Campus Life

Guidance Department

The Counseling Department of UEES is an area committed to the integral wellbeing of students and collaborators in general, providing psychological care, academic counseling, counseling in family conflicts and psychological evaluation, within a safe and confidential environment.

It also carries out complementary activities such as:

  • Evaluates vocational preferences of high school seniors and students entering college with psychometric tests, to effectively achieve the students' career choice.
  • Accompanies processes that require psycho-pedagogical support in special cases to improve academic performance.
  • Visit educational institutions outside the city in order to provide the appropriate professional orientation.
  • It assists students with special abilities who can undertake higher education studies, together with directors and teachers to achieve an effective inclusion in the institution.
  • She attends to individual, couple and family cases of students.
  • Holds events to contribute with preventive actions with situations that affect the population, with the active participation of the UEES community.

Psychological Assistance

Espiritu Santo University, in collaboration with the School of Psychology, has a psychological helpline available to the community.

The objective is to provide emotional support to those who feel they are going through episodes of anxiety, depression or burnout syndrome. The quarantine decreed to stop coronavirus infections can provoke feelings of stress, frustration or anger.

This service has the participation of teachers from the UEES school of psychology, psychology alumni and students in their final year of studies. If a person needs or wishes to receive attention, he/she can access by dialing the call center at 04-5000-950, extension 9011. The call center is open from Monday to Sunday between 08:00 and 23:00.

Call center: 04-5000-950, extension 9011


2021 - Mental health support

ODS 3 - Salud y Bienestar

UEES is a university committed to the mental health of the university community.

From the School of Psychology of the Faculty of Humanities and the UEES Guidance Department carry out different strategic activities that support mental health wellness.

In topics such as:

As well as events with the participation of students, teachers and the community in general.

Social Inclusion

The mission of the Social Inclusion Program is to contribute to improving access strategies and mechanisms, as well as the conditions of permanence of minority groups, including gender, ethnic groups, socioeconomic conditions and people with disabilities.

UEES, through the Student Welfare Department, has developed strategies to mark a transformation of education involving a process of social awareness of the rights of all individuals.

Shares:

  • Socioeconomic assistance scholarship.
  • Multi-ethnic events.
  • Cultural Immersion Program for foreign students.
  • Mobility facilities for people with disabilities.
  • Training to the university community for inclusion and equity.

«Inclusion seeks to realize the right to education by integrating all students, respecting their diverse needs, abilities and characteristics, and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the context of learning. Inclusion should guide educational policies and practices, starting from the fact that education is a fundamental human right and constitutes the basis for a more just and equitable society.».

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2015.

Affirmative Action Policies

 

Equality Plan

 

 

Care and Resources for People with Disabilities

The Department of Student Orientation and Wellness (DOBE) is an area geared to assist students with disabilities by determining access needs and coordinating academic adjustments in accordance with the Law and the University's Equality Plan.

To protect students belonging to the vulnerable population, meetings and appointments are offered virtually through the means of communication designated by the institution.

If you have any questions, please contact us at silviacg@uees.edu.ec or call 2835630 ext. 229.

Lorena Cuadrado

Lorena Cuadrado

DOBE Director