ESPOL’s Office of Community Engagement promotes, plans, and coordinates the University’s engagement with society through eight multidisciplinary programs. These programs bring together faculty members and students to address local, regional, and national development needs sustainably, while promoting the transfer of knowledge, technology, and innovation.
What Are Community Engagement Programs?
ESPOL’s Office of Community Engagement defines institutional community engagement programs as coordinated groups of projects carried out by faculty members and students from different academic disciplines.
These programs seek to improve quality of life, protect the environment, promote productive development, and preserve culture and traditional knowledge. They are implemented through community service initiatives designed to support individuals, groups, and communities in vulnerable situations by developing solutions that generate meaningful and lasting impact.
Our Programs
Explore ESPOL’s community engagement programs by hovering over the images and clicking on the program you would like to learn more about.
Social and Educational Growth Program
Social and Educational Growth Program.
Strengthening and Dissemination of Sciences and Development of Life Skills through Innovative Practices
Strengthening and Dissemination of Sciences and Development of Life Skills through Innovative Practices
Strengthening and Dissemination of Sciences and Development of Life Skills through Innovative Practices
Strengthening and Dissemination of Sciences and Development of Life Skills through Innovative Practices
Use of Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Areas and Conservation Units
Use of Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Areas and Conservation Units
Comprehensive Strengthening in Energy Efficiency, ICTs, and Agroproduction for Sustainable Community Development
Energía y TIC para el desarrollo sostenible.
Integrated Coastal Management in Manglaralto Parish
Integrated Coastal Management in Manglaralto Parish.
Strengthening Learning Strategies in the Context of Education for Sustainable Development
Fortalecimiento de las estrategias de aprendizaje en el contexto de la educación para el desarrollo sostenible.
Sustainable San Rafael: Community Development and Safe
Fortalecimiento y difusión de las Ciencias y desarrollo de habilidades para la vida mediante prácticas innovadoras.
What Is a Community Service Project
A community engagement project consists of a set of activities designed to improve the living conditions of vulnerable groups and contribute to achieving the overall objective of the institutional program to which it belongs. It also provides students with opportunities to complete their community service placements in real-life intervention settings, under the guidance of faculty members serving as project directors and tutors.