Academic Report Confucius Institute USFQ

4 FINANCIAL REPORT

Following the financial status of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 is detailed

$80,000.00 $74,337.34
$70,000.00
$60,000.00 $63,802.92
$50,000.00
$40,000.00 $52,868.55
$30,000.00
$20,000.00
$10,000.00

$-

2013 Total Income
2014 2015

$120,000.00 $101,203.36
$100,000.00
$75,042.77 $74,325.55
$80,000.00
$60,000.00
$40,000.00
$20,000.00

$-

2013 1
2014 2015

CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT UNIVERSIDAD

SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO – CUENCA

EXTENSION

1 LOCATION OF THE CITY AND IMPORTANCE IN THE COUNTRY

The official name of the city of Cuenca is Santa Ana of the four rivers of Cuenca, is the capital of the
province of Azuay and is located in the southern part of the Cordillera of the Ecuadorian Andes, 441 km
away from the capital, Quito. Typically enjoys a temperate climate with an average temperature of 17 °
C. Its population is approximately 500,000, making it the third largest city of Ecuador and the area is
15,730 hectares.

Cuenca was founded in 1557 in what was formerly
the Inca city of Tomebamba, considered the cradle
of the Inca Huayna Capac, in turn built on what is
believed was Guapdondelig, city of the Canari
nation that inhabited the central southern region of
todays Ecuador. Thanks to the peculiar
characteristics of the soil and the circumstances of
the later gradual miscegenation, printed on the
inhabitants a unique idiosyncrasy, that with the
passing of decades and centuries was tilling and
building what today is now Cuenca: the economic
and cultural center of a rich Ecuador region.

Cuenca is recognized as the birthplace of writers and poets for what is considered the Athens of Ecuador.
The cuencana population have been considered as people who enjoy the arts and letters it is why
Cuenca serves as a host of several international festivals such as the Festival Theatre "Scenarios of the
World" or, for example, the Film Festival "The Orchid Cuenca "which this year is in its fifth edition.
Similarly, thanks to its colonial architecture and cultural diversity, Cuenca was declared a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO in 1999. The historic center of Cuenca is considered one of the best preserved of
America and that is why it is a advantage that the House of Chinese Language and Culture Santa Ana de
Cuenca it located right in the heart of the heritage city center.

Adress of the Institute

2 ACADEMICS

Analysis of Growth and Decrease 2014-2016
1. The Confucius Institute opened in 2014 with 19 students within the first year, for the following year
with cultural activities and promotion of the Confucius Institute by the local media as newspapers and
radio, the institute manage to achieve by 2015 a total of 55 active students, and so far 2016 has a total
of 50 active students attending classes at different times offered within the unit.
2. an increase of 289% from 2014 to 2015 because the institute was unveiled in the city and many
people had an interest in learning the Chinese language and thus know their culture and traditions was
obtained, together with the increase in relations with Asian countries and China essentially, caused the
increase of our students is really significant.
3. At present we have a total of 50 students of which 32 of them are students who are at a basic level,
17 are studying the intermediate level and a student in Face to Face classes.
4. A 10% reduction in the number of students for May 2016 is noted because most of the students of the
extension are university students and professionals and do not have enough time to take classes , for
this reason it has an average dropout rate of 25% from 2014 to 2016.

Year Analysis of Increase and Decrease Registered
Students 2014 Actives 19
Students 2015 19 75
Students 2016 55 97
50

Analysis of Increase and Decrease

NUMBER OF STUDENTS 100 75 97
90 55 50
80
70 Estudiantes 2015 Estudiantes 2016
60
50
40 19 19
30
20
10
0
Estudiantes 2014

2.1 PROJECTION

1. Year 2014
In the year of the opening of the Confucius Institute USFQ Extension Cuenca had a total of 7 students.
2. Year 2015
In the second year of activities of the Confucius Institute a total had 75 students enrolled and 55 active
students.
3. Year 2016

In the third year of operation of the Confucius Institute in Cuenca it has a total of 97 students enrolled
and 50 active students.

