FLACSO (Ecuador)

The FLACSO Headquarters in Ecuador was established in 1974, through an agreement between the Ecuadorian State and FLACSO's international system. The institution is part of the Ecuadorian university system and was recognized by the Higher Education Law in 2000. The Headquarters enjoys administrative and financial autonomy in accordance with its constitutive agreement.
FLACSO Ecuador builds and disseminates knowledge and knowledge in the field of social sciences and humanities through teaching and critical and creative research. Its principles are pluralism and academic autonomy in the search to contribute to the development of the diverse currents of Latin American and Andean thought, and to promote justice, equity and social inclusion.