Type Private Phone +593 2-299-1700 Founded 1946 Vice-chancellor Gilberto Freire Yánez | Affiliation Roman Catholic, Jesuit Founder Carlos María de la Torre Budget 71.83 million USD (2013) | |
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You will be my witnesses Established 1946; 71 years ago (1946) Rector Doctor Manuel Corrales Pascual, S.J. Location Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador Address Avenida 12 de Octubre 1076, Vicente Ramón Roca, Quito, Ecuador Notable alumni Mauricio Rodas, María Fernanda Espinosa, Osvaldo Hurtado, Erika Sylva Charvet, Raymond Johansen Similar Central University of Ecuador, Universidad San Francisco, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, National Polytechnic School, Politecnica Salesiana University Profiles | ||
Mensaje del papa francisco en la pontificia universidad cato lica del ecuador
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador) is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito, Ecuador.
Contents
- Mensaje del papa francisco en la pontificia universidad cato lica del ecuador
- Pontificia universidad cat lica del ecuador
- History
- Location
- School of Communication Linguistics and Literature
- Espinosa Plit award for Literature at PUCE
- Cultural Center
- Quito campus
- Notable people
- Pope Francis visit in July 2015
- References
Pontificia universidad cat lica del ecuador
History
The University opened in the fall of 1946, with Carlos María de la Torre, archbishop of Quito, officiating. Aurelio Espinosa Pólit of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) was the first rector. That fall there were 54 students and jurisprudence was the single faculty.
Pope Francis 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 (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.[2]
School of Communication, Linguistics, and Literature
There are five schools that make up the School of Communications: School of Communication, School of Language and Literature, School of Linguistics, Multilingual School of Business and International Relations, and School of Languages.
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 on the campus in Quito and holds numerous exhibits year round with artists from all over the world.
Quito campus
Aurelio Espinoza Polit
Notable people
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 The Historic Centre of Quito.