Universidad San Francisco de Quito
| Motto | Studium, Progressus, Labor (in Latin) |
|---|---|
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Motto in English
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Study, Progress, Work |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1988 |
| Chancellor | Santiago Gangotena, Ph.D. |
| President | Carlos Montúfar, Ph.D. |
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Academic staff
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300 full-time faculty |
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Administrative staff
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160 |
| Students | 5,500 |
| Undergraduates | 4,500 |
| Postgraduates | 150 |
| Location |
Quito, Ecuador Coordinates: 0°11′46″S 78°26′08″W / 0.19611°S 78.43556°W |
| Campus | Three throughout Ecuador, in Cumbayá-Quito, Galápagos Islands, and Tiputini Biodiversity Station, next to the Yasuni National Park |
| Umbrella organization | Corporación de Promoción Universitaria |
| Colours | Red |
| Athletics | USFQ Fútbol Club |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Affiliations |
Berklee International Network UNIGIS Institut Paul Bocuse Worldwide Alliance Confucius Institute CLI |
| Website | usfq.edu.ec (in Spanish) |
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ (informally Universidad San Francisco, or simply USFQ) is a liberal-arts, non-profit, private university located in Quito, Ecuador. It was the first totally private self-financed university in Ecuador and the first liberal-arts institution in the Andean region.
Academically, USFQ ranks as one of the three-top universities (category A) in the ranking of Ecuadorian universities (being the only totally private university to qualify for the highest category), issued by the Ecuadorian Council of Evaluation and Accreditation of High Education (). In 2009, it was ranked first in Ecuador in relation to the number of peer-reviewed scientific publications.
The university now enrolls 5,500 students, 4,500 of whom are undergraduates. The university each year has about 100 indigenous students and 1000 international students participate in USFQ academic programs. USFQ has developed a scholarship program for indigenous students, offering full scholarships to the best students of public high schools throughout Ecuador. Although USFQ receives no funding from the government of Ecuador, its faculty comprises one-half of all the people in that nation who hold a doctorate.
USFQ main campus is located in Cumbayá, outside of Quito (capital city of Ecuador), where students use a library, education and research laboratories, classrooms, and seven restaurants. USFQ is the only university in the world that owns a campus in the Galapagos Islands, and a campus in the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve (Tiputini Biodiversity Station), one of Earth's most biodiverse areas.
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ was founded in 1988 by the Corporación de Promoción Universitaria, its umbrella non-profit foundation. It was the first totally private self-financed university in Ecuador. It was named after the city of Quito: San Francisco de Quito (not after the saint), in response to the need of a private higher-education institution in Ecuador. It was recognized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ecuador in October 1995 and accredited by CONESUP in May 2001.
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