The Escuela Politécnica Nacional, also known as EPN, founded in Quito by the president Gabriel García Moreno in 1869, is the second oldest public university in Ecuador.
The Escuela Politécnica Nacional was founded on 27 August 1869 by the National Convention of the Ecuador and the President Gabriel García Moreno, to count with an high level science and engineering center.
To achieve this, Garcia Moreno brought German Jesuit religious whom managed...
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The Escuela Politécnica Nacional, also known as EPN, founded in Quito by the president Gabriel García Moreno in 1869, is the second oldest public university in Ecuador.
The Escuela Politécnica Nacional was founded on 27 August 1869 by the National Convention of the Ecuador and the President Gabriel García Moreno, to count with an high level science and engineering center.
To achieve this, Garcia Moreno brought German Jesuit religious whom managed the university and the Astronomical Observatory of Quito.
The EPN remained closed during some decades, until 1935, when the President José María Velasco Ibarra re-opened it.
On 1964, the EPN moved from its campus "La Alameda" to the current Polythecnic Campus, when the rector was José Rubén Orellana Ricaurte.
The current campus, called "José Rubén Orellana", is located at the sector center-oriental of Quito. It occupies an area of 15.2 ha and has a built area of around 62.000 m. Its student population is of around 10.000, and a 30% are women....
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