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Education
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE QUITO
Manuel Corrales Pascual
Rector
12 de Octubre, between Patria and Veintimilla
Tel: +593 2 2991700 / +593 2 2565627
webmaster@puce.edu.ec
www.puce.edu.ec
Area of activity: University
Date of creation: 1946
Students: 14.000
Universidad Católica de Quito was founded in 1946.
In the coming years, PUCE, based on the thought
and the Ignatian pedagogical guidelines, will be
consolidated as a national integrated, self-sustaining,
competitive, cutting-edge technology infrastructure.
It will be distinguished for its ethical management
and social responsibility, as well as modern academic
structure for training of professionals of different
disciplines. It will also be recognized for the results
in scientific research developed by their academic
units supported by advanced technical, innovative
and efficient processes, as well as for its highly
competitive and committed workforce.
MISSION 1. As a University - Contribute, in a
rigorous and critical way, to the protection and
advancement of a human dignity and cultural heritage
through research, teaching and other services
offered locally, nationally and internationally. The
mission implies the duty to pay particular attention
to ethical dimensions of all fields of knowledge and
human action. Within this framework, it advocates
respect for dignity and rights of a human being, as
well as supports and promotes the implementation
of justice in all spheres of life. - Enjoy and promote
the institutional autonomy necessary to perform its
functions effectively. - Guarantee academic freedom
to its members, safeguarding rights of an individual
and the community in general. - Direct its activities
towards a person itself, apart from its professionalizing
function, develop and cultivate human values as a
part of their contribution to the society. Look at the
reality with the methods of each academic discipline,
while at the same time setting a dialogue between
various disciplines that complement and enrich each
other. This aims at the integration of knowledge. - It
is crucially important to promote the commitment of
all members of the university community towards
achieving corporate goals, through a dialogue and
participation.
2. As a Catholic University - It is inspired by the
principles of Christianity, calls for responsibility of
a human being in the face of God, respect for the
UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL SEK
Jorge Segovia Bonet
Rector
Campus Juan Montalvo
Calle Fray Francisco Compte and Cruz de Piedra
Guápulo, Quito
Tel: +593 2 2223 688 begin_of_the_skype_highlight-
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Fax: +593 2 2223 689
www.uisek.edu.ec
Area of activity: University
Date of creation: 1893 (Spain), 1993 (Ecuador)
Students: 2000
The University UISEK has a strategic objective of
meeting the needs of the Ecuadorian society, by
offering quality academic education through 34
disciplines offered in the 9 faculties: Architecture
and Urbanism, Environmental Science, Economics
and Administrative Sciences Law and Social Com-
munication, Mechanical Engineering, Psychology,
Systems and Telecommunications and Tourism and
Cultural Heritage. Their growth is based quality
rather than quantity of their services. The mission of
the Universidad Internacional SEK is to prepare fully
competent professionals with national and interna-
tional background, capable of using their theoretical
and practical knowledge with efficiency and responsi-
bility for their personal and professional development.
Since it very inception, the UISEK has successfully
responded to the challenges caused by constant so-
cial and technological changes, thanks to its commit-
ment to innovation and continuous improvement of its
learning processes. In compliance with the Organic
dignity, rights and transcendent values of a human
being. It supports and promotes the implementation
of justice in all spheres of existence, fostering a
dialogue between different disciplines, based on
moral and religious challenges, as well as on the
Christian praxis.
3. As a University run by the Society of Jesus - It
promotes the implementation and development of
the Ignatian pedagogy in all its academic activities.
We are 14,000 students nationwide, of which 8,500
are based in Quito, and this is an appropriate number
for the Jesuit education system that is based on the
humanistic approach and emphasizes the importance
of interpersonal relationships.
Manuel Corrales
Rector, Universidad Católica de Quito