Escuela de Empresas offers business management programs for performance improvement. The portfolio includes master and business education programs in the areas of quality and productivity, talent development, finance, management and strategy, leadership, marketing and sales.
The programs combine competencies demanded by the business market with the liberal arts philosophy that promotes self-management, critical thinking and corporate integrity to enhance value creation.
We create value for companies and improve professional performance.
Masters
We offer master programs in classroom mode:
Master of business administration – MBA
Learn business management skills to create value, with a strategic, global and sustainable vision through liberal arts and leadership.
Master in finance
Update knowledge in financial markets and corporate finance to enhance income, make profitable and sustainable management decisions with business integrity.
Master in marketing
Acquire strategic and analytical marketing skills to design new products, innovate portfolios and businesses and lead profitable projects focused on new technologies in a market that demands authentic, ethical and digital practices.
Master in talent management and development
Develop a generalist vision to analyze opportunities and implement talent performance improvement initiatives.
We are part of the exclusive group of 300 universities in the world to be accredited by the Asociation of MBAs – AMBA, one of the most prestigious organizations that accredits the academic and professional excellence of MBA programs worldwide.
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Business education
We offer diplomas, certifications, certificates, international diplomas, continuing education courses and projects classified in a portfolio of programs open to the public, in-company and consulting, in the areas of quality and productivity, talent development, finance, management and strategy, leadership, marketing and sales; in classroom, blended and virtual modalities.
We are the only ones in Ecuador and the first in Latin America to be accredited by the Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training – IACET, a global organization that accredits the quality and excellence of continuing education programs under ISO standards in professional training. We are also accredited by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), an organization internationally recognized for promoting a systematic, evidence-based approach to improving professional and business performance.
Our mission is to lead with integrity and freedom to create value in society.
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Testimonials
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Our vision is to be the liberal arts business school of reference in the region.
Nuestra visión es ser la escuela de negocios de las artes liberales de referencia en la región.
Our team
We are passionate about learning, we believe in self-leadership and personal growth. We are a team focused on service to achieve applicable educational experiences, and high student and customer satisfaction.
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Ana María Decana Colegio de Administración de Empresas (+593)2-297-1700 Edificio Da Vinci, D300B |
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Juan José Espinosa Director de maestrías jespinosadelosmonteros@usfq.edu.ec (+593) 2-297-1700 Ext. 1212 Edificio Hayek, H-116S |
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María Antonieta Jaramillo Directora de educación empresarial mjaramillo@escueladeempresas.com (+593) 2-297-1700 Ext. 2129 Edificio Hayek, H-116R |
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Franklin Riofrío Coordinador de comunicación y diseño friofrio@escueladeempresas.com (+593) 2-297-1700 Ext. 1071 Edificio Hayek, H-100B |
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Vanessa Encalada Asistente de comunicación y diseño vencalada@escueladeempresas.com
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Isaac Garzón Coordinador de comunicación y marketing Edificio Hayek, H-100L |
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Francisco Hurtado Asistente de comunicación y eventos - Educación empresarial fhurtado@escueladeempresas.com Edificio Hayek, H-100L |
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Paula Rodriguez Asistente de comunicación y eventos - Maestrías prodriguezp@escueladeempresas.com Edificio Hayek, H-100L |
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Daniel Yánez Coordinador de desarrollo digital (+593) 2-297-1700 Ext. 1037 Edificio Hayek, H-100A |
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Juan Carlos Cáceres Asistente de desarrollo digital jccaceres@escueladeempresas.com
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Gabriela Vallejo Coordinadora académica - maestrías (+593) 2-297-1700 Ext. 1753 Edificio Hayek, H-116T |
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María Rosa Maldonado Coordinadora académica rmaldonadov@escueladeempresas.com (+593) 2-297-1700 Ext. 1729 Edificio Hayek, H-116Q |
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Nicole Castellanos Asistente académica ncastellanos@escueladeempresas.com
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Karolina Báez Valencia Coordinadora comercial - maestrías (+593) 98-943-8771 Edificio Hayek, H-100E |
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Pedro Cruz Asistente administrativo - maestrías (+593) 99-241-3715 Edificio Hayek, H-100E |
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Adela Carrasco Consultora de ventas acarrasco@escueladeempresas.com Edificio Hayek, H-100F |
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Paula Rodriguez Asesora comercial prodriguezp@escueladeempresas.com Edificio Hayek, H-100F |
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Sofía Rivadeneira Asesora comercial srivadeneira@escueladeempresas.com Edificio Hayek, H-100F |
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Samantha Quiñonez Asesora comercial squinonez@escueladeempresas.com Edificio Hayek, H-100F |
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Paola Cabezas Asistente administrativa contable - maestrías (+593) 2-297-1700 Ext. 1760 Edificio Hayek, H-116X |
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Pamela Rojas Asistente administrativa contable - educación empresarial (+593) 098-738-1925 Edificio Hayek, H-100I1 |
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Hugo Gallardo Auxiliar administrativo (+593) 2-297-1700 Edificio Hayek, H-116I |
"Solo la educación en libertad puede cambiar el mundo"
Santiago Gangotena
Our history
Universidad San Francisco de Quito’s School of Business was inspired by Santiago Gangotena’s purpose. Today, it is the School of Business of the Liberal Arts whose mission is to lead with integrity and freedom.
