Technology Transfer and Development Center (CTT)

The Executing Units are formed by highly specialized professionals, with experience in project formulation, execution, and evaluation. Among the existing executing units within the USFQ are:

CISCO Academy

It has a certification program that includes important manufacturers of operating systems and infrastructure for Telecommunications and Systems such as Panduit, IBM, Microsoft, and others. Its clients include officials from private companies in the telecommunications area, with solid systems structures, such as banks and state agencies related to telecommunications and networks. CISCO has professionals trained in the country and abroad, trained and experienced in project management. Read more...

Population Studies Center

It promotes scientific research on issues related to a population for use by the public and private entities, developing skills and capacities in new teams of researchers to fill the gap of this type of scientific demand in the country. It has a team of researchers and infrastructure with recognized national and regional experience. The Center for Population Studies has worked, since its inception, with the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA, which allows it to identify, at the national and regional level, the needs for population research.

Socio-Cultural Research Center

It develops research processes in the fields of arts, humanities, and culture within the entire national territory, participating in research programs that are accompanied by publications in important scientific journals and with national and international circulation.

Agro Technological Research and Development Center - CIDAT

The Project Executing Unit of the USFQ School of Veterinary Medicine works in the research, formulation, and execution of projects in the field of animal health, nutrition, production, and reproduction; Agro-productive systems, food security, traceability, good production practices, and food safety.

The continuing education program that is developed in parallel, has allowed the training and transfer of agricultural technologies for the public and private sectors of the country.

In addition to national experts, CIDAT has international advisers from various universities, mainly from Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and the United States. CIDAT has experience in preparing plans for the prevention, control and eradication, surveillance, and monitoring of animal diseases, of public and private interest; Conservation medicine (integrating human-nature relationships, economic development, and its relationship with the spread of diseases) and wildlife medicine.

COCIBA - College of Biological and Environmental Sciences USFQ

The USFQ College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, created in 1990, took on the challenge of promoting the development of biological sciences in the most biodiverse country on Earth. We are committed to contributing to the knowledge of this mega-diversity by developing research, management, and conservation strategies and actions.

From its beginnings in 1990 until now, our facilities, resources, and the excellence of our teachers have distinguished us as the best College in this field in Ecuador. We have several agreements with national and international institutions such as the Ministry of the Environment, INOCAR, FONAG, PAHO, the University of Barcelona, among others. Our students, professors, and graduates work together with various sectors of society to contribute to the knowledge and conservation of our biodiversity and natural resources and to the sustainable development of the country.

ECODESS - Ecology, Development, Health, and Society

Multidisciplinary research project in health and the environment, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the United States National Science Foundation. Since 2003, he has carried out his research in 25 communities, mostly Afro-Ecuadorians in the North of Esmeraldas, to assess the health impact of the construction of a first-rate highway that links Northwest Ecuador with Southwest Colombia.

The international team is formed by researchers from the University of Michigan, Trinity College of the United States. The national counterpart is led by USFQ. The main components of our research involve areas of knowledge such as demography and statistics, geoprocessing of information, tropical medicine, epidemiology, ethnography and anthropology, public health, and molecular biology. Currently, our studies are focused on the transmission of enteric pathogens, resistance to veterinary antibiotics, and dengue.

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Tiputini Biodiversity Station - TBS

Research, study, and conservation center located within one of the most biologically and culturally diverse areas in the world. It receives national and international researchers and students from various countries of the world who carry out studies with flora and fauna.

GEOcentro USFQ

Created to provide and propose evaluation services, participatory planning, training, consulting, monitoring, management, management and research for geographic studies, and the design and implementation of geographic information systems and remote sensing. It works together with communities and organizations with and without profit of the public and private sector, national and international.

Its sphere of action is mainly the equator, with an emphasis on planning and territorial ordering in both rural and urban areas. It includes multidisciplinary and highly qualified collaborators within a network of universities with centers of competence in gis throughout Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

Its most prominent international partners include UNIGIS International Association, ZGIS University of Salzburg, and ESRI. He has extensive experience in consulting and technical advice for ministries, provincial councils, municipalities, service companies, NGOs, and private companies.

Integrated Logistics Group - GLI

The Integrated Logistics Group (GLI) offers consulting services and is made up of professionals specialized in Industrial Engineering with national and international experience in logistics and supply chain. The GLI offers three lines of services with first-rate solutions in:
1) Design and improvement of logistics operations and supply chain (such as strategic storage planning, order processing and inventory management at the lowest possible cost. Analysis and modeling of transportation networks focused on customer service, etc.).
2) Negotiation of contracts between clients and suppliers (including strategic direction, analysis, and modeling) and
3) Sustainability of the supply chain (such as optimization of sustainability processes and measurement of the carbon footprint and water footprint).

