Informe de Prácticas Profesionales - Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales Universidad Santo Tomás

Abstract

Santo Tomás University (USTA) is known as the first Claustro University of Colombia founded by the Order of Preachers on June 13, 1580: It is a private Catholic Higher Education Institution, without the intention of profit and national order. It is present in five cities of the country with headquarters and sections in Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Medellín, Tunja and Villavicencio in the face-to-face modality and 23 CAU University Attention Centers in the modality Open and Remote. (Santo Tomás University [USTA], 2017). From the general rectory of the university the National Directorate of International Relations (DRI). One of its functions is to establish strategies and internationalization guidelines in order to comply with the strategic vision of the University: “In 2027, to be an international benchmark of excellent educational quality multicampus ”(USTA, s.f.). In addition to this, it is based on the structuring and creation of new strategies for cooperation that allow the development of internationalization processes. One of the programs that contributes to the fulfillment of the previous objectives is the Donations Program. This promotes the social development of the community in order to facilitate access to education for highly vulnerable social groups. To do this, it is It is essential to count on the solidarity of public and private entities, both national and international It is important to note that, to date -mayo 2021-, the leadership of this transcendental program for the University has been led by the USTA Medellín headquarters. But what do I know transform into a successful task, an articulation between all the venues is essential of the Santo Tomás University at the national level, and thus achieve the consolidation of the Donations Therefore, this Improvement Plan is designed, the summary of which is presented to continuation, through which and following specific actions, it is possible to improve the donation processes within the institution and facilitate donor access to the information.