From the 13th to the 15th of March, administrators of our university's Coworking StartUPS attended the first edition of the Latin American Summit "Latam Coworking Summit Mexico 2019" which was held in different places in the city of Mexico.

Colatam is an organization that operates coworking offices and contribute to industrial development. The summit brought together experts, professionals, investors, researchers, entrepreneurs and professors from different parts of the world in order to share their knowledge on the reality of Latin America.

Through conferences, workshops and talks, participants discussed the evolution of coworking in the world according to the experience of administrators from different Latin American institutions. They spoke about collaborative economy, changes according to tendencies and market possibilities, innovative practices, the role of universities and the government in industries. 

Juan Pablo Salgado, head of research at UPS, presented the topic: "Coworking in the University". He spoke about how it is possible to improve innovation in students beyond the classroom setting and traditional education by creating an environment that boosts their skills and allows them to create their own life project and be more competitive in today's world.

Victoria Izquieta and Jhony Villacis, coordinators of the coworking offices in in the university's branch campuses in Guayaquil and Quito, spoke about their experience during the workshop "How to build innovative entrepreneurship ecosystems within the university".

These events help create a community, expand networking and share work practices in coworking, entrepreneurship centers, innovation hubs, universities, incubators, etc.
Since 2015, Universidad Politecnica Salesiana (UPS) has had four coworking offices (Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil) where around 15,983 students and 39 professors-mentors have gotten involved to make changes and promote a community of entrepreneurship in the university.