Yachay University

Yachay Tech University
Type Public university
Established 2014
President Eduardo_Ludeña
Students 1010
Undergraduates 1010
Postgraduates 0
Location Urcuquí, San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
Website yachaytech.edu.ec/en/

Yachay Tech University (Universidad Yachay Tech[1]) 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.[2] The university opened in the first quarter of 2014.[3]

History

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.[4][5] The university is planned to have a 400 million dollar annual budget.[5]

'Yachay' is a Quechua word that means 'knowledge' or 'learning'.[6]

Studies

The following studies are offered at Yachay Tech (2017):[7]

  • Biological Sciences and Engineering
  • Chemical Sciences and Engineering
  • Geological Sciences and Engineering
  • Mathematical Sciences and Information Technology
  • Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology

Administration and Organization

Board of Trustees (2017):[8]

  • Dr. Eduardo Ludeña (President)
  • Fabián Obando (Legal Secretary)
  • Paul Arellano, Ph.D.
  • Spyros Agathos, Ph.D.
  • Hortensia Rodriguez, Ph.D.
  • Andreas Griewank, Ph.D.


Academic leadership:[9]

  • Rector: Eduardo Ludeña, Ph.D., since March 2018
  • Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation: Juergen Reichardt Ph.D., since January 2016.
  • Dean of the School Biological Sciences and Engineering: Spyros Agathos Ph.D., since November 2015. [10]
  • Dean of the School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering: Hortensia Rodriguez Ph.D., since June 2017.
  • Dean of the School of Geological Sciences and Engineering: Paul Arellano Ph.D., since June 2017.
  • Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences and Information Technology: Andreas Griewank Ph.D., since July 2016.
  • Dean of the School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology: Ernesto Medina Ph.D., since June 2017.

References

  1. ↑ Yachay, Ciudad del Conocimiento –. "Ciudad del Conocimiento - Yachay » Universidad Yachay Tech".
  2. ↑ yachay.gob.ec - What is Yachay?
  3. ↑ "Inicia "el boom del conocimiento en Ecuador"" (in Spanish). 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Víctor Vega (2 September 2013). "University of Yachay begins to teach in 2014". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "The creation of four 'mega-universities' makes way for a change in Ecuador's production matrix". Andes. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Beyer, Stephan V. (2009). Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-4730-5.
  7. ↑ "yachaytech.edu.ec/en/academic-programs".
  8. ↑ "Comisión Gestora - Yachay Tech".
  9. ↑ "Leadership - Yachay Tech".
  10. ↑ "Inaugural Dean of the School of Biological Sciences and Engineering: Spiros Agathos. Ph.D. joins YT - Yachay Tech".

Coordinates: 0°25′00″N 78°11′56″W / 0.4167°N 78.1989°W / 0.4167; -78.1989


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