Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Cartuche; victor R viteri; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

powerdistance it would be expected that students have the same cultural traits. However,different results will likely be reached that open the door to further research to explorethe reasons for the results within the university.The Universidad San Francisco de Quito, a private university located in Quito, wasfounded in 1988 as the first liberal arts university in Latin America, however, it was notuntil 1955 that it obtained official recognition from the Ecuadorian government[18],[27]. According to the QS University Ranking, USFQ is ranked #1 in Ecuador and#60 in Latin America [28]. About six thousand undergraduate students are enrolled eachyear and about five hundred are graduates in the same time frame. The Ecuadorianuniversity has a minority program