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About the School
USFQ is the fulfillment of the dream and initiative of Santiago Gangotena with the support of Carlos Montúfar, both with Ph.D.s in Physics, and the selfless contribution of many people over 31 years. Thanks to the conjunction of several factors, in 1980 a large number of academics and businessmen were brought together to form the CPU University Promotion Corporation. This non-profit institution's main objective was to create a university of academic excellence in Ecuador.
Today, USFQ sets the pace in the development of university education in the country. Its educational philosophy based on Liberal Arts added to modern and participative teaching methods and an environment of friendship and local and international diversity defines the integral development of its students. Beyond giving its students good professional training, USFQ encourages their education as freethinkers, innovators, creatives, and entrepreneurs.