4. Year 2017-2020

For the next three years we are looking to have a 30% increase in actives students by the
reincorporation of our registered students, adapting more easily studies methods and enrolling new
students through cultural activities and promotion in the media local communication and the use of
social networks.

Students 2014 Students Projection 2020 Registered
Students 2015 Actives 7
Students May 2016 7 75
Students 2017 55 97
Students 2018 50 107
Students 2019 65 117
Students 2020 85 129
110 145
143

STUDENTS PROJECTION

160

140 145
137

129

120 117

NUMBER OF STUDENTS 107 110
100 97

80 85
75

60 65
55
50

40

20
7

0

2.2 NATIVE AND LOCAL TEACHERS

Chinese teachers: Teachers report Locals: 4
Año: 2016
Teachers # Students
Wang Wei 1 11
Tamara Bernal 18
Alice Zhou # Classes 8
3
4
2

David Xu 28
Hsin Hui 15

Total 12 50

2.3 HSK

Date HSK Y HSKK December 06
2015 HSKK Level
Students -
Patricia Villa HSK Level -
Eva Tigreros 2 -
Gustavo Delgado 2 Begginer
Belén Chica 2
3 March 20
Date HSKK Level
Students 2016 -
Ariel Montesdeoca -
Nancy Simbaña HSK Level -
Paula Idrovo 1 Begginer
Sofía Acosta 1 Begginer
Paula Araujo 1
2
2

2.4 SCHOLARSHIPS

Regarding scholarships, the Confucius Institute USFQ Cuenca extension, being new venue has not
awarded scholarships in 2014 and 2015, which goes from 2016 there are two students who took the HSK
and HSKK examination and currently are applying for a 6 month and 1 year scholarships given by the
Confucius Institute. Students who are applying this year are Sofia Acosta for the 6 month scholarship
Belén Chica for the one year fellowship.

2.5 CURRENT STUDENTS (2016)

1. Estudiantes

1.1 Estudiantes - Niveles

CATEGORIA Número de Cantidad de Porcentajes
Paralelos Estudiantes

Nivel 1 Básico 7 32 64%
Nivel 2 Básico - Intermedio 4 17 34%
Nivel 3 Intermedio 0 0 0%
Nivel 4 Intermedio - Avanzado 0 0 0%
Estudiantes face to face 1 1 2%
Total 12 50 100%

1.2 Estudiantes - Catergorías

Estudiantes Nuevos 8 16%
74%
Estidiantes Antiguos 37 10%
100%
Reinsercion 5

Total 50

1.3 Estudiantes Nuevos - Categoría Ingreso

Categoria Número Porcentaje
Radio 0 0%

Aviso en prensa 1 13%

Página Web 2 25%
Facebook 0 0%

Amigos 3 38%

Ferias 0 0%
2 25%
Visita Establecimiento 8 100%
Total

1.4 Estudiantes Nuevos - Clasificación ocupación

Categoria Número Porcentaje

Primaria 0 0%
Secundaria 2 25%

Universidad 6 75%

Profesionales 0 0%
NNEE 0 0%

Total 8 100%

3 CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

In the following is a detailed cultural schedule for the activites and done by the Confucius
Institute Cuenca and the persons envoled on said activities.

Date Culural Activities Development Attendants
20/02/2015 2015 120 personas
11/04/2015 8 participantes
25/04/2015 Activity 11 participantes
20/06/2015 Fiesta de Primavera 50 personas
26/09/2015 Eliminatorias Copa del Embajador 40 personas
11/11/2015 Eliminatorias Puente Chino
14/11/2015 Festival Duanwu 52 interesados
Festival de Medio Otoño

V Edición Modelo de Naciones Unidas UDAMUN

Date 2016 Attendants
04/02/2016 Activity 100 personas
30/03/2016 30 personas
31/03/2016 Fiesta de Primavera 20 personas

