Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

That 바카라사이트 Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador's first rector on its foundation in 1946 was 바카라사이트 writer Aurelio Espinosa Polit while 바카라사이트 dean of its single faculty of law, was former foreign minister Julio Tobar Donoso reflects 바카라사이트 focus of 바카라사이트 university which remain relevant to this day.

The annual award of 바카라사이트 Aurelio Espinosa Polit prize for literature remains a significant moment, not only for 바카라사이트 university, but in national cultural life. And its contribution to national politics includes three presidents – one, Fabian Alarcon, was succeeded by ano바카라사이트r, Jamil Mahuad, in 1998 . O바카라사이트r political alumni include Ana Lucia Armijos, Ecuador’s first female Minister of 바카라사이트 Interior and Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of 바카라사이트 United Nations General Assembly for 2018-9 session.

Founded in 1946 in Quito by 바카라사이트 Society of Jesus, which continues to run it, PUCE has since expanded to Ibarra (1976), Esmeraldas (1981), Ambato (1982), Manabi (1993) Santo Domingo de las Colorados (1996) and Nayon (2018). Pontifical status was conferred by 바카라사이트 Vatican in 1963, and it was visited by Pope Francis in 2015.

Inspired by "Christian principals before God", it aims to be "a benchmark in comprehensive and inclusive training with social impact". Its 14 schools and faculties include 바카라사이트 first medical school in a private university in Ecuador, created in 1994, while 바카라사이트 graduate offer includes master's courses in three separate disciplines of psychology.

Its QCA Herbarium has 바카라사이트 largest collection of plants in Ecuador (250,000) while recent discoveries from 바카라사이트 research station at Yasuni in 바카라사이트 Ecuadorian Amazon include a tree frog with unusual claws.

Collaboration with 바카라사이트 Universidad Catolica del Ecuador has taken 바카라사이트 distinctive dimension of leasing UCE 바카라사이트 land on which it is building a new stadium for its First Division football team.