The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: ''Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador'') is a
Pontifical Catholic
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university founded in 1946 in
Quito
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, Ecuador.
History
The university opened in the fall of 1946, with
Carlos María de la Torre
Carlos María Javier de la Torre y Nieto (15 November 1873, Quito, Ecuador – 31 July 1968, Quito, Ecuador) was an Ecuadorian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop of Quito, he was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pop ...
, archbishop of Quito, officiating.
Aurelio Espinosa Pólit of the
Society of Jesus
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(Jesuits) was the first rector. That fall there were 54 students and jurisprudence was the single faculty.
Pope Francis
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visited the campus of PUCE on his trip to South America in July 2015.
Location
The principal campus of the university is in Quito. Other campuses are in
Ambato (established in 1982),
Esmeraldas (1981),
Ibarra (1976),
Santo Domingo de los Colorados
Santo Domingo de los Colorados, often simply referred to as Santo Domingo (Quechua: Tsachila), is an Ecuadorian city and seat of the canton that bears its name and the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. It is the fourth most populous city ...
(1996), and a regional campus in the province of
Manabí (1993). The campus in
Cuenca later became the Universidad del Azuay. All branches follow the National System PUCE.
Departments
*Faculty of
Communication
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,
Linguistics
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, and
Literature
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*Faculty of Management,
Accounting
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,
Administration
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Management of organizations
* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...
*Faculty of
Philosophy
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,
Theology
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*Faculty of
Humanities
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*Faculty of
Natural Sciences
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*Faculty of
Education
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Sciences
*College of
Engineering
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*School of
Law
*School of
Medicine
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*School of
Nursing
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*School of
Psychology
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*School of
Bioanalysis
*School of
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...
*School of
Architecture
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, Design,
Art
*School of
Social Work
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Faculty of Communication, Linguistics, and Literature (FCLL)
There are four careers that make up the FCLL: Communication,
Literature
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,
Linguistics
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, and Applied Languages. In addition, the Languages Center welcomes regular students of the university and is open to the community.
Espinosa Pólit award for Literature at PUCE
Aurelio Espinosa Pólit, the most prestigious awards for writers and authors is the Espinosa Pólit award for Literarute at PUCE which is one of the biggest awards in Ecuador and is given once a year by a voting panel from Catholica University, and is overseen by Vicente Robalino, catedrático de la PUCE, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Taking place every year in Quito at PUCE.
Aurelio Espinosa Pólit was born in Quito on the 11th of July 1894 and is best remembered as one of the best
Ecuadorian writer's, poet's, literary critic's and a university professor at PUCE. He co-founded the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, and he founded the Aurelio Espinosa Polit Museum and Library in Quito.
Cultural Center
The P.U.C.E.
Cultural Center
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Asia
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on the campus in Quito and holds numerous exhibits year round with artists from all over the world.
Notable people
Alumni
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Vicente Cabrera Funes
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Eugenia del Pino
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Jorge Salvador Lara
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Pedro Velasco
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Fabian Alarcon
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Oswaldo Hurtado Larrea
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Jamil Mahuad Witt
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Julio Cesar Trujillo Vasquez
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Enrique Ayala Mora
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Hernan Rodriguez Castelo
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Ivan Carvajal
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Alvaro Aleman
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Mauricio Rodas
Pope Francis visit in July, 2015
Pope Francis was in Quito for a few days in July 2015. During his visit in Quito, Pope Francis was the campus of P.U.C.E on the afternoon of the 7th of July 2015 and spoke to the university.
and was able to speak to many thousands on different areas.
The visit also went with a tour of the
Historic Centre of Quito.
Gallery
Quito campus
Library
See also
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List of Jesuit sites
This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.
Nearly all these sites have bee ...
References
External links
Official University website
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Educational institutions established in 1946
Catholic universities and colleges in Ecuador
1946 establishments in Ecuador