01/04/2016 Inauguración Semana Internacional China 120 personas

01/04/2016 Película "Adiós a mi Concubina" 50 personas
02/04/2016 Charla de "Pensamiento y Cultura China" dirigida por el 20 personas
02/04/2016 Director del Instituto PhD. José Augusto Salazar 150 personas
Taller de papel cortado y manillas
Charla de Pensamiento Chino
Clausura de la Semana Internacional China

During the month of January we began 11 classes with a total of 50 active students. Modules began on
16 Saturday with a total of 4 classes and 22 students. On the other hand, the modules from Monday to
Thursday 25 began on Monday with a total of 7 classes and 27 students. We also have a student for
tutoring.

Date Activity Description Number of
Students
16-01-2016 Beginning of Beggining of Saturday
25-01-2016 Classes intensive clases. 22
Beggining of regular
Beginning of Monday-Thursday 27
Classes classes

Also during the last days of the month, we started with everything related to planning, promotion and
organization of the HSK in March.

FEBRUARY

On February 4 at 18:00 it took place the Spring Festival by the arrival of the year of "fire monkey" at the
Confucius Institute USFQ extension Cuenca.

The event was attended by about 100 people including students, parents and other guests who enjoyed
an evening filled with music, culture and traditional holiday meal.

The event was the first point words of welcome by Tamara Bernal, Local teacher of the unit.

As a second point we had the presentation of certificates by teachers and Tamara Yuan Fasen Bernal
students who have completed the first two modules and equally to those who have completed
successfully the first level of Mandarin. In total certificates to 10 students who successfully continue
their studies were presented.

As a third point the teachers Hsin Ping and Wang Hui made a brief presentation about what it represents,
means and the Spring Festival is celebrated in Chinese culture.

The fourth and final point two workshops were held, where preparation classes firecrackers or rockets
were handed paper and another where attendees were jiaozi who prepared to your liking.

So to brighten up this party and provide a taster who took time to attend this event, the staff of the
Confucius Institute prepared jiaozi and own fried rice China with the help of teachers who dictated the
guidelines of preparation

Date Activity Description Number of
04-02-2016 Attendants
Fiesta de la Entrega de
Primavera diplomas 100

Breve introducción
a la festividad.

Talleres de faroles
y jiaozi.

Degustación de
platos típicos.

PHOTOS

MARZO

MARCH

HSK exam

The HSK examination was performed in March. On March 18 preparation classes for the HSK
examination culminated. On Sunday, March 20 from 08:00 am it was proceeded to enlist classrooms and
equipment sound and computer to take the exam, the HSK 1 and 2 exam started at 9 am the same that
was attended by five students with three gave the HSK 1 exam and two HSK 2. Upon completion of
these tests proceeded to take the initial examination HSKK it began at 10:30 am and ended at 11:30 am
this test gave him two.

Once the exam supervisor extension proceeded to sign and seal all documents examination, it also
proceeded to the total destruction of examinations, recording the audio CD's with the initial
examination HSKK all this I do it once completed and HSKK HSK exams, at 12:30 pm we proceeded to
seal examinations and audios for sending by bag in Quito

Date Activity Description Number of
20-03-2016 HSK Students
Los exámenes HSK
20-03-2016 HSKK 1 y HSK 2 se 5
desarrollaron
2
desde las 9:00 a
10:00.

Los exámenes
HSKK inicial se
desarrollaron
desde las 10:30 a

11:30.

PHOTOS

INTERNATIONAL WEEK

Activities during the International Week China by the Confucius Institute USFQ Cuenca extension from
March 30 to April 2 were as follows. Importantly, all these activities were organized in conjunction with
the Department of External Relations of the Municipality of Cuenca.
On Wednesday March 30 as the start of the China International week two activities were conducted
1. In the afternoon from 15:00 until 18:00 calligraphy workshop and lanterns taught by teachers Alice
Zhou and Wang Wei teachers of the Confucius Institute at the local City Museum with a total of 30
participants was conducted .

