The university's branch in Quito inaugurated the 3rd International Estrado Network Meeting which was organized the Latin American Network that studies a professor's job (Red Estrado) and the university's pedagogy major, the curricular policies and educational practices research group (Grupo de Investigación de Políticas Curriculares y Prácticas Educativas), the education and interculturality research group (Grupo de Investigación de Educación e Interculturalidad (GIEI)), the Abya Yala publishing house (Editorial Universitaria Abya Yala - UPS), Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar and Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Sociales y Educativas (CENAISE).

The aim of the seminar was to reflect about professors' education and job in Ecuador during the last 10 years. There were conferences, discussion panels with national and international experts and presentations of research projects. 

The Estrado Network has been around for 15 years and it wishes to contribute to the development of political debate and research on a professor's job in the Latin American context through the exchange of experiences with researchers. In Ecuador, the network was established in 2010 and has held two national meetings-seminars and presented the book " Reflexiones sobre la formación y el trabajo docente en Ecuador y América Latina", a book that includes part of the papers and studies presented at this event.

UPS president Javier Herran, the university's acting president in Quito Edgar Tello, the academic vice president of Universidad Nacional de Educación Rebeca Castellanos, UNESCO-Peru representative Magali Robalino, Red Estrado – Ecuador coordinator Maria Elena Ortiz and Professor Maria Sol Villagómez attended the opening ceremony. 

Father Javier Herran welcomed all the attendees and said "a professor is the change the world needs, education is beyond bein a profession, it is a calling"