Institute of Applied Ecology - ECOLAP

Institution attached to USFQ created to provide and propose evaluation, participatory planning, training, consulting, monitoring, management, management and research services for the preservation and sustainable use of natural resources and the improvement of environmental quality. It works together with communities and organizations with and without profit of the public and private sector, national and international. Its scope of action is mainly Ecuador, with an emphasis on protected areas and urban areas.

Institute of Economics - IE

It carries out economic research in order to deepen the knowledge of the socio-economic reality of Ecuador and generate recommendations for public policies aimed at the integral development of our society. Among the topics covered we have: economic development, poverty alleviation, business innovation, technological clusters, financial crises, and institutionality in Ecuador. Our staff has experience in consulting for Non-Governmental Organizations, state agencies, and private companies. The results of our research are presented in conferences and periodicals both nationally and internationally. We have the capacity of public and private contacts to reach a wide spectrum of decision-makers in the country with our proposals.

Institute of Teaching and Learning - IDEA

Educational Institute of the College of Liberal Arts of the San Francisco de Quito University (USFQ) dedicated to improving the quality of education through evidence-based research, initial and continuing teacher training, and student support.

Our vision is to improve the economic and social structure of the country through a better-prepared population.

To achieve these objectives, we have an excellent team of people who lead various projects: educational consulting and research, professional development of USFQ teachers and staff, support for USFQ students and vocational guidance for young people, training for teachers in Ecuador (certifications, workshops, conferences, virtual courses, congresses), conferences and educational workshops worldwide, application of College Board exams in educational institutions in Ecuador and advice to these institutions based on the results obtained... Read more...

Institute of Health and Nutrition Research - ISYN

It promotes research in health and nutrition seen from the perspective of social, economic, political, and cultural development.

In the area of nutrition, the ISYN develops programs to promote healthy eating, physical activity, control, and prevention of nutritional problems due to deficit and excess, promotion of breastfeeding, and complementary feeding.

In the health area, his focus is on the analysis, control, and prevention of chronic, emerging and infectious conditions. Specific research areas include prevention of overweight, diabetes, malnutrition, promotion of healthy breastfeeding practices, physical activity, prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancer, tuberculosis, and HIV / AIDS; and the effect of nutritional status on the immune response.

Department of Foreign Languages - DLE

The Department of Foreign Languages provides its services to regular students of USFQ and the general community in ESL programs (English as a Second Language) and other foreign languages. It offers a wide range of schedules with regular, intensive, and distance courses. The Institute's primary responsibility is to provide quality teaching and to train students to have the necessary skills to continue their language learning, to reach broad oral and written communication skills. Likewise, to companies and executives who require it, always guaranteeing the same standards of academic excellence. Our professors, representatives of USFQ philosophy of Liberal Arts, teach their classes towards a free world open to new horizons since languages are the best way to break down barriers, bring cultures closer and integrate as an individual in a modern world and globalized. Read more...

Institute of Microbiology - IM

Infection is one of the main causes of mortality in Ecuador, a country that, due to its geographical location, has high rates of deforestation. Due to the rapid colonization in natural areas, the outbreak of tropical diseases at the epidemic level is particularly vulnerable; The social and economic cost of these pathologies is also high, which is why, responding to this reality, the San Francisco University of Quito created the Institute of Microbiology (IM) in 2002. The mission of the IM is aimed at providing training, research, and diagnostic services to local and international communities.

Institute of Health and Safety

The mission of the USFQ Institute of Safety and Health is to provide advisory services, consulting, implementation of comprehensive and integrated management systems in safety and health. The main activities it executes are identification, measurement and evaluation of risks, audits and inspections, studies of work accidents, occupational diseases, fires, explosions, major accidents, health surveillance, biological control of effects and control, screening, and recognitions. medical, development, and implementation and advice on comprehensive and integrated management systems for Safety, Health, and Environment.

Higher Institute and Graduate School of Health - ISEPS

It provides the university and scientific community with effective and efficient research, execution, consulting, and training tools for professionals who wish to have a broader approach to health in the context of Public Health and related areas. ISEPS seeks to achieve adequate coordination and cohesion between the different postgraduate health programs, grouping these areas, and promoting the creation of others according to the needs of the Ecuadorian population and the development of health sciences in the world. Among the main objectives of ISEPS is to provide a space for the development of academic and operational research, manage and coordinate the implementation of participatory research projects in the community and serve as a direct link between the University and the community in general.

