Friends Of Ufm Inc

TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO MARROQUIN OF GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA ... ...TO TEACH AND DISSEMINATE THE ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF A SOCIETY OF FREE AND RESPONSIBLE PERSONS.

UFM MADRID CAMPUS: IN 2018, UFM BEGAN OPERATIONS IN MADRID, SPAIN, WHERE IT OPERATES AS A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THIS CAMPUS. AS CLASSES BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2018, UFM BECAME THE ONLY LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN EUROPE. IT IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COUNTRIES FOR STUDY ABROAD AND ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST COMPETITIVE ACADEMIC MARKETS FOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. AS A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY OPERATING IN SPAIN, THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP NEW EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS THAT ADDRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBERTY IN ALL ITS MANIFESTATIONS ARE IMMENSE. FRIENDS OF UFM AIMS TO MAKE UFM MADRID A HIGH-PROFILE SHOWCASE FOR A DISRUPTIVE AND REPLICABLE EDUCATION MODEL, IN WHICH BOTH LEARNING PROCESS AND CONTENT ...CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2... REFLECT THE PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, FREE MARKETS, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. UFM ASPIRES TO BECOME THE EUROPEAN HUB FOR ALL WHO PROMOTE THESE PRINCIPLES. UFM MADRID IS A CHANCE TO EXPLORE AND EVOLVE WAYS TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES AND TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN HOW WE COMMUNICATE IDEAS. IT IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-INTRODUCE CLASSICAL LIBERALISM INTO THE EDUCATIONAL CULTURE OF EUROPE. BY OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE A SOLID EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES THEM TO SEEK A LIFE OF MEANING GROUNDED IN INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND RESPONSIBILITY, WE ASPIRE TO FORGE A CRITICAL MASS OF THOUGHT LEADERS, IN ALL SPHERES OF LIFE, WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND DEFENDING THE VALUES THAT SUSTAIN A FREE SOCIETY.

ITA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT UFM (ITA IS A SPANISH ACRONYM MEANING "PROMOTING ACADEMIC TALENT") THAT SEEK TO IDENTIFY THE POOREST, MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS IN GUATEMALA IN ORDER TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO EARN AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR: LAW STUDENTS; THE ADOLFO LAU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM NAMED AFTER A LONG-TIME UFM PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE THAT PASSED AWAY IN 2012; THE INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (EPRI); THE MANUEL F. AYAU SOCIETY, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY UFM TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF MANUEL F. AYAU AND SUPPORTS SCHOLARS AND PROFESSORSHIPS; SUMMER PROGRAMS AT UFM'S MADRID CAMPUS AND OTHER LOCATIONS; AND OTHER DONOR-RESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIPS.

LEARNING INNOVATION CENTER (FORMERLY ONGOING LEARNING): THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS RENAMED IN DECEMBER 2021 WHERE FRIENDS SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S CENTRO HENRY HAZLITT TO CONDUCT WORKSHOPS FOR UFM FACULTY AND STUDENTS ON DIFFERENT TEACHING, COLLABORATION, AND FACILITATION METHODOLOGIES.