National Polytechnic School
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The National Polytechnic School (Spanish
: Escuela Politécnica Nacional), also known as EPN, is a public university
located in Quito
, Ecuador
.
. For this purpose, Garcia Moreno brought members of a German
Jesuit
religious order
who managed the university and the Quito Astronomical Observatory
. Juan Bautista Menten, Teodoro Wolf and Luis Sodiro
are among the first scientists that come to the National Polytechnic School. The newborn institution was concibed as the first research center of Ecuador and was created with the purpose of contributing to the scientific and technological development of the country.
EPN is the second-oldest public university in Ecuador, after Central University of Ecuador.
The university remained closed during some decades, until 1935, when Ecuadorian President José María Velasco Ibarra
re-opened it.
In 1964, the university moved from its campus "La Alameda" to the current Polythecnic Campus, being the rector José Rubén Orellana Ricaurte.
s and has a built area of around 62,000 metres2. Its student body numbers approximately 10,000 of which thirty percent are women.
At the campus there are some libraries with a content primarily oriented to the engineering and scientific topics.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Escuela Politécnica Nacional), also known as EPN, is a public university
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
located in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
History
The National Politechnic School was founded on August 27, 1869 by the National Convention of the Ecuador and the Ecuadorian President Gabriel García MorenoGabriel García Moreno
Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón was an Ecuadorian statesman who twice served as President of Ecuador and was assassinated during his second term, after being elected to a third term...
. For this purpose, Garcia Moreno brought members of a German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
religious order
Religious order
A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates and, in some...
who managed the university and the Quito Astronomical Observatory
Quito Astronomical Observatory
Quito Astronomical Observatory is a research institute of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional.Its major research fields are astronomy and atmospheric physics.- History :...
. Juan Bautista Menten, Teodoro Wolf and Luis Sodiro
Luis Sodiro
Luis Sodiro was a field botanist who described a large number of species from the area around Quito, Ecuador in the early 20th century.-Sources:* *; International Aroid Society; retrieved 28 December 2007....
are among the first scientists that come to the National Polytechnic School. The newborn institution was concibed as the first research center of Ecuador and was created with the purpose of contributing to the scientific and technological development of the country.
EPN is the second-oldest public university in Ecuador, after Central University of Ecuador.
The university remained closed during some decades, until 1935, when Ecuadorian President José María Velasco Ibarra
José María Velasco Ibarra
José María Velasco Ibarra was an Ecuadorian political figure. He served as the president of Ecuador from 1934–1935, 1944–1947, 1952–1956, 1960–1961, and 1968-1972. He only served one of those terms without being ousted by the army, from 1952-1956.-Early life and career:Velasco Ibarra was born on...
re-opened it.
In 1964, the university moved from its campus "La Alameda" to the current Polythecnic Campus, being the rector José Rubén Orellana Ricaurte.
Campus
The campus, called "José Rubén Orellana", is located at the sector center-oriental of Quito. It occupies an area of 15.2 hectareHectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s and has a built area of around 62,000 metres2. Its student body numbers approximately 10,000 of which thirty percent are women.
At the campus there are some libraries with a content primarily oriented to the engineering and scientific topics.
Schools
- Administrative Sciences
- Chemical Engineering and Agro-Industry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Geology and Petroleum
- Mechanical Engineering
- Sciences
External links
- epn.edu.ec, university's official website (in SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
)