The construction of a research focus is not limited to the mere formulation of a suggestive name that serves to frame the investigative work of students and professors in a specific context. A Research Focus is, above all, a research strategy that seeks to address a reality from different angles in an organized and systematic manner, promoting a dialogue of knowledge. Therefore, its construction requires interdisciplinary efforts

Territorial marketing is defined as a regional development strategy that uses marketing tools specific to business units to promote the positive image of a territory from not only th e supply of local goods and services but the interna! conditions that serve as source of competitive advantage in different sectors, all in order to structure an attractive area for international business in terms of origin stamped exports, tourism and foreign investment. This article lists the factors to be taken into account for the construction of a territorial marketing strategy from the conceptual evolution around the determinants of economic growth, competitiveness and regional development

Economics as a science was not always an independent discipline, emerged gradually from the Law, Moral Philosophy, Theology and Sociology. For the economy became an autonomous science, to justify the development of field programs and faculties should arise in the history special conditions. This article aims to show thoseconditions that led to the emergence of economics programs inColombia, as training centers for professional economists always obeying the demands of society, or at least their economic elites, politicians and intellectuals in every age.