Universidad Galileo

Galileo University (UG) is the first higher education institution with a technological approach in Guatemala. As such, UG aims at promoting research and study in sciences as well as at the development and application of new technologies to solve national problems. Authorized on October 31st of 2000, UG has been a pioneer in the field of computer science and electronics in Guatemala. With more than 15 years of experience in Technology-Enhanced Learning is a reference for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the region. With many national and international projects with a special focus on e-Health, e-Education, and e-Inclusion, the main activities are looking forward to the clear motto “To educate is to change visions and transform lives” (Eduardo Suger, PhD, Galileo University's president, and founder).

As a leader in the country, UG is part of the National System of Science and Technology, leading the ICT and Research Infrastructure thematic fields as a National Contact Point (NCP). Staff Involved in UGAL had been part of international proposals and international brokerage events related to FP7/HORIZON 2020, being an active member of the DEAL-ICT (ICT Cooperation Among ICT NCP) HORIZON 2020 project.  UG is the Latin American coordinator of two running Erasmus+ projects: ACAI-LA (Adoption of Accessibility, Innovation, and Quality for Higher Education in Latin America) and MOOC-Maker (Construction of Management Capacities for MOOCs), with previous experience of EU funded programs ALFA III and @LIS: ESVI-AL (Accessibility in E-Learning), JELARE(Renewable Energy), DIEGO (Renewable Energy) and CELA (Climate Change) (ALFA III) and E-LANE(E-Learning).

UG is an active actor in the Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)thematic fields. UG created the first MOOC framework for Latin America (called Telescopio) and is the first Latin American partner in the edX consortium, offering open online courses all over the world.