2. On the night from 19:30 to 21:00 of the opening of the International Week China at the facilities
of the Quinta Bolivar where it began the exposure of Chinese arts with the presence of the
municipal authorities. It was held with a total of over 35 people.

On Thursday March 31 as the second day of the International Week China
3. The presentation of the film "Farewell My Concubine" within the premises of the Confucius Institute
was held from 18:30 to 20:30 with the presence of 20 people.
On Friday April 1 as the third day of the International Week the following activities were carried out:

4. In the morning from 09:00 PhD Institute Director Jose Augusto Salazar gave a talk on "Thought and
Culture China" after that the presentation of the film "Hero" was held in this event will be featured the
presence of about 120 people.

5. On the afternoon from 14:00 to 18:00 workshop handles cut paper and directed by professors Alice
Wang Wei and Zhou where we have the presence of students from school and public Luis Cordero was
held in overall, we had the presence of about 50 people.

On Saturday April 2 the closing of the China International where three activities were taken by the
Confucius Institute held

6. As a first activity of the day was held classes Chen style Taijiquan led by the Director of the Institute
PhD José Augusto Salazar

7. After that the artistic presentation,Juan Pacheco (piano), Alonso Quijano (ocarina) performed
together a traditional Chinese melody .

8. And to end the evening Gaby Chalem performed a chinese traditional song

This day we have the presence of about 150 people which enjoyed an event full of art and culture the
same that ended around 21:30.

Date Hour Activity Description Number of
30-03-2016 Attendants
15:00-18:00 Taller de arte El taller estuvo a
chino: faroles y cargo de los 30
profesores del
caligrafía. Instituto

Confucio USFQ
extensión

Cuenca y tuvo

30-03-2016 19:00-21:00 Inauguración lugar en el 35
muestra auditorio del
31-03-2016 18:30-20:30 Museo de la 20
01-04-2016 9:00-10:00 Película “Adiós 120
a mi Ciudad.
La inauguración
Concubina” de la Semana

Charla sobre Internacional
pensamiento y China se dio en
cultura China las instalaciones

de la Quinta
Bolívar, en
donde se
inauguró la
muestra que

está en
exposición hasta

el 15 de abril.
La película tuvo

lugar en las
instalaciones del

Instituto
Confucio USFQ

extensión
Cuenca.
El Director del
Instituto José
Salazar PhD.
Dictó una charla
sobre

pensamiento y

cultura china en

las instalaciones

del Museo de la

Ciudad.

Presentación de

10:00-12:30 Película película en el 120
“Héroe” auditorio del 50
Museo de la 25

Ciudad.

El taller estuvo a

cargo de los

profesores del

Instituto

Talles de arte Confucio USFQ

14:00-18:00 chino: manillas extensión

y papel cortado. Cuenca y tuvo

lugar en el

auditorio del

Museo de la

Ciudad.

El Director del

Instituto José

Conversatorio Salazar PhD.

02-04-2016 en la Mantuvo un
10:00-12:00 conversatorio

Universidad del

Azuay sobre

pensamiento

chino con los

18:00-21:00 Clausura de la estudiantes de la 150
Semana carrera de
Estudios
Internacional
Internacionales
de la Universidad

del Azuay.
Taller de faroles
a cargo de los
profesores del

Instituto
Confucio USFQ

extensión
Cuenca.

Clase
demostrativa de
Taichía cargo de
José Salazar PhD.

Presentación
artística a cargo

de Alonso
Quijano, Juan

Pacheco y
Gabriela Chalén.

