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Institutional philosophy

Institutional Policies

The policies of ECOTEC University are the set of general guidelines that govern the institution's management processes.

Four pillars

Our policies

Academic policy

The social nature of learning, grounded in scientific and global content within changing practice-and-training contexts.

Research training as a tool for solving professional problems.

A humanistic, scientific, and creative education process that helps identify social needs through engagement with environments and contexts.

A faculty with deep mastery of science, teaching, methodology, research skills, and ICT for the comprehensive education of students.

Training professionals who integrate theory and practice to address the problems of professional and social settings with creative thinking and research skills.

Scientific research policy

Take a systemic approach to the interaction between the units responsible for this activity and the academic programs, research lines, groups, and projects, aligned with the needs of science and society.

Strengthen scientific research through the management of scientific and technological knowledge and innovation, from an ethical and humanistic perspective, as the link between teaching and community engagement.

Community engagement policy

Help train competent professionals to meet the social, scientific, and technological needs of business and society, understood as a dynamic learning environment.

Propose solutions to society's problems through knowledge generation, contributing to social and human growth and a better quality of life.

Environmental policy

Train professionals with environmental awareness and responsibility, and manage the environmental aspects of university processes by increasing efficiency in the use of natural and energy resources.

Promote an environmental culture through the prevention, mitigation, and reduction of environmental impact.

ECOTEC students in the green areas of the Samborondón Campus

Integrated management policy

Quality, environment, and safety in a single system

“ECOTEC is an inclusive higher education institution that integrates its processes with relevance and drives the strengthening of its management with academic quality and social responsibility, preserving the environment and protecting the health and safety of its employees with ethics and transparency, respecting the current legal framework, and incorporating the needs and expectations of stakeholders for continuous improvement.”

Integrated Management System (IMS)

Senior Management commitments

01

Assign, document, and communicate specific responsibilities for the IMS models at all levels of the institution.

02

Promote the dissemination and understanding of the IMS Policy and its purposes within the framework of strategic planning.

03

Periodically review IMS performance with the heads of each area to strengthen its performance and results.

04

Develop a culture of academic reflection, evaluation, continuous improvement, intellectual property management, and accountability at all levels and in all modalities.

05

Promote innovation and the ongoing updating of processes, aligning their core functions with the needs of the national and international environment.

06

Ensure compliance with laws and regulations, especially those related to the quality of higher education, the environment, and occupational health and safety.

07

Minimize the environmental impact of our activities by promoting the sustainable use of resources and reducing waste.

08

Encourage the implementation of cutting-edge technological innovations to manage sustainable and safe campuses.

09

Provide safe and healthy working conditions, preventing occupational risks and protecting the health of employees, workers, and visitors.

10

Enhance the professional and occupational development of human talent and its active participation in the institution.

11

Support and respect the protection of fundamental human rights within our sphere of influence.

12

Promote equal opportunities and gender equity, include historically excluded groups, and eradicate forced labor, child labor, and discrimination.

13

Promote institutional values and fight corruption in all its forms.

14

Establish cooperation ties with national and foreign higher education institutions for knowledge transfer.

Panoramic view of the Samborondón Campus and its green areas

Governing document

Comprehensive Reform of the Statute

Read the Statute of Universidad Tecnológica ECOTEC, the regulation that organizes its governance, bodies, and processes.