Universidad Del Pacífico – Ecuador

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

Universidad Del Pacífico – Ecuador

Pyramid and Earth Seal
Former names	Escuela de Negocios del Pacífico (ESNEPA)
Motto	Formando Empresarios con Visión Internacional (in Spanish)
Motto in English	Forming Entrepreneurs with an International Vision
Type	Private non profit University
Established	1997
Accreditation	CACES^[1]
Academic affiliations	AACSB CEUPA CLADEA CONESUP OAS scholarships^[2] PRME^[3] Universia UMAP
Chancellor	Sonia Roca
Academic staff	387
Administrative staff	112
Students	1,600
Undergraduates	1,400
Postgraduates	200
Location	Cuenca, Azuay, Guayaquil, Guayas, & Quito, Pichincha , Ecuador
Campus	Multiple urban campuses
Colors	Burgundy and Navy
Website	www.upacifico.edu.ec (in Spanish)

History

The Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Cultura Empresarial was founded in 1992 as a non-profit organization. In June 1994 the foundation started Escuela de Negocios Del Pacífico (Pacifico Business School) an academic institution.

In 1997, after the favorable acceptance of the National Council of Universities and Polytechnic Schools (CONUEP^[4]), today the Council for Higher Education (CES^[5]) formerly (CONESUP),^[6] the Ecuadorian National Congress passed Law # 43,^[7] 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.

The university has three campuses at Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca.

Locations

Guayaquil 2°10′57″S 79°56′53″W / 2.18250°S 79.94806°W / -2.18250; -79.94806 (UPACIFICO Guayaquil campus)
Quito 0°10′24.376″S 78°28′32.315″W / 0.17343778°S 78.47564306°W / -0.17343778; -78.47564306 (UPACIFICO Quito undergraduate campus)

Seals

The University Seal has changed on multiple occasions. The first seal was created in 1994. The first change occurred after the approval of Law # 43 where it transitioned from Business School to University

The third seal started being used at the beginning of the XXI century, the current version of the seal was launched for the 20th anniversary of the institution.

Programs of study

Academic programs underwent reforms after a change in laws for Higher Education (LOES) and the Reglamento de Armonización de la Nomenclatura de Títulos^[8] (Regulation for the harmonization and nomenclature of degrees)

Undergraduate

Current

College of Business and Economics		College of Economics & Technology		College of Social Sciences		College of Maritime Studies and Environmental Sciences
Bachelors	Business Administration	Engineering Degree	Information Systems	Bachelors	Education Science	Bachelors	Transportation Management
	International Business		Computer Sciences		Basic Education Science	Engineering Degree	Nautical and Maritime Operations
	Finance			Law School Ramiro Borja y Borja
	Marketing	Bachelors	Attorney at Law
	Tourism
	Accounting and Auditing

Before

College of Business and Economics		College of Science, Technology and Environmental Administration		College of Law and International Politics – Ramiro Borja y Borja		College of the Sea		College of Tourism, Hospitality, and Culinary Arts
Commercial Engineer (BSBA Bachelor of Science in Business Administration)		Engineer In Technology Management		Attorney at Law		Bachelor of Science		Bachelor of Arts
Major and Minor in:		Major and Minor in:		Major in:		Major and Minor in:		Major in:
	Finance		Management of Information Systems		Private Law		Port Administration and Development		Tourism Management
	Marketing and Sales		Environmental Management		International Trade Law				Hospitality Management
	Human Resources		Operations, Services and Quality	Political and International Science (BA Bachelor of Arts)			Foreign Trade and Maritime Transport		Management of Culinary Arts
	International Business			Majors and Minors in:
	Public Accounting				Politics and Government
Economist					Environmental Policy
Majors and Minors in:					Local Development
	International Trade				International Relations
	Agribusiness Economics				Public Administration
	Small and Medium Size Industry