PHOTOS

Poster





Lecture





4 FINANCIAL REPORT

$50,000.00 INCOMES
$45,000.00
$40,000.00 $42,920.53
$35,000.00
$30,000.00 $8,196.64 $7,492.00 INGRESOS
$25,000.00
$20,000.00 Polinómica
$15,000.00 (INGRESOS)
$10,000.00

$5,000.00
$-

2014 2015 2016

Anual assessment of incomes

$70,000.00 EXPENSES GASTOS
$60,000.00 Polinómica (GASTOS)
$50,000.00 $51,649.60 $54,153.25
$40,000.00
$30,000.00 $20,631.83
$20,000.00
$10,000.00

$-

2014 2015 2016

Anual assessment of expenses

CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT
UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE
QUITO – MANTA EXTENSION

1 INTRODUCTION

The Center for Language and Chinese Culture San Pablo de Manta is located in the coastal profile of
the province of Manabi Province in the city of Manta, to a ground distance of 419km from the capital
of Republic, Quito.
Throughout these 77 years as a city, the city has been prepared to be one of the most important in
the next millennium, national and foreign investment, establishment of new and modern processing
factories seafood and construction of elegant buildings. The development that has taken Manta in
recent years and has exposed to Ecuador and the world has been the fundamental basis for that
within the next two decades, this city is one of the first in America, made that would set the tone for
that continue to drive a prolonged and sustained economic growth based on investment. Moreover
Manta is visited annually by both foreign and domestic tourists for its various tourist spots of great
affluence,
Manta is one of the main ports of the South Pacific in this new millennium emerging as the city of the
future.
The Confucius Institute of San Pablo de Manta is located in the commercial downtown area of Manta
where it has great facilities for mobilization, transportation, parking, banking area, restaurants and a
sea view splendid location of its streets they are on 3rd Avenue, 14th Street corner building second
floor.

1.1 BEGINNING

The Confucius Institute of San Pablo de Manta of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito began work
since September 2015, is an educational center of international character, which imparts teaching
Mandarin Chinese language and spread the ancient Chinese culture with the highest standards of
teaching and educational quality. Currently, there are over 380 language centers Confucius Institute
in the world, in more than 105 countries, maintaining its headquarters in Beijing.

It offers programs of study of Chinese language and culture, creating a cultural knowledge of the
Middle East, which promotes and develops the skills to participate and succeed in the social
environment and therefore China's trade.

In Ecuador, the Confucius Institute at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) is the only one
of its kind, with the support of the International Bureau Language Mandarin Chinese, known as
Hanban. It currently has more than 350 students spread across its headquarters in the Campus
Cumbayá and its 6 extensions in the cities of Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Portoviejo, San Cristobal,
Manta.

1.2 SERVICES

The Confucius Institute of San Pablo de Manta of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito offers a
curriculum that covers both language and Chinese culture where students develop social skills to
cope and commercially with China.

The teaching method covers various aspects such as reading, writing, listening, grammar, phonetics
and vocabulary.

The services offered by the Language Centre are: translation and interpretation services, regular
courses and Saturday Chinese and Spanish, business round, business classes, individual classes, HSK
preparation courses and Summer Camp programs.

Confucius Institute of Manta

2 STUDENTS

The Confucius Institute of San Pablo de Manta of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito has 20
students, pursuing basic levels. Our students are mainly university students and professionals.

2.1 CURRENT STUDENTS (2016)

1.1 Estudiantes - Niveles 1. Estudiantes Cantidad de Porcentajes
Es tudi a ntes
CATEGORIA Número de 70%
Pa ra l el os 14 0%
Nivel 1 Básico 0 0%
Nivel 2 Básico - Intermedio 4 0 0%
Nivel 3 Intermedio 0 0 30%
Nivel 4 Intermedio - Avanzado 0 6 100%
Estudiantes face to face 0 20
Total 6
10

1.2 Estudiantes - Catergorías

Estudiantes Nuevos 2 10%

Estidiantes Antiguos 16 80%

Rei ns erci on 2 10%

0 0%

Alumnos Modulos por ingresar 0 0%

Total 20 100%

1.3 Estudiantes Nuevos - Categoría Ingreso

Ca tegori a Número Porcentaje
0%
Ra di o 0 0%
0%
Aviso en prensa 0 0%
0%
Página Web 0 0%

