Universidad Del Pacífico – Ecuador

Universidad Del Pacífico - Ecuador
Pyramid and Earth Seal
Motto	Formando Empresarios con Visión Internacional (in Spanish)
Motto in English	Forming Entrepreneurs with an International Vision
Established	1997
Type	Private Non Profit University
Chancellor	Sonia Roca
Academic staff	387
Admin. staff	112
Students	1,600
Undergraduates	1,400
Postgraduates	200
Location	Cuenca Guayaquil Quito, Azuay Guayas Pichincha, Ecuador
Campus	multiple urban campuses
Former names	Escuela de Negocios del Pacífico (ESNEPA)
Colors	Burgundy and Navy
Affiliations	• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business  • CEUPA  • CLADEA  • CONESUP  • Eduniversal  • Organization of American States scholarships  • PRME  • Universia  • University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific
Website	upacifico.edu.ec (in Spanish)

The Universidad Del Pacífico – Ecuador : Escuela de Negocios (UPACIFICO) is an Ecuadorian non-profit private university.

It focuses on its students ability to undertake business, to turn initiatives into economic realities, to organize activities, to assure development and stability of business, to locate resources and employ effective methods of production, development of risk-management capabilities and a working knowledge of the economic and political environment are some of the areas of instruction offered to students

Mission statement

"To contribute to the economic and social development of the country by preparing men and women in business to enter an ever-changing world where they will use their skills to develop their own entrepreneurial ideas within an ethical context, led by mentors committed to academic excellence in order to develop coming generations as agents of change and as shapers of sustainable development."

History

In 1992, the idea of creating an institution to rescue the business culture in Ecuador, to form professional business leaders which strengthen this sector, was the inspiration for founding an academic institution. In June 1994, after a long preparation, research and curriculum development, Universidad Del Pacífico and the Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Cultura Empresarial started to work.

In 1997, after the favorable acceptance of the National Council of Universities and Polytechnic Schools (CONUEP), today the National Council of Superior Education (CONESUP), the Ecuadorian National Congress passed Law # 43, creating Universidad Del Pacífico – Escuela de Negocios, a non-profit private institution, specialized in developing entrepreneurs and professionals, with an international model of higher education and authorized to grant degrees at an undergraduate, and postgraduate level including continuous education, Masters and PhD levels.

Years of experience, the academic commitment of the founding business professionals of the university and its faculty resulted in the national and international recognition of the institution.

The university has three campuses at strategic development areas of the country – Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca – with the purpose of reaching a national synergy and a contribution to the country's integration.

Locations

Guayaquil 2°10′57″S 79°56′53″W

Quito
Undergraduate campus 0°9′0″S 78°29′55″W

Graduate campus 0°7′39″S 78°28′41″W

(2008)

Cuenca 2°54′30″S 79°2′6″W

Programs of study

Undergraduate program

College of Business and Economy

Commercial Engineer (BSBA Bachelor of Science in Business Administration)
Major and minor in:

• Finance
• Marketing and Sales
• Human Resources
• International Business

Business Economist (BScE Bachelor of Science in Economics)
Major and minor in:

• International Trade
• Agribusiness Economics
• Small and Medium Size Industry

College of Science, Technology and Environmental Administration

Engineer In Technology Management
Major in :

• Management of Information Systems
• Environmental Management
• Operations, Services and Quality

College of Law - Ramiro Borja y Borja

Attorney at Law
Major and minor in:

• Private Law
• International Trade Law

Political and International Science (BA Bachelor of Arts) Major and minor in:

• Politics and Government
• Environmental Policy
• Local Development
• International Relations
• Public Administration

College of Tourism, Hospitality, and Culinary Arts

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Major:

• Tourism Management
• Hospitality Management
• Management of Culinary Arts

College of the Sea

Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Major:

• Port Administration and Development
• Foreign Trade and Maritime Transport

School of Applied Languages

English Department
Spanish Department
European Languages Department
Asian Languages Department

Graduate Program

Master in Business Administration (MBA)

• Finance
• Strategic Marketing
• International Business
• Human Resource Development

International Double Degree Programs • MBA / MA International Business o ESC - Rennes (France)
• MBA / MA International Business o Sup de Co Montpellier (France)
• MBA/ MA International Business o Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
• MBA International Management o HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Germany)

Certificate of Advanced Studies

• Financial Management
• Strategic Marketing
• International Business
• Human Resource Development
• Stock Market Administration
• Customs Management
• Insurance Management

International Programs

As of June 2009, the university had various international connections with different programs including:

Asia

Japan
Aoyama Gakuin
Keio University
Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Taiwan
National Chengchi University

Europe

France
EM Lyon
ESC Rennes
Groupe ESLSCA
Sup de Co Montpellier
ISC Paris
ESC Toulouse

Germany
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Hochschule Pforzheim
University of Bamberg
University of Mannheim

Netherlands
Hogeschool van Amsterdam

Spain
EAE
Foro Europeo - Escuela de Negocios de Navarra
BES La Salle - Universitat Ramon Llull
Nebrija Universidad
Universidad de Cádiz
Universidad de Salamanca

Switzerland
European University

North America

USA
Barry University
Cal State Fullerton
East Carolina University
Florida International University
New Mexico State University
San Diego State University
Tarleton State University
Texas International Education Consortium
Walt Disney World International Program
The Washington Center

South America

Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Universidad Del Pacífico (Chile)

Colombia
Universidad Del Rosario
Universidad EAN

Peru
ESAN

Doctorates Honoris Causa

Quito

2002 – Isao Takeuchi 2004 – Paco Moncayo, former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador, and a retired army general 2006 – Fabián Albuja

2007 – Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank 2007 – Alvaro Pérez Intriago 2008 – Jefferson Pérez, Ecuadorian race walking Olympic medalist

Guayaquil

2002 – Masaaki Imai, Japanese quality-management consultant 2002 – Ramiro Borja y Borja 2004 – Melvin Copen

2006 – José María Borja 2008 – Gonzalo Perez

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  Muhammad Yunus (2007).

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  Jefferson Pérez (2007).

Notable alumni

Pablo Campana, tennis player Saruka Rodriguez, politician

Danilo Rosero, singer

• Claudia Schiess, Beauty Pagent Title Holder Miss Ecuador 2011

See also

• List of universities in Ecuador

References

External links

• upacificol.edu.ec, university's official website (in Spanish)
• UNESCO University List Ecuador
• EDUNIVERSAL Ranking Ecuador