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Ecuador
- Equateur
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| Institution Name: | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología; CONACYT. |
| Address: | Av. Patria No 850 y 10 de Agosto. P.O. Box C-0028. Quito. Tel: (59-2) 567295. Fax: (59-2) 569983. Telex: 22027 CONCYT ED. |
| Country: | Ecuador. Equateur. |
| Geographical Coverage: | national. |
| Created: | 1979. |
| Staff: | 57; PROFESSIONALS: 36. |
| Working Languages: | Spanish. |
| Network system name: | SINICYT. |
| Activities Undertaken: | training; womens education; documentation services; science fairs; science clubs; science olympiads; popularization of science |
| Periodicals: | Acta científica; Ecuador, Ciencia y Tecnología; Boletín SINICYT |
| Organization of Meetings: | local; national; regional; international |
| Institution Name: | Unidad Ejecutora Educación para el Desarrollo; MEC-BID. |
| Address: | Amazonas 1429 y Colón. Edificio España 4to. piso. Quito. Tel: (59-2) 546 980. Fax: (59-2) 501 911. |
| Country: | Ecuador. Equateur. |
| Contact: | Directora Técnico Pedagógica. |
| Geographical Coverage: | national. |
| Created: | 1990. |
| Staff: | 60; PROFESSIONALS: 40. |
| Working Languages: | Spanish ; English. |
| Network system name: | MEC. |
| Activities Undertaken: | integrated science education; mathematics education; technology education; health education; teaching guide; pupils'/students'materials; audiovisual materials; clubs. |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; post secondary education; teachers post secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; technicians; youth out-of-school; researchers; education policy planners |
| Publications: | Producciones AMER(1); Producciones PROMEET(2) |
| Periodicals: | Boletín pedagógico PROMECEB(3); Informativo Unidad Ejecutora |
| Organization of Meetings: | local; national; regional |
| Additional Information: | Information requested on low-cost equipment; educational innovations; curriculum design and development with emphasis on developing countries; Projects to be developed on basic sciences; environmental education; productive educational projects; population education. |