From 2023
Our
Impact
Three years training leaders, generating debate and building an academy that now reaches across Latin America.
+2.500
People trained
3
Editions of the PFP
22+
Allies institutional
2023
Year of foundation
History
It all began in the Basin,
in may 2023
May 24, 2023
Polis was officially born
The former President Rosalía Arteaga opened Polis and taught the first class of the PFP. With the endorsement of the CEFPE UDLA, we launched the first Program of Political Education.
+120
People trained
May 2023
The first reel of the Polis
So empeçamos to tell our story. The first few days of Polis, in may 2023.
17 — 25 may 2023
The death cross and the response of the Polis
May 17, Lasso decreed the death cross. That same day Cops launched an information campaign for citizens and from may 25, hosted online discussion forums.
+200
Attendees forums
June 24, 2023
First Forum of the Leadership of the UDA
With the IEEP and Students for Liberty we conducted the first Leadership Forum face-to-face at the University of Azuay.
+100
Attendees face-to-face
June 20, 2023
We call on the presidential candidates
We invite all candidates to the presidency a result of the elections. Five accepted us.
July — August 2023
Otto Sonnenholzner
Conservatory presidential
Yaku Pérez
Conservatory presidential
Xavier Hervas
Conservatory presidential
Luisa Gonzalez
Conservatory presidential
5 conservatories with presidential candidates
We build a community of analysis where young ecuadorian talked directly with the presidential candidates on the model of the country that they wanted to build.
+200
Young people in the community
February 2024
Second edition of the PFP
Second edition of the PFP
Before the general election, we launched the second edition of the Program of Political Education, with the support of the CEFPE UDLA.
+100
Participants
April 24, 2024
See press release →
Education as an engine of change
With the Founding of America by the Education (UxE) open forum on “Education as an engine of change” with Sergio Rams at the University of Azuay.
+50
Attendees
2025
See press release →
Cops in the schools of Basin
Agreement with the career of Political Sciences of the Catholic University of Cuenca to train young people from 12 to 17 years old in the Models of the United Nations.
+250
Young people from 12 to 17 years
Elections 2025
Connecting rod with Purpose · Coffee Party · After Office
Henry Cucalón
Note →María José Pinto
Note →Carlos Rabascall
Note →Andrea Gonzalez
Note →Niels Olsen
Note →Adrian Castro
Note →Connecting rod with Purpose, the Coffee Party, and, After Office
Three innovative formats of political dialogue for the election of 2025, with candidates to various advantages.
+200
Community analysis
2025 — 2026
Polis Virtual Academy
We developed our own training platform policy in line, designed to scale mission of the Polis beyond Ecuador.
Explore the courses available on our platform
Visit academy →
2025 — 2026
Agreement with the University of the Americas
We signed an agreement with the UDLA — no longer with an academic unit, but with the institution as a whole. A milestone in the institutional consolidation of Polis.
2025 — 2026
Third edition of the PFP
Third edition of the PFP
With the endorsement of the UDLA, the largest so far in participants and geographic scope.
+110
Participants
November — December 2025
POLISLab — first edition
We launched POLISLab, our laboratory of political ideas: a free program of 8 modules for young people from 16 to 35 years, completely in line with a certificate of 40 academic hours. A new format to reach more people with quality training.
200
Scholarships to 100%
Polis reaches Latin America
Our platform, beyond Ecuador
Think tanks and organizations
Agreements with think tanks
We have signed agreements with think tanks used by Polis Virtual Academy to train their computers and networks.
+400
People trained
Alliance featured
See press release →
Vente Venezuela
The party of Maria Corina Machado uses Polis Virtual Academy to train their militancy. Just Vente expected to train more than 5,000 people across our platform this year.
+600
In training
What comes next
The next chapter
is already in progress
This year we have a new edition of the PFP and we'll open open courses for all. In 2027, comes the first Dinner Tocqueville. And we are working for political parties that defend the freedom, the free market, the rule of Law and individual rights to use Polis Virtual Academy.
Projection 2026 — just Vente Venezuela
5.000
* Projection based on the current rate of use of the platform
Projection 2026 — political parties additional
+5.000
* Projection lens — parties that defend the freedom, the free market and the rule of Law
The result of three years
+2.500
trained people — and growing
From Cuenca, Polis has trained over 2,500 people in leadership, policy, and critical thinking. With our Virtual Academy, that number will reach thousands more before the end of 2026.
This figure does not include other initiatives such as PLOG — our platform independent opinion — or open courses, which will open this year for the general public.
2026
4th edition of the PFP
2026
Open courses for all
2027
First Dinner Tocqueville
2026
Cops in all of Latin America
and this story is still writing