Facebook 0 100%
100%
Ami gos 0

Feri a s 0

Visita Establecimiento 2

Total 2

1.4 Estudiantes Nuevos - Clasificación ocupación

Ca tegori a Número Porcentaje
0%
Pri ma ri a 0 0%
0%
Secunda ri a 0
100%
Uni vers i da d 0 0%

Profes i ona l es 2 100%

NNEE 0

Total 2

2.2 TEACHERS

We currently have two volunteers and a local teacher according to our needs:

Full Name Teacher
Local Teacher
苏繁丽 SU FAN LI
吴红丽 WU HONG LI Volunteer
Volunteer
张懿 ZHANG YI

 FACILITIES
Dimensions

- Office area -40 m2
- Reception area - 30 m2
- Area 18m2 library
- Area of classroom teaching 1- 12 m2
- Area of classroom teaching 2- 12 m2
- Area of classroom teaching 3- 16 m2
- Area Classroom Teaching 4 – 20 m2
- Area classroom teaching 5 – 11 m2
- Area kitchen - 20m2
- Teachers room – 12 m2

1.7.1 STUDY AREA / LIBRARY

Office Area

Reception area
Library

Cafeteria

Classroom 1 Classrooms
Classroom 2

Classroom 3 Classroom 4

Teachers - Students

3 CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

These activities were carried out within the language center with the help of our teachers, to
publicize Chinese culture further.

•Paper Cutting
• Art and Calligraphy China
•Cooking courses
• Mid-Autumn Festival
• Videos or Chinese movies
• Dance
• Thai Chi
• Classes Business Chinese

ACTIVITY ON CHINESE CULTURE.
"剪纸" paper- CUTTING

On March 9, 2015, in the city of Manta, the Confucius Institute at the Universidad San Francisco de
Quito extension Manta made cutting paper, with the presence of students, parents and staff of
Confucius Institute. In the first part Ginger Pincay, administrative assistant welcomed people to this
event, after Professor 张懿 (Zhang Yi) made a brief introduction on the cut paper, part of its history
and showed a pattern of cut paper, and teacher 吴红丽 (Wu Hongli) explained other paper-cut
patterns, besides the teachers taught the vocabulary of materials needed for this activity, making this
a class as much as a cultural learning Chinese language.
The class was well pleased of our students and parents.

• STRENGTHS
• The Confucius Institute, Manta

Extension has a fairly extensive physical

S office, this allows activities providing
comfort to students and invited guests.

• OPPORTUNITIES
• In conducting this activity it provides an

opportunity for students to invite their friends,
family and so spread to the Manta Community

O the services and benefits ofConfucius Institute,

Manta Extension.

• WEAKNESSES
• As the Confucius Institute, Manta Extension is

"a new institute" and pioneer in Chinese
language teaching for the city of Manta, the

W city lacks knowledge about the Confucius
Institute, Manta Extension, but thanks to the
marketing strategy, we will gradually reduce
these weaknesses.

• THREATS
• Among the factors that could exist as threats to

such activities they do not exist, since these are

T activities that are contemplated within the
budget of the Confucius Institute, the support
of teachers and assistants coordination of
Confucius Institute, Manta Extension.

Students, teachers, parents and staff of the Confucius Institute at the end of the activity.
Confucius Institute teachers teaching about the activity of cutted paper.



Parents Making Paper Cut activity.

Projection

In this five years Confucius Institute seeks to position itself as one of the best alternatives for Chinese
language teaching in the city.

Thus demonstrating the quality of education we provide and the level achieved by students to study
at our institution. Our proposal is to achieve an annual total of 70 active students thereby achieve
cover the average costs of the institution and would obtain a profit of approximately $ 8.688,86.

Confucius Institute Manta, starts between the months of July and August 2015 with an investment of
$ 16,976.27 in equipment and necessary expenses which will recover in two years as maximum time
from January 2016.

