Universidad Técnica de Manabí

Universidad Técnica de Manabí (UTM) is a public higher-education institution located in the city of Portoviejo, in the province of Manabí, Ecuador. It was founded on 29 October 1952 during the presidential government of Dr. José María Velasco Ibarra, and it began academic activities on 25 June 1954, the date on which its anniversary is actually commemorated. The university's three substantive functions are scientific research, academia, and community engagement (vinculación con la sociedad), and it participates with quality across public and private spheres through the support of students, faculty, and authorities. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in various specialties and modalities. UTM has full powers to organize itself within the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, the Organic Law of Higher Education, its regulations, other related laws, the Organic Statute of the Universidad Técnica de Manabí, and the regulations issued to structure the institution's organization. The institution is currently accredited within Ecuador's Higher Education System for a period of five years, by resolution of the Council for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (CACES). Among the rankings that place Universidad Técnica de Manabí among the best universities in Latin America are the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Ranking and the QS World University Ranking. Other rankings in which the public institution appears include Scimago (SJR), Webometrics rankings, and Times Higher Education. The university was created through the leadership of Dr. Julio Marín, a deputy for Manabí, and the support of the Manabí figures Emilio Bowen Roggiero and Silvio Mora Bowen, under the government of Dr. José María Velasco Ibarra, by Legislative Decree of 29 October 1952. President Velasco Ibarra gave the corresponding executive order on 21 November 1952. UTM was created with the Faculties of Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Medicine, with programs in Agronomic Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine. Its first rector was Ing. Paulo Emilio Macías Sabando, appointed by Agreement No. 407 signed by the President of the Republic; he is recognized as the architect of the university for making the project a reality through skillful management that brought prestige to the alma mater internationally.

In the 1950s, Ecuador, under the government of Galo Plaza Lasso, entered a process of modernization, responding to the technological advances of Latin America. In this context, and taking into account that Ecuador and the province of Manabí were eminently agricultural and livestock-raising, it was necessary to create a higher-education institution that would offer professionals meeting the academic demands of the province and the country. Thus Universidad Técnica de Manabí was created through the leadership of Dr. Julio Marín, a deputy for Manabí, and the support of the Manabí figures Emilio Bowen Roggiero and Silvio Mora Bowen, under the government of Dr. José María Velasco Ibarra, by Legislative Decree of 29 October 1952. President Velasco Ibarra gave the corresponding executive order on 21 November 1952; however, the university did not begin its work until 25 June 1954, and it is this latter date on which its creation anniversary is actually commemorated. The first rector of the institution was Ing. Paulo Emilio Macías Sabando, by Agreement No. 407 signed by the President of the Republic. Ing. Paulo Emilio Macías is recognized as the architect of the university because he made the project a reality through brilliant management that brought prestige to the alma mater internationally. UTM was created with the Faculties of Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Medicine, with the programs of Agronomic Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine. Today the institution is accredited within Ecuador's Higher Education System for a period of five years by resolution of the Council for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (CACES), and it appears in rankings such as QS, QS World University Ranking, Scimago (SJR), Webometrics, and Times Higher Education.

• 1954

  Began academic activities on 25 June 1954, the date commemorated as its anniversary.

• 1952

  Founded by Legislative Decree on 29 October 1952 under President José María Velasco Ibarra.

• 1952

  President Velasco Ibarra gave the executive order on 21 November 1952.

• Ing. Paulo Emilio Macías Sabando appointed first rector by Agreement No. 407.

• Accredited by CACES for a period of five years.

Public higher-education institution accredited by CACES, ranked among the best universities in Latin America by QS and other rankings.

• Agronomic Engineering

• Agricultural Engineering

• Veterinary Medicine

• Undergraduate studies

• Postgraduate studies

1. 1Universidad Técnica de Manabí - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Universidad Técnica de Manabí - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org