Learn about the milestones that marked our history and led us to become a reference in business education in Ecuador and Latin America.
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2004 - With an idea, a venture is born
2004Escuela de Empresas USFQ began as a venture of Ana María Novillo Rameix, director of EE-USFQ, together with a friend from USFQ’s Master’s program in Technology Management. The business consisted of giving management seminars open to the public with international professors.
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2005 - With the determination and support of USFQ, the “Fundación de Apoyo a la Educación Cicerón” was created.
2005The project gained momentum when Ana María returned to USFQ to create a self-sustaining training area and received the support of its founder, Santiago Gangotena. After six months of legal proceedings, Fundación de Apoyo a la Educación Cicerón was born, a name chosen by Santiago in recognition of the philosophy schools promoted by Cicero.
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2005 - Our logo, our pride
2005Freehand drawn by Santiago Gangotena, the logo bears the symbols that distinguish USFQ: the dragons, magical creatures that represent strength and wisdom, and the motto: studium, progressum, labor, which defines our focus on business education.
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2005 - First In-company program
2005With only a few months officially in the market, we carried out the first In-company program, together with the multinational company Yanbal. The Balance Scorecard certificate was attended by 50 employees and lasted 40 hours.
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2006 - Continuing education for the open public
2006It starts offering courses in several areas of study: strategy, marketing and advertising, education and the food industry.
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2008 - The start of a high-impact project: Sales and Service School – General Motors
2008Developed in conjunction with General Motors, we created the “Sales and Service School”, an In-company program that benefited more than 3,400 employees. This initiative arose with the aim of contributing to the professional development of GM talent through training in self-management, communication, customer service, conflict negotiation, consultative selling, among others.
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2009 - Growing demand for open to the public programs
2009Programs are implemented for close to 10,000 participants in leadership, entrepreneurship, industrial, systems, quality, economics, sales, auditing, agribusiness, taxation, management, marketing, finance, talent, liberal arts and others related to business management.
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2012 - First international In-company program
2012Together with Volkswagen, we started the first international In-company program, “Training of T4T training instructors”, with the participation of 43 employees from Ecuador, Mexico and Brazil.
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2013 - Creation of the Performance Model – MODE
2013Her passion for learning led Ana Maria to obtain a Doctorate in Philosophy, Ph.D., with a specialization in Training & Performance Improvement from Capella University, where she obtained the necessary tools to create a model for organizational and individual performance improvement for all academic programs and talent development projects at Escuela de Empresas called Modelo de Desempeño – MODE.
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2015 - 10th anniversary
2015Thanks to a team committed to contributing to the improvement of professional and business performance in the country, and with 290 programs (open and In-company) delivered; and more than 17,000 graduates, we celebrate 10 years in the market, positioning ourselves as leaders in business education in Ecuador.
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2015 - IACET Accreditation
2015After a rigorous accreditation process, we became the only business school in Ecuador to be accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training – IACET, a global organization that accredits the quality and excellence of continuing education programs under ISO standards in professional training; and that allows us to grant Continuing Education Units (CEUs) as a measure of performance and career development in the working world, valid internationally.
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2019 - ISPI Accreditation
2019As a guarantee of the highest quality standards in business education, EE-USFQ obtains its second international accreditation from the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), an organization internationally recognized for promoting a systematic, evidence-based approach to performance improvement. The accreditation reinforces our commitment to the growth and development of individuals and organizations.
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2020 - Resilience, innovation, transformation
2020The Covid-19 pandemic boosted virtuality and with it the resilience of the Escuela de Empresas team. Led by Ana Maria, we created an offer of 100% synchronous virtual programs, with which we positively impacted thousands of professionals nationally and internationally, as was the case of the Guatemalan Federated Sports System.
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2021 - An important step: USFQ Master’s degrees in business
2021Escuela de Empresas takes on the great challenge and integrates USFQ’s Master’s in Business Administration (MBA, Marketing and Finance Management) to its portfolio. With the support of the entire team, in its first year of management it achieved a 20% increase in sales.
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2021 - IACET reaccreditation
2021Our passion and commitment to business education led us to obtain reaccreditation from the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training – IACET, which guarantees our quality and academic excellence in continuing education programs.
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2022 - AMBA Reaccreditation
2022With only one year of managing the master’s in business, Escuela de Empresas obtains the reaccreditation of the Association of MBAs – AMBA, one of the most prestigious organizations in the world that accredits the academic and professional excellence of MBA programs globally. EE-USFQ becomes part of the select group of 300 universities and business schools in the world to have this recognition for its Master in Business Administration.
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2022 - NeurotrainingLab
2022With the objective of improving leadership performance, emotional intelligence and the performance of professionals and managers, we launched the first neuro-leadership laboratory in Ecuador that uses neuroscience, state-of-the-art technology and a methodology for the assessment and development of emotional (EQ), social (SQ) and cultural (CQ) intelligence competencies to record the emotions and verbal and non-verbal behavior of the participants.
Escuela de Empresas today
92%
academic satisfaction
34.800
graduates
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client companies
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loyalty indicator NPS
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648
applied projects
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34.559
class hours
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31.181
CEUs from 2016
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702
programs dictated
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4.107
courses given