Society according to “Buen Vivir”: a challenge to College Education in Ecuador

Abstract

This article addresses to the problem known as “Buen Vivir” (Pleasant Living) in the Ecuadorian in the Ecuadorian way of living “Buen Vivir” is after all a way of living aimed to reach human happiness, sustainability of natural and cultural diversity, which implies infinite economic growth and, more importantly, a sustainable human development which, in turn, has a material expression in the Republic of Ecuador, within what is known as the “Buen Vivir” Plan. This is why we present here a Research Project that, from a comprehensive training perspective, through the university substantiated training programs, involvement, and research, favors the development of the basic principles of the society in “Buen Vivir”; this constitutes a tool for university innovation that answers the needs for transformation, not only of higher education, but also of the whole society.