Graduate Program

Current

College of Business and Economics	College of Social Sciences	College of Maritime Studies and Environmental Sciences
MBA – Executive Management	Masters in Education, Technology and Innovation	GEMA – Port and Maritime Management
MBA – Entrepreneurship	Masters in Management of Education	LLM – International Maritime Law
MSSO – Masters in Occupational Safety & Health
MTE – Masters in Tourism Management

Before

College of Business and Economics		College of Law and International Politics "Ramiro Borja y Borja"
MBA		LLM
Majors		Majors
	Finance		Masters in Corporate Law
	Strategic Marketing
	International Business
	Human Resource Development
Masters in Project Management
Masters in Agricultural Economics
Masters in Tourism Enterprise Management

Certificate of Advanced Studies

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

School of Applied Languages

English Department
Spanish Department
European Languages Department
Asian Languages Department

International Programs

As of June 2009, the university had various international connections with different programs ^[9] including:

Asia		Europe		North America		South America
Japan	Aoyama Gakuin	France	EM Lyon	USA	Barry University	Chile	Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
	Keio University		ESC Rennes^[10]		Cal State Fullerton		Universidad Del Pacifico (Chile)^[11]
	Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies		Groupe ESLSCA		East Carolina University	Colombia	Universidad Del Rosario
	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University		Sup de Co Montpellier^[12]		Florida International University		Universidad EAN
Taiwan	National Chengchi University		ISC Paris		New Mexico State University	Peru	ESAN
	National Chung Hsing University		ESC Toulouse		San Diego State University
		Germany	HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management		Tarleton State University
			Hochschule Pforzheim		Texas International Education Consortium
			University of Bamberg		Walt Disney World International Program
			University of Mannheim		The Washington Center
		Netherlands	Hogeschool van Amsterdam
		Portugal	ISCTE
		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

Doctorates Honoris Causa

Año	Quito	Description	Guayaquil	Description	Cuenca	Description
2002	Isao Takeuchi^[13]	Japanese former Mayor of Tottori, Japan	Masaaki Imai	Japanese quality-management consultant
2003	None		Ramiro Borja y Borja	Ecuadorian Jurist and author
2004	Paco Moncayo	former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador, and a retired army general	Melvin Copen	Global Academic
2006	Fabián Albuja	Superintendent of Corporations^[14]	José María Borja	Ecuadorian Attorney General^[15]
2007	Muhammad Yunus	Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank	Doctorates were only given in Quito due to the Visit of Noble Laureate Yunus
	Álvaro Pérez Intriago	former Mayor of Quito, Ecuador
2008	Jefferson Perez	Ecuadorian race walking Olympic medalist	Gonzalo Perez
2011	Marcela Costales	Recognition for her publication of "El Memorial de la Ciudad de los Espejos" about Manuela Sáenz			Paúl Granda	Mayor of Cuenca, Ecuador
2019	None		Luis Villacres Smith Sun Yuqing	President Fundación Ecuador Rector Dalian Ocean University	None

The Granting of Doctorates Honoris Causa were restricted after 2009 due to a change in the National Law for Higher Education (Ley Organica de Educación Superior)

•  
  Muhammad Yunus (2007)
•  
  Jefferson Perez (2008)

 

Recognition by Global Compact Ecuador Chapter in SDG best practices

Recognitions

• Recognition for Best Practices in Sustainable Development Goals by Global Compact Ecuador Chapter.^[16] 2023
• Premio Excelencias Turísticas Azul.^[17] 2023
• Recognition for Best Practices in Sustainable Development Goals by the municipality of Alfafar, Spain.^[18] 2022
• Medalla al Mérito Educativo "Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte"^[19] 2022 (National Assembly)
• Eduniversal3 Palmes of Excellence – Excellent Business School with Reinforcing International Influence: 2008–2022^[20]
• "Medalla Conmemorativa Bicentenario Guayaquil"^[21] 2022
• Mención de Honor "Marieta de Veintimilla":^[22] 2018
• Medalla al Mérito Educativo "Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte"^[23][24] 2018 (National Assembly)
• "Reconocimiento al Mérito Educativo". 2018 (Prefectura del Guayas)
• Amity Global Academic Excellence Award:^[25] 2016
• Medalla al Mérito Educativo "Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte": 2008 (National Congress)

