Welcome to the ECCC - Education Sector Committee Homepage

 About the Ecuadorian Canadian Chamber of Commerce Education Sector

At the ECCC, the education sectoral committee is comprised of the  following members:

  Presidente: Marie Vivas, Colegio Americano de Quito

To carry out this mission, the Education Committee has established the following goals:

1. Create opportunities for exchange between Canadian and Ecuadorian educational institutions.
2. Encourage the involvement of the Canadian-Ecuadorian community in Quito (ex-pats, returning graduates, business people) in educational activities
3. Distribute information to the Ecuadorian community about living and studying in Canada.
4. Distribute information to the Canadian community about living and studying in Ecuador.
5. Cooperate with other CCEC committees in activities that promote cultural and educational exchange between Ecuador and Canada.
6. Facilitate opportunities for Ecuadorian students to study in Canada.
7. Promote Ecuador as a market for Canadian education.
8. Create a Canadian-Ecuadorian Alumni Association.

The Education Committee is considering the following activities to further these goals:

1. Organization of a counselor tour of Canadian universities (Summer 2006).
2. Formation of a Speakers Bureau.
3. Support to Canadian universities that wish to recruit in Ecuador.
4. Coordination of career days for member schools.
5. Support to university and professional exchanges.
6. Organization of local conferences on education topics.
7. Promotion of social and cultural events where students can learn about Canadian culture.
8. Establishment of an information library/database for incoming Canadian families about educational opportunities in Ecuador.
9. Establishment of an information library/database about Canadian educational opportunities for Ecuadorian citizens.
10. Creation of a database of Ecuadorian students currently in Canada and those who have returned.

This committee was restructured in March of 2005 and coordinated the first education seminar with the participation of different education institutions and volunteers from the sector.  To date, they have coordinated the importation of educational guides, with the cooperation of the embassy.  They have established a mission and a vision for this committee.

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