Yachay University
.jpg) |
|
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 2014 |
| President | Carlos Castillo-Chávez |
| Students | 1010 |
| Undergraduates | 1010 |
| Postgraduates | 0 |
| Location | Urcuquí, San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador |
| Website | yachaytech |
Yachay Tech University (Universidad Yachay Tech) is a public university in Urcuquí, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. The university is part of Yachay, a project under development by the government of Ecuador to establish a hub for technological innovation and knowledge intensive businesses. The university opened in the first quarter of 2014.
Yachay Tech University was planned by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in 2013 as one of four 'Emblematic Universities', as part of his political project The Citizens' Revolution. The university is supposed to collaborate with public and private research institutions. The university is planned to have a 400 million dollar annual budget.
'Yachay' is a Quechua word that means 'knowledge' or 'learning'.
The following studies are offered at Yachay Tech (2017):
Board of directors (2017):
Academic leadership:
Coordinates: 0°25′00″N 78°11′56″W / 0.4167°N 78.1989°W
...
Wikipedia