Students 2015 - 2016

2015 2016
11 students 22 students

4 FINANCIAL REPORT

Incomes

1200

1000 984
800

600 704.5 2015

400

200

0 I. por Face to Face
I. por Estudiantes

Expenses

10000 9443.36
9000
8000 7797.1 7012.05
7000
6000 3864.46
5000
4000 735.51 228.05 2015
3000
2000
1000
0

CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT
UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE
QUITO – PORTOVIEJO EXTENSION

1 LOCATION OF THE CITY AND IMPORTANCE IN THE COUNTRY

1.1 LOCATION

Portoviejo is the provincial capital and also is cantonal head of the canton of the same name. This
city is the first city established in the Ecuadorian coast and was founded on 12 March 1535 by the
Spanish Francisco Pacheco, who was a captain of the conquering army of Diego de Almagro, under
the name of "New Villa of San Gregorio de Portoviejo ".

It limits the north with the Rocafuerte, Sucre, Bolivar and Junín cantons; south to the Santa Ana
Canton; west with the Montecristi and the Pacific Ocean and the east with Pichincha and Santa Ana
cantons. The distance keeps Portoviejo regarding Quito, capital of Ecuador, is 368.5 km for E38 and
E20.

It has a population of 303,034 inhabitants. It is the most populous city of Manabi and Seventh of
Ecuador. Population composed predominantly of mestizos and descendants of Spaniards, Italians,
Lebanese and descendants of native cultures in the area.

Known as the city of Los Reales Tamarindos Portoviejo has become the most important center of
agricultural and commercial activity in the province of Manabi and foundation of its economy.

Being a city located in the center of the province, it is the strategic point where presenting the
villagers and nearby cities to enjoy the beauty of all places Portoviejo offers, where besides the
vernacular are combined with modern, churches are true museums, who jealously guard the stories
of their people and allow multitudinous rituals in honor of their patron saints.

Portoviejo in the heart of the park Vicente Amador Flor, Park singers, poets, intellectuals and lovers,
is the gazebo that reflects the history of the city, is located since 1910; there are many landmarks
that are ampersand, meeting and family, social and cultural tradition.

Another attraction of Portoviejo is the Sports City, one of the most important sectors, being the first
and only in Ecuador that has concentrated scenarios for different sports activities, sports practiced
are: athletics, swimming, judo, boxing, tennis, baseball, skating, basketball, climbing, triple jump,
javelin, chess, wrestling, table tennis, weightlifting, taekwondo, cycling, gymnastics, high jump, long
jump, etc.

Portoviejo is located 30 km from the sea in Crucita and 35 km from the city of Manta, neighboring
city and main port of the province, both can be reached thanks to the new and modern highway.

Portoviejo River valley in which it is located the city is rich in vegetable production, vegetables and
tropical fruits for domestic consumption.

Portoviejo parishes contribute to the economy each canton, and as a clear example that we have Rio
Chico is recognized as the largest and best producer of rice nationwide.

Much of the economic activity is due to the industrial sector is the most developed and is line with
piladoras agribusiness rice, refined processing plants brandy, tomato sauce and sliced banana,
popularly known as plantain chips. Another source of income is the area for being bureaucratic
provincial capital and home to many government agencies. By having natural, cultural and tourist
resources, another support the economy with which you want to gain ground is tourism, as this has
beach county, city and countryside; part of a "Cultural Tourism, Rural and sun and beach"

The city has three universities and two campuses distance, schools and state schools are increasingly
welcomed, with two schools and four colleges the oldest and most popular among the population.
Private education is led by bilingual schools and colleges as well as bilingual and technological
institutes.

Our Learning Center is located in a strategic place of Portoviejo; in the northwest of the city, in the
Cdla. Los Pinos, on the streets on June 5 and Av. Manabi, the place is easily recognizable and
location, has its own parking lot which facilitates access. The building is two stories and shared with
an adjoining office.

We are located 366km away from Headquarters ICUSFQ in Cumbayá.