El Capital Intelectual: Las Competencias Básicas de los Estudiantes Universitarios Ecuatorianos como Estrategia Viable para el Desarrollo Sostenible

Abstract

The 21st century demands relevant actions that provide solutions to the different social, environmental and economic problems. By 2030, the United Nations proposes 17 Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs, as a global challenge for all organizations in order to form more humane, solidary, ethical, just, and peaceful societies that support changes that prioritize us in their environment. place of the self, where Quality Education is the transforming core. With this purpose, educational institutions are called to lead the individual, collective and global development of people for life. Therefore, in this era of knowledge, competencies are decisive and determinant for development and integral sustainability.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development-OECD presents the study on Definition and Selection of Competencies-DeSeCo 2002, as a guide of competences for young people and adults throughout their lives. Therefore, this applied research, of a descriptive nature, conducted during 2015, used a measurement instrument with 69 questions addressed to 1,016 students from three competitive universities in Ecuador, with the aim of highlighting the three groups of competences: Tic, language and knowledge; Independence in behavior and Acting in diverse groups; necessary for sustainable development. The following is concluded from the fieldwork: The student is aware that his personal, academic objectives and an active dialogue depend on the organization of the information and permanent updating of Tic. He also perceives that he is prepared to act in heterogeneous groups, fostering empathy and inclusion in his environment. The student points out to reflect on their values and actions, while at the same time constructing their own identity in a responsible way, learning from past actions and interpreting life as an organized narrative in a changing world.