INCAE

The INCAE is a private, non-profit, higher-education, multi-national institution dedicated to teaching and research in the field of administration and the economy – training and educating, from a global perspective, individuals capable of successfully taking on top management positions in Latin America.

The INCAE was founded in 1964 through an initiative by the business community and Central American governments; from that time to the present it has received advice from Harvard University’s School of Business.

The INCAE currently has three key activities:

• Master’s programs in essential areas for Latin American development


• Executive training programs and seminars


• Research projects favoring competitiveness in the region. The INCAE has an applied approach that combines best practices and world’s knowledge frontiers with the Latin American reality and setting.

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CLACDS at the INCAE

The Centro Latinoamericano para la Competitividad y Desarrollo Sostenible (CLACDS – the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development) is an academic entity established to assist Latin American governments and private sectors in achieving sustainable economic growth and thereby improve quality of life for all the region’s inhabitants. Its purpose is to serve as a facilitator and catalyst so that the region’s national and institutional leaders could promote changes for achieving the goals of greater competitiveness and sustainable development.

The INCAE has placed strong emphasis on natural resource and environmental management. Since 1991, the Institute has graduated more than 150 men and women with master’s degrees in business administration with an emphasis in natural resources and sustainable development. More information

GIZ

From January 1, 2011, GIZ concentrated competence and long experience of the DED, GTZ and InWEnt in a single organization. The company headquarter is in Bonn and Eschborn.

The GIZ supports efficiently, effectively and in accordance to the needs of individuals and societies in developing countries, transition and industrialized countries in their efforts to develop its own perspectives and improve the living conditions of people in developing countries and transition.

The object and purpose of the GIZ is to promote international cooperation for sustainable development and international education field.

Commissioned by the German Federal Government, the GIZ promotes international cooperation and international educational as follows:

• Taking action on the part of the official development technical cooperation;


• Sending aid workers as recognized service organization for development cooperation;


• Implementing other measures of international cooperation;


• Executing contracts of other principals prior approval of the German Federal Government.

The GIZ in the world

• The GIZ is active in over 130 countries around the world.


• The company has presence in almost all Länder.


• Worldwide, the company employs about 17,000 employees; of these people, over 60% are national staff. More information