History of the UCE
Emblematics places
Emblematic figures
Faculties
Degrees
100
This university is considered the oldest public university in Ecuador.
What is the Universidad Central del Ecuador?
100
This iconic square is one of the most representative meeting points of the Universidad Central del Ecuador.
What is Plaza Indoamérica?
100
This Ecuadorian artist, internationally recognized for his social realism, studied at the School of Fine Arts of the UCE.
Who is Oswaldo Guayasamín?
100
This faculty trains future doctors at the UCE.
What is the Faculty of Medical Sciences?
100
This degree prepares professionals to provide mental health services.
What is Psychology?
200
This Ecuadorian president led a major reform of the university system and promoted scientific and technical education.
Who was Gabriel García Moreno?
200
This cultural space inside the university is used for plays, academic events, and artistic performances
What is the Teatro Universitario?
200
This Ecuadorian intellectual and journalist is considered a precursor of independence and studied medicine in Quito.
Who is Eugenio Espejo?
200
This faculty includes degrees such as Psychology and Psychology Clínica.
What is the Faculty of Psychological Sciences?
200
This degree focuses on legal systems and justice.
What is Law?
300
In 1826, this political entity created public universities through the General Law of Public Education.
What is Gran Colombia?
300
This landmark campus concentrates most faculties and symbolizes the academic life of the UCE.
What is the Ciudad Universitaria?
300
This Ecuadorian woman became the first woman to obtain a university degree in Ecuador after studying medicine at the UCE.
Who is Matilde Hidalgo de Procel?
300
This faculty offers degrees related to Law and Political Science.
What is the Faculty of Jurisprudence, Political and Social Sciences?
300
This degree trains professionals to design and construct infrastructure.
What is Civil Engineering?
400
This religious order founded the University of San Fulgencio, considered the first attempt at higher education in Quito.
Who were the Augustinians?
400
This university museum preserves archaeological and cultural heritage and is named after an important Ecuadorian anthropologist.
What is the Museo Antropológico Antonio Santiana?
400
This Ecuadorian writer and political activist studied at the Universidad Central del Ecuador and played an important role in social movements.
Who is Nela Martínez Espinosa?
400
This faculty includes Engineering programs like Civil Engineering and Systems.
What is the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences?
400
This health science degree focuses on pregnancy and childbirth care.
What is Obstetrics?
500
This colonial university founded in 1622 was one of the direct historical predecessors of the UCE.
What was the Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gregorio Magno?
500
This academic landmark is the main space for research, reading, and access to historical and digital resources at the university
What is the University Library?
500
This prominent Ecuadorian historian and intellectual was closely linked to the academic and cultural development of the UCE.
Who is Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco?
500
This faculty preserves and promotes artistic expression such as music, dance, and visual arts.
What is the Faculty of Arts?
500
This degree studies chemical processes applied to industry and production.
What is Chemical Engineering?