Laboratory for the Development of Alternative Energies - LADEA

LADEA's mission is to research and develop new alternative energy sources to optimize material and energy resources through product and energy diversification. The main objective is to support and advise local governments, municipalities, industries, and others involved in the environmental and logistical problems of urban, agricultural, and industrial waste management, high risk, or difficult disposition.
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Laboratory of Medical Entomology & Tropical Medicine (LEMMT)

The Laboratory of Medical Entomology & Tropical Medicine (LEMMT) of the San Francisco University of Quito serves as a unit for research, community service, training, and promotion of the study of tropical infectious diseases with priority in vector-borne diseases. His research focuses on field and laboratory work to study the eco-epidemiology and transmission dynamics of diseases such as Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Chagas disease, Dengue, and the recent outbreak of the Chikungunya virus in Ecuador. The study of disease vectors is one of the priority lines of research with an emphasis on the taxonomy and behavior of arthropod vectors that include Nematocerous Diptera, Triatomine Hemiptera, ticks and other groups of medical and veterinary interest. Some international projects that have been or are being executed include a sandfly taxonomy study, Leishmaniasis vectors in the Pacific coast and the Amazon of Ecuador, study of the transmission dynamics of Malaria in the Ecuadorian Amazon and of Chagas Disease in the Southwest of the country and study of the influence of climate change on vector diseases in rural parishes in the Metropolitan District of Quito.

Marketing Center

The Marketing Center is an organization specialized in marketing studies, created within the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, to meet the needs of companies in the city of Quito and Ecuador in general. He is technically trained to participate in research and consulting projects inside and outside the country. The CTT-USFQ will be the body in charge of the management and contracting aspects of the consulting projects in which the Marketing Center participates.

Process Excellence Group - PEG

The Process Excellence Group (PEG) is formed by professionals specialized in Industrial Engineering with national and international experience in the areas of business process improvement, optimization, quality, business intelligence, and project management. The PEG offers five lines of services with first-rate solutions in:
1) Continuous improvement of processes (including the design and improvement of processes; the integration of processes through business process management (BPM), among others);
2) Optimization and productivity of operations (for example optimization of capacity and productivity, cost reduction, predictive modeling and simulation of operations);
3) Quality Assurance and Lean Services (application of six sigma lean and its tools, ISO systems, statistical quality control, etc.);
4) Business Intelligence (including business analytics for decision making through the use of indicators and data analysis, data mining, data quality, and data management processes) and 5) Project Management according to PMBOK methodology, evaluation, and formulation of projects, programs, and portfolios.

The Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts & Sciences

In 2002, with the support of the Galapagos National Park, the Municipality and the central and provincial governments, the San Francisco de Quito University established The Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts & Sciences - GAIAS, with an academic and research focus at the international level, aimed at national and international students. GAIAS has become the most important educational and research institution along with the islands of the Galapagos archipelago. Its mission also includes establishing links with universities around the world, as well as between sectional and international governments and non-governmental organizations that work for conservation and sustainable development on the islands of the archipelago.

The CTT-USFQ is a consolidated organization that has its own administrative, technical, and financial units, as well as an infrastructure dedicated solely to the management and monitoring of projects that allow it to perform efficiently.

The CTT-USFQ works with expert professionals, with Masters and Ph.D. training, and a wide and recognized academic and professional career. The CTT-USFQ uses the existing technical-scientific capacities at USFQ and optimizes resources, resulting in a high level of efficiency in the activities and services it develops.

The CTT-USFQ has defined ethical principles in its regulations, which are detailed in a procedures manual, guaranteeing honest, transparent, and responsible work, under the principles of respect for projects, experts, and institutions.

Under highly technical criteria, it oversees data collection, structuring, and presentation of technical and financial reports, product delivery, and compliance with agreements. The results obtained from the investigations and consultancies are provided to the contractors, maintaining a principle of confidentiality.

The responsibility and transparency with which the CTT-USFQ works are reflected in the growing participation of projects and consultancies.

The CTT-USFQ, through a collegiate body, recognized for its high academic and professional level, guarantees and supports advisory services, where what is offered, from the identification of the need, can be structured in conjunction with the client, until the implantation of the same and internalization of the solution in the daily operation.