History
The National Polytechnic School was founded on August 30, 1869 by President García Moreno, who had the support of the Superior of the Society of Jesus. The nascent Polytechnic was conceived as the first center for teaching and scientific research, as an integrating body of the country and as a generator of national development.
Education
The university has 8 faculties that house 24 professional undergraduate schools, 18 master's degrees and 6 postgraduate doctorates. These specialties belong to the field of knowledge of science, engineering and technical training school (ESFOT). All professional faculties, except the Technical Training School, offer masters and doctorates in various fields of specialization.
- Administrative Sciences
- Chemical Engineering and Agro-Industry[5]
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Geology and Petroleum
- Mechanical Engineering
- Exact Sciences: Mathematics, Physics
Research
- The National Polytechnic School ranks as one of the leading research universities in Ecuador, approximately 2,704 publications are indexed in Scopus since 1935. Learn more about statistical data from these publications.
- The National Polytechnic School has a total of 7 internal research centers, 1 inter-institutional center and 1 research institute.
- The National Polytechnic School currently has 122 laboratories.
- At the National Polytechnic School, a total of 259 research projects have been approved with funding (since 2014) and 172 without funding (since 2015).
Short Courses
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
1001
2023
1001
2022
1001
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
1501
2023
1501 -300
2022
1201
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Library services
The Integrated Library System is responsible for providing information on quality printed and digital bibliographic materials. Contributing to academic and research development and providing integral solutions for the provision of services to users of the polytechnic community and the general public.
Campus life
- José Rubén Orellana Campus
- Tumbaco Polytechnic Campus
- El Bosque Polytechnic Campus