Presentation of the Associate Degree in Administration of Local Economies offered by CUBR in Guayaquil, Ecuador

1. AssociatesDegree in Administration of Local Economies

2. WhythisDegree? In thetown of Chongon… A Universitydegreeisimportant Veryfewpeoplehaveprofessionaldegrees Thisprogramtrainspeopletowork in the rural areawheretheylive.

3. What is the ? The Foundation Centro Universitario de Bienestar Rural, CUBR, is a non profit, private institución devoted to higher education, con Legal Status from the Colombian Ministry of Education (Resolución 9111 del 11 de julio de 1988). Aims to provide rural and urban areas with human rsources trained to take on the challenges of self-empowered development of their communities.

4. WhatisthisProgram? Itis a 2-year Universityprogramthatculminates in anAssociatesDegree. TheDegreeisissuedbythe CUBR in Colombiawhichshouldthenbevalidatedbythe CONESUP of Ecuador.

5. WhoistheProgramfor? For young and adult high-school graduates who seek a college degreewhichwillhelp them to serve their own communities as trainedprofesionals.

6. What are theProgramobjectives? … develop intellectual, as well as spiritual capacities in students so they become moral leaders. … achieve, through service,that students channel their inherent capacities into becoming active agents of social transformation. … develop students potential to be actors of their own community’s development by means of social action. …contribute to students intellectual formation by developing their fundamental skills and capacities so that their contribution to local (social) development is informed by science.

7. Whatjobpossibilities can graduates look forward to? The Graduate will have developed his/her capacities to: Carry out feasibility studies for productive projects, small businesses or the service industry. Advise on the creation of small businesses or service industries. Elaborate and follow up budgets of community- based projects and local organizations. Administer small community organizations or local government-funded programs or local institutions.

9. What is the Methodology? It is distance-learning. There will be study and fieldworkworkshpsmeetingsone weekend per month and smallergroupmeetingsonce a week.

11. Attendworkshops (20 hours each subject).

12. Fieldwork.

14. Where? Weekend workshops will take place at Alegría Farm, near Chongón. Weekly study sessions will take place in small study groups formed by students who live near one another.

15. When? PreparationCourse: February20 to May 16 2010 First Semester: June 15 toDecember 19, 2010 Second Semester: January 3 to June 5, 2011 Third Semester: July 8 to December 4, 2011 Fourth Semester: January 2 to April, 2012 Internship: May and June 2012.

16. PrevioustotheFirst Semester Registration January 4 toFebruary 15, 2010 Turn in documents. Pay $40.00 Take admission exam. PreparationCourse Academic + fieldwork Induction Descriptions 1 Mathematics 1 Computer Lab 1 Dates February 20 and 21. March 27 and 28. April 10 and 11. May 15 and 16

17. How much? PreparationCourse $40 Total (studentspay full fee). $10 beforeFebruary 15, 2010. Then… $15 a month or $7.50 every two weeksthroughApril 2010. Each Semester $320 Total ( texts included). Each student pays $80 per semesterwith a scholarship Payment: $13.50 a month or $7 every two weeks.