Notable alumni

• Johanna Ballestero,^[26] Corporate Leader at Pharmaceutical Industry
• Pablo Campana, Tennis Player, Former Minister of Commerce
• Xavier Enderica, Swimmer, Former Minister of Sports, Former Governor of Azuay
• Andrea Gonzalez Nader, Environmental Activist, Vicepresidencial Candidate
• María Fernanda Rivadeneira Cuzco, lawyer and elected counsellor of the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control
• Danilo Rosero, musician
• Efraín Ruales, Television Personality
• Claudia Schiess, Ecuadorian Model, Television and Social Media Personality

See also

•  Ecuador portal

• List of universities in Ecuador

References

1. "CACES acreditó a 52 universidades de Ecuador por 5 años, otras 3 necesitan mejoras". El Universo (in Spanish). 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
2. "OAS Scholarships". Cladea.org. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
3. "UNPRME". www.unprme.org. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
4. Hora, Diario La. "CONUEP apoya Ley de Educación – La Hora". La Hora Noticias de Ecuador, sus provincias y el mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
5. "Consejo de Educación Superior".
6. Council of Universities 21 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
7. Registro Oficial Organo del Gobierno del Ecuador;18 December 1997; No. 218
8. "REGLAMENTO NOMENCLATURA DE TITULOS INSTITUCIONES EDUCACION SUPERIOR" (PDF). CES.
9. [1] UPACIFICO International Relations
10. Partner Universities ESC Rennes
11. Partner Universities Universidad Del Pacifico (Chile)
12. Partner Universities Sup de Co Montpellier
13. "Alcalde de Tottori visita la Ecuafútbol". El Universo (in Spanish). 29 November 2002. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
14. Hora, Diario La. "Posesionados tres superintendentes – La Hora". La Hora Noticias de Ecuador, sus provincias y el mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
15. "EL PROCURADOR GENERAL DR. JOSÉ MARÍA BORJA GALLEGOS (MARZO DE 2003 – ENERO DE 2007)" (PDF).
16. "Global Compact Ecuador Chapter Recognition for Best Practices in Sustainable Development Goals". Reconocimiento a Buenas Practicas de Desarrollo Sostenible. Global Compact Ecuador. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
17. "Premios Excelencia". premios.excelencia. Grupo Excelencias. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
18. "Universidad Del Pacífico recibe Reconocimiento Internacional por su trabajo con los ODS". upacifico.edu.ec. Universidad Del Pacífico. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
19. "Condecoración a la UPACIFICO por parte de la Asamblea Nacional". Universidad Del Pacífico. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
20. "EDUNIVERSAL Ranking".
21. "35 personas, entre académicos, empresarios y comunicadores, recibieron medallas del Bicentenario por su labor en la ciudad". El Universo. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
22. "Mención de Honor "Marieta de Veintimilla"" (PDF).
23. "NORALMA ZAMBRANO ENTREGA RECONOCIMIENTO LEGISLATIVO A LA UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO". Asamblea Nacional. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
24. "La Asamblea Nacional de la República del Ecuador condecorará al Pabellón Institucional con la Medalla Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte". Facebook. Universidad Del Pacífico. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
25. "Inbushera 2020". www.amity.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
26. "Johanna Ballesteros, Directora de MSD Ecuador: "Apostamos a estrategias digitales, si bien la publicidad tradicional continúa teniendo un nicho"". Marketing Inside Review. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

External links

• UNESCO University List Ecuador
• EDUNIVERSAL Ranking Ecuador