Internationalization
Thinking globally and acting locally is the vision of the UTPL’s internationalization process. International alliances, bi-national projects, participation in networks, agreements, counseling and internships for teachers and students, are UTPL`s strategies.
Academic and integrating Networks/Organizations
- AUALCPI Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean for Integration.
- AUIP Association of Ibero-American Postgraduate Universities
- AUSENP Association of Universities in the South of Ecuador and the North of Peru
- CEUPA Ecuadorian Network of Private Universities
- COLUMBUS Columbus Chamber
- CONAHEC Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration
- FIUC International Federation of Catholic Universities.
- GDLN Global Development Learning Network
- HACU Hispanic Association of Collegues and Universities
- IAU International Association of Universities
- LA RÁBIDA Group of Iberoamerican Universities: La Rábida
- ORION Red de Universidades y ONG’s Latinoamericanas, del Caribe y europeas
- IOHE Inter-American Organization for Higher Education
- CAMPUS Campus IOHE
- COLAM The College of the Americas
- IGLU Institute for University Management and Leadership
- ODUCAL Organization of Catholic Universities of Latin America
- RECLA Continuous Education University Network of Latin America and Europe
- RedCI Network of Ecuadorian Universities in International Cooperation
- UDUAL Union of Latin American Universities
- UNAMAZ Association of Amazonian Universities
- UNIVERSIA Network of Universities
- UREL Latin American Regional Universities Network
- UNESCO
Distance education networks
- AIESAD Ibero-American Association of Higher Distance Education
- CREAD Inter-American Corsortium for Distance Education
- EADTU European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
- EDUCAL Network for Capacity Building of Virtual Education in Latin America
- ICDE International Council for Open and Distance Education
- VIRTUAL EDUCA Virtual Educa
Networks of science, technology and communication
- ATEI Association of Ibero-American Educational Television
- CEDIA Ecuadorian Consortium for the Development of Advanced Internet
- FELAFACS Latin-American Federation of Faculties of Social Communication
- ISTEC Ibero American Science and Technology Education Consortium
- OCLACC Latin-American and Caribbean Catholic Organization for Communication
Networks of student mobility
- AIESEC International Student Association
- CEF ICEF Workshop
Networks of art and culture
- CIARU Symposium on Rock art of Uruguay
- CIOFF International Council of the Festivals Organizations of Folklore and Traditional Arts
- ICOM Internacional Council of Museum
- SIARB Organization to Investigate the Rock Art of South America
International Contacts
| CONTINENT | UNIVERSITIES | INSTITUTIONS | OTHER AGENCIES | TOTAL |
| NORTH AMERICA | 131 | 49 | 58 | 238 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA | 77 | 19 | 78 | 174 |
| SOUTH AMERICA | 188 | 36 | 150 | 374 |
| CARIBBEAN | 27 | 6 | 21 | 54 |
| EUROPE | 118 | 21 | 90 | 229 |
| ASIA | 19 | 1 | 14 | 34 |
| AFRICA | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| OCEANIA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
