Yachay University

Yachay Tech University
Type Public University
Established 2014
Chancellor Catherine Rigsby
President Daniel Larson
Students 636
Undergraduates 636
Postgraduates 0
Location Urcuquí, San Miguel de Urcuquí Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador
Campus Urban, 12,000 acres (4,856.2 ha)[1]
Website yachaytech.edu.ec/en/

Yachay Tech University (Universidad de Investigación de Tecnología Experimental YACHAY) is an institution planned by the government of Ecuador,[2] located in Urcuquí, Imbabura Province. The University opened in the first quarter of 2014. Levelling out classes of academic efficiency started on 31 March 2014 for 636 students.[3]

History

Yachay Tech University is located in the core of Yachay City of Knowledge. It was planned by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in 2013 as one of four 'Emblematic Universities', as part of his political project The Citizens' Revolution. The university is supposed to collaborate with public and private research institutions.[4][5] The university is planned to have a 400 million dollar annual budget.[5]

The University has the same name of the City (Yachay, City of Knowledge); the name is a Kiwchua Indian word that means knowledge or learning.

Schools and Departments[6]

  1. School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology - Department of Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  2. School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering - Department of Chemistry, Department of Petrochemical Engineering
  3. School of Geological Sciences and Engineering - Department of Geology, Department of Geological Engineering
  4. School of Physical Sciences and Engineering - Department of Physics, Department of Nanotechnology
  5. School of Social Sciences and Innovation - Department of Social Sciences, Department of Entrepreneurship
  6. School of Information Sciences and Technology - Department of Mathematics, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Administration and Organization

Board of directors:[7]

Dr. Daniel Larson

Dr. Ares Rosakis

Dr. Guruswami Ravichandran

Dr. José Andrade

Dr. María de Lourdes Miranda.

Dr. Daniel Larson, Rector

Academic Leadership:[8]

  Rector - Dr. Daniel Larson, since Dec 2015
  Chancellor (Interim):  Dr. Catherine Rigsby, since January 2016 
  Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs:  Dr. Catherine Rigsby, since May 2015
  Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation:  Dr. Juergen Reichardt
  Dean of Biological Sciences and Engineering:  Dr. Spiros Agathos
  Dean of Geological Sciences and Engineering:  Dr. Paul A. Baker
  Dean of Mathematics and Computer Technology:  Dr. Andreas Griewank
  Dean of Physics:  Dr. Paola Ayala

Academic Director - Paul Molina

Design[9]

Caltech is helping out with the plan for Yachay University and the overall strategy that will help innovations developed within the "City of Knowledge" grow from research concepts to finished products, which could be manufactured in an attached industrial park.

Campus[1]

Virtual tour: http://www.yachay.gob.ec/yachay360/yachay%20html5.html

References

  1. 1 2 http://yachaytech.edu.ec/en/students/campus-life/
  2. ↑ "Universidad Yachay". Yachay Área Académica. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Inicia "el boom del conocimiento en Ecuador"" (in Spanish). 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Víctor Vega (2 September 2013). "University of Yachay begins to teach in 2014". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "The creation of four 'mega-universities' makes way for a change in Ecuador's production matrix". Andes. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ↑ http://yachaytech.edu.ec/en/academic-programs/schools-and-programs/
  7. ↑ http://yachaytech.edu.ec/en/administration/board-of-trustees/
  8. ↑ http://yachaytech.edu.ec/en/connect/directory/
  9. ↑ http://www.cnet.com/news/plotting-the-next-silicon-valley-youll-never-guess-where/

Coordinates: 0°25′00″N 78°11′56″W / 0.4167°N 78.1989°W / 0.4167; -78.1989


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