coordinator of the Office of Special Educational Needs
E-mail: onee@usfq.edu.ec
Campus Life
Campus Life offers clubs that engage in both academic and non-academic activities. Examples include the Tango Club, Hiking Club, Economics Club, among others. Students can participate in any of them. For more information, please contact us: campuslife.usfq.edu.ec
Ma. Fernanda Oleas
Coordinator of Campus Life
E-mail: campuslife@usfq.edu.ec
Financial Services
Financial Aid and Scholarships
The Financial Aid program provides scholarships and/or loans to help students finance their studies. For more information, please visit: Scholarships and Financial Aid.
Paulina Cruz
Director of Financial Aid
E-mail: pcruz@usfq.edu.ec
Financial Department
Students have various options for making their semester payments. For more information, please visit the Fees, tuition and payment methods
website.
For more information, please visit: Fees, tuition and payment methods.
Marjorie Acosta
Financing Coordinator
E-mail: macostap@usfq.edu.ec