The Central University of Ecuador ( es, Universidad Central del Ecuador) is a
national university located in
Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, Pichincha ...
,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
and is the oldest and largest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in the
Americas. The enrollment at Central University of Ecuador is over 10,000 students per year.
One of the cornerstones of Central University of Ecuador is the medical school, which is one of the best in the country.
The Library Network System at Central University of Ecuador
The goal of the Library Network System is to facilitate the preservation, dissemination and free access to the resources of scientific, technological, documentary, tangible and virtual information, while supporting the development of teaching, learning and research in the processes of creation, transmission, knowledge management and liaison with the community.
Communications and culture
The Joint National Music and Latinoamericana "The Chakana" is a musical group that has formed through the initiative and support of the Department of Communication and Culture of the Central University of Ecuador. The code that handles consists of songs and instrumental pieces with a focus harboring native rhythms and airs both Ecuador and Latin America rescuing own musical roots and common that make us a cultural continental bloc from the origins of our history as American peoples.
Director: Professor Javier Muñoz
CUDAE-Traditional Dance
The multicultural and multi-ethnic Ecuador is a point of realization through the musical representation, traditional dance. This kind of folk dance is closely related to the cultural roots of a community, whose practice is done more by inheritance of tradition from generation to generation, that innovation. The cultural richness of our country, concocted by the socio-historical processes is represented through the body: rituals that express the symbolic force of events or events that marked their future.
Director: Professor Nelson Diaz
University Choir
It was created on November 22, 1960 under the direction of Maestro Victor Austrian Bürger. He has represented the Central University of Ecuador inside and outside the country for 54 years. Among the directors I have told the Choir Master Gerardo Guevara.
History
Organization
Schools
* School of
Architecture
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and
Urbanism
* School of
Arts
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* School of
Administration
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Management of organizations
* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...
* School of
Agriculture
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* School of
Chemical Engineering
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* School of
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analy ...
* School of
Engineering
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,
Physics
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and
Mathematics
* School of
Geology
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,
Mining
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, and
Environment
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* Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally
* Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
* School of
Law,
Political
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and
Social Sciences
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* School of
Medicine
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* School of
Odontology
* School of
Psychology
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* School of
Pharmacy
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* School of
Philosophy and
Pedagogy
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* School of
Social Communication
* School of
Veterinary Medicine
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Architecture
Arts
The
Art school
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program at Central University of Ecuador has numerous classes in
ceramics
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,
printmaking
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,
visual arts
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and
fine arts
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especially
drawing
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,
illustration
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,
painting
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,
photography
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,
sculpture
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, and
graphic design. The Art school was founded in 1967 and offers secondary, post-secondary or undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate programs in these areas. It has an undergraduate program in
painting
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,
printmaking
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,
sculpture
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and
ceramics
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. Also offers programs in the performing arts, specially
theatre
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and
acting
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Acting involves a bro ...
. Currently is working in implementing
music
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and
dance programs for undergraduate and graduate studies. They are distinguished from larger institutions which also may offer majors or degrees in the visual arts, but only as one part of a broad-based range of programs (such as the
liberal arts
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and
science
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Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...
s). France's
École des Beaux-Arts
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is, perhaps, the first model for such organized instruction, breaking with a tradition of ''master and apprentice'' instruction when it was formed. The
art school
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of the Central University of Ecuador follows a long tradition in academic learning of the art practice since it takes the place of the
Fine arts school of Quito founded in 1904 and the school of arts founded in 1969.
Engineering: Geology, Mining, and Environment
School of Medicine
The
medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, MB ...
at Central University of Ecuador is one of the oldest in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
that teaches
medicine
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, and awards a professional degree for physicians and surgeons. Such
medical degree
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s.
. The
medical school
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at Central University of Ecuador is one of the oldest in Ecuador.
Ecuador's first female university professor,
Juana Miranda
Juana Miranda Petrona (1842 - 1914) was an Ecuadorian obstetrician and the first female university professor in Ecuador.
Early life and education
Juana Miranda Petrona was the first of five children. Her parents were Sebastiana de la Pulla Corte ...
, worked at the School of Medicine.
School of Odontology
Notable alumni
See also
*
List of colonial universities in Latin America
*
List of Jesuit sites
*
List of universities in Ecuador
This is a list of Ecuadorian universities, grouped by location:
Ambato
*Universidad Técnica de Ambato
Cuenca
* Politecnica Salesiana University
* Universidad Católica de Cuenca
*Universidad de Cuenca
*Universidad del Azuay
Guayaquil
* Blue Hi ...
References
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Educational institutions established in 1826
National universities
Universities in Ecuador
1826 establishments in Gran Colombia