Armed Forces University – ESPE

The Armed Forces University – ESPE (Spanish: Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – ESPE), which can also be translated as Polytechnical School of the Army, formerly called "Escuela Politécnica del Ejército" ESPE is a higher education university in Sangolquí, Pichincha Province, Ecuador. Established on June 16, 1922, it originated from the Escuela de Oficiales Ingenieros (School of Engineer Officials), created by the Ecuadorian President José Luis Tamayo.[1]

Not to be confused with the ICAO code of the Vidsel Air Base.
Armed Forces University – ESPE
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – ESPE
Official Coat of Arms of the University
Latin: Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – UFA
MottoInnovación para la Excelencia
Motto in English
Innovation for Excellence
TypePublic
Established1922
AffiliationEcuador
RectorLt. Víctor Emilio Villavicencio Álvarez
Location
Sangolquí
,
Pichincha
,
Ecuador
Websitehttps://www.espe.edu.ec/ Official website

Currently, Armed Forces University – ESPE has several campuses across Ecuador. These are ESPE Sangolquí (Main Campus), IASA (El Prado estate), ESPE Latacunga Campus, and ESPE Santo Domingo Zoila Luz Estate.

There are several laboratories, courts, auditoriums, virtual classrooms, and a library in the main Polytechnic campus.

History

Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – ESPE was established on June 16 1922, as the Escuela de Oficiales Ingenieros, focusing on the training of army officers in military engineering. In 1936, it became the Escuela de Artillería e Ingenieros with the help of the Second Italian Military Mission, which refocused the institution on technical education, combining artillery science and engineering in the European style. The university was renamed to Escuela Técnica de Ingenieros after World War II and allowed admission to civilian students starting in 1972. In December 1977, the university was renamed Escuela Politécnica del Ejército – ESPE by the Ecuadorian Congress.

On June 26 2013, the Superior Education Committee of Ecuador approved the construction of a new education center, merging the nation's three extent military higher educational institutions: Escuela Politécnica del Ejército – ESPE, Universidad Naval Rafael Morán Valverde – UNINAV and Instituto Tecnológico Superior Aeronáutico – ITSA. The combined institution was named Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – ESPE.

Organization

Departments

Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas is divided into Departments.[2]

References
  1. "Atrae programa de Mecatrónica a escuela ecuatoriana; diseño curricular". Editorial El Porvenir (in Spanish). 2007-02-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  2. Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas, Departamentos

0°18′53.5″S 78°26′36.5″W

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.