University internationalization and local capacity building from el Salvador University

Abstract

The internationalization efforts of the El Salvador University (ESU) have indirectly
contributed to the construction of local capacities and horizontal collaborative relationships with
local actors in El Salvador. Its role as an interlocutor has facilitated contact between international
entities that contribute to development objectives and local actors. Interesting international
cooperation projects have been executed under associative modalities between universities, social organizations and the community. The existence of a university social projection policy, solid management support structures, human talent, capacity for dialogue and mutual co-responsibility have been key to success. The results are difficult to quantify, but they are not enough. There is still a need to build, structural problems and limitations persist in the country. The Salvadoran public
university, autonomous, decentralized and with an important territorial presence, is an opportunity to bet on co-development, the Sustainable Development Goals are also the responsibility of the university.