Yachay University


Yachay Tech University is a public university in San Miguel de Urcuquí, Imbabura Province Ecuador. The university is part of Yachay, a project under development by the government of Ecuador to establish a hub for technological innovation and knowledge intensive businesses. The university opened in the first quarter of 2014 as one of the emblematic institutions in Ecuador. The word Yachay is a Kichwa word that means "knowledge". Yachay Tech is a research oriented institution.

History

Yachay Tech University was planned by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in 2013 as one of four 'Emblematic Universities', as part of his political project The Citizens' Revolution. However, it is a non political entity. The university collaborates with public and private research institutions. reachin the first positions in the Nature index top.
According to Nature, the multidisciplinary scientific journal the top 10 institutions that carry the most outstanding scientific contributions are: Yachay Tech University, Escuela Politécnica Nacional , and Universidad San Francisco de Quito .''

Nature Index - Top 10 institutions from Ecuador

Study programs

Yachay Tech University has five schools which offer different programs:
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