Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador) is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito, Ecuador.
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
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- Founded
- 1946.
- Founder
- Carlos María de la Torre.
- Headquarters
- Ecuador.
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The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador) is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito, Ecuador.
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History
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. In 2005 in Ambato a bust was unveiled to Zonia Palán Tamayo who had taught economics at the university and was notable in championing women's and union rights. Pope Francis visited the campus of PUCE on his trip to South America in July 2015.
Location
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.
Cultural Center
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.
Pope Francis visit in July, 2015
Pope Francis visit in July, 2015
Pope Francis was in Quito for a few days in July 2015. During his visit in Quito, Pope Francis was the campus of P.U.C.E on the afternoon of the 7th of July 2015 and spoke to the university. and was able to speak to many thousands on different areas. The visit also went with a tour of the Historic Centre of Quito.
Institutional history
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Institutional history
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1946
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador established.
1946
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador is recorded from 1946.
Faculty of Communication, Linguistics, and Literature (FCLL)
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.
Faculty
Faculty
Ana Estrella Santos
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1537436: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
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- “Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 114506-X, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
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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. 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.
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- 1.Estados Financieros Auditados - Año 2025.
- 2.Afiliaciones y Convenios.
- 3.PUCE es la mejor universidad ecuatoriana a nivel internacional y la universidad más prestigiosa a nivel nacional. 23 December 2013.
- 4.Breve Reseña Histórica.
- 5.Develan busto de ambateña Zonia Palán. www.lahora.com.ec.
- 6.Francis. CNN. 7 July 2015.
- 7.Ecology.
- 8.Sistema Nacional PUCE.
- 9.52 estudiantes de Manabí terminarán su semestre en la PUCE de Quito. PUCE-SI.
- 10.Oxford University Press. Medicine, n.1. OED Online. September 2014.
- 11.Oxford University Press. Medicine. Oxford Dictionaries Online.
- 12.Communication.
- 13.http://www.puce.edu.ec/portal/content/Noticias%20y%20eventos/9?link=oln30.redire Premio Nacional de Literatura Aurelio Espinosa Pólit
- 14.http://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/santiagopenabossano-aurelioespinosapolit-ensayo-premio-escritor.html Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
- 15.http://www.elcomercio.com/tendencias/aniversario-premio-aurelio-espinosa-polit.html Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit cumple-40-ano
- 16.http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/cultura1/1/santiago-pena-gana-premio-aurelio-espinosa-polit-de-ensayo Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
- 17.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
- 18.http://www.elmercurio.com.ec/405987-ana-estrella-santos/#.VpbXvvnhCM8 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
- 19.http://www.elmercurio.com.ec/405176-una-brillante-tradicion/#.VpbXwPnhCM8 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Espinosa Pólit
- 20.Aurelio Espinosa Polit Museum, Quito By Ecuador Channel. www.ecuador.com.
- 21.Expositions.
- 22.Cultural Center.
- 23.Quito.
- 24.http://www.cuyabenolodge.com/ecuador/museos-ecuador/museums-of-ecuador.htm Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador http://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/22000/3499 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.
- 25.Pontificia universidad católica del Ecuador facultad de comunicación, lingüística y literatura escuela de lingüistica.
- 26.Arqueología Ecuatoriana | Journals | Symposium Petroglyph of Ecuador.
- 27.Ministra Coordinadora de Desarrollo Social presentó a Catalina Ontaneda como nueva Ministra de Deporte – Secretaría Técnica Ecuador Crece Sin Desnutrición Infantil. www.infancia.gob.ec.
- 28.Neuman, Por William. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Pope Francis visit to the campus of (PUCE) Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - 7th of July, 2015. New York Times. 9 July 2015.
- 29.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
- 30.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
- 31.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
- 32.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
- 33.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
- 34.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
- 35.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
- 36.PUCE.
- 37.Papa Francisco se reunió con educadores y estudiantes. El Universo. 2015-07-07.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 114506-X, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1537436: Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorWikimedia Foundation
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