Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Ecuador

Motto| Seréis mis testigos
You will be my witnesses
Type| Private
Established| 1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Affiliation| Catholic, Jesuit
Budget| United States dollar 71,833,090 (2013)[1]
Chancellor| His Excellency, Archbishop Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. Archbishop of Quito
Vice-Chancellor| Gustavo Calderón, S.J.
Rector| Doctor Fernando Ponce León, S.J.
Location|

Quito

Pichincha Province

Ecuador

Campus| Urban
Affiliations| AUSJAL, CEUPA, FIUC, IAU[2]
Website| www.puce.edu.ec

The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador) is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito, Ecuador.[3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Location
* 3 Departments
* 3.1 Faculty of Communication, Linguistics, and Literature (FCLL)
* 3.2 Espinosa Pólit award for Literature at PUCE
* 3.3 Cultural Center
* 4 Notable people
* 4.1 Alumni
* 5 Pope Francis visit in July, 2015
* 6 Gallery
* 6.1 Quito campus
* 6.2 Library
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## 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.[4]

Pope Francis visited the campus of PUCE on his trip to South America in July 2015.[5][6]

## 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.[7][8]

## Departments

* Faculty of Communication, Linguistics, and Literature
* Faculty of Management, Accounting, Administration
* Faculty of Philosophy, Theology
* Faculty of Humanities
* Faculty of Natural Sciences
* Faculty of Education Sciences
* College of Engineering
* School of Law
* School of Medicine[9][10]
* School of Nursing
* School of Psychology
* School of Bioanalysis
* School of Economics
* School of Architecture, Design, Art
* School of Social Work

### Faculty of Communication, Linguistics, and Literature (FCLL)

There are four careers that make up the FCLL: Communication, Literature, Linguistics, and Applied Languages. In addition, the Languages Center welcomes regular students of the University and is open to the community.[11]

### 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.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

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.[19]

### 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.[20][21][22][23][24][25]

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## Notable people

### Alumni

* Vicente Cabrera Funes
* Eugenia del Pino
* Jorge Salvador Lara
* Pedro Velasco
* Fabian Alarcon
* Oswaldo Hurtado Larrea
* Jamil Mahuad Witt
* Julio Cesar Trujillo Vasquez
* Enrique Ayala Mora
* Hernan Rodriguez Castelo
* Ivan Carvajal
* Alvaro Aleman
* Mauricio Rodas

## Pope Francis visit in July, 2015

Pope Francis was in Quito [26][27][28] for a few days in July 2015. During his visit in Quito, Pope Francis was the campus of P.U.C.E [29] on the afternoon of the 7th of July 2015 and spoke to the University. [30] and was able to speak to many thousands on different areas. [31][32] The visit also went with a tour of the Historic Centre of Quito.[33][34][35]

