Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
| Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador |
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| Motto | Seréis mis testigos You will be my witnesses |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1946 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
| Budget | US$71,833,090 (2013) |
| Chancellor | His Excellency, Archbishop Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. Archbishop of Quito |
| Vice-Chancellor | Gilberto Freire Yánez, S.J. |
| Rector | Doctor Manuel Corrales Pascual, S.J. |
| Location | Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | AUSJAL, CEUPA, FIUC, IAU |
| Website | www |
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador) is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito, Ecuador.
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.
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]
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.
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.
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