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## Gallery

### Quito campus

* Aurelio Espinoza Polit

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### Library

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## See also

* List of Jesuit sites

## References

1. ↑ "Direccion General Financiera - Presupuestos" (in es). http://www.puce.edu.ec/documentos/2013/Informacion-Financiera-PRESUPUESTO-2011-2012-2013.pdf.
2. ↑ "Afiliaciones y Convenios" (in es). http://www.puce.edu.ec/portal/content/Afiliaciones y Convenios/69?link=oln30.redirect.
3. ↑ "PUCE es la mejor universidad ecuatoriana a nivel internacional" (in es). 23 December 2013. http://ecuadoruniversitario.com/opinion/puce-es-la-mejor-universidad-ecuatoriana-a-nivel-internacional/.
4. ↑ "Breve Reseña Histórica" (in es). http://www.puce.edu.ec/portal/content/Breve Reseña Histórica/172?link=oln30.redirect.
5. ↑ "Francis". 7 July 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/world/pope-mass-ecuador-quito/index.html.
6. ↑ "Ecology". http://www.andes.info.ec/en/news/we-cannot-continue-turning-our-backs-our-mother-earth-pope-francis-ecuador.html.
7. ↑ "Sistema Nacional PUCE" (in es). http://www.puce.edu.ec/sinapuce/.
8. ↑ "52 estudiantes de Manabí terminarán su semestre en la PUCE de Quito" (in es-ES). PUCE-SI. http://www.pucesi.edu.ec/web/?p=5427.
9. ↑ "Medicine, n.1". OED Online. Oxford University Press. September 2014. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/115715?result=1&rskey=YZWqVc&. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
10. ↑ "Medicine". Oxford Dictionaries Online. Oxford University Press. http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/medicine?q=medicine. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
11. ↑ "Communication". http://www.puce.edu.ec/portal/content/Información general/123?link=oln30.redirect.
12. ↑ http://www.puce.edu.ec/portal/content/Noticias y eventos/9?link=oln30.redire Premio Nacional de Literatura Aurelio Espinosa Pólit
13. ↑ http://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/santiagopenabossano-aurelioespinosapolit-ensayo-premio-escritor.html Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
14. ↑ http://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/aniversario-premio-aurelio-espinosa-polit.html Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit cumple-40-ano
15. ↑ http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/cultura1/1/santiago-pena-gana-premio-aurelio-espinosa-polit-de-ensayo Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
16. ↑ http://www.larepublica.ec/blog/cultura/2015/11/24/entregan-premio-aurelio-espinosa-polit-que-cumple-40-anos/ cumple-40-ano Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
17. ↑ http://www.elmercurio.com.ec/405987-ana-estrella-santos/#.VpbXvvnhCM8 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
18. ↑ http://www.elmercurio.com.ec/405176-una-brillante-tradicion/#.VpbXwPnhCM8 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
19. ↑ "Aurelio Espinosa Polit Museum, Quito | By Ecuador Channel" (in en). http://www.ecuador.com/museums/aurelio-espinosa-polit/.
20. ↑ "Expositions". http://www.centroculturalpuce.org/index.php/eventos/exposiciones.
21. ↑ "Cultural Center". http://www.centroculturalpuce.org/.
22. ↑ "Quito". http://www.quito.com.ec/que-hacer/arte-cultura-y-patrimonio/399.
23. ↑ http://www.cuyabenolodge.com/ecuador/museos-ecuador/museums-of-ecuador.htm Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador [1] 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.
24. ↑ http://www.puce.edu.ec/sitios/documentos_DGA/10_25_2502_2008-01_20014_1702645373_S_1.pdf
25. ↑ "Archived copy". http://revistas.arqueo-ecuatoriana.ec/en/apachita/apachita-16/183-simposio-petroglifos-del-ecuador.
26. ↑ Neuman, Por William (9 July 2015). "Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Pope Francis visit to the campus of (PUCE) Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - 7th of July, 2015" (in en). New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/05/universal/es/visita-del-papa-francisco-pone-a-prueba-su-influencia-sobre-los-catolicos-en-america-latina.html?_r=0.
27. ↑ http://www.teleamazonas.com/2015/07/asi-fue-el-encuentro-del-papa-francisco-con-educadores-en-la-universidad-catolica/ Pope Francis 7th of July, 2015 Pope Francis visit to the campus of (PUCE) Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - 7th of July, 2015
28. ↑ http://www.ecuavisa.com/articulo/noticias/nacional/113287-puce-abogaron-educacion-religiosa-ante-francisco Pope Francis 7th of July, 2015 Pope Francis visit to the campus of (PUCE) Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - 7th of July, 2015
29. ↑ https://www.aciprensa.com/noticias/video-y-texto-discurso-del-papa-francisco-en-la-pontificia-universidad-catolica-de-ecuador-67953/ Video and Text of Pope Francis at PUCE on the afternoon of the 7th of July 2015
30. ↑ http://www.ecuadortimes.net/topic/pope-francis/ Visit of Pope Francis carries a message of peace and joy in Quito at P.U.C.E
31. ↑ http://www.andes.info.ec/en/news/ecuadorian-government-coordinates-pope-francis-visit-mayors-guayaquil-and-quito.html Ecuadorian government coordinates Pope Francis’ visit with mayors in Guayaquil and Quito
32. ↑ http://www.andes.info.ec/en/news/president-decrees-suspension-activities-provinces-during-visit-pope-francis.html President decrees suspension of activities by provinces during visit of Pope Francis
33. ↑ http://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/pope-francis-started-his-visit-to-south-america/ Pope Francis to Quito, and the campus of P.U.C.E
34. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/sociedad/tag/PUCE.html.
35. ↑ "Papa Francisco se reunió con educadores y estudiantes" (in es-LA). El Universo. 2015-07-07. http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2015/07/07/nota/5006908/papa-francisco-regresa-nunciatura-apostolica.

## External links

* Official University website

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